§ 56. Mr. DOUGLAS HALLasked on how many occasions legal proceedings, criminal or otherwise, have been taken in this country by the Board of Trade against shipowners or ships' officers for breaches of the Board of Trade Mercantile Regulations during the last six years?
Mr. ROBERTSONProsecutions for offences under the Merchant Shipping Acts average about 120 a year, which include proceedings against persons other than shipowners and ships' officers.