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10. What

Question.

WAS the gross revenue for the last com-

pleted financial year?

11. (1) Can the depth of water

(a) at the entrance and in the approach channel. -

(b) in the case of en:

closed ducks, at the entrance lock, if any, of any impor-: tant dock or docks--· (c) at the principal

berths

be deepened to 40 feet at L.W.O.S.T. (in the case of the berths at enclosed docks, H.W.O.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 decks ?: (6) for the principal

berth?

PORTS AND HARBOURS OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE:

Aden.

Bombay.

Calcutta.

Colombo.

592,5387 for 1912–13,

No.

[ (1) Channel-The bars in the

river channel cannot 1 deepened to depth of 40 ft. (L.W.O.S.T.). There are t present two suction dredger employed in controlling the river channels, and one, and possibly two, more will purchased in the near futu It is anticipated that w four dredgers, vessela having aught of 30 ft. will able to navigate the rive with a little delay as vess

Thé channel and harbour could be deepened to 40 ft. (L.W.0.8.T.), The dredger last acquired is so designed as to be capable of dredging to 45 ft. (L.W.0.8.T.). There is at the present time mooring accommodation for two vessels of 1,000 ft. in length and of 100

ft. beam in the area of 107 acres near

the Island breakwater, with an average depth of 33 ft. (L.W.O.S.T.). This is the only portion of the harbour in which vessels of this size could be

scheme that is now being carried out.

INDIA AND THE EASTERN COLONIER.

Hong Kong

The gross revenue of the Harbour De- partment for 1914 was L, derived tom boat and junk licences, light dues, &c. There are no port dues.

The eastern channel already provides a

depth of 40 ft. (L.W.). Vassels of 1,000 ft. in length and of 100 ft. beam could swing at their moorings in eastern part of harbour in not less than 36 ft. (L.W.).

The bootion Chaunal has a dei

of loft and over to within a short distinc Hall Wharf which has a

moored without interfering with the 30 to tell by extending now drawing 25 ft. It Assuming the barbor to be the need minimum depth of no fut might h

this Wharf a further 50 fut

recommended by the P Facilities Committee in the 2 report dated March 1014 that a very careful examin... tion should be made into ri puesibilities of river traini The question has not as y been sufficiently examined state what resulte ny ması ably be anticipated. Bertha-It is

not possi andler present conditions dredge to greater depths

the jetties than to (L.W.O.S.T.) without end gering the safety of structures. Cheater dep!

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could. however, be obtai either (1) by extending jetties further into the riv or (2) by sapporting the .. of the slope of the river les along the face of the jetti with a row of interlocking steel abeet piling, th making deeper dredging safe By the former method extra depth of 1 ft. would obtained by every 2 ft. extension, and by the lat

method it is estimated that the increase in possible depe would be from ti to 7 ft. No greater depth than at prese can be obtained in the existing docks as the walls were constructed so as to permit of deeper dreiging.

There are now moorings in the stream having a depth.!

40 ft. (L.W.OST.).

The channels are in places narrow and winding and a res

of 1,000 ft. could not be brought up the river. Th maximum length under existing conditions may be taken as 600 ft., and this maximum is likely to be permane: unless river training works are carried out with success. (2) Two more dredgers can be obtained within two years.

is impossible to say how long training works would take :- construct as the matter has not been sufficiently examin The provision of a greater depth of water at the jetti by either of the methods mentioned above would tal- some years as it would be necessary to work on one berth at time in order to avoid excessive inconveniene? to the shipping.

(3) The cost of two more dredgers may be taken as 186,667

and the cost of working them at 14,933, per annum. The cost of extending the jetties into the river by 15 ft.

estimated at 281. 8. per limal ft. of jetty. No estimate has been prepared for a greater extension. It is estimated that the second method above referred to would cost 91. 18. per lineal ft.

to 40 ft. (L.W.0.S.T.) over the 36 ft.

4.

area which has been sanctioned, a obtained, Kowloon Wharms have a quantity of 1.728,000 cub. yds, would

Singapore.

The approach channel is already 40 ft. sad upwards in depth (L.W.O.S.T.) and the scheme of reconstruction of the Main Wharf, at present in course of extension, will provide a considerable Amount of wharfage with 40 ft. (L.W.O.S.T.) with accommodation for

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require to be dredged; this would take tải lôi about four years to complete. If the smaller area of 107 acres was deepened; be dupened shortly to a miniman

to 40 ft., quantity of 746,000 cub. |

If the present dredging scheme is Dock outdat carried out, the additional time required would be about two feus.

a/no

yds, would only have to be removed. dipik o 30 ft LwOST. No when for

· present later. | ft versal of 100, The approximate cost of dredging in the have me under consideration which

•ft beam, but Hotte large area would be 109.0007. aasuming

will falfil there requirements.

Cochin bus get ben prefered to Refereein

that the new moorings would be suffi cient for this depth, and that of the smaller area of 107 acres would be 44,8001.

Government

vesaris 1.000 ft. long and of 100 ft. beam. It is anticipated the works now in hand will be completed by the end of 1918.

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