For distances between St. Abb's Head to May Island or Bass, and therce to Leith Roads 3/ per league to be deducted from above rates, but in no case shall the pilot's fee be reduced more than one-half. The daily pay of a pilot during detention shall, exclusive of his proper pilotage, be 5/ for every lay day after the day of the vessel's arrival, over and above his proper maintenance out of the ship's stores. Towage.-Towing in Firth of Forth: - All vessels taken in tow between the quay and old dock gates shall pay harb. towage. Sailing vessels towed from one dock to another shall pay under 250 tons 15/; under 500 tons 20; under 1,000 tons 30; under 2,000 tons 40/; under 3,000 tons 60/. Steamers: under 1,000 tons 30; under 2,000 tons 40/; under 3,000 tons 50/; over 3,000 tons 60. Any tug going to any port E. of Leith for the purpose of towing any vessel or vessels to any port above Granton shall receive 10 extra. Any steamer being attended (when under own steam) from Leith Roads into Leith shall pay £5; and if two tugs be employed the second to receive £3. Any steamer being attended (when under own steam) from Leith to Leith Roads shall pay £3; and if two tugs be employed the second to receive £2. Any vessel being towed from Leith and Granton building yards to Leith or Granton under 1,000 tons, for one boat £3, for second boat £2; above 1,000 tons, for one boat £5, for second boat £3; Kinghorn £1 additional each. Where two small vessels under 40 tons are towed together bound for the same district, the rate to be the combined tonnage of the two. From Leith to Aberdour, B'tisland, Ptyc'r & Fisherrow Q'ferry, St. David's, Inverkeithing, and Grangemouth and Alloa, Kennetpans, Kirkcaldy, Dysart, Wemyss. Crail and Dunbar. £ s. 8 s. s. £ s. 1 152 02 103 s. s. 03 53 10 22 123 43 103 12 s. s. £ s. £ s. £ s. 1 13 12 62 10 152 I 11 16 I 19 2 52 10 2 141 17 2 I 15 2 O 32 10 2 15 2 18 2 32 82 183 83 133 18 1 19 2 4 2 72 14 3 03 22 72 123 23 133 184 2 8 2 12 2 183 53 62 122 173 73 174 24 7 23 103 102 2 120 2 3 2 2 7 2 12 2 163 163 13 114 04 64 II 140,, 160 160 2 12 2 17 3 03 53 133 15 3 03 180,, 200 200 220 11 220,1 240 99 240 11 260 260 280 280 1 300 1 53 154 4 10 4 15 43 10 3 174 03 53 104 04 104 15 5 O 83 134 3 5 3 10 3 133 184 3 10 3 15 3 174 24 104 15:4 04 54 155 55 105 15 3 15 4 O 4 04 54 155 04 54 10 5 And 2/6 every 20 tons additional. From ports E. of Leith, 10/ extra. Harbour Towage. -- Inwards, 3d; second boat 1d reg. ton. Outwards, 2d; second boat id reg. ton. From Leith, clear of Inchkeith, 3d ton. Granton towage same as Leith, and between Granton and Leith and vice versa 3d. ton. No difference for ships in ballast. Distance money as per agreement. The steam tug owners will not be responsible for any damage while towing. Officials.-Clerk to Commrs., V. A. Noël Paton, W. S., Edinburgh; Gen. Sup. of harb. and dks., P. Whyte, M.I.C.E.; Coll. of Dues, A. Hood; Dk. Master, W. Thomson; Coll. of H. M. Cust., E.T. Ellington; Bd. of Tde. Surv., W. H. Whall; Lloyd's Surv., T. Field. LERWICK, Shetland Isles. Lat. 60° 10' N ; long. 1°8′ W. Pop. about 4,000. Auth. Harbour Trustees. P. NC. THW. 10h 30m ; Sp. rise 6ft; N. rise 4ft. D. in harb. or bay, ST. varying throughout from 10 to 6oft; NT. 4 to 54ft. Tr.-I. Fish curing stock, ice, timber; E. Fish, ponies and hosiery. Accn. Harb. is a capacious landlocked bay on the W. side of Bressay Sound. A new deep-water pier is now open for traffic; 12ft of water at LWST. Charges. At pier, as per schedule. There are private quays in the roads at which dues are charged. Pilotage.--District not defined. Rates as per agreement. Towage.--As per agreement. Officials.-Clerk to Commrs., A. Sandison; Harb. Master, George Allison; Coll. of Cust., Receiver of Wreck, and Supt. of Mercantile Marine, W. O'Shaughnessy; Registrar of R. N. R., Coastguard Officer and Drill Supt. R.N. R., John Crocker. Broker.-Andrew Smith Hotels." Royal," "Grand," "Queen's," &c. LEVEN, Fifeshire, at the mouth of the Leven. D. HWST. 12ft, HWNT. 8ft. Charges.-Harb. dues, id per ton. LIMEKILNS, Fifeshire, a sub-port of Bo'ness. D. at HWST. 13ft and HWNT. 8ft. LIMERICK. On the river Shannon, 60 miles from the Atlantic. Lat. 52°40'N; long. 8° 37′ W. Pop. 48,300. Auth. Harbour Commissioners, under Act 1867. P. NC. THW. 6h 10m; Sp. rise 18ft; N. rise 134ft. W. prev. NW. and NE. Rys. G.S. & W., and M.G. W. Tr.-I. Wheat, maize, coals, sugar, timber, salt, manures, petroleum; E. Native timber, butter, margarine, setts, oats, whisky, condensed milk, potatoes. LV. 2,462 reg. tons. Accn. Harb. is about 1,600yds long, and 150yds wide. D. on sill ST. 23ft., NT. 17ft.; dries at LW. at quays. Docks, &c. :- 45 17 Good warehouse accn.; hand cranes up to 7 tons. Charges.-Port and harb. charges, foreign and coastwise from 3d to 1/3 per ton. Graving dock dues as per schedule. Pilotage.-District. From quays and docks of Limerick to Loop Head and Kerry Head, at mouth of the river Shannon. Clare. From sea to mouth of Clare River, or from Limerick Rates for to mouth of Clare River, Scattery rates; from Foynes to Smith's Island or from Smith's Island to Clare Quay, and vice versâ, twohirds Scattery rates; from Foynes to Clare Quay, Scattery rates. Exceed ing Not Exceed ing Outwards. Outwards. Pilotage Rates for the River Shannon-payable by all Vessels arriving in the River Shannon or sailing therefrom : Outwards. Between Outwards. With £ s. I 10 I 13 d. O O 173 3 39 7 3 2 10 3 17 4 4 4 6 6 5 4 2 5 10 5 10 2 14 10 10 9 16 11 9 18 7 6 8 16 O 9 12 5 6 190 2334 19 10 10 10 0520 000251 14 TA II Towage.-Outwards and inwards. Grass ballast loaded 100 & un. 150 7 ballast 232 4 2 O 3 10 O 2 16 ballast! loaded 7 6 loaded (ballast 4 14 loaded! 6 6 ballast 5 12 13 14 17 12 20 6 950, 1000 25 ballast 14 18 10 (loaded 21 14 6 ballast 14 14 loaded 23 10 27 19 O 30 O 21 14 O 26 12 O 30 O Vessels of 1,200 tons and upwards-Beigh Castle to Limerick, 8d. per reg. ton 23 18 20008 99000 ooooooooooo 22 18 21 10 24 22 10 25 O 23 10 25 24 10 25 25 25 30 28 30 30 Geo. III. and IV. P. C. THW. 11h 20m.; Sp. rise 16ft; N. rise 12ft. D. on bar at LW. nearly dry; general depths over bar are 16ft OHWS., and 12ft at N. W. prev SW. Ry. L.B. & S.C. Tr.-I. Wood, coal, slate, cement, corn; E. Hoops, timber, &c. LV. William Miles, 574 reg. tons. Accn. Berths of soft level mud; harb. easy of access in all weathers. Messrs. Harvey & Co.'s Patent Slip is 300ft long, 40ft wide, with a depth at ST. of 164ft, and NT. 12ft, taking vessels of 400 reg. ton. Cranes to lift 5 tons by arrangement with Railway Co. Charges.-Harb. dues, coasting vessels 2d reg. ton; from foreign ports 5d ton. Ballast 1/ ton. Pilotage. District. Undefined. Rates. 2d per ton inward and Id outwards, but if vessel goes to or beyond Ford then one-half more than the above charges. Towage.-4d reg. ton in and out. Officials. Harb. Master and Coll. of Dues, W. Sewell; Acting Coll. of H.M. Cust., J. C. Stevenson; Station Supt. and Wharfinger, E. J. Tanner; Town Clerk, A. Shelley; Lloyd's Agent, Wm. Sewell. Hotels. "Terminus," "Norfolk," "Beach," "Marine," and "White Hart." LITTLESTOKE, Somerset. Bristol Channel. A pier, 200 yds long, used by coasters of about 40 tons. LIVERPOOL. On the Mersey. Lat. 53° 24′ 57′′ N; long. 3° 0' 0" W. Pop. 600,000. Auth. Mersey Docks and Harbour Board, under Act 5 and 6 Vict., c. 110, Mersey Docks and Harb. Act, 1857, Mersey Dock Acts Consolidation Act, 1858. P. C. THW. f. and c. 11h 35m; Sp. rise 27ft 10in; N. rise 13ft. The area of anchorage for large ships on the Mersey is about 2,000 acres, and for small boats about 500 additional acres. To this anchorage an approach channel 1,500 ft wide, 27 ft deep at LW., and 55 ft at HWT, has been dredged through the Bar of the Mersey. The length of quay walls on the river sides outside the docks is 8 miles. W. prev. are from two opposite quarters, viz., NW. and SE., about equal in days throughout the year. SE. winds are off shore, and bring fog, but otherwise generally harmless. NW. winds make a lee shore, and may become dangerous. Rys. C.L.C., G. W., L. & Y., L. & N. W, M. Tr. The second port in magnitude in the U.K. Vessels are docked only during the time between two hours before HW. and one hour after. The datum of the table is the level of "Old Dock Sill”—HW. levels of Springs and Neaps referred to above are 19ft oĝin, and 11ft 7in respectively above datum. NOTE.-Where alterations are in progress the figures for area, quayage, &c., if inserted, are approx. only. |