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NETHERLANDS-INDIA

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1.067 m., and 511 kilometres tramways gauge 0.75 m.), and 439 kilometres private lines (271 kilometres railways and 168 kilometres tramways); in Celebes 47 kilometres of State lines gauge 1.867.

The gross earnings during the year 1923 were (in millions of guilders):-State railways in Java, 55.9 (61.4 in 1922); State tramways in Java, 3.0 (2.6 in 1922); State railways in Sumatra, 5.0.(5.3 in 1922); State tramways in Sumatra, 3.6 (3.4 in 1922); Private railways in Java, 9.0; Private tramways in Java, 27.5; in Sumatra Private railways, 5.1; Private tramways, 1.4; and in Celebes State tramways, 0.13.

On the 1st January, 1924, the Government telegraph land lines extended over 11,139 kilometres, the Government telegraph cables over 12,275 kilometres together, 23,414 kilometres. The Government telephone service extends over 24,212 kilometres. The balance of revenue and expenditure of the Post and Telegraph service showed a loss of F.5,353,965; on the Government telephones it showed a loss of F.38,259. The number of Post and Telegraph stations was 672 for Java and Madoera, and 399 for the other islands. The number of Government telephone exchanges was 290, with 35,647 subscribers.

PRINCIPAL HARBOURS Island of Java

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Batavia (Tandjoengpriok)—The old harbour of Batavia, which is situated at the mouth of the Tji Liwoeng, can only be used by prahus and small coasting vessels. the years 1877-1887 new harbour works were constructed at Tandjoengpriok, some miles east of the old harbour. Those works consist of an outer harbour comprising a water area of about 140 hectares, formed by two moles of dumped stone built out into the sea and having a length of 1,700 metres. A channel with a depth of 9.5 metres at low water and a breadth of 200 metres runs through the outer harbour in the direction of the inner harbour. The inner harbour basin is 1,100 metres long and 185 metres broad. Along the western and eastern sides of this basin, there are two quays, respectively 1,000 metres and 125 metres in length. On the western side have been built 7 large storage godowns, on the eastern side one, the rest of the last mentioned side being provided with screw pile jetties, which serve for loading salt, tin and coal. On the available land adjoining the jetties stand salt and tin warehouses as well as 12 coal sheds. To the west of the inner harbour is another small harbour basin, which originally served as a coaling harbour. A short time after the completion of the harbour a large part of this basin and the land adjoining it was let to the Tandjoengpriok Drydock Company, which opened repairing yards, a 4,000-ton floating drydock and a patent slip with 2,000 tons lifting power. A second floating dry-dock with a capacity of 8,000 tons was completed in 1923. A canal provides a connection so far as lighter traffic is concerned between the harbour and town of Batavia. Altogether a sum of about Fls. 28,000,000 has been devoted to the construction of the Tandjoengpriok harbour, apart from the cost of the railway connections with Batavia. Since the original completion of the work various additional improvements have been effected. The salt and tin jetty has been ex- tended, a railway constructed behind the coaling depots, and the low-lying marshy land surrounding the harbour has been raised. The existing docks being found inadequate, the harbour has been enlarged with a second basin, which on both sides has a quayage of 1,000 metres length, giving accommodation at low tide to vessels with a draught of 9 metres. On the western quay of this basin 6 large storage godowns have been built and on the eastside two godowns and one open shed. These works were finished in 1918 at a cost of Fls. 9,500,000. A third inner basin, with a depth of 12 metres at low tide, eastward of the second basin, is in course of con- struction, but the work has been suspended owing to the general depression. Ad- ditional warehouses also have been built, 33 electric cranes have been erected, a floating steam crane, with a lifting capacity of 75 tons, and a derrick of 15 tons have been secured, and other subsidiary works executed, including the removal and exten- sion of the railway terminus. Liquid fuel can be obtained from the newly-built petroleum wharf. Floating bunker cranes and electric transporters have been procured by the N. I. Steenkolen Handel Maatschappij, and two harbours for lighters have been made on the eastern side of the canal to Batavia, having an area of 24,000 square metres.

Tjerebon. The harbour, consisting of two basins and a harbour canal for Custom purposes, las a total water area of 87,000 square metres. An average depth of fairway of 3 metres below low tide is maintained by one dredger. A quay length