The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-05-23

is made for taking over vessels in time
Of war or national emergency in the
usual manner by appraisal.
The board is authorized TO form ono
or more corporations for the purchase,
construction, equipment, lease, charter,
maintenance. and operation of NOR
chant vessels in the commerce of the
United States. Total capital stock not
to exceed $50, 100000.
Five Years After Peace
The bill win contain a provision to
the effect that at the expiration Of
five years from the conclusion of the
present European War the operation Of
vessels on the part Of any corporation
organized by the board shall cease and
he said corporation stand dissolved.
The vessels aud other property shall
revert to the board, and it may sell,
lease. or charter such vessels and de
?osit proceeds in treasury to it's cred
t. Stock Of such dissolved corpora
tinrs to be taken over by board at
fair and reasonable value.
The shipping board is charged with
the duty of investigating the relative
cost of building vessels in the L. s.
and in foreign maritime countries, az
well as the relative cost and disad
vnntagcs in operation. 1t is to study
he navigation laws and regulations
hereunder and make Recommendations
to Congress for the amendment, i'm
7rovcment and revision of such laws
md for the Development of the mcr
liant marine. II is to investigate the
legal status Of mortgage loans and Of
encouraging investment in American
shipping.
Must File Freight Rates
In many such respects the ratc.rCgu
latinC features remain much the same
rs set forth in II. r. 1887, although
there is one very material change t.
which your attention is called.
Originally the wording of H.
1897 was Of such a nature that the
'ommittee held IL did not require wa
ter carriers to file their rates with
he board on local business. The new
provision leaves no doubt about this
md makes it mandatory to do so, but
hey give the board power to waive tn,
on days notice for good cause shown
The reconstructed provision now reads:
That every common carrier by wa
ter in interstate commerce shall estab
hsh observe, and enforce just and reas,
enable rates, fares, charges, classified.
tons, and tariffs, and Just and reason.
able regulations and practises relating
thereto, and to the issuance, form, and
substance of tickets, receipts, and bills
of lading, the manner and method of
presenting, marking, packing, and de
ivering property for transportation.
the carrying of personal, sample, and
excess baggage, the facilities for trans,
DOrtation, and oil other matters rclat-
ing to or connected with the receiving
handling transporting, storing, or de
hvering of property.
Rates Must Be Equal
Every such carrier shall file with
the board and keep open to public
inspection, in the form and manner
and within the time prescribed by the
board, the maximum rates, fares and
charges for or in connection with trans.
portatiOn between points on its own
route; and when a through route has
been established, the maximum rates
fares, and charges for or in connection
with the transportation between points
on its own route and points on the
route Of any other carrier by water
"No such carrier shall demand
charge, or collect a greater compensa.
ton for such transportation than the
rates, fares, and charges filed in com.
pliance with this section, except with
the approval of the board and after ten
days public notice in the form and
manner prescribed by the board, stat
ing the increase proposed to be made;
but lac board for good cause shown
may waive such notice.
Whenever the board find that any
rate, fare, charge, classification, tariff,
regulation, or practise, demand, eharg-
ed, collected, or observed by such ear
rier is unjust or unreasonable, it may
prescribe, and order enfor-
ced a just and reasonable maximum
rate, fare, or charge, or a Just and
classification, tariff, regula-
ton, or practise. "