of Glasgow. 7. Brocklebank Line (T. & J. Brocklebank). 8. Hansa Line (Middlesbrough to Calcutta only). 9. Well Line (Middlesbrough to Calcutta only). Conditions: These vary, but are generally as follows: Amount of rebate: Ten per cent from London and 20 per cent from Glasgow and Liverpool. On cotton pieces, 5s. 9d. per ton. Periods: Four months for account and four months for deferment. Claim to be presented within twelve months from shipment in some cases and three months from date on which payment is due in others.

CALCUTTA HOMEWARD CONFERENCE.

Area: The trade from Calcutta to London.

Personnel: 1. Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Co. 2. City Line (Ellerman). 3. Clan Line (Cayser, Irvine & Co.) 4. Harrison Line (T. & J. Harrison). 5. British-India Steam Navigation Co. 6. Auchor Line, of Glasgow. 7. Brocklebank Line (T. & J. Brocklebank (Limited)).

Conditions: By special agreement between the conference and tea shippers in force till 6th of September, 1910, the rate on tea is fixed at 32s. 6d. per ton of 50 cubic feet, subject to a rebate of 5s. (about 15 per cent) when freight is paid, the conference lines undertaking to supply a reasonably sufficient amount of tonnage and not to give any preference to any other cargo, even though the rate on such other cargo be higher. To shippers not signing the agreement a deferred rebate system is applied of an amount not specified. Periods: Four months for account and four months for deferment. This conference also controls the trade from Calcutta to South America with transshipments at London and Liverpool.

MINOR CALCUTTA CONFERENCES.

Calcutta and United States Conference-Personnel: 1. Bucknall Line (Ellerman). 2. Hansa Line, of Hamburg. This conference controls also the trade between Ceylon and the United States under an agreement setting out the obligations of shipowners and shippers. Amount of rebate: Ten per cent. Periods: Six months for account and six months for deferment.

Steam

Calcutta and Australian Conference-Personnel: 1. British-India Navigation Co. 2. Australian & Indian Line (A. Currie & Co., of Melbourne). Calcutta and South Africa Conference-Personnel: 1. British-India Steam Navigation Co. 2. Messrs. Bullard, King & Co. (Natal Direct Line). Conditions: Amount of rebate: Ten per cent.

Calcutta and Siam, China and Dutch Indies Conference-Personnel: 1. Apcar Line. 2. Indo-China Line. 3. British-India Steam Navigation Co. 4. JavaBengal Line. Rebate of 10 per cent.

Calcutta and Hongkong and Straits Settlements Conference-Personnel: 1. Apcar Line. 2. Indo-China Line.

COLOMBO OUTWARD CONFERENCE.

Area: 1. The trade from the United Kingdom to Colombo.

Personnel : 1. Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Co. 2. British-India Steam Navigation Co. 3. T. Wilson, Sons & Co., of Hull. 4. Hansa Line, of Bremen (from Middlesbrough). 5. Clan Line (Cayser, Irvine & Co.). 6. Bibby Line (Bibby Bros. & Co.). 7. Well Line (from Middlesbrough and London).

Conditions: Amount of rebate: Ten per cent. From April 1, 1906, it was 30 per cent on rough goods and 20 per cent on fine goods shipped from Liverpool and Glasgow. Periods: Four months for account and eight months for deferment. From London and coast ports, Newcastle to Southampton, four months and four months; (2) the trade from continental ports between Ostend and Hamburg to Colombo..

Personnel : 1. Peninsular Oriental Steam Navigation Co. 2. Bhitish-India Steam Navigation Co. 3. Hansa Line, of Bremen. 4. Norddeutscher Lloyd, of Bremen. 5. Bibby Line (Bibby Bros. & Co.).

Conditions: Amount of rebate, 10 per cent; periods, six months for account and six months for deferment.

Colombo Homeward Conference: Area: The trade from Colombo to the United Kingdom and Continent.

Personnel : 1. Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Co. ; 2. British-India Steam Navigation Co.; 3. Orient & Royal Mail Line; 4. Bibby Line (Bibby Bros.

& Co.); 5. Nippon Yusen Kaisha; 6. Clan Line (Cayser, Irvine & Co.); 7. Holts Line (Alfred Holt & Co.); 8. Anchor Line, of Glasgow; 9. City Line (Ellerman Lines); 10. Hall Line (Ellerman Lines); 11. Harrison Line (T. and J. Harrison); 12. Ducal Line; 13. Brocklebank Line (T. and J. Brocklebank); 14. Glen Line (McGregor, Gow & Co.); 15. Shell Line; 16. Shire Line (T. and J. Brocklebank; Royal Mail Steam Packet Co.); 17. Ben Line; 18. Messageries Maritimes, of Paris; 19. British-India Associated Steamers; 20. Queensland Line; 21. China Mutual Line (Alferd Holt & Co.); 22. Ocean Steamship Co. (Alfred Holt & Co.).

Conditions: Amount of rebate, 10 per cent; periods, six months for account and six months for deferment.

Colombo to North America: Personnel: 1. Bucknall Line (Ellerman); 2. Hansa Line, of Hamburg.

Conditions: Amount of rebate, 10 per cent; periods, six months for account and six months for deferment. Agreement setting out mutual obligations.

Bombay Outward Conference: Area: The trade from all ports in the United Kingdom and Continent to Bombay.

Personnel: 1. Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Co.; 2. BritishIndia Steam Navigation Co.; 3. T. Wilson, Sons & Co. (from Middlesborough); 4. Ellerman Line (Hall and City Lines); 5. Anchor Line, of Glasgow; 6. Clan Line (Cayser, Irvine & Co.); 7. Hansa Line, of Bremen.

Conditions: Except as to cotton goods, rebate conditions the same as in the Calcutta trade. As to cotton goods, the shipments are governed by a contract made between the Bombay Native Piece Goods Association and the Anchor, Clan, and Ellerman Lines, terminating December 31, 1910, of which the chief features are: 1. The shipowners undertake to carry all cotton piece goods for members of the association from Glasgow, Liverpool, Birkenhead, and Manchester, to provide steamers of a high class, and give a specified number of sailings. 2. Rate is fixed at 20s. 6d., plus 10 per cent; from Liverpool, Manchester, and Birkenhead, including cost of carriage from Manchester warehouse to dock, dock dues, and haulage. From Glasgow the rate for goods delivered to the shipowners at the wharf is 15s. 6d., plus 10 per cent. 3. Rebate is 4s., payable (a) not only on all goods consigned to members of the associattion, but (b) also on all goods bought by members after shipment has been made or from stock in Bombay. In case (a) payment is made within two weeks of arrival of steamer, no claim by consignee being necessary; in case (b) consignee must claim within 1 year and 45 days from arrival of steamer, and rebate is payable within 2 weeks of claim. 4. The association undertakes to ship by the conference lines.

Bombay and Singapore, Shanghai, Hongkong and Japan Conference: Personnel: 1. Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Co.; 2. Austrian Lloyd; 3. Rubattino Line, of Rome; 4. Nippon Yusen Kaisha.

Conditions: Amount of rebate, 25 per cent, applying only to wool, twist, cotton, and Indian piece goods. The above lines are also in combination for shipments of cotton from Bombay to Japan.

Karachi Outward Conference: Area: The trade from the United Kingdom and Continent to Karachi.

Personnel: 1. Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Co.; 2. British-India Steam Navigation Co.; 3. Messrs. T. Wilson, Sons & Co. (from Hull and Middlesbrough); 4. Hall and City Lines (Ellerman); 5. Clan Line (Cayser, Irvine & Co.); 6. Hansa Line, of Bremen.

Conditions: Amount of rebate, 10 per cent; periods, four months for account and four months for deferment. Claims to be presented within three months of date when payment due.

Madras Homeward Conference: Area: The trade from Madras and Pondicherry to the United Kingdom, United States, and Marseille.

Personnel: 1. Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Co.; 2. British-India Steam Navigation Co.; 3. Clan Line (Cayser, Irvine & Co.); 4. Ellerman Line (Hall and City Lines).

Conditions: Amount of rebate, 10 per cent; periods, three months for account and six months for deferment. Rebate circular only applies to choice cargo, e. g., skins, hides, indigo, coffee, tea, handkerchiefs, etc.

Madras Outward Conference: Area: The trade from the United Kingdom and Continent to Madras.

Personnel: 1. Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Co.; 2. British-India Steam Navigation Co.; 3. T. Wilson, Sons & Co., of Hull; 4. Hansa Line, of Bremen; 5. Clan Line (Cayser, Irvine & Co.).

Conditions: Amount of rebate, 10 per cent from London. From other ports 30 per cent on general goods and 20 per cent on cotton piece goods. Periods

Four months for account and four months for deferment. Claims to be presented within three months of date when payment is due.

Rangoon Conference: Area: The trade homeward and outward between Burmese ports and the United Kingdom and the Continent (between Ostend and Hamburg).

Personnel: 1. Bibby Line (Bibby Bros. & Co.); 2. Henderson Line (Anchor Line); 3. Hansa Line, of Bremen; 4. Holt Line (Alfred Holt & Co., from Liverpool).

Conditions: Amount of rebate, 10 per cent; periods, 6 months for account and 6 months for deferment. Claim to be presented within 12 months of date of shipment. Shipments of rice, rice meal, and entire cargoes of teak excepted. Indian Coastal Trade Conference: Area: The coastal trade, including the trade with Ceylon.

Personnel: 1. British-India Steam Navigation Co.; 2. Asiatic Steam Navigation Co., of Liverpool; 3. Bombay Steam Navigation Co. (Ltd.), of Bombay. Conditions: Periods, six months for account and six months for deferment.

RIVER PLATE CONFERENCE.

Area United Kingdom and Continent (between Havre and Hamburg, inclusive) to any port or ports in the Republics of Uruguay, Argentina, and Paraguay.

Personnel: 1. Messrs. Lamport and Holt, of Liverpool; 2. Messrs. R. P. Houston & Co. (Houston Line); 3. Messrs. D. MacIvor & Co. (MacIvor Line); 4. Messrs. H. and W. Nelson (Nelson Line); 5. Royal Mail Steam Packet Co.; 6. Messrs. Houlder Bros. & Co. (Houlder Line); 7. Prince Line (James Knott); 8. Allan Line, of Glasgow; 9. Norddeutscher Lloyd, of Bremen; 10. Hansa Line, of Hamburg; 11. Hamburg-South American Steamship Co., of Hamburg; 12. Hamburg-American Line, of Hamburg; 13. Chargeurs Reunis, of Havre. According to the form of claim, dated July 1, 1903, the Pacific Steam Navigation Co. are entitled to carry to Montevideo, presumably en route to the West Coast via Straits of Magellan.

Conditions: Rebate, 10 per cent; periods, six months for account and six months for deferment. Also an immediate commission of 5 per cent is allowed to the shipping agent, when employed. Forms of claim to be signed by the merchant resident in Europe and by the forwarding agent, when a forwarding agent is employed, and must be presented three months after date on which payment of rebates becomes due. No rebate allowed where principal does not reside in Europe.

CENTRAL BRAZIL CONFERENCE.

Area: The trade from the United Kingdom or Continent between Antwerp and Hamburg, both inclusive, to Natal, Cabedello (Parahyba), Pernambuco, Maceio, Bahia, Victoria, Rio de Janeiro, and Santos.

Personnel: 1. Messrs. Lamport and Holt; 2. Royal Mail Steam Packet Co.; 3. Pacific Steam Navigation Co.; 4. Messrs. T. and J. Harrison (Harrison Line); 5. Norddeutscher Lloyd, of Bremen; 6. Hamburg-South American Steamship Co., of Hamburg; 7. Hamburg-American Line, of Hamburg.

Conditions: Rebate, 10 per cent; periods, six months for account and six months for deferment. Claims to be signed by the merchant resident in Europe and by the forwarding agent shipping the goods. Claims to be presented within three months of date on which payments become due.

SOUTH BRAZIL CONFERENCE (BRANCH OF THE CENTRAL BRAZIL CONFERENCE). Area: The trade from ports in Europe to ports in Brazil south of Santos, viz, Paranagua, Desterro, San Francisco, Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, and Pelotas.

Personnel: 1. Hamburg-American Line, of Hamburg; 2. Hamburg-South American Line, of Hamburg. (These two lines alone being entitled to carry direct from any European port to the above-mentioned ports.) 3. The other lines in the Central Brazil Conference are entitled to carry to the above ports via Rio de Janeiro.

Conditions: Amount of rebate, 10 per cent; periods, six months for account and six months for deferment. If goods shipped through an agent, form of claim must be signed by principal as well as by agent. Shipments by nonconference sailing vessels allowed only from Kohlin, Holz, and Salz.

NORTH BRAZIL CONFERENCE.

Area: The trade, either by sailing or steam ships, from the United Kingdom or Continent to Para, Manaos, Maranham, Ceara, and Parnahiba.

Personnel: 1. The Booth Line, of Liverpool (which claims exclusive right to shipments from the United Kingdom, in addition to sharing shipments from the Continent with the following lines, which are restricted to the Continent); 2. Hamburg-American Line, of Hamburg; 3. Hamburg-South American Steamship Co., of Hamburg.

Conditions: Rebate, 10 per cent. Periods, six months for account and six months for deferment. Claims to be signed by forwarding agent and principal and presented within three months after payments become due.

MINOR BRAZIL CONFERENCE.

Bahia and Europe Conference: Area: The trade from Bahia to ports between Antwerp and Hamburg, inclusive.

Personnel: 1. Hamburg-South American Line, of Hamburg; 2. HamburgAmerika Linie, of Hamburg; 3. Norddeutscher Lloyd, of Bremen; 4. Royal Mail Steam Packet Co.

Conditions: Amount of rebate, 10 per cent. Periods, twelve months for account and three months for deferment.

Rio de Janeiro and Europe Conference: Area: The trade from Rio de Janerio and Victoria to Antwerp, Rotterdam, Amsterdam, the rivers Weser and Elbe, and Copenhagen.

Personnel: 1. Hamburg-South American Line, of Hamburg; 2. HamburgAmerika Linie, of Hamburg; 3. Norddeutscher Lloyd, of Bremen; 4. The Royal Mail Steam Packet Co.

Conditions: Amount of rebate, 10 per cent. Periods, twelve months for account and three months for deferment.

Rio de Janeiro and Buenos Aires Conference: Area, the trade in coffee from Rio de Janeiro to Buenos Aires.

Personnel: 1. Royal Mail Steam Packet Co.; 2. La Cie. des Messageries Maritimes; 3. Pacific Steam Navigation Co.

Conditions: Amount of rebate, 10 per cent. Periods, six months for account and three months for deferment.

Rio de Janeiro and Santos (Brazil) to Havre, London, and Southampton Conference.

Personnel: 1. Royal Mail Steam Packet Co., of London; 2. La Cie. des Chargeurs Reunis, of Paris.

Conditions: Amount of rebate, progressive, 7 per cent to 15 per cent. Period, twelve months for account and three months for deferment.

Bahia to Havre, London, and Southampton Conference :

Personnel: 1. Royal Mail Steam Packet Co., of London; 2. La Cie. des Chargeurs Reunis, of Paris.

Conditions: Amount of rebate, 10 per cent. account and six months for deferment.

Periods, twelve months for

Santos, United States, and Europe Conference: Area, the trade in coffee from Santos (Brazil) to Antwerp, Amsterdam, Rotterdam, the rivers Weser and Elbe, and ports in the United States of America.

Personnel: 1. Royal Mail Steam Packet Co., of London; 2. Hamburg-South American Line, of Hamburg; 3. Hamburg-Amerika Linie, of Hamburg; 4. Norddeutscher Lloyd, of Bremen; 5. Lamport and Holt, of Liverpool; 6. Prince Line (Ltd.), of Newcastle upon Tyne.

Conditions: Amount of rebate, progressive, 5 per cent to 10 per cent. Periods, twelve months for account and three months for deferment. Shipments by the National Brazilian Line to the United States and by the Koninklijke Hollandsche Lloyd to Amsterdam do not invalidate claim to rebate.

CONFERENCE OF WEST INDIA ATLANTIC STEAMSHIP COMPANIES (WEST INDIAN AND PACIFIC TRAFFIC).

(a) General section: 1. The trade from Europe via Panama to ports between Guayaquil and Valparaiso, both inclusive.

Personnel: 1. Royal Mail Steam Packet Co.; 2. Cie. Gle. Transatlantique, of Paris; 3. Cia. Trasatlantica de Barcelona; 4. Hamburg-Amerika Linie, of Hamburg; 5. Harrison Line, of Liverpool; 6. Leyland Line (International

Mercantile Marine Co., of New York); 7. La Veloce Navigazione Italiana, of Genoa. Shipments are allowed via Magellan by the Pacific Steam Navigation Co., Lamport and Holt, the Gulf Line, and the Kosmos Line, or via Tehuantepec by steamers of the Conference Lines.

Conditions: Rebate, 10 per cent. Periods, six months' account and six months' deferment. 2. The trade from the United Kingdom to Limon.

Personnel: 1. Royal Mail Steam Packet Co.; 2. Messrs. F. Leyland & Co., (Ltd.) (International Mercantile Marine Co., of New York). 3. Harrison Line, of Liverpool; 4. La Cie. Gle. Transatlantique, of Paris; 5. Hamburg-Amerika Linie, of Hamburg.

Conditions: Rebate, 10 per cent. Periods, six months' account and six months' deferment. 3. The trade in coffee from west coast of Mexico and Central America via Panama to Europe.

Personnel: 1. Royal Mail Steam Packet Co.; 2. Cie. General Transatlantique, of Paris; 3. Hamburg-Amerika Linie, of Hamburg; 4. Messrs. F. Leyland & Co., (Ltd.) (International Mercantile Marine Co., of New York); 5. Harrison Line, of Liverpool; 6. La Veloce Navigazione Italiana, of Genoa; 7. Cia. Trasatlantica de Barcelona. Shipments by the Kosmos Line via Magellan or via the Tehuantepec route and steamers of the Conference Lines do not invalidate claim to debate.

Conditions: Rebate, 10 per cent. Periods, 12 months' account and 6 months' deferment.

(b) Mexican section: 1. The trade from the United Kingdom and continent to Mexican Atlantic ports.

Personnel: 1. Cie. Gle. Transatlantique, of Paris; 2. Cia Trasatlantica de Barcelona; 3. Cuban Line (Ernest Bigland & Co.); 4. Fred. Leyland & Co. (Ltd.) (International Mercantile Marine Co., of New York); 5. HamburgAmerika Linie, of Hamburg; 6. Harrison Line, of Liverpool; 7. Royal Mail Steam Packet Co. Shipments are allowed via New York by Ward Line, of New York.

Conditions: Rebate, 10 per cent. Periods, six months' account and six months' deferment. 2. The trade from Europe via Tehuantepec to ports between Guayaquil and Valparaiso, both inclusive.

Personnel: 1. Cie. Gle. Transatlantique, of Paris; 2. Cia. Trasatlantica de Barcelona; 3. Hamburg-Amerika Linie, of Hamburg; 4. Harrison Line, of Liverpool; 5. Leyland Line (International Mercantile Marine Co., of New York); 6. Royal Mail Steam Packet Co.; 7. Cuban Line (E. Bigland & Co.). Shipments are allowed via Magellan by the Pacific Steam Navigation Co., the Kosmos Line, Lamport and Holt, the Roland Line, and the Gulf Line, or via Panama by steamers of the Conference Lines.

Conditions: Rebate, 10 per cent. Periods, six months' account and six months' deferment. 3. The trade in coffee from west coast of Mexico and Central America via Tehuantepec to Europe.

Personnel: 1. Royal Mail Steam Packet Co.; 2. Cie. Gle. Transatlantique, of Paris; 3. Hamburg-Amerika Linie, of Hamburg; 4. Leyland Line (International Mercantile Marine Co., of New York); 5. Harrison Line, of Liverpool; 6. Cia. Trasatlantica de Barcelona; 7. Cuban Line (E. Bigland & Co.). Shipments by the Kosmos Line via Magellan or via the Panama route and steamers of the Conference Lines do not invalidate claim to rebate.

Conditions: Rebate, 10 per cent. Periods, 12 months' account and 6 months' deferment.

(c) Islands section: The trade from the United Kingdom, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Holland, Belgium, France, Spain, and Italy to ports in the Windward and Leeward Islands, West Indies (including St. Thomas and eastward thereof), and in the Guianas.

Personnel: 1. Royal Mail Steam Packet Co.; 2. Cie. Gle. Transatlantique, of Paris; 3. Hamburg-Amerika Line, of Hamburg; 4. Leyland Line (International Mercantile Marine Co., of New York); 5. Harrison Line, of Liverpool; 6. La Veloce Navigazione Italiana a Vapore; 7. Cia. Trasatlantica de Barcelona; 8. Koninklijke West-Indische Maidienst, of Rotterdam; 9. Det Ostasiastiska Kompagni, of Copenhagen: 10. Scrutton Sons & Co., of London; 11. Prentice, Service & Henderson, of Glasgow; 12. Booker Bros., McConnell & Co. (Ltd.), of Liverpool.

Conditions: Rebate, 10 per cent. Periods, 6 months' account and 12 months' deferment.

(d) Cuban section: The trade from Antwerp and ports north and east thereof to Cuba.