THE MERCANTILE MARINE.
REPORT ON THE TRAINING OF BOYS.
United Preea Association—«By Electric T«logTa.ph—Copyright. ' LONDON, August 28* k> The Board of 'lYade^Committ^ ! ©r Enquiry on the supply and training ot "boy seamen declines to recommend the suggested maximum grant of £25 per boy to induce shipowners to train untrained boye. The grant would only be justifiable in the event of tht> number of foreigners in the mercantile marine becoming a national Manger. The Admiralty's witnesses declared that the reserves were adequate, and owing to the tendency for the work aboara a warship to become more highly skilled, the utility of the mercantile marine as a recruiting ground for the Navy would probably in future be limited. The Committee is hopeful that the present tendency in the direction of a decrease of the foreign element will be maintained by the improvement of Sea life generally and the new language test. The Comm...-ee recommends a capitation grant of £20 per boy prepared for a seafaring life in training ships, subject to certain specified conditions..
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Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 12896, 30 August 1907, Page 7
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THE MERCANTILE MARINE.
Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 12896, 30 August 1907, Page 7
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