The illustrated London news . dkre of Alrka, . (.il;:i!i; ikAfrican Steam-ship Oompanv, which Irs now workingso successfully from Liverpool to the coast f \ n ;?every month. He ako planned and carried out, athis own cost and risk, with the a-^istaiiee only of avery amall subsidy from Government, the AfricanInland Navigation and Trading Com|>:inv, in continued to lake uo-at intere-t until his death,which happened a few months ago. The Birkenhead Dock; woo: projected by the!;..!,? II I ill in ; 1,111, the of havingpun hascdall the propert
The illustrated London news . dkre of Alrka, . (.il;:i!i; ikAfrican Steam-ship Oompanv, which Irs now workingso successfully from Liverpool to the coast f \ n ;?every month. He ako planned and carried out, athis own cost and risk, with the a-^istaiiee only of avery amall subsidy from Government, the AfricanInland Navigation and Trading Com|>:inv, in continued to lake uo-at intere-t until his death,which happened a few months ago. The Birkenhead Dock; woo: projected by the!;..!,? II I ill in ; 1,111, the of havingpun hascdall the property to prevent his plan- | I til 1*11, u hen k . ..,:.;:: .1.:,;,- .f ;l J(K r! iH- r i;li;uu< :?? fov ei-M^. ..:-. • .?.?? \V nla- ?. I ? ??:?! -M . ^ -aviym:.; out i\a< ?,but in 1857 Parliament decided to amalgamate thedocks on both sides of the river in one trust, calledthe Mersey Hocks and Harbour Board, givi. ! gas and water 1 :..-?! ? ? last year being upwards of £30,000. The t ? ? in k??!. amounted to itwOOperannum, ; On, i 17 , slaa*. me,an i„cu ,.,. of upwards of 100 per cent ten .. For the last thirty-five years Mr. Laird has taken VLPkrt ^ ^ matterS connected with t ? ! ?; ? , caused an a Deputy Lieute- ; !i- ???->?? ..i ;lie National Jliilo A--, a^-1 1i-puty Chairman nf (h-- (Amiuv ..f? ni ??;? :;? i. :? \--- ,?? ,!;,,!?. 1|;. | .,, ,.,!-, ,L .,,. ^k.,,,pari iii thrvolnntCu-mnVenieiH -iiuv ,i- a irl in lN.,n, ?? l. 