WHITEWAY, Chief Officer Steamship Celtic to Mes, March 23, 1875

Gentlemen: In compliance with your request, I forward you what my opinion is with respect to the additional fog-signals proposed by the board of trade. My opinion is, that the additional ones proposed are as necessary as the red and green lights. I also think that all sailing-ships should be provided with more efficient fog-horns than have hitherto been used, and that they should be sounded every two minutes instead of every three minutes, as proposed in the list I received.

I am, &c.,