LIFE-JACKETS. See LIFE-SAVING APPLIANCES.

LIFE-RAFT. See LIFE-SAVING APPLIANCES.

LIFE-SAVING APPLIANCES,

for British ships, rules for, 241, 696, 708.

committee to prepare, 242, 441.
penalty for non-compliance, 242.

not to apply to boats on fishing boat register,

241.

duty of owner and master to carry, 242.
record of examination of, by master, 472.
inspection of record, 472.

inspection by surveyor as to, 243, 472.

detention of ship till certificate given, 243.

for foreign ships, 172, 469.

saving as to certain foreign ships, 470.

for fishing boats, 213.

LIGHT. See also LIGHTS.

added to lighthouse, may be treated as a separate lighthouse, 371.

LIGHT DUES, 371-374.

definition of, 371.

continuance of existing dues, 371.

payable by what ships, 371.

regulation of, by general lighthouse authority, 372.

alteration of, by Order in Council, 372.

for new lighthouses, 372.

revision of, by Order in Council, 372.

exemption from, of H. M. ships, 371.

exemptions, alterations, &c., power of authorities to make, 372.

tables of, to be posted at custom houses, 372.

regulations as to, publication of, 372.

collection of, 373.

to be carried to Mercantile Marine Fund, 373.

recovery of, 373.

who liable to pay, 373.

consignee or agent paying, may retain amount out of moneys received, 373.

distress on ship for, 373.

power to sell distress, 374.

receipt to be given for, 374.

detention of ship till receipt produced, 374.

exemption of, from rates and taxes, 411.

scale of, 458, 461.

rules as to, 458, 461.

power to alter by Order in Council, 458.

exemptions from, 462.

tonnage of ships for purpose of, 462.

modification of scale of light dues, 758-760

Colonial. See COLONIAL LIGHT DUES,

exemption by, from payment of light dues, 372.

duty to inspect local lighthouses, 374. See LIGHTHOUSES, LOCAL.

surrender or sale of local lighthouses to, 375.

dues to be received by, in respect of lighthouses surrendered or sold, 375.
control of local lighthouse authorities by, 374. See LIGHTHOUSES, LOCAL.
establishments of, 377.

expenses of, 377-379.

to be paid out of Mercantile Marine Fund, 377.

estimates and accounts of, to be submitted to Board of Trade,
379.

advances by Treasury for extraordinary, 378.

mortgage of Mercantile Marine Fund for extraordinary, 378.
advances by Public Works Loan Commissioners, 379.
advertising foreign lighthouses, 386.

power to grant pensions, 379.

accounts to be made by, to Board of Trade, 379.

power to prevent lights liable to be mistaken for lighthouse, 380.

removal of wreck by, 311, 312. See WRECK.

LIGHTHOUSE AUTHORITIES, LOCAL,

definition of, 368.

control of, by general lighthouse authority, 374.

returns to be made by, 374.

transfer of powers of, on default, to general lighthouse authority, 375.

surrender or sale of lighthouses by, 375.

dues payable to, 376. See LIGHT DUES, Local.

reduction of local light dues by, 376.

LIGHTHOUSE POWERS,

definition of, 369.

restriction on exercise of, by commissioners, 370.

scheme as to, to be submitted to Trinity House, 370.

LIGHTHOUSES (Part XI.), 368–383.

definition of, 416.

management of, in whom vested, 368.

returns, &c. as to, by authorities to Board of Trade, 369.
inspection of, by Board of Trade on complaint, 369.

Trinity House, 369.

erection, &c. of, by general lighthouse authority, 369.

commissioners on direction of Trinity House, 370.
powers of lighthouse authorities as to, 369. See LIGHTHOUSE POWERS.
additions to, may be treated as separate lighthouses, 371, 416.
extraordinary expenses of, Treasury may make advances for, 378.

Board of Trade may mortgage Mercantile Marine
Fund for, 378.

Public Works Loan Commissioners may make
advances for, 379.

power to prevent lights liable to be mistaken for, 380.

offences as to, 380.

in Channel Islands, provisions as to, 381.

in colonies, 382, 383.

loans for construction, &c. of, 383.

dues payable for. See COLONIAL LIGHT DUES.

construction and maintenance of, 457.

exemption of, from rates and taxes, 411.

local lighthouses not exempted, 411.

communication with, and shore, paid out of General Lighthouse Fund, 457.

liable to be mistaken for lighthouse lights, prevention of, 380.

LIGHT SHIP,

offences as to, 380.

LIME JUICE,

issue of, to crew, 119, 432.

LIMITATION

of time for certain proceedings against officials, under Part III., 203.

as to title to wreck, 309.

summary proceedings, 389.

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY, 292-300.

may be modified by contract, 297.

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY-continued.

earlier legislation as to, 292.

no liability in certain cases for loss of or damage to goods, 292.
for loss of life or personal injury, &c., to 157. per ton, 293.

or damage to ship or goods, to 87. per ton, 293.

property or right on land or water, 465.

definition of ship for purposes of, 455.

tonnage, calculation of, for purposes of, 294-297, 454, 466, 508.

of foreign ship, certificate of, 294.

is that on register at time of collision, 297.

crew spaces may be deducted, 294, 297.

master's and navigation spaces may be deducted, 297.

may be claimed without admitting liability, 295, 298.
in defence or counterclaim, 294.

by separate action, 298.

carrier not disentitled to, 295.

of railway company carrying in own or other ships, 295.

of charterer by demise, 508.

of owners of dock, 465.

of owners of canal, 465.

of harbour or conservancy authority, 465.

foreign ships, application to, 294.

for damage, &c. arising on distinct occasions, 294, 297.

when several claims for one occasion, 466.

damage or loss to goods on board the ship, what is, 296.
improper navigation, what is, 296.

tug and tow, 296.

fault or privity of owner, what is, 295.

of one part-owner does not disentitle others, 295.
owner is not relieved from liability except as to damages, 296.
liable for interest on amount awarded, 296.

application of rule as to division of loss, 296.

whether owner discharged by sinking of his ship, 297.

freight may be arrested, 297.

release of vessel on payment into court, 296.

action for, owner need not admit liability in, 295, 298.
consolidation of claims in, 297.

stay of proceedings, 298.

distribution among claimants rateably, 298.

security to be given by owner, 299.

costs in, 299.

where several successive collisions, 297.

part-owners to account to one another for damages and costs, 299.
passenger lists are evidence in case of loss of life, 299.

insurance against risk not invalid, 299.

does not apply where owner is master or seaman, and liable as such, 300.
to British ship not recognised as such, 300, 454.

applies from time of launching to registration, 454.

of ship before registration, 508.

of pilot, 359.

of owner or master for fault of compulsory pilot, 365.

burden of proof of pilot's fault, 366.

See also COMPULSORY PILOTAGE.

of passengers.

See PASSENGERS' LIST.

of steerage passengers brought to British Islands, 195.

of persons on board ship to be produced to officer enforcing Act, 407.

LLOYD'S,

copy of depositions in respect of ships in distress to be sent to, 305.
notice and description of wreck to be posted at, 306.

committee of, representation on life-saving appliances committee, 441.

LLOYD'S REGISTER OF BRITISH AND FOREIGN SHIPPING,
committee of, to certify as to load-lines, 249.

LLOYD'S REGISTER SOCIETY,

committee of, representation on life-saving appliances committee, 441.
LOAD-LINE

to be marked on British ships, 246.

exemptions, 246, 470.

tables of Board of Trade fixing, 247.

of ship entering outwards or not, position of, to be stated in form of entry,
247, 471.

of ship entering outwards or not, position of, to be stated in agreement with
crew and official log, 247, 248, 471.

ships with submerged, deemed unsafe, 247.

may be detained, 247.

of British foreign-going vessels, time for marking, 247, 470.

of foreign foreign-going vessels, time for marking, 470.

of coasting vessels, statement to be made as to, 248, 470.

alteration of, 248.

penalties for offences as to marking, altering, &c., 249, 471.
loading so as to submerge, 249.

regulations of Board of Trade as to, 249, 710-719.

approval and certifying of, by Lloyd's Register or others, 249.

power of, to make bye-laws as to seamen's lodging-houses, 126.
who are, 127.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT BOARD,

powers as to pauper apprenticeships, 56.

consent of, to sites for sailors' homes, 151.

for Ireland, powers as to pauper apprenticeships, 5.

consent of, to action on indentures, 57.