quitting netsurf

For recent versions of NS, as compared with version #417 (9 Oct 2012),
the load times are similar, but the quit times are between ten and
twenty times greater.

For each result below, NS was quit, the Log file and Cache deleted, NS
was loaded, and then quit, without displaying any web pages

version load quit log
sec sec KB

#417 14 3 14
v3.0 16 31 14
#1125 jsoff 16 31 14

For each result below, NS was quit, the Log file and Cache deleted, NS
was loaded, used to display three web pages. http://news.bbc.co.uk/ ,
http://www.theregister.co.uk/ , http://www.iconbar.com/ , and then quit

version load quit log
sec sec KB

#417 14 3 164
v3.0 16 51 412
#1125 jsoff 16 59 411

All tests were made on a RiscPC, running RO 6.20.

Since the protracted quit can be a nuisance, when wanting to shut down
the machine in a hurry, is there any option which can reduce this time?

Tony