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It is true that many of our lights are not strictly modern, 

 first-class lights, but all of them are good, serviceable lights 

 under ordinary conditions of weather, and our fog alarms are 

 as modern and powerful as any in existence. 



We have the testimony of one Commander-in-chief of 

 the North America station after another to the efficiency of our 

 system, and many of the recent attacks on it have been inspir- 

 ed by a few shippers having selfish ends in view. If our 

 lights are not perfect, we are improving them and adding to 

 their number every year, and are also establishing new fog 

 alarm stations, but even in their present condition they are 

 ample to secure safety to a carefully and intelligently navigat- 

 ed ship. What we in Canada require more than improve- 

 ments in aids to navigation, is education of the sailors and 

 pilots frequenting our waters in modern methods of naviga- 

 tion. 



