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88 lay down general tests for iron, as it varies so much in the different locali- ties, but personally I am hopeful that we may bring something like uniform- ity out of chaos, and that while vested interest may fear the effect of this, practice will show that their fears are groundless. In dealing with the important mat- ter of testing requirements for such bodies as the admiralty, the board of trade, and the classification societies, who have enormous quantities of ma- terial under inspection at one time, it is evident that no abrupt or sud- den changes could be tolerated, and that ample time must be given, first for the consideration of the suggested tests by those in charge, and, sec- ondly, for the gradual introduction into practical work. The admiralty have signified their acceptance, and the board of trade have revised rules, which are practically in accordance with the recommendations of the com- mittee, and which came into force in August last. Lloyds. Register, in the latest re- vision of their rules, have altered the same, both in regard to sections and tests, to conform to the recommenda- tions of the committee, which their chief surveyors were largely instru- mental in preparing. The recommen- dations of my committee have also for some considerable time been adopt- ed by the Bureau Veritas and the Brit- 'ish Corporation. It will be seen that the work of this committee has been no sinecure, it has been going on now for years, and I have regretfully to record that three of those who sat with us have joined the great majority. Is there any other country than the United Kingdom where so many hardwork- ing business men could be found, who are willing, without fee or reward, to spend a vast amount of their valuable time in public work such as this, for which there is not only no fee, but no allowance for traveling, or other expenses? It must not be thought that stand- ardization means fossilization. It is provided that not less than once a year a meeting shall be held for the purpose of considering whether any deletions, additions, or alterations are required, and two such meetings have already been held. I have now made my report on what has been done by the committee in which this institution is most im- mediately interested, and, as Sir John Wolfe Barry has recently read a pa- per upon the whole subject of stand- ardization, it is needless for me to do more than outline what has been done. Tre Marine REVIEW May, 1909 The New Hamburg-American line Steamer Cleveland. HE STEAMER Cleveland, the latest addition to the fleet of the Hamburg-American Line, arrived recently at New York on her maiden trip to the Uni- ted States in the New York-Ham- The Cleveland was service. burg sister ship, the Cincinnati, is Nearing completion, and is expected to enter the service in the near future. The general dimensions of the Cleveland are: Length over all, 608 ft.; beam, 65 ft.; height, from water line to upper deck, 55 it. Her peo First-CLAass SmMokinc Room or Hampurc-AMERICAN LINER CLEVELAND. launched at the yards of her builders, Blomm & Voss, Hamburg, on Sept. 26, 1908, the occaston being note- worthy. im that she -is« the largest Veesel ever built at' Hamburs. Her pelling machinery consists 'of two sets of quadruple expansion engines of 4650 HP. each; average. revala tions, 80 per minute, and speed of vessel, 15 knots. Steam is gener- GYMNASIUM oF THE HAmBURG-AMERICAN LINER CLEVELAND,