CO129-258 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1893 [1-4] — Page 89

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We strongly object further to the prohibition to use our wharves to coal our own steamers. We assent unhesitatingly to the requirements that, while Oil is being actually loaded or discharged no other work whatever shall go on at the wharf, but to insist on it that when a vessel has discharged the whole or part of her cargo of Oil and her tanks and holds are properly closed, she may not take coal on board for her return or further voyage, or even cargo, is to impose on us the very heavy expense and risk of coaling or loading her at the very exposed and very distant anchorage west of Stonecutters Island, miles from the town and without any advantage whatever to the public. This also will be a constantly recurring source of expense cutting down the possible profits of the new method of dealing with Petroleum.

In conclusion we beg most respectfully to represent to your Lordship that the success of our enterprise depends in a great measure on the rapidity with which Oil can be loaded and discharged from tanks and tank-steamers and the saving of the cost of the cases and tins hitherto used. The saving of time is the main element in the question. If rules and regulations are imposed that cause a waste of time equal to that required for the discharge of a cargo of Oil in cases or anything like it, the transport of Petroleum in Bulk becomes unprofitable and useless. If restrictions are imposed on the working of the steamers that double the cost of coaling and provisions and impede the despatch, the same result follows.

We submit to being located far from the town and from the

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88 to Canton and the places in the estuary of the Canton river pass to the southward of Stonecutters Island. An occasional fishing boat passes that way or a steam-launch belonging to the Imp. Chinese Cust toms or the Cosmopolitan Dock and once or twice a month a steamer to the above named dock in tow of a launch. There is 10000 times less danger of collision than in the Thames and yet there no such boon is required. We strongly object further to the prohibition to use our wharves to coal our own steamers. We assent unhesitatingly to the requirements that, while Oil is being actually loaded or discharged no other work whatever shall go on at the wharf, but to insist on it that when a vessel has discharged the whole or part of her cargo of Oil and her tanks and holds are properly closed, she may not take coal on board for her return or further voyage, or even cargo, is to impose on us the very heavy expense and risk of coaling or loading her at the very exposed and very distant anchorage west of Stonecutters Island, miles from the town and without any advantage whatever to the public. This also will be a constantly recurring source of expense cutting down the possible profits of the new method of dealing with Petroleum. In conclusion we beg most respectfully to represent to your Lordship that the success of our enterprise depends in a great measure on the rapidity with which Oil can be loaded and discharged from tanks and tank-steamers and the saving of the cost of the cases and tins hitherto used. The saving of time is the main element in the question. If rules and regulations are imposed that cause a waste of time equal to that required for the discharge of a cargo of Oil in cases or anything like it, the transport of Petroleum in Bulk becomes unprofitable and useless. If restrictions are imposed on the working of the steamers that double the cost of coaling and provisions and impede the despatch, the same result follows. We submit to being located far from the town and from the

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j $ 1 $ ! 88 to Canton and the places in the estuary of the Canton river pass to the southward of Stonecutters Island. An occasional fishing boat passes that way or a stean-launch belonging to the Imp. Chinese Cust toms or the Cosmopolitan Dock and once or twice a month a steamer to the above named dock in tow of a launch. There is 10000 times less danger of collision than in the Thames and yet there no such boon is required.- We strongly object further to the prohibition to use our wharves to coal our own steamers. We assent unhesitatingly to the requirements that, while Cil is being actually loaded or discharged no other work whatever shall go on at the wharf, but to insist on it that when a vessel has discharged the whole or part of her cargo of Oil and her tanks and holds are properly closed, she may not take coal on board for her return or further voyage, or even cargo, is to impose on us the very heavy expense and risk of coaling or loading her at the very exposed and very distant anchorage west of Stonecutters Island, miles from the town and without any advantage whatever to the public. This also will be a constantly recurring source of expense cutting down the possible profits of the new me- thod of dealing with Petroleum. In conclusion we beg most respectfully to represent to your Lordship that the success of our enterprise depends in a great mea- sure on the rapidity with which Oil can be loaded and discharged from tanks and tanksteaners and the saving of the cost of the cases and tins hitherto used. The saving of time is the main element in the question. If rules and regulations are imposed that cause a waste of time equal to that required for the discharge of a cargo of Oil in cases or anything like it, the transport of Petroleum in Bulk becomes unprofitable and useless. If restrictions are imposed on the working of the steamers that double the cost of coaling and pro- visions and impede the despatch, the same result follows. We submit to being located far from the town and from the

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to Canton and the places in the estuary of the Canton river pass

to the southward of Stonecutters Island. An occasional fishing boat

passes that way or a stean-launch belonging to the Imp. Chinese Cust

toms or the Cosmopolitan Dock and once or twice a month a steamer to

the above named dock in tow of a launch. There is 10000 times less

danger of collision than in the Thames and yet there no such boon is

required.-

We strongly object further to the prohibition to use our

wharves to coal our own steamers. We assent unhesitatingly to the

requirements that, while Cil is being actually loaded or discharged

no other work whatever shall go on at the wharf, but to insist on

it that when a vessel has discharged the whole or part of her cargo

of Oil and her tanks and holds are properly closed, she may not

take coal on board for her return or further voyage, or even cargo,

is to impose on us the very heavy expense and risk of coaling or

loading her at the very exposed and very distant anchorage west of

Stonecutters Island, miles from the town and without any advantage

whatever to the public. This also will be a constantly recurring

source of expense cutting down the possible profits of the new me-

thod of dealing with Petroleum.

In conclusion we beg most respectfully to represent to your

Lordship that the success of our enterprise depends in a great mea-

sure on the rapidity with which Oil can be loaded and discharged from

tanks and tanksteaners and the saving of the cost of the cases and

tins hitherto used. The saving of time is the main element in the

question. If rules and regulations are imposed that cause a waste

of time equal to that required for the discharge of a cargo of Oil

in cases or anything like it, the transport of Petroleum in Bulk

becomes unprofitable and useless. If restrictions are imposed on

the working of the steamers that double the cost of coaling and pro-

visions and impede the despatch, the same result follows.

We submit to being located far from the town and from the

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