Vessels up to 800 tons burthen take the ground. Particulars of Accn.: Patent Slipway to take Vessels 31oft long and 2,200 tons burthen. There are 14 high-level coal tips in the dock and 2 in the basin. Charges.-Tidal harb. rates d and id ton, according to size. Dock rates on vessels 1d to 9d ton. Pilotage. See Cardiff. Towage.-Same as Cardiff. Officials.-Taff Vale Railway Co., Cardiff, Sec. and Goods Supt., John Jones; Traffic Man., J. Hurman; Penarth Dock Master, W. M. Pengelley; Supt. and Collector, J. Edwards; Staith Master, H. Griffiths. PENRHYN, Cornwall. Lat. 50° 10' N ; long. 5° 5′ W. Auth. Corporation, under Statute 33 and 34 Vict. c. 82, and Prov. Order, 1870. Ry. S.D. & C. Harb, dries at LW. D. 9ft HWNT., and 12ft 6in at HWST. THW. f. and c. 5h 2m. There are several private wharves, and crane power to 20 tons. PENTEWAN, Cornwall. Lat. 50° 17' N.; long. 4° 46′ W. Pop. 300. Auth. Owner, C. H. T. Hawkins. Accn. Dry at low water. Used by vessels drawing 13ft, and up to 300 tons. Area 1 acres, protected by quay and breakwater. THW. at f. and c. 5 o'clock. Charges.-Harb. dues 2d ton; quay dues 6d ton. Lat. 50° 8' N; long. 5' 35' W. Pop. 12,409. Auth. Mayor, Aldermen, and Burgesses, under Act, 1883, and Prov. Order, 1870. P. C. THW. 4h 30m; Sp. rise 164ft; N. rise 12ft. D. 26ft to 13ft HWST. W. prev. NW., most dangerous SSE. Ry. G.W. Tr.-I. American and Baltic timber, coal, hides, tallow, grain, hemp, fruit, potatoes, dynamite, &c.; E. Copper, tin, granite stones, fish, potatoes, china clay, arsenic, iron ore, &c. William Cory, S., 1,244 tons. Accn. Area of harb., formed by Albert Pier, 24 acres, with 16ft depth at ST., and 12ft NT. Floating dock area 34 acres, depth on sill ST. 21ft, NT. 17ft, width of entrance 50ft. Graving dock, 250ft long, width of entrance 40ft, depth on sill HWOST. 124ft. Warehouse accommodation. Wharfage space of about 4,700ft. LV. Charges.-Harb. dues, keelage in outer harbour 3d ton; in dock, coasters 5d ton; foreign 6d ton. Pilotage. District. From the Lizard to Cape Cornwall, and vice versa. Rates. From sea, and vice versa, to either of the roadsteads or piers in Mount's Bay, 7ft and under, 10/; 8 to 10ft, 16/; 11ft, 24/; 12ft, 30/; 13ft, 35/; 14ft, 40/; 15ft, 45/; 16ft, 50/; 17ft, 55/; 18ft, 60/; 19ft, 67/; 20ft, 77; 21ft, 87; 22ft, 97/. From all roadsteads, and vice versa, to either of the different piers in Mount's Bay 1/6 foot dft. Coasting vessels one-half these rates. Boats and vessels boarded by pilots at a distance southward of the Bay :For putting a pilot on board without a line drawn from the Lizard to Tol Peden Penwith, £2 2s; for putting a pilot on board within a line drawn from the Lizard to Tol Peden Penwith, and without a line drawn from Carn Dew to Pengwinion Point 1 Is; for putting a pilot on board within a line drawn from Carn Dew to Pengwinion Point, and without a line drawn from St. Clement's Isle to Trewanas Head 10; and within those limits, inwards only 5. No master of a vessel is compelled to take a pilot for Mount's Bay and Penzance within this district until he comes within a line drawn from St. Clement's Isle to Trewanas Head. Towage. As per agreement. Officials.-Town Clerk, T. Cornish; Harb. Master, J. Murrish ; Ry. Man., J. Peach; Supt. H. M. Cust., L. C. Read. 66 Hotels." Queen's," "Railway," Union," "Western and Mount's Bay." PERTH, Perthshire. On the Tay, 22 miles above Dundee, and 29 miles from the sea. Lat. 56 24' N; long. 3° 29′ W. Pop. 33.000. Auth. Town Council of Perth, under statute. P. NC. THW. f. and c. 3h 35m; Sp. rise 9ft. D. The Tay up to Dundee is navigable for ships drawing 23ft at ST. W. prev. There is no danger from winds. Rys. Cal.. N. B., and H. Tr.I. Timber, coal, salt, grain, iron, slates, oilcake, &c.; E. Native wood, potatoes, grain, old iron, &c. LV. at ST. 450 reg. tons. ; none at LW. Accn. The area of the tidal basin is about 24 acres, and the length of quays, including the river side, 650yds. There is cranage and shed accommodation. Charges. Berthing fees 1/ vessel. Rates and duties on vessels and boats. Dues on goods. Tay buoys dues (see Dundee Harb. Tay light dues). Towage.-Dundee to Newburgh 64d; Flisk to Newburgh 31d; Dundee to Perth 9d; Flisk to Perth 71d; Lowhead to Perth 64d; Newburgh to Perth 51d; Earnmouth to Perth 5d; Elcho to Perth 4d; Orchardnock to Perth 4d; Light -Perth to Newburgh 3d reg. ton. Up the river to the new harb., and not having water up to the shore the same tide, by agreement, and if disappointed, the same as if the vessel was towed to her destination. Light vessels bound to the river pay the same as loaded. Vessels under 50 tons pay at the rate of 50 tons. Foreign vessels Id extra. The money to be paid as soon as the vessel arrives at her destination. Officials.-Town Clerk, W. Macleish; Harb. Master, D. Taylor; Prin. Ct. Officer and Reg. of Shipping, H. Christie. PETERHEAD, Aberdeenshire. Lat. 57° 30' N; long. 1°46′ W. Pop. 11,000. Auth. Harbour Trustees, under Acts 1873, 1876, and Prov. Order 1881. P. NC. THW. f. and c. oh 34m; Sp. rise 11ft; N. rise 9}ft; R. of N. 6 ft. D. on bar 5ft below LWST. W. prev. and most dangerous from NE. to SE. Ry. G.N. (S). Tr.-I. Timber, lime, bones, manure, salt, flour, coal, &c. ; E. Grain, fish, whale oil, &c. LV. at any time of tide was 621 reg. ton.; at LWST. 60 tons. three harbours, viz. : Accn. There are There is a national harb. of refuge now being constructed. There are also the following Graving Docks :- Depth on New Length. Breadth. Sill OHW £ s. d. о 8 6 Charges.-Harb. dues, coastwise 3d ton, windbound Id Harbour lights d reg. ton; foreign 6d ton, windbound 2d. Vessels under 40 tons £ s. d. A reduction of one-third of the amount of these charges is made therefrom in the case of vessels entering the harbour for safety or convenience. Towage.--Inwards or outwards 2d reg. ton. Officials.--Clerk to Trust., P. Irvine; Harb. and Dock Master, G. Birnie; Ry. Man., R. Moffatt; Coll. of Shore Dues, A. G. Jaffray; Coll. of H.M. Cust., E. G. Jeffrey. Hotels." North Eastern," "Royal," and "Laing's.' PETTYCUR.-See Kingholme. PHILLIP'S HARBOUR, Pentland Frith. D. HWST. 12ft ; HWNT. 8ft. Official.-Harb. Master, J. Bincks.. PIEL.-See Barrow-in-Furness. THW. at f. and c. 11h 5m. long. 2° 43' 30" W. PITTENWEEM, Fifeshire, Firth of Forth. Lat. 56° 13′ N; Auth. Town Council, under old Charter confirmed by Act of Charles I. and the Estates of the Parliament of Scotland, 28th June, 1633 Accn. Two basins and an outer harbour; depth about 10ft HW.; dry at LW. W. prev. E. and SE. PLYMOUTH, Devonshire. On Plymouth Sound, between the estuaries of the rivers Plym and Tamar. Lat. 50° 22' N ; long. 4° 9′ W. Pop. with Devonport and Stonehouse, 140, coo. Auth. as below. P. NC. THW. f. and c. There at Breakwater 5h 37m; Sp. rise 15ft; N. rise 11ft. is no bar at the entrance; depth in anchorage, average 30ft at LW. W. prev. S. and SW. Rys. G. W. and L. & S. W. LV. (G.W. Docks), 2,616 tons net, 4,021 tons gross at LW. There are three mercantile harbs. at Plymouth, viz.:-Cattewater, Sutton, and the G. W. Docks. Cattewater Harb. (Auth. Harb. Commrs.) is formed by the mouth of the river Plym, and has an area of about 200 acres. Anchorage for the largest ships afloat at LW. There are numer ous wet and floating docks entering from this harbour. LV. was of 4,600 tons, LWST. There is about 2,200ft of quayage space around the harb. There are two wharves with 24ft and 22ft at LWST, belonging to Messrs. Burnard & Alger; total length, 660ft; minimum depth, 24ft at LWOST. Two hydraulic cranes lifting 30cwt each; height of jib from wharf, 60ft; radius, 33ft; speed of grain discharge, 60 tons per hour. Ample fire-proof warehouses; accommodation for nitrate of soda, grain, guano, &c. L. & S.W. Ry. on wharves. Sutton Harb. (Auth. Sutton Harb. Impt. Co.) is entered from Cattewater Harb., about one-third up its entrance on N. side. The entrance to it is between two piers, Soft apart; depth at HWST. 22ft; the greater part consisting of mud, dries. Area of harbour 27 acres, depth at entrance at LWST. 4ft. It has about 1,200yds. of quayage. W. prev. W. are from SE. to SW.; but the harb., being well sheltered, is at all times free from danger. LV. at HW., during the past 20 years, range from 900 to 1,400 tons burthen. Great Western Docks (Auth. G. W. Ry. Co.), at Mill Bay, consist of an outer basin of 53 acres area, protected by a pier from the E. point of entrance; within this is a pontoon pier. Depth from 24 to 14 fathoms at HWST, and 1 to 12ft at NT. On the W. side of Mill Bay is a pier 90oft long, alongside which vessels of 24ft dft. can lie afloat. The Inner Basin, or wet dock, has an entrance Soft wide, is 1,200ft long, 500ft wide, and a depth of 22ft at HWOST., 18ft at ONT.; area 13 acres. LV. at LWOST., ss. Tower Hill, 2,616 tons net, 4,021 gross. There is about 7,000ft of quayage space. W. prev, S. and SW. The Harb. of Hamoaze reserved for H.M, ships. Dry docks, &c., as follows: is dues. ft. ft. 450 80 300 40 ft. G.W. Ry. Co. 18 15 12 250 50 9 144 37 II 9 Banks. 10 Gent. Shilston. Charges.-Harb. dues, 1/ vessel for Cobler buoy. Cattewater Rates on goods and vessels. Rates for use of mooring chains 1/ and 2/6 day, according to size. Sutton Harb, rates on goods and vessels. Great Western Docks, cranage. Weighbridge. Mooring buoys and chains. Special. Pilotage.-District. To the westward as far as Looe, and eastward as far as the Start. Rates (per foot dít). From an imaginary line drawn from the Mewstone to Penlee Poin : A. On ships boarded or quitted without those limits. quitted within those limits. C. Cawsand Bay. Cattewater. F. Sutton Pool. G. Hamoaze. درا در 26 3: 26 3. D. All ships drawing less than Sit pay for 8ft. Ships returning by stress of weather, contrary winds, or on account of accident, into ports within the Plymouth district, are subject to half the common. pilotage. Distance pilotage: : Should any ship above 17ft dft. be boarded while the Western Land is open off the Ram Head, by one of the second-class pilots, and. he runs the ship as far in as either of the buoys on the Panther or Shovel, and is there superseded by one of the first-class, he is entitled to one-third of the pilotage. If a master retain or employ a pilot whilst at anchor, the rate for the lay-days is 7/6 a day. Towage.-Vessels of 250 tons, from Sound to docks £1 10s; 1,000 tons £3; 2,000, £5. Officials. Cattewater, Clerk to Commrs., S. Cater; Harb.. Master, Capt. T. T. Short: Sutton, Clerk to Sutton Harb. Impt. Co., T. Wolferstan; Harb. Mast., Capt. T. T. Short; Coll., W. Warmington Great Western Docks, Supt. at Mill Bay, J. Rooney. Dock Mast., T. Radford; Pier Master, W. Cutcliffe. Hotels." Royal," ""Duke of Cornwall," " Grand.” POLPERRO, Cornwall. Lat. 50° 19' N; long. 4 31 W. Dry at LW. High water at f. and c. 5h 20m. POOLE, Dorset. Lat. 50° 44' N; long. 1° 58′ W. Pop. 12,310. Auth. Mayor, Aldermen, and Burgesses, under Act of Parliament. P. NC. THW. 9h 10m, oh 45m; Sp. rise 6ft; N. rise 4ft. D. 6ft LWST. W. prev. E. and SE. |