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alongside which ships lie, offer,
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by considering the present
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lighters. At present, a vessel
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enters the fort with, at times,
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much as three thousand (5,000) tons
of cargo on
board, all of which has to be transferred to lighters, taken on shore, and stored in godowns. (warehouses), and, the goods not un "being consumed here, the same process of transfer has to be "through on re-shipment for the an
gone
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"Coasts of China and Japan. When the
piers are constructed, vessels will
come in
from
sea, and at once
go
alongside them and discharge their
cargoes into railway
trucks,
communicating directly with the godowns. The time saved, the safety
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from depredations of cargo and the freedom from
bostmen
wear and
tear, all tend to show the immense advantage of the proposed system over the present one; and I venture to think that, under such
circumstances, it is the true policy
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