The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-12-19
SHIP SUB IDIES.


The Frye shin subsidy bill provides
seven distinct classes, with rate Of SO
TO tWentv-knOt steamers, increasing
from 5000 to 10 900 the minimum size; 50
for siXteen-knot steamers, provided the
size is increased from 5OO0 the present
minimum tonnage, to 5000 tons The
proposed maximum rates per gross ton
per hundred nautical miles are: over
900 tons twenty knots, 2.7 cents; nine
teen knots, 2.5 cents over 5000 tons,
eighteen knots, 2.3 cents; seventeen
knots, 2.1 cents; sixteen knots, 10 cents;
fifteen knots, II cents. over 20OO tons,
fourteen knots, 1.5 cents.
Rates for mail steamers to the West
Indies, Central Americ+ and Mexico
cannot exceed 10 per cent Of the maxi
mum rates.
The second title: General Subsidy"
contains the general subsidy for all vel
sells, steam or sail, which are not under
mail contracts. This general subsidy
is uniform, one cent per gross per
100 nautical miles for not exceeding six
teen entries in one year.
To promote the building of new ocean
vessels, an additional allowance of one
fourth of a cent per gross ton is made
for five years.
Any vessel to receive the general sub
sidy must carry mails, if required, ana
must train i'm seamanship or engineer
ing one American youth for each 1000
tons the vessel to be at the service of
the Government if required for defense.
Any vessel to receive subsidy must
be class Al, and at least one-fourth Of
the crew must be Americans.
The bill provides an annual bounty of
OF a ton for deep-sea fishing vessels and
of 81 a month for American citizens
when engaged in deep-sea fisheries;
that a vessel shall receive only one form
of subsidy, and that a vessel which has
received a subsidy shall not be sold to
foreigner except by consent Of the
Secretary of the Treasury.
The bill does not provide American
registry to foreign ships owned by
Americans
The last subsidy bill provided IL
cents per gross ton for each 100 nau-
teal miles, not exceeding 1900 miles
sailed, and l cent per gross ton for
each additional 100 miles sailed; yes
sells to carry from United States ports
at least 30 per cent Of their capacity
Steam vessels, suitable for carrying
the mails, of over 2OOO gross tons,
were to have the following cOmpen-
sation in addition to the above rates
Twelve knots, % to l cent per ton;
IA knots, ! cent per ton; 10 knots,
IL cents per ton; 16 knots and over,
IL cents per gross ton. Vessels of
over 1000 tons, II knots Ia cents
per ton; Is knots, 1.6 cents per ton:
10 knots, is cents per ton. Vessels of
over 10 900 tons, 20 knots, cents per
ton; u knots, 2.3 cents per ton. For
eign- vessels admitted to Ameri-
can registry We're entitled to so per
cent of the above rates. The total
compensation paid out in any one year
should not exceed $9,OOO,OOO reduction
to be made pro rata.
Provision was made for a certain
number of vessels to secure American
registry, Contracts could be entered
into for the building of vessels in the
United States Of class Al type to re-
ceive the subsidy. Provisions for the
use of vessels by the United States in
case of war and that portion of the
crews should be American, We're sim
liar to the provisions of the new bill