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PORTE AND HARBOURS OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE:
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Humber (Hall and Immingham).-The entrance to, and the channels of, the Humber are under the control of the Humber Conservancy Board, appointed under the Humber Conservancy Act, 1852, and subsequent Acts, of which the most recent is 7 Edw. VII. Chap. 97. The Board has statutory jurisdiction as a Conservancy, Pilotage, and Local Lighthouse Authority.
The Board consists of 37 members. Of these 24 are nominated, 3 by the Board of Trade, 6 by the Hull Trinity House, 1 each by four railway companies concerned, 2 each by the Chambers of Commerce of Hull, Great Grimsby, and Goole, 1 each by the Hall and Grimsby Corporations, 1 by the Goole Urban District Council, and the remaining 2 by other local bodies. The remaining Bare elected, † by the shipowners of Hull. and 3 each by the shipowners of Grimsby and Goole.
The Board is empowered to borrow within limita laid down by the Acts. but sums borrowed must be repaid withia 50 years.
The docks at Hull are the proparty partly of the North Eastern Railway Company and partly of the Hull and Barnsley Railway Company, whilst the two Companies own jointly the new Joint Dock to which reference is made in the preceding pages.
The ducks at Immingham are the property of the Great Central Railway Company.
Leith. The harbour and docks at Leith are controlled by the Leith Docks Commission appointed under the Leith Harbour and Dock Act of 1875 and subsequent Acts, of which the most recent is 3 & 4 Geo. V Chap. 87.
The Commission cousists of 15 members, of whom 3 sach are appointed by the Corporations of Edinburgh. and Leith, 1 each by the Company of Merchants of Edinburgh and by the Chamber of Commerce and Manufactures of Edinburgh and the Chamber of Commerce of Leith, 2 by the shipowners of Leith and 4 by the payers of dock rates at Leith.
The Commission is empowered to borrow within the limits laid down by the Acta. Loans may be secured by means of bonds or mortgages on the undertaking. A sinking fund equivalent to one-sixtieth of the total amount of debt outstanding has to be set aside in such year.
Tees (Middlesbrough). The entrance to, and the channels of the Toes are controlled by the Teer Conservancy Commissioners appointed under the Tees Conservancy Act, 1852, and subsequent Acts, of which the most recent is 2 & 3 Geo V. Chap 78.
The Commissioners now number 23, of whom 5 each are appointed by the Borough Councils of Stockton and Middlesbrough, are appointed by the Board of Trade, und 2 each are elected by the ratepayers of the parish of Yarn, the Stockton shipowners, the Middlesbrough shipowners, the Stockton payers of Tees dues, and The Middlesbrough payers of Tees dues.
The Commissioners are empowered to borrow within limita laid down by the Acts, by means of the issue of debenture stock. Such an amount must be set aside in each year by way of sinking fund us will enable the amount borrowed to be repaid within 10 years,
Middlesbrough Dock is owned by the North Eastern Railway Company. There are also wharves on both sides of the Tees owned by private time.
Tyne (Newcastle, North Shields, and South Shields).—The entrance to the channels and the whol of both banks of the River Tyne for a distance of about 19 miles from the sea are under the jurisdiction of the Tyne Improvement Commissioners appointed under the Tyne Improvement Act, 1850, and subsequent Acts, of which the most recent in 8 Edw. VII. Chap. 85.
The Commissioners now number 32. Of these 17 are nominated, 2 by the Board of Trade, and 15 by the Newcastle City Council, and the Boroughs of Gateshead, Tynemouth, South Shields, and Jarrow. The remaining 15 are elected. 5 each by the shipowners, conlowners, and traders who pay Tyne dues.
The Commissioners are empowered to borrow within limits laid down by the Acts, on the security of the Tyne Consolidated Fund. Under 61 Vict. Chap. 8, all money borrowed has to be repaid within 10 years. from 1898.
The docks are partly owned by the Commissioners and partly by the North Eastern Railway Company, whilst the quays at Newcastle are owned by the Corporation.
Other quays, wharves, staithe, yarda, &c., along both banks of the rives are owned by various riparian corporations and by private companies and persons.
CANADA (EASTERN) AND NEWFOUNDLAND.
Halifax.
Montreal.
Quebec.
St. John (New Brunswick).
St. John's (Newfoundland).
(For Notes, see p. 40.)
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