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FREE PORTS.".

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At a general meeting of the Liverpool Steamship Owners Association, held jun) reported that, having regard to the November 16, the chairman (Mr. Charles Booth.

the

Very few Poors ationded in the House of King's Speech last month. Lord Loss as the Lords to hear the Lord Chancellor red the sole representative of the Government, and on bis side only two other Peers were to be proposed introduction of Customs duties on observed. Opposita were some half-dose Uu-geral imports of the country, the committee feniat Poors and perhaps a dozen Peers, who appointed to consider the question of the depros- for this particular ceremony are entitled to sit, it is desirable to investigate the condition andlar alon of the freight market were of opinion that in the body of the House. Before the peech which free ports were maintained in other was real, the Royal assent was given to the countries, and he placed before the meeting some. Irish Land Act, the Housing and Town Plann- information he had obtained with regard to the ing Ast, and some less important measure,

The King's Speech ran as follows:

frep port of Hamburg. The sporetary was re- MY LORDS AND GENTLEMEN--The oficial dealing with the subject. The report, after giv

quested to prepare for the association a report visit which bis Majesty the King of Porngal ing some particulars of the various free ports in las paid to me, on the nocasion of his cos protoctionist countries, the largest ef which is sion, has afforded to the Queon and myself Hamburg with 2,537 acres, good on to say great pleasure, and has consolidated and The amount of freedom from Customs' control. strengthened the bonds of friendship mich varies in the different froo areas, In Hamburg have so long and happily united the two aliedinistries are carried ou, and goods may be Mations.

Sabject to certain reservations made by my Plenipotentiaries at the time of signature, I have ratified such of the Conventions which results from the Pesco Conference held it The Higne in 1907 as do not require muni cipal legislation in this country to give effed to their provisions.

completely altered, or may be produced in My relations with foreign Powers contine manufacturing process, free from all Custome to be friendly.

control. In the free district of Bremen zo The difficulties which unfortunately apse industries are permitted to be carried, whilst in in South-Eastern Europe in the autumn of that of Stettin such goods ne coffes may be last year have happily resulted in a prostral mixed and repacked, but no alteration in the solution and in the maintenance of peu, dutiable value of articles is allowed to be made. while the constitutional régime in the Turkeh The trade of the port of Liverpool bath Empire continues to make satisfactory pp-in its nature and extent in many ways re- great,

sembles that of Hamborg. In Hamburg the tonnage of sea-going vessels, including vessela engaged in the German coasting trade, satered and dleared in 1909, was 23 millions of tons register as compared with 22 millions of tons register. entered and cleared in Liverpool. Farther, Hamburg, like Liverpool, carries on large tmnshipment trade. It is not possible to form any general estimate of what i to be the effect of a

18 likely of handling the goods on the grays of Ixverpool. general tari upon the cost It must entirely depend on the nature of the tariff, and, as to how far its onfereomont necessitates distinctions being drawn bo aud Anished articles. It must depend upon tween raw materials, partly manufactured whether the tariff varies acording to the placa of the origin of Germany the general tariff is divided under 19

goods. heads, and there are some 946 different classes of articles enumerated; whilst in the United look with confidence for their loyal co-States the tariff approved in 1897 was divided operation with my appointed officers in the into 14 schedalas. The opening and sorting tasks of government, this furthering the mcessary under any such tariffs would, in the moral and material progress of my Indien very limited quay space available in Liverpool, subjects, and strengthening the foundations be a most serious matter and apparently reader

my Empire.

nikolntely necessary the adoption of the free

Arbitration Conventions and Agreement with Germany, Bweden, Norway, Switzerland and Portugal have been renewed for a further torm of five years. Others, which are about to oxpire, are in prossms of renewal.

A measure for improving Indian adminis tration by anapigs of the various the numbers and extending the Legislative Courcils has becoras law, duly supplemented by the necessary regulations.

in the coming year the Councils will have been constituted, and will undertake the burden of their new responsibilities.

of

I have, with the greatest satisfaction, as-port system. On the other hand, the mere lovy sented to the Act establishing the Union of South Africa, which embodies the united wishes of the Parliaments of the four con- stituen: Colonies,

of duties on weight alone has not in the past cutsad inconvenience,

This trait of the success which has attended the grant of free institutions to my new Colonies is, I am sasured, a matter of cordial congratulation throughout my Dominions.

I cannot doubt that anion will add to the strength of South Africa, and I pray that its people may be blessed in the years to come with growing prosperity and lasting concord. The important Conference which met in July last for the exchange of views between my Government and the Governments of my self-governing Dominions beyond the seas apon the subject of naval and military defenes has been of great matpol sivantage, and as the outcome of its deliberations it may confidently be expected that the stability of: my, Deralnions will be preserved and their nsity promoted.

GENTLEMEN OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS - thank you for the liberality and care with which you provided for the heavy additions to the national expenditure due to the require. ments of Imperisi defonce nad social reform.

I regret that that provision has proved asavalling

The

association considered the report laat month and adopted the following resolution, on the motion of the Chairmau, seconded by Mr. T. Royden-

That to maintain the existing customs of the of Liverpool, ander which cargoes are

port of discharged as fast as the ship can deliver and the facilities of the port receive, it will be im perative in the event of the introduction of a general Customs tariff on imports that adequate accommodation be provided in the port for discharging, loading, and handling of goods free from all control by the Customs as is pro vided in the free ports of Germany and more. especially Hamburg."

REWARDS FOR ARREST OF - CRIMINALS..

SYSTEM ABOLISHED IN KWANOTUNG,

Kangtang, has, says the Peking Daily News, H.B.Yuan Shu Haan, Acting Viceroy of presented to the Throng a memorial stating

MY LORDS AND GENTLEMEN-An Irish to put an end to the demand for monetary That the memorialist requests the Throne Land Act has been passed which, by relieving awards for arresting sriminals in Kwangtang local funds from liabilities arising under praeo that the people may be relieved of their Fions Purchase Acts and by increasing the ad- financial difficulties. ministrative area and the resources of the

Congested Districts Board, will, I sincerely hope, conduse both to the general welfare of the country and to n permanent improvement in the condition of the occupiers of small holdings in the West of Ireland.

I have watched with interest the progress of a measure, which has now been placed apon the Statute-Book for facilitating the Housing of the Working Classes and for strengthening the law dealing with the sani- tary conditions under which they live.

This measure also contains long-neaded provisions for controlling the development of towns with a view to securing not only in: proved sanitary conditions, but also amanity

and convenience.

I have given my consent to a Bill for the establialunent of Labour Exchanges, which Till, I treat, be an important step fowards the better regulation of tlio labour market and foundation for further measures for dealing effectively with some of the evils of unemploy ment.

The messure which has been passed for the constitution of Trade Boarde in certain in dustries, will, I hope, with judicious adminis- prove a valuable boon to 's specially tration,

class of workers. helpless class

I

bonoficial results to agriculture anticipate and to the rural industries of the country From the measure for the seonomic develop ment of the United Kingdom and for the improvement ot ronda.

I have had

to govern the people is to rectify their wrong That the momorialist is of the opinion that doings. If the officials were not covetons, then the people would not become robbers aven if they were to be rewarded for committing been notorious for robbery. Should this be robbery. The province of Kwanglang has attributed to the wickedness of the people or the memorialist arrived at Kwangtung to the want of good legislation P

to BH- same office, be learned that in this province there ruffisus. By 'fu hung is meant reward. The was a habit of giving fe kang, for arresting subordinates and the old archives testify to this. In other provinces reward is given by officials, while in Kwangtung the general public has to

bear this burden.

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That rewards of this kind were began by the Chin Chow military Captain, Fang Yiu, in the third moon of the eighth your of Kwang Hsu when he was consured on account of half the into his own pocket. The Throne ordered In smount purporting to be for rewards getting

Fun to make an investigation into the case, knowing that this scheme would do harm to the public

to the inferior officers onco stated as follows:- That the late Viceroy Tac Mao in bis dispatch

In the various districte of Kwangtung when rabbor is not arrested the case cancelled apon some monetary reward being forwarded to the authorities. The olansmen of the robbers also refuse to hand over the culprits on the pretext that reward money has been paid. Crafty officials would first have to compet the members of a robbers family to pay up the reward and then extend the de- mand to collateral relatives and oven to the funds of clansmen's ancestral temples. So, that the actual robbet continues bis plunders while the common people suffer the consequomes

ve had pleasure in assenting to & Bill to give

to a Treaty which secures the full benefits of the French law of Workmen's Compensation to British workmen injured in the coume of their employment in France.

Important Bills have also been passed deal ing with Trawling in prohibited areas, the consolation and amendment of the law rela- of being demanded for reward money. Ling to Assurance Companies, the suppression Moreover the local authorities look upon the of gambling on loss by maritime perils, and collection of reward' money as being more the amendment of the Electric Lighting important than the arrest of robbers. The Acts.

memorialist is

prays that the Kwangtang have discharged your arations and protracted system of demanding fa hung for arresting laboars, and I pray that they may be re robbers be abolishad for ever. warded by the blessing of Almighty God. What everyone was anxious to hear was the customary thanks to the Commons for voting Supplice, and to see what allusion would be made to the fate which had overtaken the Finance Bill, in which those Supplies ara con- tained. Not a shade of altered tone could be detected in Lord Lorebarn's Toice as he read the King's thanks for the liberality and care.

I theak you for the zeal with which you this viceroy and at one with the views of

The Throne has complied with the request. made in the above memorial and ordered the proper Board to take note of this.

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