The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-11-05
Mr.. PLIMSOLL AND SHIPPING.
VISITING THE BLACK SEA PoRTs-EFFoRTs TO
SECURE THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE RECENT
SHIPPING ACT.
Mr.. William Hall has received the following letter
from the junior member for Derby

SHIPPING ACT.
Mr.. William Hall has received the following letter
from the junior member for Derby
osTRRoDE AN HARrz, Hanover, Oct II 1875.
DEAR mr.. HALL-Please put OF the announcement
OF my annual address for October as lind II VIII not
be possible Tor me to visit any OF the Black Sea ports
and 10 be in England this month learnt IN the North
that the Board Of Trade had sent consuls notca
ton OF last SESSIONS enactment against loading grain
cargoes in bulk but had not instructed or authorized
the consuls 10 employ any outdoor assistance TO
that the act was carried into effect, and the fear
expressed 70 me was that without such supervision the
act would only be partially observed, the consuis
have not power to employ any one without specific
thoriy SO. THIS being cannot return TO Eng
land comfortably without visiting some, least OF tue
Black Sea ports TO inquire whether the consuls there
are any better instructed aud, If not, devising some
means to supply tue needed supervision. The late
speech Of the Parliamentary Secretary Of the
Board OF Trade abundantIy proves at least this
much that | was entirety justified In stating
that the Marine Department we're determined
that nothing should be done in the way Of re-
form If they could prevent NJ and, indeed, he even
stgmatzed as 'nosirum" this very provision against
real and easily and cheaply preventabe peril
peril to which large number of ships, and still
larger number OF valuable lives, have been sacrificed
every winter hitherto For two Winters now no grain
laden vessel has been lost from either Canadian
American ports, and this period has conceded
exactly with the date from which in those countries
supervision has been exercised the loading
OF such vessels, and the Chancellor OF the TX
chcqucr himself stated that whereas before the change
took place in Californian ports the rate Of insurance
such cargoes and ships had been five guineas per
cent u had Ialen during the subsequent year TO forty
five shiilings Now do not expect that this winters
losses from the Baltic and Black Sea ports will disap-
pear TALL so low from the American ports because
the Transatlantic regulations To the point OF seeing
that the ships not overloaded and OF last
session absurdy leaves the determination Of load
line 70 the owner Of the ship who TN perhaps majority
OF cases. knows more how to ix II than railway
shareholder knows how to determine the proper
weight speed OF atrain, both being capitalists with
out special knowledge; but even an overloaded grain
vessel will have an immensely better chance of weath-
erng storm and passage u her cargo Is secured from
shifting; aud therefore, IL Is that have determined
not to return home until have done all that can ut
any rate prevent this saiuary enactment IRON
becoming dead letter like many positive acts OF
Parliament have already become under the Board or
Trade am, my dear SIR yours very truly,
SAMUEL PLIMSOLL