Excerpt from The British Navy, Vol. 2: Its Strength; Resources, and Administration The figures in the chapter on the Strength and Resources of the Naval Powers are those of the year 1879. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Reprint of the original, first published in 1882.

Excerpt from The British Navy, Vol. 5: Its Strength, Resources, and Administration Under the title 'British Seamen' the present volume first appeared in 1877. The Merchant Service, as our main resource for the reinforcement of the Navy, falls properly within the scope of a general review of naval affairs; and a republication of the author's work forms an appropriate conclusion to a series of papers on the British Navy. In reprinting, quotations have been omitted, statistics have been corrected, a new chapter on recent legislation affecting the seaman has been added, and the entire work revised by Mr. F. W. Haine, of the Board of Trade. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.