The Society had for many years maintained that development in h China ud large t structural strength, power and gen-market for years, has resulted i some eral efficiency were of little avail if replacement orders, and more of our e means for protecting hate hwa: wheat and flour may go to China beand other vital openings were vulner-cause of the blocking of fu pplies able.
During last year the Com-rom the interior. The followin table mittee had devoted much thought shows the trade of vane commodities ering the fir st five cups of} to the question of tarpaulins, hatch cleats, wedges and lashings. Ar-months of hostilities. in comparison rougements which might he sati with corresponding figures for 1936 f tory in some cases might easily in a single year than had ever before lien to their lot, they had been laced with fewer problems of general interest than al.
No amendments had been foi necessary to the Shin and Machinery Rules or to the Welding Rules published in 1937. At the pı ut moment the preparation of rules for the welding of pressure ye: consideration for sufficient experience to justify lication of such generi rules be usefully applied The practical application of electric are welding d extended greatly balance during the past year; in fact. for ships the oil engine for all classes feet Ided tanker for Great Lakes e at present being built Canada to the Society's class, welding was probably more effective and abroad, for the certainty a duction in the total w of hull structures would alway compel attention to its claims, and this techn cal advantage could often te translated in terms of reduced first cost The tendency to increase in size and power of every type of ship had fighting in this area. According to the January 19 issue of "Finance and for the first seven months of 1936 and 1937: become dangerous in the case of large [exposed Eatchways, and it was then created problems from the structural point of view, and there was need
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