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BRITISH MEASURE.
Amenities in Every Port.
LONDON. Jan 5.-A special Gov
ernment committee has proposed the!
establishment of a new welfare
board to watch the interests of mer
chant seamen in British ports. A
Government grant up to £500,000
sterling for capital expenditure is
The new board, which is to have
an equal number of representatives
of shipowners. and seafarers would
have powers to decide what the clubs I
required at each port and establish
new clubs there in laying down stan
dards for accommodation, meal
prices and other amenities.
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