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November, 1916 ago to the head of a merger which includes 25 large vessels today. In addition to the tonnage being con- structed at the Seattle yards mentioned above, J. F. Duthie & Co. are establish- ing an extensive ship building plant there, having already received contracts from Norwegian owners to build five modern freighters, each to _ cost $1,000,000. This yard will be located but a short distance from the Skinner- Eddy plant and that of the Seattle Con- struction & Dry Dock Co. Soo Canal Report The report of commerce passing through the Soo canals during Septem- ber shows that during that period 3,439 vessels were locked through, the total freight carried aggregating 12,906,524 net tons. Of this freight, 2,376,199 tons went through the Canadian canal and 10,530,325 tons through the American THE MARINE REVIEW - 373 Japan and Canada Aid Ship Builders—Japan En- courages Shipping Over North American Routes cally all routes are included in the budget of Japan for 1916-17, pro- vision being made for financial aid from the government in some cases as far ahead as 1920. The maximum subsidies are awarded on a graduated scale declining until 1920, the amounts to be granted each year to be com- puted according to the profits at the end of each fiscal year. It will be noted in the table presented below that the largest subsidies are paid to the North American lines. The allot- ment of these grants by routes fol- G cay att to shipping on practi- making the dollar instead of the Eng- lish pound the basis of quotation. Ship building in Canada will shortly be augmented by the establishment of yards by some of the leading British companies. Already Vickers and Yar- rows, of Scotstoun, and Sir W. Arm- string, Whitworth & Co. are at work there, and now it is learned that Cam- mell, Laird & Co., Birkenhead, and John Brown & Co., Clydebank, in- tend to open yards. The dominion government proposes to grant a tonnage bounty to equalize the difference in cost of construction, BUILT IN SEATTLE FOR SERVICE ON THE ATLANTIC canal. Below is a summary of the total movement up to Oct. 1 of the present season, with comparative data for 1915: EAST BOUND. ho: Oct, Lo: Octal, 1916. 1915. Copper, net tons...... 83,669 95,373 Grain, oth, than wheat, COVE LS) oY KS ag egal ae ae 61,318,486 25,504,353 Plour,, barrels: *)0...4:.% 6,533,889 5,091,107 Iron ore, net tons.... 47,370,170 . 33,761,752 Pig. iron, net tons..... 29,696 6,914 Lumber, M. ft. B. M. 251,399 353,068 Wibeat, “bushels 3... «:- 156,735,884 66,538,726 Uncelass. frgt., net tons 221,984 ZAAA 37 A Passengers, number .. 27,126 21,725 WEST BOUND Coal, anthracite, net tons 1,609,481 1,448,734 Coal, bituminous, net tons 11,030,178 vane Flour, ARTOIS: tests corey 13,230 Grain, bushels ....... 4,710 31,250 Mfctd. iron, net tons. 116,441 134,137 Iron ore, net tons.... 28,927 Aaa ei Salpisparrels). ve... 655 572,489 481,170 Unclass. frgt., net tons 837,873 882,375 Passengers, number... 26,384 23,959 SUMMARY OF TOTAL MOVEMENT. East bound, net tons. 54,645,624 37,739,738 West bound, net tons. 13,809,873 10,643,865 DOtAteet SN cee ass 48,455,497 48,383,603 Vessel passages .....- 18,845 14,907 Net registered tonnage 51,701,240 38,578,998 lows, the figures indicating the maxi- mum subsidy available: AMOUNT APPROPRIATED AS MAXIMUM SUBSIDY 1916-17. 1917-18. 1918-19. 1919-20. Europe... $902,331 $875,590 $841,543 $781,697 North America 1,468,608 1,395,455 1,329,623 1,249,575 South America 148,184 144,973 141,862 134,136 Australia 86,556 79,866 84,396 93,872 South Sea 139,440 139,440 ....-. seveee Dairen;.-.:. 49,800 AQ OOO ae hires olen teta eregote Japan Sea 125,247 120,267 ...442 saeaee Chitiay..c<. 2 267,924 267,924. ohn ereis on be wieiv ie Shanghai. 107,070 107,070 Beis etink eerd-c Line con- necting wit Hokkaido 24,900 24,900 12541 Gia oes pisieke No. China 58,266 58,266 2a UAT ay aa ecco Coastwise lines.... 58,146 SSitA Gh os iss dros plecoaienels Formosan lines.... 808,956 508,956 508,956 ...... The Japanese government has grant- ed permission to the Toyo Kisen Kaisha to revise its freight and pas- senger rates between Japan, San Fran- cisco and South America and to adopt the American system of computation, as compared with the price charged by British firms. Subsidies are also proposed by the government of Brit- ish Columbia. Several municipalities and the Nova Scotian government will grant free sites to ship builders and exempt the land from taxation. Will Enlarge Ship Yard The Standard Shipbuilding Corpora- tion, 44 Whitehall street, New York, has drafted plans for an extensive en- largement of its ship building plant at Shooter’s island, adjacent to Staten island, N. Y. Action on these plans will be taken before the end of October and the work of improvement then will be pushed as rapidly as possible. The company has applied to the state of New Jersey for the privilege of utiliz- ing submerged flats in the neighborhood of Shooter’s island. Contracts now on the books of the Standard company in- volve seven 7,300-ton vessels.