Merchant Shipping Act, 1876. Return of all ships ordered by the Board of Trade, or its officers, to be provisionally detained for survey as unsafe, in pursuance of the provisions of the 39th and 40th Victoria, Chapter 80, Section 6, during the months of October, November, and December 1876; together with a summary, showing the total, number of ships ordered to be detained since the commencement of the act, distinguishing between those cases in which the ships were found safe, or unsafe [electronic resource].