mark, by steamers of the United S.S. Co. of Copenhagen. Railway trucks run alongside berths. Berthage space for seven steamers, well fitted with hydraulic cranes, capstans, and machinery of the most approved modern type. Extensive warehouse and cattle accn. The quay, &c., is lighted by electric light. Large hote! on quay. There is a patent slip (Vaux's) 140ft long, 35ft wide, with 12ft at OST, and 9ft at NT. At the entrance of the harb., just opposite Harwich, is the Felixstowe dock with a depth of 23ft at LW. Loading and discharging are done by steam cranes of from 1 to 6 tons. No dock dues beyond the Harwich harb. dues. and Charges.-Harb. dues id per ton. on all steamers vessels (but vessels making 10 payments, and steamers making 20 payments per annum are afterwards exempt) and on all other vessels, and cargo vessels, not being steamers in ballast 3d per ton. Quay dues. Pilotage.-District. To and from the Wallet, Hoseley Bay, or the Sunk Light, into and out of Harwich Harb., and up the river Stour to Manningtree, and vice versa. Rates. From sea or Orfordness to Harwich Harb., under 1oft 42, 10 to 13ft 63, 13ft and upwards 84/; from the Rolling Grounds to Harwich Harb., under 1oft 21, 10 to 13ft 31, 6, 13ft and upwards 42/; from Harwich Harb. to sea or Orfordness, under 10ft 31/6, 10 to 13ft 42/; 13ft and upwards 63/; from Harwich Harb. to the Rolling Grounds, twothirds of the above. For the river Stour :-From an imaginary straight line, drawn from Shotley Point Martello Tower to the tail chimney of the Harwich Cement Works, to Wrabness, and vice versa 1/3 per keel; from Wrabness to Mistley and back, inclusive, 3/ per keel; from Mistley to Manningtree, and vice versa 1 per keel. Towage. As per agreement. Officials.-Gen. Man. G. E. Ry., W. Birt; Continental Traffic Man., F. Gooday; Clerk to Harb. Board, R. S. Barnes; Harb. Master, W. Murray; Marine Supt. G. E. Ry., D. Howard; Coll. and Surv. H. M. Cust., G. W. Carr. Hotels.-"Great Eastern,' "Three Cups," "Pier," and "White Hawk. HASTINGS, Sussex. An Act to construct a harbour at Hastings, passed third reading on June 9th, 1890. HAVERFORD WEŠT, on the Cleddy, near Milford. D. HWST. 10lt, N. 4ft. HAUXLEY, Northumberland. Lat. 55° 19' N; long. 1° 35' W. No harb. auth. Dry LW. THW. f. and c. 3h 5m. HAYLE, Cornwall. Lat. 50° 11' 30" N ; long. 5° 26 W; 3 miles SE. of St. Ives. Auth. Owners, Messrs. Harvey & Co., of Hayle. THW. f. and c. 4h 58m, same as Cork. W, prev. W. D. Dry at LW. Depth of water alongside quay same as on old dock sill at Liverpool. Accn. Length of quays about a mile. Steam power to lift 30 tons. Steam cranes for discharging coal. There is a gridiron for ships 150ft x 40ft. There is also a shipbuilding yard, and a factory where engines of the largest class are constructed and repaired. A lifeboat station. Ry. The G. W. main line passes through the town with branches to the quays. Charges.-Harb. dues, 1/6; buoyage, 3 each vessel; no -tonnage dues. Pilotage.-Foreign: Less than 1oft, 2/ per foot; 10 to 12ft, 2/6; 12 to 14ft, 3; 14 to 16ft, 3/6; 16 and upwards 4/. Coasting: Under 100 tons / per vessel, above 100 tons per ton. If towed one-fourth less. There is a tug-boat, The North Star. Officials.-Harb. Master, John Symons; Coll. Henry Thomas, Harb. Office. Hotel." White Hart," proprietor, Henry Carah. HEACHAM, a creek of King's Lynn, in the Wash. HEBRIDES, or Western Islands, W. coast Scotland. Lat. between 55° 20′ and 58° 30′ N; long. between 5° 0' and 8 o' W. The extent of the group (comprising about 300 islands) covers an area of about 180 miles by 30. Principal islands are Lewis and the small adjacent islands belonging to Rossshire. Harris (S. part of Lewis) N & S Uist, Benbecula, Skye, Barra, Eig, and the small adjacent islands belonging to Invernesshire. Rum, Muck, Canna, Tiree, Mull, Lismore, Staffa, Luing, Scarba, Colonsay, Oransay, Jura, Isla, Gigha, Cara. &c., belonging to the Co. of Argyle. Bute, Arran, Cumbraes, Inchmarnock, and the Islands lying within the Frith of Clyde, belonging to Buteshire. Total area about 3 000 square miles. Population about 100,000. HEDON HAVEN, Yorkshire. A small Harb. on the Humber, 4 miles below Hull. Auth. Commissioners, by statute 20th May, 1774. W. prev. SW. Used by vessels of up to 100 tons. Official.-Clerk, James Watsor. HELFORD RIVER, Cornwall. About 1 mile from the sea. enough for vessels of 200 tons-and about a mile wide. HELIERS, ST., Jersey.-See Channel Islands. HELMSDALE, Sutherland, Scotland. Lat. 58° 6' N; long. 3° 39′ W. Auth. Harb. trustees, under new provisional order. Accn. For vessels up to 145 tons. D. 2 ft LW. THW. at f. and c. 11h 32m. W. prev. W. to SW., dangerous SE. to SW. Officials.-Chairman, D. McLean ; Clerk and Treasurer, J. Hill. HERM ISLAND, a small Island in the Channel Island Group, opposite Guernsey. HERNE BAY, Kent, an open beach and watering place. HIGHBRIDGE. See Bridgwater. HOLLAND, a creek of Harwich. HOLLAND, NEW, Lincolnshire. Opposite Hull. See Grimsby. HOLLESLEY, Suffolk, near Orfordness. THW. at f. and c. 11h 30m. HOLM, Orkneys, Auth. Commrs. of Piers and Harbours in the Co. of Orkney, under Act, 1872. W. prev. and most dangerous SE. and SW. Accn. Stone pier 3,000ft; 2ft 9in LWST., 12ft 9in HWST., 4ft 9in LWNT., 1oft 9in HWNT. Official.—Clerk, J. Macrae, Kirkwall. HOLYHEAD, N. Wales. Lat. 53° 18′ 14′′ N ; long. 4° 37′ 1′′ W. Pop. 8,500. Auth. Board of Trade (Inner Port of Old Harb., L. & N.W. Ry. Co.) P. C. THW. 10h 11m; Sp. rise 16ft; N. rise 12ft. D. at entrance at LWM., New Harb. 9 fathoms, in Old Harb. 17ft. W. SW. most prev., NW. to NE. most dangerous, as the harb. is least protected at these points. Ry. L. & NW. Tr.-An important mail port and general E. and I. LV. Great Eastern and Channel Squadron. Accn. There are two harbs., Inner and Outer (667 acres); 1,000ft of quayage, with depths from 1oft to 29ft HWOST. Cranage and other accn. Graving Dock 307ft long by 62ft wide at entrance; 70ft across at top, and 45ft at bottom, 12ft deep on blocks at HWST, and 14ft over all. Gridiron 350ft long by 50ft wide; dry at LW. A large beaching ground. This ground is not so good as it was; the shingle is being washed away. Charges. Dues in Old Harb. d per ton; New Harb. 2d per ton. Coasters ad per ton; wind bound, no charge. Pilotage.—District. To and from the anchorages at Great Orme's Head, along the coast of the Isle of Anglesea and Wales, as far as Bardsey Island, except the bar and harb. of Caernarvon, and the Swellies. Rates (inwards and outwards) For removing a vessel from one harb. to the other, or for shitting the berth of a vessel in either harb. when not originally brought in from sea by a pilot, the above rates are charged. For shifting the berth of a vessel in either harb. when brought in from sea by a pilot 7/6. All ships and vessels under any circumstances of distress pay the pilot a further sum calculated according to the extent, circumstances, &c., of distress. A pilot taken on board a vessel at the distance of three leagues or further to the southward and westward of Holyhead is entitled to the following additional pay :On having a Liverpool pilot on board, off Point Lynas, and landing the Holyhead pilot there 63/; on landing the pilot at the Great Orme's Head 84/; if the limits of his licence to Chester Water, or to Liverpool, 105/. With the sum of 7/6 day for every day such pilot may be detained on board. Pilots boarding ships and vessels at a less distance than three leagues from he Head receive 10 6 less for pilotage than the above rates. Officials. -Harb. Master, Admiral J. F. C. Mackenzie; Assist. Master, H. Thomas. HOLY ISLAND.-See Whitby. THW. at f. and c. 2h 30m. HOLY LOCH, a creek under port of Greenock. Same charges. HOPEMAN, Elginshire, a creek of Inverness. A fishing port. D. HWS. 11ft, HWN. 8ft. Charges.-Harb. dues, 4d per ton. Official.-Harb. Master, J. Taylor. HOWTH, Co. Dublin, Ireland. Lat. 53° 23′ 25′′ N; long. 6° 4′ W. Ry. Dublin and Drogheda. Auth. Commrs. of Public Works in Ireland, under Act 6 and 7 William IV., c. 35, s. 40. THW. f. and c. 11h 9m. Accn. Area at HW. 65 acres, at LW. 30 acres. D. at entrance 6 to 9ft LWST. Not accommodating vessels of above 500 tons, owing to silting up. Official. The Sec., Board of Public Works, Dublin. HOY ISLAND, Orkneys. Lat. 58° 47′ N; long. 3° 7′ W. There is a harb. at Longhope, from which steamers sail weekly for Leith. A lifeboat station. HUBBERSTONE PILL and Roads.-See Milford. HULL, Yorkshire. On the N. bank of the Humber, about 20 miles from its mouth. Lat. 53° 44′ N; long. o° 20′ W. Pop. 208,000. Auth. The Humber Conservancy Board are the Conservators of the River Humber. There are two Dock Companies, viz., the Old Company (Dock Company at Kingston-upon-Hull) and the new dock of the Hull & Barnsley & West Riding Junction Railway & Dock Co. P. C. THW. f. and c. 6h 29m; Sp. rise 20 ft; N. rise 16ft.; D. of N. 11. D. as below. W. prev. are from S. to W. No winds are considered dangerous in the Humber at Hull. Rys. L. & Y., and H. & B. & W.R. Jn. Ky. & Dock Co. Tr.-I. Grain, seed, flax, hemp, iron, timber, guano, olive oil, provisions, cattle, &c.; E. Alkali, coals, coke, cotton, jute, linen, yarn, machinery, iron, copper, oil, seed, woollen manufactures, &c. Accn. Spacious accn. for shipping, every appliance for import and export trade. Docks, &c., of the Old Dock Company :-- 250 50 Depth of Water over the Albert Dock sill at av.ST.28ft 6in) 220 THE SHIPPING WORLD YEAR BOOK. Vessels usually load and discharge for the undermentioned ports In addition to the above, the Company have exclusive of movable cranes, 128 fixed power and hand cranes, the lifting capacity of which varies from one to ten tons, and also sheer legs on N. side of Albert Dock, lifting up to 80 tons. Railway Lines and Sidings:The Hull Dock Co.'s Railway lines and sidings are in connection with the N. E., the L. & Y., the M., the M.S. & L., and other railways. Warehouses : Storage capacity for grain and seed, after deducting 15 to 20 per cent. for space lost in storage. No. Dock. 2 Queen's Qrs. Qrs. No. Dock. 15 Victoria Qrs. Qrs. 12,276 6,020 5,186 875 31,837 14.546 20,630 21 18,939 4,306 6,050 25 10,817 26 25,408 64,013 2,615 206,200 5,229 Total Qrs....... 340,000 Victoria Deal yard accn. at the Victoria Dock 193,300 sq yds; at the Queen's Dock 19,000 sq yds. Also the Company possess a considerable quantity of land available for temporary stowage of wood at the Railway, Albert, and William Wright Docks. Timber |