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XII. SHIPPING AND NAVIGATION OF SWEDEN.
Also in navigation legislation, several changes were proposed, with a
view, among other things, to see that no unsuitable basis be used for
determining the navigation fees and that in general the ship-holder’s business may not
be burdened with too high fees.
Several of these proposals are in preparation by the respective
authorities. Yet, some of them have already caused alterations in the
legislation. As early as 1901, the Riksdag approved a new law
admitting of mortgage on vessels; the proposed maritime mortgage bank,
however, was not realized, but instead of it the above mentioned Loan Fund
of 5 million kronor was granted (since 1904). Concerning the
navigation fees, an abatement is made, inasmuch as the Consulate fees (see p.
971) have been abolished (since 1904).
Home Navigation.
The home navigation of Sweden has long been arranged in a simply
model way. The very lively communication between the different parts
of the country is kept up by several hundred steamers; and for the
local traffic in our large archipelagoes, as well as for the fisheries,
types of peculiarly Swedish sailing boats have developed, some of
which may here deserve special mention.
In the Archipelago (Skärgård) of Stockholm.
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