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London, England, 1847-06-03 00:00:00

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--.. ueorge Frederick Young's evidence was continued.
By. Mr. Liddell—On my last examination I believe I
restricted my statements to the relative costs of British
w.rid foreign ships ; I did not go into the question of
matoens,t)h:,
wages and provisions. In reference to the first of
these matters,. I find that there is a very coil-
,‘.‘ierable difference in favour of most foreign nations
1:1 the amount of wages psid in the narigniiOn
of
.th.eir ships as compared with the navigation of
aofvoythagee.Lofnittewde.
British ships. I have made out a statement showing
the comparative expense of navigating British ships and
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SNeden, and Prussia. For a ship of 500 tons the ex-
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the average of wages, insurance, interest on eapi-
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to 10 per cent. per. annum)—l find that the depreciation t Bremen,ak
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pense of a British ship for such a voyage, coating
8.750/., would be 2,623/. 10s. ; the expense of a
United States' ship, costing 7,250/., would be
2,191/. 10s. ; the expense of a Bremen ship,
costing 5,500 L, would be 1,626/. ; the expense,. :of a
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Swedish ship, costing the same sum, would ~5. ~
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and that the expense of a Prussian. ship, g
4,750/., would be 1,329/.; makings difference in favour of
American ships of ,
432/. in favour of Dutch ships of
513/. 10s., in favour of Bremen ships of 997!. 10s., in fa-
vour of Swedish ships of 1,073/. 10s., and in favour of
Prussian ships of 1,294/. 10s. The comparative cost of
victualling British and foreign ships I have found it diffi-
cult to ascertain, but I have a thorough knowledge of
the dietary on board British ships, and I must say that
the quantity of the expensive articles of food used
greatly exceeds the quantity used on board all foreign
vessels, except those of the United States. I have cal-
culated that the wages on board a British ship of 500
tons for a year would average 786/.; on board a United
States' ship, 669/.; a Dutch shin, 6401.; a Bremen ship,
4711.; a Swedish ship, 395/.; and on board a Prussian
ship, 331/. 10s. _

By Sir R. Peel—l stated when I was last examined
that I had sold half of a cargo of oil that I expected
shortly to arrive for 90/. per tun, and that that price
was higher than usual, in consequence of the de-
crease in the amount of British shipping engaged in
the whale trade. I admit, however, that on the
average of the three years previous to 1842, when the
duty on oil was taken off, that the average price of oil
%, as higher. In 1839 the price was 95/. per tun ;in
1840 the price was 1041. per tun ; and in 1841 the price
was 981. per tun. I am decidedly of opinion that want
of confidence in the protection of the Government had
led to the falling off in the whale fisheries.

By Mr. Liddell—The rate of insurance on foreign
vessels is the same as the rate on British ships, but the
latter pay more because they cost more.
Mr. Young was cross-examined at considerable length
upon the evidence he gave at the previous sitting of the
Committee, but no new facts were elicited.
The Committee adjourned.