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ground of higher standing
They desire 10 oder their earnest wishes for your
sas return TO your home, and that you may be long spared
to achieve further umphs The same bene6csa and eel
enilnc career.
VIM. POTTER.
Deputy Chairman.
LIVERPOOL, Oct 5, 1883.
SK; have The honor 10 acknowledge tho receipt OF
the address Of the Liverpool Underwriters Association,
which Today, and IN the name Of the association. you
had the goodness 10 communicate.
am happy TO receive the congratulations OF the asso.
citation Ills matter Of great satisfaction 10 be assured
by such body OF men as IS that of the Underwriters
Association OF Liverpool that in The work which have
in hand have had and still coniiaue TO have ,hersym-
palhies
had the honor to meet in council al Brussels the off
OF less than nine European navies France and
Holland, Russia and Portugal, Sweden and Norway,
Belgium, Denmark, and England, were all assembled
there in the persons Of their representatives, for the pur
pose OF devis'ng plan by which knowledge
ing the winds and currents OF the may be increased
We saw, the moment we looked that the harvest waa
abundant and that there lack Of lsborers only
there appeared TO be wanting more threshng floors and
But dropping metaphor, the OF bringing the
regularly within the domains OF scientific research are
already provided Every ship that puts 10 with com
on board has them.
She carries along. also. observers with them. who
make tor their own purposes the very observations the
scientific whom had the honor 10 meet Congress
supposed 10 be possessed OF 80 much value
As you have by the proceedings Of that Congress
copy OF which have the pleasure 10 offer herewith
the association. is only necessary that these observa
tons should be preserved and lodged where they may
be treated and the results Obtained given 10 the world
Sucn office already exists in the United States and
steps for the establishment Of similar Offices have al
ready been taken, both in Sweden and in Holland, fol
The purpose Of treating The observations which shall b.
made on board Swedish and Dutch ships.
But nearly half Of all the shipping in the world be
longs TO Great Britain how Important therefore, that
Ike office should be established in England and wher
we come 10 reflect upon the English government and
people, we feel assured that It will be.
Here is plan for lifting w, il you please, by the all
Of ncreare o. knowledge different parts OF the world
and OF setting them down for all the practical purposel
OF business and commerce closer TO each other. some
few days, and few weeks; but all closer. and
making Tho ways 10 and from Ihem sooner and safer
When. therefore, come 10 remember what England
has done for scenceWhat che has done for Navigation
when look at her photographic works, which
through all time 10 come, are 10 serve as memorials OF he
commercial power and greatness; when We come 10 re
fleet how that in all that the and the i'm
provemens OF It's navigailon she has been among h'
first. cannot suppose now that her shpnasers ant
commerce, feel such lively interest in the matter tina
she will be content 10 lag behind.
| hope Don. therefore, 10 have the pleasure OF con
graduating the Underwriters Association OF Liverpool
upon The establishment OF Office for the purpose OF dis
cussing the observations that may be made on boar
British ships al in conformity 10 the plan recommend
| ed by the Maritime Congress al b usses
Thanking you tor your kindness, and cordially recip
Ioca,ng with your earnest wishes tor health prosperity
and happiness. have The honor to be, respectfully.
/ NJ. F. MAURY,
Lieut. U. S. N.
To WIN Porrrs, Esq. Deputy Chairman Of 1.-THE Liver
| pool Underwriters Association.