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Castries (St. Lucia). The limits of the Port are defined by St. Lucia Ordinance No. 1 of 1895 (amended by Ordinance No. 15 of 1896). which also provides for the appointment of a Harbour Master, who is responsible. under the Colanial Government, for the control of the Fort.
The pilotage fees, harbour dues, &c. are paid into the Colonial Treasury, and any funds needed for deepening or improvements are provided by the St. Lucia Government.
Kingston (Jamaica).-The harbour is administered under the Harbour Consolidation Law, 1873, as amended by subsequent laws, of which the most recent is law of 1910, but the most important. Law 17 of 1976, which constituted a Marine Board for the Colony.
The number of members of the Marine Board may not exceed five, including the President.
The Harbour Master of Kingston, who is the officer directly responsible for the administration of the harbour, is appointed by the Colonial Government, but works under the general control, superintendence, and directions of the Marine Board.
Any funds needed for deepening or improvements um provided by the Jamaica Government.
Port of Spain (Trinidad).—The limits of the Port are defined by proclamation under Ordinance No. 181, which also provides for the appointment of a Harbour Master, who is responsible, under the Colonial Government, for the control of the Port.
The floating dock is also administered by the Colonial Government.
The harbour dues, wharfage fees, &c., are paid into the Colonial Treasury, and any funds needed for deepening or improvements are provided by the Trinidad Government.
Baratonga (Cook Islands). The Cook Islands were included within the boundaries of New Zealand by Imperial Order in Conncil, dated May 13th, 1901, made under the Colonial Boundaries Act, 1895.
Raratonga was declared a port by Governor's Order No. 158, of September 24th. 1901, made under the Customs Laws Consolidation Act, 1882, of New Zealand.
The port is under the control of the Resident Commissioner of the Cook Islands.
Suva (Fiji).--The harbour is administered under Fiji Ordinance No, 1 of 1880, as amended by subsequent Ordinances, of which the most recent is No. 32 of 1914.
A Harbour Master is responsible, under the Colonial Government, for the control of the port,
Pilotage fees, light and shipping dues, &c.. are paid into the Colonial Treasury, and any fonds needed for deepening or improvement are provided by the Fiji Goverment.
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Explanatory Statement
The harbour is entirely a tidal one, the tidal range being so small as to render it unnecessary to construct wet dook.. As the area of the Colony is very limited, Hong-
kong owes its existence as a port to ite trade with the Chinese Empire and its trade is consequently almost entirely
'transit".
2. The storage of goods was, for many years, confined to the Hongkong (City of Victoria) side of the harbour and, as no facilities existed for berthing vessels alongside quays or wharves, the ships frequenting the port lay at moorings and discharged their cargoes into lighters or native eraft (junke or cargo-boats). The fact that the land fronting the harbour was allowed to fall into private hands, generally in lots (designated Marine Lots) with small frontage, militated against the introduction of any scheme for providing deep- -water berthage and, though the frontage of a considerable section of the City now extends into a depth of 25 to 30 feet at low water, the sea-wall has not been so constructed as to
Numerous piers project- admit of vessels lying alongside it.
ing from the sea-wall have however been constructed, but, with the exception of two or three, which are used for coast- ing steamers, they are devoted entirely to River-boat or ferry traffic. Nearly all the piers are privately owned, only a few, which are not aside a■ publio landing places, belonging to the Government.
3. In 1886, a private company was started for the pro- vision of piers and warehouses on the Kowloon side of the harbour and it now possesses extensive warehouses and premises with 3 piers alongside which ocean-going steamers can be
berthed.
The piers range from 477 to 565 feet in length an2 the depth of water alongside them ranges from 27% feet to
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