MOTOR BOATS.
The occasions are few when our leading shipping magnates at the annual meetings of undertakings in which they are concerned fail to emphasize the attributes of the motor boat, and the recent meeting of Furness, Withy & Co., of which a Report appeared in our last issue, constituted no exception. The Chairman, Sir Frederick Lewis, was somewhat cautious, though perhaps it might be said moderately hopeful, in the matter of general forecasts of the future. _ Concerning the motor ship, Sir Frederick remarked that there was still a wide margin between construction costs here and abroad. Most of the marine internal constructions built in this country were, he said, of foreign design on which a heavy royalty had to be paid abroad, thus adding to the cost of construction. Sir Frederick put in a strong plea for the development and standardization of a motor engine of exclusive British design.
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