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Question.
PORTS AND HARBOURS OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE:
6. What are the dimensions (length, loaded draught and beam at that draught) | of the largest vessel which, under existing circum- stances, can be-
(a) berthed
alongside
any pier or wharf (L.W.0.8.T.)?
(b) in the case of on- closed docks-
(1) admitted direct to ? or through
(2) admitted
the entrance look of any important dock or docks, H.W.O.N.T.?
Auckland.
Vessels 1,000 ft, in length,
Dunedin (Otago).
ft. beam (1) At Port Chalmers.
and ft. draught can be berthed at the wharTOR.
(2) At Dunedin.
7. What are the dimensions,The dimensions of the Calliope Dock The dimensions of the Otago Dock
(length, breadth and depth
are:---
over sill H.W.O.N.T. of
the largest dry dock or
doating dock in the port?
Length Breadth.
Ft. Ins. 321
0
65
6
Depth over will
(H.W.O.N.T.)
Are:-
Ft.
Length
Breadth.
500 70
Depth over sill
(H.W.O.N.T.).
NEW ZEALAND.
Lyttelton.
The present barths can accommodate vessels 500 ft. long between perpendiculars with a beam of ft. and a draught of 31 ft., or longer vessels with a somewhat less draught.
The dimensions of the graving dock are:-
Ft.
Ins.
Length
481
B
Breadth
·
82
0
Depth over sill (H.W.O.N.T.)
capital expenditure.
8. How much capital ex, Information not available as to total Full information not available.
penditure has been in- curred up to the end of the last completed financial
year-
(a) on entrance and
approach channels?
(b) on entrance locks (in the case of enclosed docks) and on berth- ing accommodation including transit
sheds, cranes, &c.)? (c) on other works (in-
_cluding land)?
On how much of the total capital expenditure is in- terest now being paid?
The
Otago Harbour Board has borrowed 807,0001, but large sums have been spent from revenue on improving the waterways to permit of large vessels entering the Port of Otago,
Total capital expenditure (up to 1912) 628,9341., dia-
tributed as follows:-
(a)
(b)
(4)
9. (1) In the last completed
financial year, what were'
the charges for--
(a) interest on capital ?
(b) sinking fund, if any? (c) dredging charged to
revenue?
(d) repairs and mainten
ance?
(e) running and all other,
expenses charged to revenue, excepting 107
(f) improvemente paid
for out of revenue, if any?
(2) In the last completed inancial year, what were the charges debited to capital account, and what were the principal subheads under which they were distributed ?
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Wellington.
61
A graving dock of the following dimensions is under
construction :—
Length
Breadth - Depth over sill
(H.W.O.N.T.)
Ft. Iny.
594