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Question.
PORTS AND HARBOURS OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE:
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UNITED KINGDOM.
Humber (Hull and Immingham).
Leith.
Tees (Middlesbrough).
Tyne (Newcastle, North Shields, South Shields).
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 i
(d) repairs and mainten
ance?
(6) running and all other expenses charged to revenue. excepting (f)?
(improvements paid for out of ravente, if any!
(2) In the last completed Anancial year, *what were the charges debited to capital account, and what were the principal subheads under which they were distributed ?
10. What
was the gr038
revenue for the last com-
pleted financial year?
The gross revenus for the year ended May 15th, 1913. was 163,5452, 19%, Bel.
The gross revenue of the Tyne Im- provement Commissioners for the rear ended December 31st, 1913, wus 477,278. 08. 1d.
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11. (1) Can the depth of water
() at the entrance and in the approach channel-
(b) in the case of en- closed docks, at the entrance lock, if
any, of any impor. tant dock or dooks-- (e) at the principal
berths-
be deepened to 40 feet at L.W.0.B.T. (in the case of the berths at enclosed docks, H.W.Q.N.T.), and can accommodation be pro- vided for vessels 1,000 feet in length, and of 100 feet beam?
If not, to what extent can deepening be effected, and for vessels of what dimensions (length. draught, and beam at that draught) can accommoda- tion be provided ?
(2) In what period? (3) At what approximate
cost-
(a) for the entrance and
approach channel?
(b) in the case of en- closed docks for the entrance lock, if any, of such impor- tant dock or ducks ? (c) for the principa!
berths ?
There is ample depth of water in the Humber to admit of vessels of any size coming up to both Immingham and Hull. The length and beam of the vessels which can be at present accommodated is limited by the size
of the entrance locks to the docks, for which see answers to question 6.
Existing berths could hardly be deepened as suggested, but new harlour works are contemplated which would give a
depth of 20.25 ft. (L.W.O.S.T.), with quays nearly 2,000 ft. in length.
It is estimated that these works would take 10 to 12 years to complete, and would cost probably 1,000,000.
the
The North Eastern Railway
Company obtained, in session of 1914, parliamentary sunction for the construction of u riverside quay on the south side of the Tees and about f miles to the east of Middle- brough Dock.
The quay will provide for a depth of 30 ft. (LW.0.8.T.) and will accommodate vessels 700 ft. in length and of ft. beam, draw. ing water up to little less than the depth mentioned. Vessels 1,000 ft, in length could be accom. modated at tho quy, but, under present conditions, a vessel ton- ger than 700 ft. could not with safety be brought up and turned round in the Tees.
Similarly, the present depth in the river is only 16 ft. (L.W.O.S.T.) which is being gradually dredged to 20 ft., and ultimately the Tees Conservancy
Commissioners
sim at having a depth of 25 ft. (L.W.0.8.T.). There is at present a depth of 32 ft. in the river (H.W.O.S.T.).
The Engineer to the Tyne Improve
ment Commissioners advises that he sees no engineering reason why the channel in the lower portion of the River Tyne up to, say, the entrance to the Northumberland Dock could not be deepened to 40 ft. (E.W.0.8.T.), and that there is no insuperable engineering diffralty in the provision of a mooring tier for vessels up to 1,000 ft. in length and of 1(X) ft. beam, with a depth of 40 ft. (L.W.O.S.T.). It is estimated that three or four years would be required for carrying out the work alluded to, but it is impossible to give particulars of the upproximate cost.
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