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Tuesday,

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SHIPPING

PETROL SHIPS. THAMESHAVEN STORAGE CAPACITY

DIRECTOR'S EVIDENCE.

SECTION.

KING'S BIRTHDAY.

EXCURSION TRIPS TO MACAO.

On June 3 (King's Birthday), and, June 4 (Public Holiday), the Hong Kong, Canton and Macao companies desired to do so they Steamboat Company will run spe

to Macao, could establish themselves outside cial excursion trips the limits, as his company had where a race mseting is to be held done.

on Sunday, June, 3, Special meals, Mr. Burgess said last year at popular prices, on board the there were in all 2,609, barge excursion boats have been arranged Journeys with petrol

from by the Company.

The times for the excursion trips London.When the inquiry Thameshaven to Purfleet and be was resumed into the proposed yond. If the regulations were re-are..na follow: relaxation, of the Port of London laxed he did not anticipate any Authority's by-laws in order to appreciable diminution in the permit oll tankers to come as far number of such barge journeys, up the river for landing cargoes except that there would be no as Purfleet (instead of Thame-need for barges to Purficet. shaven, as at present), further At present self-propelled barges evidence was given in opposition were permitted to go as far up the Thames as they cared to, with to the scheme.

They Mr. T. C. Burgess, joint manag-could still do that if the ships

a cargo up to 500 tons. ing director of the Thameshaven Oil Wharves, Limited, the first went to Purfleet. witness, was examined by Mr. Anfilegoff.

Mr. Macmillan.-Is not your real apprehension that, if the by- laws are relaxed you will be de prived of your unique position down here--have-no such ap prehension at all.

With the aid of a huge wall map he described the scope and extent of his company's undertaking, which, he said, consisted of a

In your view would these pro- vast number of enormous tanks, posed alterations affect your specially and separately construct- ed in a series of groups several business at all?-Possibly.

Injuriously 7-Well, it would hundred yards apart, with anch tank from 200 to 300 feet away not affect it in any other way.

Then is the motive of your from its nearest neighbour: The total result was that they had opposition to the proposed altera- storage capacity for 215 million tions that it might affect your business position injuriously?-I gallons, which might be roughly do not think so at all.

expressed as 1,070,000 tons.

Sunday, June 3. HONG KONG TO MACAO. 8.80 a.m. "Su An." 9.80, a.m. "Taishan."

MACAO TO HONG KONG. 8.30 p.m. "Sul An". 6.30 p.m. "Taishan."

Monday, June 4. HONG KONG TO MACAO, 9.00 a.m. "Sul An." 2.00 p.m. "Sui Tat."-

MAÇÃO TO HONG KONG. 8.00 a.m. "Sui Tal." 3.30 p.m. "Sui An." Note:-

5.8. "Taishan" will sail from and return to Hong Kong Wharf. return to Wing Lok Wharf.

B.J. "Sul An" will sail from and

MERSEY: DOCKS."

COST OF REFUSING A

PILOT...

At a meeting of the

Mersey

Then what is your objection? Docks and Harbour Board, over. In 1904 the total landed by the company, said Mr. Burgess, was My objection is that it will be in-, which Mr. R. D. Holt presided, a 7,000 tons. In 1926 they landed jurious to the trade at large, and report was considered of a case in It would which the master of a vessel was well over one million tons, includ also to other trades. ing benzol. The total landing by only need one accident to cause Aned £20 and costs by the Liver the Shell Company was just over such an effect that restrictions pool Stipendiary for navigating his would be demanded that would ad-ship inwards after a licensed pilot, 400.000 tons. This included a

had.offered to take charge of the small quantity obtained from lowversely affect the trade. -flash crude oil after landing."

were

The companies which supporting the new bye-laws, in- cluding the Anglo-American and the British Petroleum Companies,

landed à total of 335,678 tons.

Dangers at Purflect,

Pilotage Act, 1913, was heard at 'Sir Lynden-What risks does the Liverpool City Rolice Court it insure?-Nothing at all that before the Stipendiary Magistrate, arises at this inquiry.

who imposed a fine of £20 together with the Court interpreter's fee and £1 16s. witnesses expenses.

Well, tell us what risks it in

But you would be beyond such ship. restriction down there, beyond The solicitor reported that the such restriction' down there, be- summons which was issued against yond the danger zone?-That is the master of the "Konistan" for. having, on March 31, 1928, navigat- not the only question.

Risks Insured..

ed his ship inwards in the Liver- Answering Sir Lynden pool Pilotage District (in which Macassey, K.C., Mr. Burgess said pilotage is compulsory) after i There were certain other neu-ho was chairman of the River licensed pilat had offered to take tral companies which together Insurance Company. It was so charge of the ship, contrary to the landed 162,000 tons. During named by himself, and did not provisions of Section 1 (2) of the 1927 the highest amount stored at undertake river risks. any one period at Thameshaven was 444,703 tons.

There was, therefore, storage for practically double what was at any one time being used at present, and they sures. Any part of Thame- also had four hundred acres of shaven? Yes, part of the pre- The Board-approved the action land not yet brought into usc.mises of the Thameshaven Wharf of the Docks and Quays Committee suggestion They were connected at many Co., Ltd., and of the London Oil in connection with a points with the L.M.S.- Railway, Storage Company.

from the Town Clerk of Bootle to and had a total of five miles of

Answering further questions, the effect that in order to secure sidings. On the river they had witness agreed that the whole of improved fire protection the fire two and a quarter miles of front the shares in the insurance com-reef station at the berth end, west with seven wharves, at five of pony were held by the two storage side, of Langton Deck should be which the largest tankers afloat companies named, and it did no closed. In substitution the Town could lie up at any state of the business-outside them. He Clerk suggested there should be a tide.

agreed that the regulations of the public fire alarm call box in direct With regard to the land busi P.L.A. were very stringent, but no communication with the Central ness they had capacity for load-regulation was impossible of fire station, similar to other alarms ing road waggons at the rate of violation. There were stringent on the dock estate. Reports were. fourteen per twenty minutes. The rules against smoking and posses- read on the matter, and the com roads to Thameshaven had been sion of matches by anyone on the mittee recommended the approval very greatly improved in recent premises or on ships, but precau of the suggestion. years, and there were fero-con- tion was necessary occasionally crete roads now built across the because of breaches of that regu- marshes and through the com-lation. There had been two such

pany's property. He thought the prosecutions since this inquiry AMERICAN AUSTRALIA ORIENT

SOUTH AMERICA (East Const) vin Singapore, Cape Town & Ports trade was properly and adequately had started.

Saturday, 9th June.

NEW YORK and/or BOSTON vin PANAMA.

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† ASUKA MARU

+ DAKAR MARU

Monday, Saturday,

11th June,

16th June.

LIVERPOOL via Singapore, Colombo, Fort Said & Porta.

Monday, 11th June.

Sunday,

CALCUTTA vla Singapore, Penang & Rangoon,

+ MORIOKA MARU

NAGASAKI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA.

AKI MARU

SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA.

10th Juno.

Friday, 22nd June.

Monday, Thursday,

7th June, 11th June.

14th June.

† MALACCA MARU (Moji direct)..Thursday, KATORI MARU

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Saturday, 80th June.

.Sunday, are June.

.Thursday, 21st June.

Thursday, 6th July.

catered for, both in regard to safe- Answering Professor Brame,

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ty and facility at Thameshaven, one of the Commissioners. Mr. and there was ample room for any Burgess said, they never permit- development.

ted petrol to be put direct from a These facilities were at the dis-tanker into a barge. Every regu- posal of all responsible companies, lation they had was founded pri- as an instance of which he said marily on safety. If there was a

Anglo-American Company barge alongside an oilship taking S.S. "WEST IVAN" ....May 31 had a call upon the Thameshaven netrol direct, they would want a Company of storage for 100,000 tug to take the barge away. There tons, but only paid for what they was a risk in. that. "We have used.

even prevented the harbour mas- They had never yet utilised to ter coming alongside a tanker the full the storage on which they during unloading."

had a call. To construct new Professor Brame: So that storage for that quantity would when a tanker- comes into your cost at least £300,000. No com-wharves and a portion of hor pany could do their work as cargo has to go higher up the cheaply for themselves as it could river and barges have to be used, be done for them by his company, it has first to be put into your having regard to the capital out-tanks and then back to the barge? lay that would be involved. TheYes.

public could not be facilitated to Mr. Burgess's evidence was any appreciable extent by the pro- concluded and the inquiry was ad- posal to establish an ocean depot journed.

at Purfleet, because at the outside

it was only tivelve miles nearer London than was Thameshaven.

Dangers of Configuration.

DURBAN. DELAGOA BAY, BEIRA, DAR-ES-SALAAM, ZANZIBAR AND other craft coming within one

MOMBASA Via Singapore and Colombo.

CHICAGO MARU..... ...........Friday, 1st June.

CALCUTTA Via Singapore, Penang and Rangoon

SHUNKO MARU'

SEATTLE MARU:

Thursday, 5th July.

Wednesday, 25th July.

VICTORIA, SEATTLE, TACOMA & VANCOUVER Vis Shanghai

Japan porte

AFRICA MARU, (From Shanghai).Thursday, 81st May. ARIZONA MARU

HAIPHONGVỀ HOIHOW & PAKUÔI:

MENADO MARU

Monday, 11th June.

Friday, 8th June 10 am.

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KISHU MARU

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TAKAO & KEELUNG

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Middle of June,"

Tuesday, 5th June. Friday, 8th June.

Sunday,. Srd Juno Noon. Bunday, 10th June-noon

Thursday, 81st Juno 10 cm.

iday, 8th June,

MOVEMENT OF STEAMERS.

The C.P.S. R.M.S. Empress of

Mr. Burgess spoke of the dan-Canada!", arrived at Kobe yesterday gers that were necessarily pre- at 7 a.m., left, Kobe yesterday at sent in the handling of oil cargoes, 5 pm, and to due at Shanghai to- and said these would be increased morrow at noon. considerably at Purfleet, where The B.I. 8.a.Takliwa" will leave there would be all sorts of craft Amoy for this port to-day and is passing close to the tankers. The due hore to morrow." port regulations forbade any

The Ben Line 8.8. "Benlomond" Jhundred feet of vessels loaded from Leith, Middlesbro'. Antwerp, with oll spirit, but infringements London and Straits left Singapore would be certain to take place, for this port on May 29, and is doe and sparks from Thames tugs and to arrive here on,June 8.

The P. & O... Jeypore" left and barges with galley fires might

easily cause a conflagration. At Shanghal for this port on May 29 Thameshaven the unloading was at 1.80 p.m. with the Malls, and is far from the fairway.

due here on June 2 at about 8 a.m. Cross-examined by Mr. H. P. The C.P.S. R.MS. "Empress of Macmillan, K.G., witness said he Canada" arrived at Yokohama' on did not put forward the augges-May 28 at 6 p.m., left Yokohama tion that his company should be on May 29 at 8 a.m., and in due at left in possession of the whole of Hong Kong on June 4. She will this trade, but he did say that it sall for Manila on June 8 at 5 p.m. should be confined to a district in The M/V "Agra" (Swedish East conformity with the regulations.

Asiatle Co, Ltd.), left Antwerp on It was true his company were well as 7, and is due here on or about established and had every facility June 16. which could be used to the advan- tage of the public with safety. The M/V "Delhi" (Swedlab East The greatly increased importation: Asiatic Co., Ltd.), left Hamburg in recent years increased a risk on May 18, and is due here on or that was always present. Ir other about June 17.

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