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Batavia (Tandjong Priok)—The old harbour of Batavia, which is situated at the mouth of the Tji Liwoeng, can only be used by prahus and small coasting vessels. In the years 1877-1883 new harbour works were constructed at Tandjoeng Priok, some miles east of the old harbour. Those works consist of an outer harbour comprising a water area of about 140 hectares, formed by two moles of dumped stone built out into the sea and having a length of 1,700 metres. A channel with a depth of 9 metres at low water runs through the outer harbour in the direction of the inner harbour. The inner harbour is 1,100 metres long and 185 metres broad. Along the western side of the harbour basin, there is a quay 1,000 metres in length, upon which have been built 7 large storage godowns. On the eastern side are screw pile jetties.
These servo for loading salt, tin and coal. On the available land adjoining these jetties, stand salt and tin warehouses as well as 12 coal sheds. To the west of the inner harbour is the railway terminus; here is another small harbour basin, which originally served as a coaling harbour. A short time after the completion of the harbour a large part of this basin and the land adjoining it was apportioned to the Tandjoeng Priok Drydock Company, which opened repairing yards and a 4,000 tons floating drydock there. A canal provides a connection so far as lighter traffe is concerned between the harbour and town of Batavia. Altogether a sum of about Fls. 21,000,000 has been devoted to the constructions of the Tandjoeng Priok harbour, apart from the cost of the railway connections with Batavia. Since the original completion of the work various additional improvements have been effected. The salt and tin jetty has been extended, a railway constructed behind the coaling depots, and the low-lying marshy land surrounding the harbour has been raised. The existing docks being found inadequate, the harbour has been enlarged with a second basin, which on both sides has quayage of 1,000 metres length, giving accommodation to vessels with a draught of 9 metres on the western side of the harbour and of 10 metres on the eastern side. Over 300 metres of the new quay wil give 12 metres depth at low tide. Plans for building a third dock for ocean steamers are in full preparation, while dredging is already finished. Additional warehouses, also, have been built, electric cranes have been erected, a floating steam crane with a lifting capacity of 75 tons and a derrick of 15 tons have been seeured, and other subsidiary works ex- ecuted, including the removal and extension of the railway terminus. Floating bunker cranes have been procured by the N. I. Steenkolen Handel-maatschappij, and two lighter harbours have been made on the eastern side of the canal to Batavia, which are in connection with this canal, and have an area of 24,000 square metres.
Semarang. When the old harbour works of the year 1878 proved to be insufficient a new harbour scheme was approved and is now in course of construetion. This scheme comprises a spacious lighter harbour with two basins for Customs purposes, and a small harbour for fishing vessels, the new harbour works being accessible from the harbour canal, which forms the connection with the sea. The projected harbour has a total water area of 83 hectares and provides sufficient depth of water for heavily-laden lighters. The harbour area is amply provided with approach ways and open spaces, and linked up with the existing railway system. Plans for building a harbour for deep-sea going vessels are in full preparation
Soerabaja.--Plans were drawn up several years ago for providing Soerabaja with wharves capable of accommodating ocean-going vessels, so that these could obtain direct communication with the shore. This work, consisting of a widening of the Kali Mas, was carried out expeditiously at a cost altogether of Fls. 1,350,000. In the