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The provisions of the 1928 act failed to induce construction dry-cargo construction of dry-cargo ships, and the mail subsidies produced undesirable, if not scandalous, conditions. The Congressional investigations of 1935 resulted in a thorough overhaul of American policy for shipping subsidies, enacted into law as the Merchant Marine Act of 1936. Briefly, it provided for two types of subsidies, construction and operating. American owners meeting the conditions stipulated are paid the difference between their operating costs and those of their foreign competitors, the subsidy being subject to"capture to the extent that profits exceed 10 per -nt, and the difference between foreign and .merican construction costs for comparable ships re paid by the government, provided foreign costs ,re not more than 50 per cent cheaper than American.

a Cargo Spaces When carbon dioxide is used as the extinguishing medium in cargo spaces, the quantity of gas available is to be sufficient to give a minimum volume of free gas equal to 30% of the gross volume of the largest cargo compartment in the vessel which is capable of being sealed.

Cargo and Ballast—When the articles ii ship's cargo are heavy and light, the hea^ are placed nearest the bottom, to increase ship's stability. When, however, all are hea there may be danger of making a ship too s with low stowage; so that, not being balanc she will snap back to upright after taking a r to the discomfort and danger of passengers, cr and cargo. To obviate this danger some of cargo should be raised; if steel, some should stowed between decks; if coal or salt, it may heaped up in the center, taking care to secure against shifting, should the ship be knocked do by a sea or squall. Heavy articles should ne be placed toward the extremities, lest they p mote pitching.