Thanks Janet - this answers all! Jose ----- Original Message ----- From: "Janet" <jmartin17@optusnet.com.au> To: "Gordon Johnson" <gordon@kinhelp.co.uk>; <dumfries-galloway@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, November 08, 2010 9:34 PM Subject: Re: [DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY] historical indexes > > For the purposes of registration, a ship is divided into 64 shares; most > maritime nations (the United States being an exception) follow this > custom, > which is variously attributed, for example, to the fact that ships > traditionally had 64 ribs or the fact that under Queen Victoria ship > owners > were taxed 36% and left with the remaining 64%. > > > If you go to this site, everything is explained in Factsheet No. 25 > http://www.lr.org/Images/25%2064%20Shares_tcm155-173538.pdf > > Janet > > > >> On 08/11/2010 08:02, Jose wrote: >>> I have noticed that most boats have a total of 64 shares. Does anyone >>> know why 64? >> ** This seems to be a standard through the country, as I noticed the >> same in Dundee. It is just a standard that has developed, just as we >> used to have 20 shillings in a pound, or 240 old pennies in the pound. >> Gordon. >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' >> without >> the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.864 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3244 - Release Date: 11/08/10 08:34:00