Pilotage.-District. From Lyme to Bob's Nose, and vice versa. Rates. Coasters. -For ships in and over Exmouth Bar, to the moorings in the Bight at Exmouth, and out again over the bar. 50 56 250 6 3 foot dft. 300 " 79 400 " 90 39 400 99 Ex. Eo and not ex 25 100 91 150 And I foot for every 100 tons additional. Outwards, one-half these rates. All ships carried up from the Bight at Exmouth to the Sands 3/6; back 36. All ships under 100 tons, carried up to Topsham Quay 13/; back 13/. All ships under 100 tons carried up to Turf 9/; back 9/. All ships upwards of 100 tons carried up to Topsham Quay ton 13d; back 1fd. All ships upwards of 100 tons carried up to Turf, ton 11d; back 1‡d. Towage.-Sea to Bight 34d, out 3d, return 61; sea to Turf 4d, cut 41, return 74d; sea to Topsham 5d, out 440, return 84d; Bight to Turf 3d, out 24d, return 5d; Bight to Topsham 4d, out 3d, return 7d. Officials.-Clerk, G. R. Shorto; Harb. Master and Wharfinger at Exeter, A. Clements; Harb. Master at Exmouth, S. E. Bowden. Hotels. "Rougemont," "London," "Clarence," "Half Moon,' "White Lion,' Globe," and "*Queen's." EXMOUTH (see Exeter), Devon. A lifeboat station. Docks for fishing boats up to 80 tons. Auth. Dock Co., under Exmouth Docks Act, 1864. W. prev. W. most dangerous SE. or WSW. THW. f. and c. 6h 2m. LV. 2c0 tons at HW. Official. Sec., H. C. Adams. EYEMOUTH, Berwickshire, Scotland. Lat. 55° 52′ 25′′ N ; long. 2 5 W. Situated at the mouth of the Eye, 5 miles from Berwick. Auth. Harb. Trustees, under statute 2 Vict., c. 36, and Provisional Order July, 1882. THW. f. and c. 2h 15m. D. dry at LW.; 12 to 18ft at entrance HW.; and 17ft at berths. Used chiefly by small vessels up to about 160 tons. Good quayage. A lifeboat station. Charges. Coastwise 44d. Beyond Fraserboro' and Humber, 611, foreign 8}d. Pilotage. From 30 to 50 tons reg., summer rates I, winter rates 1/2. Officials. -Clerk, John Wood; Harb. Mister, James Paterson; Measurer, John Dickson. Hotels."Ship" "Yawl," and "Royal" on quays. FALLIN, Creek of Alloa. D. HWST. 11ft, and HWNT. 6ft. Lat. 53° 55′ N; long. 9 58′ W. Dry at LW. at entrance. Good security inside for vessels drawing up to 12ft. G FALMOUTH, Cornwall. Seaport. Lat. 50° 9′ N; long. 5° 4' W. Pop. 12, 131. Auth. Harbour Commissioners, under a Provisional Order of 1870, and Docks Company, the latter having jurisdiction over the tidal harb. within the breakwater, and the graving docks. P. C. THW. f. and c. 4h 57m; Sp. rise 16ft 6in; N. rise 9ft 6in. W. prev. SW. to W.; most dangerous SE. to E. Ry. G. W. Tr.-I. Wheat, barley, maize, guano, nitrate of soda, manures, coals, timber, grain, flour, bricks, slates, &c.; E. Granite, paper, hemp and wire rope, copper ore, china-clay and stone, timber, granite, pilchards, fire-bricks, &c. LV. Borderer, 4,740 tons. The outer harb. is a capacious and secure anchorage. Vessels of the heaviest draft can enter at all times of tide. The tidal harb. is formed by two piers or breakwaters, the entrance is 1,000ft wide between the pier heads. The E. breakwater is 900ft long, and has 23ft at LWST. along its wharves, and 18ft on the W. side of the tidal harb. Area of tidal harb. 42 acres, with 2,000ft lin. of quayage space. Falmouth Docks include two graving docks owned by the Falmouth Dock Company, with iron and wood shipbuilding and repairing yards, and extensive warehouses for storage of goods. Cranes to lift 1 to 5 tons, and a large one to lift 40 tons. Charges. Anchorage dues d. per ton reg., payable twice only in each year. Windbound vessels exempt. Graving Docks, &c. :— From the Dodman to the Lizard, and 11ft. 12ft. 13ft. 14ft. 15ft. 16ft. 17ft. 18ft. 19ft. 20ft. 21ft. 22ft. 23ft. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. S. 026 6 29 6 330 66 80 86 93 A From sea to within an imaginary line drawn from the lighthouse on St. Anthony's Point, to the Block House on Pendennis Point. B From inside an imaginary line drawn from the Manacles to the Dodman, within an imaginary line drawn from the lighthouse on St. Anthony's Point, to the Block House on Pendennis Point. C From inside an imaginary line drawn from the lighthouse on St. Anthony's Point, to the Block House on Pendennis Point, to Carrick Roads, Falmouth Inner Harb., St. Mawes Harb., and St. Just Pool. From Sea to Helford Harb., 2/6 foot dft. For vessels exceeding 23ft, an increase for each foot or part of a foot, in the same proportion as between 22 and 23ft. From Carrick Roads, and vice ver sd, to Falmouth Inner Harb., St. Mawes Harb., and St. Just Pool, 1/6 foot dft. From Carrick Roads, and vice versa, to Restronguet 2/ foot dft. From Carrick Roads, and vice versa, to Malpas, 2/6 foot dft. Outward pilotage, 2/6 foot dft. The several Pilotage Rates herein specified are subject to a reduction of onefourth part, in respect of vessels propelled by steam and vessels towed by steam vessels, provided that if any such vessel shall be propelled by steam, or towed by a steam vessel for a part only of the distance for which any such rate may be payable, the reduction of one-fourth shall be made on such part only of the said rate as shall be proportionate to the distance so propelled or towed. No vessel is to be brought to an anchor outside an imaginary line drawn from the Lighthouse on St. Anthony's Point to the Block House on Pendennis Point, unless at the express desire of the master, of which the Pilot is to procure a certificate to entitle him to the pilotage; and no vessel is to be brought to an anchor between an imaginary line drawn from the Lighthouse on St. Anthony's Point to the Block House on Pendennis Point, and an imaginary line drawn from the Block House on Pendennis Point to Carrick North Point, or between the buoys of the Narrows, unless under circumstances of unavoidable necessity. Pilots kept on board vessels under way outside the harbour, shall be entitled to the following scale of pay, viz :— Not exceeding 6 hours 24 6 and not ex. 24 33 30 54 Lo 10 6 I I O I TI 6 2 2 0 2 12 6 330 And so on in like proportion for such service; and pilots remaining on board vessels at anchor within the harb., when requested by the master thereof so to do, or detained on board of vessels performing quarantine, shall receive the same rate of pay for such detention. N.B.-No allowance for a pilot going on board a ship in the harb. to take her out, except in extremely bad weather, or when ships are on shore, or making signal of distress, in which cases a reasonable compensation is to be made. Towage.-Inward or outward. 5/ for every 50 tons up to 1,000 tons, and 10/ for every 100 tons above 1,000 tons. Transporting in the harbour, docking or undocking, three-fourths of above-mentioned rates. Assisting to moor after first anchor is dropped £1, if the tug has not earned inward towage. If paid by time the rate is £2 per hour under ordinary circumstances. Officials.-Clerk to Harb. Commrs., W. J. Genn; Harb. Master, R. Sherris; Dock Sec. and Supt., F. J. Bowles; Acting Dock Master, J. Tallack. Hotels.Falmouth," Royal," "Greenbank," &c. FAREHAM, Hants. A creek of Portsmouth, taking vessels of up to 300 tons. D. HWST. 12ft, HWNT. 9ft. Official.-Coll. of Dues, R. Pye. FAVERSHAM, Kent. On the Swale, about 2 miles from the entrance to this river. Lat. 51° 20' N; long. 0° 53' E. Pop. 13,290. THW. f. and c. oh 30m. Auth. Faversham Nav. Com. by Act of Parliament, 5 Vict., c. 42. P. NC. Harb. dry at LW. Sp. average from 12 to 12ft; N. 8 to 9ft. W. prev. The harb. is protected from all winds. Ry. L. C. & D. Tr. -I. Timber, coal, iron, &c.; E. Grain, hops, cement, and wool. LV. 210 reg. tons. Charges. Harb. dues, loaded vessels above 10 reg. tons 5d ton inwards and outwards; under 10 tons 3d ton. No dues on other cargoes. Coals 6d ton. Towage. Loaded 3d, light 24d ton. Minimum 15/. Officials. Harb. Master, T. M. Attwater. FELIXTOWE (see Harwich). Entrance 140ft wide. Length of South Quay about 600ft. Several steam cranes. FELLING.-See Newcastle-on-Tyne. FERRYPORT-ON-CRAIG.-See Tayport. FETHARD, Co. Wexford. Lat. 52° 5′ N; long. 6° 50′ W. A fishing village near the mouth of the river Suir. FINDHORN, Elgin, Scotland. 3 miles N. of Forres. Lat. 57° 40′ N; long. 3° 55′ W. D. HWST. 12ft. Herring fishery and small trade in corn. D. Dry at LW. f. and c. 11h 59m. THW. Official.-Harb. Master, G. Ross. FINDOCHTY, Banffshire, Scotland. Lat. 57° 42′ N; long. 2° 55′ W. Dry at LW. The fishermen of this place having subscribed £3,000 towards the formation of a harb., the Fishery Board have supplemented this amount, and constructed Harb. Works. THW. f. and c. oh 25m. D. at HWST. 12ft. Neaps 9ft. Charges.-3d per ton reg. Official. Harb. Master, J. Heard. FISHERROW.-See Musselborough. FISHGUARD, Pembrokeshire. Lat. 51° 55′ N ; long. 4° 57′ W. No harb. authority. Nearest Ry., Haverford West, on G.W.R. Pop. about 1,700. THW. f. and c. 6h 56m. A lifeboat station. Invaded by the French in 1797, who landed and were taken prisoners by the inhabitants the same day. D. HWST 15ft, and HWNT 8ft at pier head. LWST. all dry, and LWNT. 3ft at pier head. Quays 500ft. Steamer to Bristol every 14 day. Charges.-3d per ton; culm and limestone Id; vessels windbound 1d per ton; ballast 6d per ton. Official.-Harb. Master, W. G. Evans, Lifeboat Station. long. 5° 57′ W. A safe anchorage in 10 to 4 fms. Isle of Skye. Lat. 57° 34' N; FLEET BAY, Wigtonshire. Lat. 54° 48′ N; long. 4° 15′ W. Harb. has D. 14ft HWST. THW. f. and c. 11h 30m. FLEETWOOD, Lancashire. On the river Wyre, near its entrance into Lancaster Bay. Lat. 53° 55' N ; long. 3° 0' 20" W. Pop. 6,733. Auth. L. & Y. Ry. Co. and L. & N.W. Ry. (jointly the P. & W. Ry. Co.), under Statute 12 and 13 Vict., c. 74. P. NC. THW. 11h 24m; Sp. rise 27ft; N. rise 20 ft. D. on bar 35ft at HWOST.; 28 HWONT. Rys. P. & W. (L. & N. W. and L. & Y.). Tr.-I. Grain, cotton, timber, iron ore, esparto fibre, fish, cattle, &c.; E. Coal, coke, and general merchandise. LV. Holt Hill, 2,441 tons reg. En. to docks is through a channel with a depth of 25ft OST. Entrance lock 250ft long, 50ft wide, depth on sill 25ft OST., 18ft ONT. Dock 1,000ft long, 400ft wide; area 10 acres. Timber yard area 15 acres. Quayage space about 5,500ft. Total shed area 158,000 sq yds. One 50 ton, three 6 ton, three 4 ton, six 2 ton cranes; three coal tips. Goods warehouses, cattle she is, &c. Patent grain elevator, 300ft long by 90ft wide and 140ft high. Storage capacity 30,000 tons, and every accommodation for shipping. Patent lifting dock. New gridiron 310ft by 50ft. D. HWST. 15ft. HWNT. Sh 6m. Sheltered from all winds and run of tides. Charges.-Harb. dues, foreign 3d ton voyage, Wyre light dues 3d ton voyage. Coasting Id ton voyage, Wyre light dues id ton each voyage for three voyages; Walney light dues 3d ton per year. Dock rates from id to 1od. Charges for labour. Passenger tolls. Wharfage. Providing boats 10/. Pilotage. District. From sea (that is, Morecambe Bay Light ship) into and out of the harb. and along the coast from Formby Point to Haverigg Point of Dudden. Rates on vessels employed in the oversea trade : On vessels employed in the coasting trade one-half of these rates. Additional rate, for intermediate portions of a foot dft., as follows, viz. :-For 3 inches and under, no addition; for more than 3 inches and under 9 inches, the medium between the two rates; for 9 inches and upwards, the rate for the next foot. For transporting ships from one berth to another within the harb. 10/6. If a master retain or employ a pilot whilst at anchor, the lay days to be 7/6 per day. All coasting steam vessels making more than one voyage per week pay half these rates. Towage.-Coasting vessels to and from harb. to Screw Light 3d ton, minimum £2 2s. Foreign vessels, Fleetwood harb. to and from Danger Patch 3d ton, minimum £3 35.; Fleetwood harb. to and from Screw Light £3 35. Beyond Danger Patch Buoy, or beyond North-west Buoy at rate of £3 38 hour. Towing from sea and docking same tide 3d ton. Assisting to dock ship towed by other than harb. tug 14d ton. Officials. Sec. and Harb. Master, Thomas H. Carr; Marine Supt., Capt. Jackson; Dock Agent, J. N. Clarkson. FLINT DOCK, Flintshire, Wales (see Chester). Lat. 53° 15′ N; long. 3° 9′ W. Situated on the estuary of |