MARINE INSURANCE BEING A GUIDE TO THE HISTORY, LAW BY VICTOR DOVER, F.C.I.I., C.E.T.D. Lecturer in Marine Insurance for the Insurance Institute H. F. & G. WITHERBY 326 HIGH HOLBORN, W.C. 1924 To the DIRECTORS OF STUDIES, OCEANS GB MANUFACTURED IN GREAT BRITAIN PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION ENCOURAGED by the generous reception accorded to the first edition of this work and by the solicitations of many of my students, the present edition represents an attempt to gather together in one volume a survey of the whole field of marine insurance history, law and practice. It would be foolish to suggest that every ramification of the business has been comprehensively covered, and the earnest student is referred to such standard works as the following if he desires intensively to pursue his studies: Chalmers' "Marine Insurance Act, (Butterworth). Martin's "History of Marine (MacMillan). 1906' Insurance Grey's "Lloyd's-Yesterday and To-day " (Syren & Shipping). Bridge's "Geography of Industry and Commerce " (Hodder & Stoughton). Duckworth's (Pitman). "Principles of Marine Law" Lloyd's Calendar. The more advanced student might with advantage read Arnould on Marine Insurance and Lowndes on General Average. To certain of the above works I wish to express my acknowledgments, but where I |