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250 (c) "port" means a place where ships may discharge or load cargo. 3. This Act applies to ships carrying goods from any port in Canada to any other port in Canada, or from any port in Canada to any port outside of Can- ada, and to goods carried by such ships, or received to be carried by such ships. 4. Where any bill of lading or similar document of title to goods contains any clause, covenant or agreement whereby: (a) the owner, charterer, master or agent of any ship, or the ship itself, is relieved from liability for loss or dam- age to goods arising from negligence, fault, or failure in the proper loading, stowage, custody, care or delivery of goods received by them or any of them to be carried'in or by the ship; or, (b) any obligations of the owner or charterer of any ship to exercise due diligence to properly man, equip, and supply the ship, and make and keep the ship seaworthy, and make and keep the ship's hold, refrigerating, and cool cham- bers, and all other parts of the ship in which goods are carried, fit and safe for their reception, carriage and preserva- tion, are in any wise lessened, weakened or avoided; or, (c) the obligations of the master, officers, agents, or servants of any ship to carefully handle and stow goods, and to care for, preserve, and properly de- liver them, are in any wise _ lessened, weakened or avoided; such clause, covenant or agreement shall be illegal, null and void, and of no effect, unless such clause, covenant or agreement is in accordance with the other provisions of this Act. 5. Every bill of lading, or similar document of title to goods, relating to the carriage of goods from any place in Canada to any place outside of Canada shall contain a clause to the effect that the shipment is subject to all the terms and 'provisions of, and all the exemp- tions from liability contained in, this Act; and any stipulation or agreement purporting to oust or lessen the jurisdic- tion of any court having jurisdiction at the port of loading in Canada in respect of the bill of lading or document, shall be illegal, null and void, and of no erect. 6. If the owner of any ship trans- porting merchandise or property from any port in Canada exercises due dili- gence to make the ship in all respects seaworthy and properly manned, equip- ped and supplied, neither the ship nor the owner, agent or charterer shall be- come or be held responsible for loss or damage resulting from faults or errors in navigation or in the management of the ship, or from latent defect, 7. The. ship, the owner, charterer, agent or master shall not be held liable for loss arising from fire, dangers of the ~ - The Marine REVIEW sea or other navigable waters, acts of God or public enemies, or inherent de- fect, quality or vice of the thing carried, or from insufficiency of package, or se1z- ure under legal process, or for loss re- sulting from any act or omission of the shipper or owner of the goods, his agent or representative, or from saving or at- tempting to save life or property at sea, or from any deviation in rendering such service, or other reasonable deviation, 'or from strikes, or for loss arising with- out their actual fault or privity or with- out the fault or neglect of their agents, servants or employes. . 8. The ship, the owner, charterer, master or agent shall not be liable for loss or damage to or in connection with goods for a greater amount than $100 per package, unless a higher value is stated in the bill of lading or other shipping document, nor for any loss or damage whatever if the nature or value of such goods has been falsely stated by the shipper, unless such false statement has been made by inadvertence or error. The declaration by the shipper as to the nature and yalue of the goods shall not be considered as binding .or conclusive on the ship, her owner, charterer, master or agent. 9. Every owner, charterer, master or agent of any ship carrying goods, shall on demand issue to the shipper of such goods a bill of lading, showing, among other things, the marks necessary for identification as furnished in writing by the shipper, the number of packages or pieces, or the quantity or the weight, as the case may be, and the apparent order and condition of the goods as delivered to or receiyed by such owner, charterer, master or agent; and such bill of lading shall be prima facie evidence of the re- ceipt of the goods as therein described. 10. In case of wood goods, notwith- standing anything in the charter party, bill of lading, or other shipping docu- ment, the owner, charterer, master or agent of the, ship, or the ship itself, shall only be bound to deliver to the consignee, the pieces received from the shipper, and shall not be held responsi- ble for deficiency in measurement; and any words inserted in any charter party, bill of lading or other shipping document for the purpose of making the Owner, charterer, master or agent of the ship, or the ship itself, liable for deficiency in measurement in such case shall be illegal, null and void and of no effect. 11. When a ship arrives at a port where goods carried by the ship are to be delivered, the Owner, charterer, mas- ter or agent of the ship shall forthwith give such notice as is customary at the port, to the consignees of goods to be delivered there, that the ship has ar- rived. 12. Everyone who, being the owner, June, 1910 charterer, master or agent of a ship-- (a) inserts in any bill of lading or similar document of title to goods any clause, covenant or agreement declared by. this Act to be 'illegal; or makes, signs, or executes any bill of lading or similar document of title to goods con- taining any clause, covenant or agree- ment declared by this Act to be illegal; without incorporating verbatim, in con- spicuous type, in the same bill of lading or similar document of title to goods, section 4 of this Act; or, (b) refuses to issue to a shipper of goods a bill of lading as provided by this: Act, or, (c)- refuses or neglects to give the no- tice of arrival of the ship required by this Act; is liable to a fine not exceeding $1,000, with cost of prosecution; and the ship may be libelled therefor in any Admir- alty District in Canada within which the ship is found. 2. Such proportion of any penalty im- posed under this section as the court deems proper, together with full costs, shall be paid to the person injured, and the balance shall belong to his Majesty for the public uses of Canada. 13. Everyone who knowingly -- ships goods of an inflammable or explosive nature, or of a dangerous nature, with- out before shipping the goods making full disclosure in writing of their nature to. and obtaining the permission in writ- ing of, the agent, master or person in charge of the ship, is liable to a fine of $1,000. 14. Goods of an inflammable or ex- . plosive nature, or of a dangerous nature, shipped without such permission from the agent, master or person in charge of the ship, may, at any time before delivery, be destroyed or rendered in- nocuous, by the master or person in charge of the ship, without compensation to the owner, shipper or consignee of the goods; and the person so shipping "the goods shall be liable for all damages directly or indirectly arising out of such shipment. 15. This Act shall not apply to any bill of lading or similar document of title to goods made pursuant to a con- tract entered into before this Act comes into force. 16. This Act' shall come Sept, 1, 1910. into force PERSONAL. Robert Curr, naval architect, has removed his office to 2511 Elm street N. W., Cleveland, O. Messrs. Shaw, Warren, Cady & Oakes, of Detroit,. announce that the Hon. Claudius B. Grant, late justice of the supreme court of the state of Michigan, has become associated with them in the general practice of law.