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There is no necessity to insist upon the importance of establishing wise laws to regulate the navigation, but it is perhaps necessary to insist upon the importance of looking into the present state of pilotag • for the River St. Lawrence below Quebec, and to urge that any law tending to en- lighten, moralize and rise the profession of pilots will be a law calculated to benefit the trade and the naviga- tion of our noble River. The interest of the trade in relation with pilotage is to get a prompt, effective and regular service, because more regular and better secure! will be such a service less there will be accidents in our waters. And it must be remarked that in account of want about one thing or another the navigation of the St. Lawrence is now heavily taxed with an extraordinary rate of marine Insurance. If the authors of this present memorial proves that in consequence of no regulations for the pi- lotage, vessels are every year run ashore for the want of Pilots on board when the services of such men are required, we shall have proved that this want of regu- lation is at least one of the causes of the high rate of insurance : and if this memorifii prove at the same time that the number of Pilots is sufficient and that in A A "b ^ v\ --i^ ,V ^' .4 2 fact, Pilots are at hand when such vessels suffer from want of their services >v. shall have proved that all this evihs this the only result of the want af good manage^ And to show the necessity of such an examination, let us quote at ouure the bitter complaint ofa master of fcjlh n fu "\L^-' " '^^°™"° Chronicle" of the the 20th October 1854. • " Capt. Diitton, o[ the ship BriUmnia, a Montreal trader at tins port, reports :-Spokc tlie Canadian screw stea nJr Ca»t MeA as er oil the Pilgrims, at noon on tl.e 16th i J "t ?' I S off 13 c before dark on Saturday evening, the loth wit] a frT.h gale from the eastward and saw no pilors-liove to 1 n?c.ht none m s.ght On Sunday n>orning lu 7.30 a. ni., Ixn'e up Ibr t'hl ^randv Pots, but saw none of the pilot boats on t e tay a'^/uone a the 13randy Pots on Sunday afternoon : likewise on "ion hv blownig a fresh gale from the'astward till 8 a. n , ^.^e /f had got ai^loton Saturday evening I should have arrival a Quebec on Sunday evening. " "luvt-u m At the present moment Pilots are allowed to go as faras the open Gulf at 300 and even 600 miles from fio'in 1 no '' n" ^'^''''' ''^.'''' ^^'' ^^- ^^^^^^r^^e is from 6U to 100 miles across, m boats the greater number of which are totally unfit for the service. The result is that Pilots are constantly missing sight of the ships, and sometimes unable to board those ships when at sight and when boarding are fatigued and worn out by a long, unnecessary and dangerous navigation through waters far distant from their natural |round. lime after time, the Trinity Plouse of Quebec have tried to prevent s.tch a practice, but from the want of organisa- tion of the Pilots, have foiled in those attempts Let us quote some of the evils resulting from the above state of things ; and if the measure is allowed to pass Its second reading and to go before a com- mittee, all the contents of this memorial could be easily House ^'^ satisfaction of the committee and the It is a fact well known that every year a great num- ber of vessels are reaching the Port of Quebec without l-Uots while at the same tune a great number of Pilots are uselessly cnisino- fn th^ir '^wn -,----^- • i, waters of the Gulf; it is another fact relevant of the • • • • * ■ * « • • • • • • • ; - • • •.. / SH (28) '~'%W*rf«. .-1^ ' '*^««^''»''i^^«^u(a«^H&^^^ 3 one just now stated, that there is generally a greater numlser of wrecks in ascending the River than in des- cending and that those wrecks arriue in consequence of want of Pilots's attendance. Few years ago a Brick with passengers after having made signals for Pilots from Bernabc to liic was oblige to run without having been boarded and did run ashore at lied Island 4b miles inside of the pilotage limits and met with a total lost of lives and property, only 11 persons having been saved. A steamship engaged in the intricate naviga- tion without having been able to procure a Pilot did make to a Bark the proportion of toAving her in order to profit of her Pilot, and ultimately was provided by the master of another ship going down, who did allow his Pilot to quit the descending vessel before having done with his duty. In 1851 four ships after having gone through several miles within the I'ilots waters without finding any Pilot Boat were forced for their (surety to go back to Bic at Pilots limits and to anchor in order to wait for Pilots. Not less than twelve names of vessels can be given, such vessels having been ■vvrer ked within the boundery of the Pilots limits des- cending the River after the master having permitted their Pilots to leave the ship 60 mdes above the limits of the pilotage, for fear of encountering difficulties to disembark such Pilots at the limits, Pilot's Boat being in the Gulf It is a customary thing to see number of vessels at anchor at Brandy-Pot to leave their Pilots, and last year during a favorable wind to continue their voyage not less than 30 ships anchored at this place and in the agglomeration which took place a collision happens and one ship was dismasted and the other greatley damaged. Here follows a list of ships wrecked under the same circumstances on which in summer were refused for the reason of being deprived of Pilots within the limits at the time and place of the wreck : LIST OF SllirS LOST IN PILOTS LIMITS AND ILWINC; NO PILOT ON BOARD. Sliip Barnard wrecked at Cape Colombier and all hands lost in 184.6. yiiip Sarah, wrecked on T'ortnenf Slioal in 181-'). Sliip Srria, wrecked on Portneiit'Slioiil in 18-t5. Brif^ Farriant, wrecked at one mile above Cape Colnmbier iu ISif). Ship Eiirrypc, wrecked on PortnenrShoal in 1848. Brii' N.'i)t,u)ic, wrecked on Portneiil' Slioal in 184'5, V)X\% Qiirhf.r, wri'cked on Penchi;e Isliiiid. Brii? Scotsman, wrecked on liie west end of nicqnet in 184-7. Bark Aldrido, wrecked on llt?d Island Shoul in 1S4.5. Bark Rrper, wrecked on Mille Vuches Schoal, total loss, in 1853. Sliip Wvhford, wrecked on Old Bic in ISl^G. Brig I)onc'j[(dl, wrecked on Red Island, lost all hands except fonr saved, in 1844-. Brig i?^7'ry coimtry and every well managed Harbour m iMi-land, France, United States and else- wnerel he second provision is not an extraordinary one. iho Port of J.ivcrpool, we suppose, is sncond in Jmportanr;e to no one in the world, and we may with perfect safety adopt so nincli of the regulations of this well managed Port as are adaptable to our own si- tuation r.etnsIonkatthe".4c^/b,. Me better rcquhtion and encouragement of Pilots for the PortofLhcrpooir In this art we see : " Ami l>e it further enacted, that if at nyj tme or tunes hereafter, a majorit,, of licensed pilots of and hehnpun, to the said Port of Liverpool, shall con- sent and offree to hnvea joint stock of all their carninqs for the benefit of the whole " &;c. According to the provisions of tins act the eommissianners of the port of Liverpool have establish.-n regulations amangst which articles are headed thus: III Pilots Boats. Ylll Stations '»>^d Dt^es of the first and second Boat. IX of the third . ■^!'ff''^P''^-^f>^^oat- Xn of the sixth Boat, &.C, and at XV rule the turn of eacli pilot boat is regulated and at the AXII rule it is stated : «^1// Pilots shall re- pair to their respective boats andproceed in them to their ™'/f It shall be the diiti, of every Pilot ivhen not actxxalhj employed, to attend daily and everyday, at such time and place as may he fired upon and 'appointed for that purpose by the master of the boat to which he belongs, to received such orders and directions as may then and there be given by the said master, Sec. ^ It is clear that the provisions of the Bill in question IS as near as possible similar to those adopted for the port of Liverpool. Let us look at the objections uttered by the oppo- nents of the measure and let us weigh the value of their reasons. The opposition comes from 40 Pilots out ot 270, and from individuals of Quebec, several of them are we must admit at the head of very laree eom- mercial houses, but nobody has a right to say ; Sicvolo, stcjubeo; Stat pro rationevolontas. Thus we must look at the reasons alledged. The 40 Pilots who are opposed .0 tne wholrj body of their brethern contend . 1st. That ?.,:f I necessary regula- 'ory Avell managed d States and else- an extraordinary pose, is socond in and we may with lie regulations of ble to our own si- Uer rcqiilation and ' of Liverpool." In nacted, that if, nt of licensed pilots vcrpool, shall con- all their earnings According to the lors of tlie port of IS amangst which 7 As. VU I Stations . IX of the third e sixth Boat, Sec, boat is regulated // Pilots shall re- i in them to their Pilot when not 'veri/ day, at such nd appointed for which he belongs, i nay then and Bill in question adopted for the si by the oppo- fh the value of from 40 Pilots ebec, several of very large eom- tosay ; Sicvolo, s we must look i^ho are opposed tend, 1st. That it is the interest of the shipping to have slvillfid and respectable pilots ; 2d. That the Bill will increase the rate of Insurance in taking of the Pilots the poivvrjid stimulus of private interest ; 3rd. That the promiscuitj of the Associatioi: are a benefit for the lazy pilot > to the disadvantage of the industrious; 4th. That it will be a hardship for the o\\ ners and masters not to be allowi-d to choose their o^'.i Pilots ; 5th. 1 hat indolence and want of energy of Pilots tends to prohsng tlu- voyages of ships. The allegations of the second petition bearing 37 signatures are al'solutely the same in other terms as those of the forty Pilots. The present memorialists are 200 Pilots, who have petitioned in favor of the Bill, though the Bill requires from them the obligation of keeping bouts of a more costly description than the craft just now em[)loyed : but they are of opinion that this measure is cttdculatcd to increase the respectability of their profession, and a more general happiness amongst themselves. They are supported by the remainder of their brethren and could have procured themselves with a petition largely signed by other parties had they thought that number of signatures of commercial men would have stood against reasoning, but convinced of tho contrary, they have taken no other trouble than to give good reasons insuopoitof the Bill. To answer briefly but categorically to the allegations of the above meaitioned petitims, let us say : 1st. We know that the resr ^ability of the Pilots are a great guarantee for the shii ; idg, and it is fortius very reason that we are in favor of an organisation that will supervise the Pilots, keep order, decency and steadiness in good managed boats ; instead of being gangued without law or protection, in private boats, where the brutal force is the only police to resort to ; instead of wandering about the Gulf in a ruinous and foolish competition, at far distances from Pilot's waters. 2nd. We have shown hoM' the rate of insurance is increased, and how the Bill is calculated to diminish itiQ proportion of wrecks. As far as stimulus of private interest goes, the Bill will provide for a just approtion- ) ' i if 1 / i i li $ TX v!^ l^" ^T'"^'' ^"'^ *° ^^'^^ °ff the portion of eadi 1 ilot an adequate sum for absence, insubordina- tion Of misconduct. 'auuuruina- Hnn"^f V'"" '"""^ ""''''''' '^^" «"fl^^-^ for this 3rd objec nPM '.n 1 ff'^ "'^^ '"^"""^ '""'•^' explanation, (^om- pet tion will not be taken off by the -Bill Pilof. hnJn,, dmded into two associations, eLl/one com . ;'S the other, It dependin^^ upon its own dil gence Tnd energy to increase its earnings. Just the same svsLrn as adopted in the Port of Livx^rpool, wit the onlv dT We that by the Bill there i only hvo a soci ^ionj . while here is sever associations in Liverpool the reason being that the nu..ber of Pilots is le's^t""' s a! son only SIX months and the road«tcd longer. 4th. By the Bill masters and owners of" ships will be as wel as before allowed to choose their Pibts for the go'ngdown, and will be obliged as they are novv to Z t:^'''''-'^^ ^-- ^o\:;dsi;rp: :: f thTBill do""' "^"r^' ''""'H-r^' '' -" beTut JoZ It the Bill do pass, because Pilots will be forced to do their duty or to abandon their profession, and it wlH the PiS: 'r^'' '^ ^""^ '''^'^ ''' ^^^^ '^ip^t and fo the Pilots: becausejust now mere chance or ftvvor can can'p^oin^'o'urtr^'' ^^^°' ? P°°^' ""^'''^'^ «^^» We can point out the names of several of the best Pilots who have been forced to cruise, day and night hiol good and bad weather, in the Gulf, seveXeks Ton?/ before being able to board a ship, whil ships wefe wanting Pilots in the very limits of pilotage ^ A\ e hope that an enquiry before the coramitte after luedSdlnTb'"^ ofthe Bill will prove everyt?ig rlic7 f.i ^^'' memorial, and will show the truf reason of the opposition to this good public measure Since the preparation of this Memorial, a Commit ee of the House reported on the matter, and ever^^ne of Session 18^2:18^]""^" " ""^"'"^ '* '^' ^«"««' ^ (Signers : 200 Pilots uJio Juive pctUumned.) '..7fyi.y\ ike off the portion of ubsencp, insubordina- fice for tliis 3rd objec- ill is so clear mid so ore explanation, ('om- le 'Bill. Pilots being I one competing with i own diligence and Jujit the same system )1, with the onlydif- 3iil> two associations s in Liverpool, the ilots is less, the sea- ted longer, ners of ships will be s their Pilots for the is they are now to No hardships on ts when they state t that there is now it will be put down i'ill be forced to do Bssion, and it will le shipping and for hance or fovor can searthed man. We of the best Pilots and night, thro jgh seven weeks long, while ships were 3ilotage. ^e committe after prove everything ill show the true public measure, •rial, a Committee , and every one of true by the Com- i of the House, '■itionned.J