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PREFACE 7I INTRODUCTORY 9II GREAT BRITAIN 11III FRANCE 26IV GERMANY 37V HOLLAND-BELGIUM 42VI AUSTRIA-HUNGARY 44VII ITALY 50VIII SPAIN-PORTUGAL 54IX DENMARK-NORWAY-SWEDEN 57X RUSSIA 59XI JAPAN-CHINA 63XII SOUTH AMERICA 68XIII THE UNITED STATES 69XIV SUMMARY 97 INDEX 101
The intent of this little book is to furnish in compact form the historyof the development of the ship subsidies systems of the maritime nationsof the world, and an outline of the present laws or regulations of thosenations. It is a manual of facts and not of opinions. The author's aimhas been to present impartially the facts as they appear, without coloror prejudice, with a view to providing a practical manual of informationand ready reference. He has gathered the material from documentarysources as far as practicable, and from recognized authorities, Americanand foreign, on the general history of the rise and progress of themercantile marine of the world as well as on the special topic of shipsubsidies. These sources and authorities are named in the footnotes, andvolume and page given so that reference can easily be made to them fordetails impossible to give in the contracted space to which this manualis necessarily confined.
E.M.B.
BOSTON, MASS.
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