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My Lords would suggest the insertion
after the word "Number" of the words,
her distinguishing signal "from the Meccantile "Navy List"
A Copy of this List is forwarded and My Lords think that it might with
advantage be transmitted for the use
The Harbour Authorities at Victoria
of
It will be seen that this Volume
contains the Name of every British Registered Vessel and in the aggregate the Names of between 30,000 and 40,000 Ships British and Foreign and for the purpose of signalling there is placed opposite the name of eachs Vessel the Four Letter's (corresponding to the Code Flags) which denote her Official Number or her distinguishing signal.____
IF
may
be further stated that there Four Letters are, or can be inserted in the
Certificate of Registry of every
Briksh Vessel at
the
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