NOTE.—A supplementary page. Tonnage taxes, dated Dec. 5, 1896, has been issued for insertion at p. 29 of this report.
Contents of appendixes:
Food scale on American merchant vessels.
Government aid to shipping. Legislation proposed.
Manning methods under foreign flags. Reciprocity in shipping, Articles in treaties establishing.
Seamen, Wages of.
Shipping commissioners, Extracts from reports of.
Tonnage, motive power, materials of construction, shipbuilding, etc., World's.
Tonnage tax, collections and law.