a breakwater 500ft long.

The stone pier is extended 280ft true sonthh from the seaward end. Area sheltered is about 5 acres. Dry at LWST. Vessels of 400 tons enter at HW.

D. at HWST

17ft at pierhead. HWNT. 11ft. W. prev. S to W. and most dang. NNE. to E. P. Foreign C, coasting NC. One small crane W. pier.

Charges.-Harb. dues on vessels 2d per reg. ton, d per ton ballast, and labour 6/6 per ten tons. Plank 1. Drift fishing boats not compounding by the year, 2/6 each time of entering or using the harb. and 6d in the value of all fish landed.

Pilotage.-Foreign, under 10ft, 2/ per foot, 10 and under 12, 2/6, 12 and under 14, 3, 14 and under 16, 3/6, 16 and upwards, 4/; coasting, ad per ton reg., or as per agreement.

Officials.-Harb. Master, William Cogar; Harb. Dues Col'., Henry S. Warren ; Lloyd's Agent, P. K. W. Hawke. Hotels.--" Tregenna Castle," "White Hart,' ""Porthminster."

"Western,"

66

Queen's," and

ST. JUST POOL. A creek under Port of Falmouth.
Charges. Same rates.

ST. MARGARET'S HOPE, Orkneys. A creek under Kirk-
wall in the I. of S. Ronaldsha.

ST. MARTIN'S.-See Scilly.

ST. MAWES, Cornwall.

ST. MARY'S.-Auth. T. A. S. Dorien Smith, under the St. Mary's (Scilly) Harb. Order, 1890. (See Scilly.) Lat. 50° 9' N; long. 5° 0' W. Auth. Pier and Harb. Co., under Act 17 and 18 Vic. Accn. 9 to 14ft LWST, but there is only Ift at LW 6THW. 5h 7m. One crane carrying a pier head. LV. 300 tons. tons. P. same as Falmouth. Official.-E. Andrew, V.C.; Sec., L. C. Cock.

A granite rock in Mount's Bay. Harb. dries at LW. D. at HWST 15ft. W. prev. W., most dang. SSE. to WSW. Auth. Owner, Lord St. Levan.

ST. MICHAEL'S MOUNT, Cornwall.

ST. MONANCE, or St. Monans, Fifeshire. Firth of Forth, Lat. 56° 12' 30" N; long. 3° 46′ 15′′ W. A small harb. used Auth. Harb. Commrs.' Order, 1885. Has two loading berths, principally by fishing boats, dry at LW. with stream tides. Loading B. NT., 7 ft. W. prev. and from S. causes less depth of water overall. D. E pier head ST 18ft 9in; NT. 12ft. Tr.-E. potatoes and grain. Boats get in about half tide Charges. For vessels from 24d under 15 tons to 4d 150 tons Tonnage, potatoes 4d per ton, grain id per quarter. Pilotage as per agreement. Weekly payment 6d per man, 6d per boat and 3d per steamer ; stranger boats charged for entry according to length, over 30ft 1/, under 6d.

and over.

Officials.-Joint Clerks to Corporation, A. C. Mackintosh and H. Watson, Solicitors, Anstruther; Harb. Master and Coll. of Rates, John Reekie.

ST. PETER'S PORT.--See Channel Islands.

ST. SAMPSONS.-See Channel Islands.

SALCOMBE, Devonshire. Lat. 50° 13' N; long. 3° 46′ W.

Ry. G.W. recently opened.

Auth. Commis

sioners, by lease from Duchy of Cornwall for 21 years from
June 1903. Accn. 11ft on bar LWNT and 6ft at LWST, 19ft at
HWNT, and 24ft at HWST. W. most dang. SE., S. and SW.
THW. f. and c. 5h 41m. Ample quayage both at Salcombe and at
Kingsbridge, 4 miles up the estuary. D. at quay berths ST. 11 to
12ft, NT. 7 to 8ft. A lifeboat station. Steamers carrying passengers
and cargo twice a week to Plymouth. A deep water channel mark
has been placed on the hill which is to be kept in line with the
Moult Point and white panel with b'ack uprights at North Sands
seawall, and vessels should take the bar about one-third the
distance from the entrance. Steamer runs twice and three times a
day to meet trains at Kingsbridge, according to tides.
Official.-Harb. Master, Wm. Cook.

Hotels." Marine,"
," "Bolt Head," and "York House."
SALFORD.-See Manchester Canal.

SALTCOATS, Ayrshire. On the Clyde. Ry. G. and S. W.
Tr. Export trade in coals and salt.

SALTERNS WHARF, Dorsetshire.

Harb.

A private wharf in Poole

SALTFLEET, Lincolnshire. 33 miles NE. of Lincoln. A place much decayed. Dry at LW.; H.W. 7ft. W. prev. NNW. to SE. THW. f. and c. 5h 45m. Used only for sloops bringing up coal There is a coastguard station. A lifeboat station is situated 4 miles N. at Donna Nook, of which Mr. Gilbert Houlden is Hon. Sec.

SALTNEY (see also Chester). The quay is situated on the main line of the G.W. Ry. Co. Steam and hand cranes are provided, and there is every convenience for shipping bricks timber, ore, pig iron, grain, &c. The Company have a powerfu steam tug Manxman-by which vessels loading or discharging at their quay retowed to or from the Wild Roads free. The tug is also available for to wing vessels to or from o her points on the Dee at fixed charges.

Official.-Harb. Master and G. W. R. Co.'s Agent, W. E. James. SANDAY, Orkneys, in Sanday Island. Auth. Orkney Harb. Commrs., under Orkney Harbs. Act, 1886. Tr.— I. Coal and merchandise; E. Kelp, grain, and cattle. Accn. A stone pier 250ft long, carried out to 6ft LWST.; also boat-slip. W. prev. SE., most dang. SSE, and SF.

Charges.--Harb., 15 to 30 tons, 2d reg. ton, 30 to 100 3d, 100 to 150 40, 150 and up 6d. Loading and unloading light goods 2d per BB, heavy 1/4 per ton, cools 6d, kelp Sd.

Official.-Harb. Master, Henry Burgher.

SANDHAVEN, Aberdeenshire. 2 miles from Fraserburgh. Auth. The Hon. C. Forbes Trefusis. under Prov. Orders of 1873 and 1881. Accn. Area 14 acres. D. 12ft at Beacon LW., 6ft at Purhead LW., 16ft HW.

Charges.-4d per reg ton harbour dues; loading and discharg ing salt and coals 6d per to.

Official.-Harb. aMster, Capt. Trail.

SANDSEND. A beck near the Port of Whitby. SANDSIDE HARBOUR, W. of Thurso, Caithness. A small harb. with two good piers. Dry at LW.

coal, timber, &c.

ance.

SANDWICH, Kent. II miles E. of Canterbury. Auth. Corporation, under Act 1847. Tr.-I. Corn. Harb. is much choked, and has lost its importThe channel is narrow and tortuous, and only available for vessels of 12ft. draught. W. most dang. SE., S. and W. In Saxon times the most important port in England. Cranage up to 5 tons. Charges.-Harb. dues upon vessels laden 3d per ton reg. if out laden a further Id. Harb. rates and dues upon cargo according to nature of cargo.

Towage.-Upon vessels under 60 tons reg. £1 each way; over 60 tons reg. 4d per ton each way.

Officials.-Harb. Master, C. J. Conquest; Coll. of Cust., J. W Wilson, Deal.

SANDYCROFT (see Chester). A small dock and wharf on the River Dee belonging to the Sandycroft Foundry Co. SAUNDERSFOOT, Pembrokeshire. Lat. 51° 43′ N; long. 4° 42′ W. Ry. Pembroke and Tenby. Auth. Owner, C. H. R. Vickerman, Esq., of St. Issells, under Act 10 Geo. IV., c. 108. Tr.-Anthracite coal, nuts, and culm. Accn. A small tidal harb. used by vessels up to 500 tons, and having a depth of 17ft at HWST. and 10ft at HWNT. Good quayage, with 3-ton crane.

Charges. Harb, dues coastwise 2d per ton reg; foreign 4d per ton reg. Trimming coal 2d per ton; ditto culm 2d per ton. Discharging ballast (including use of steam crane) Sd per ton. Pilotage. As per agreement, about 10/ per 100 tons. Official.-Harb. Master, E. J. Harvey.

Hotel. "Hean Castle."

SCALLOWAY. A creek under Port of Lerwick, W. coast of Shetland. Tr.-I. General; E. Fish, all kinds, cattle, sheep. D. HWST. 24ft; HWNT. 17ft. THW. f. and c. 9h 30m. Has fine harb. and quay, with about 12ft at low water, owned by Messrs. Hay & Co. Dues twopence to fourpence per ton reg., according to size of vessel. Official.-Piermaster, W. Rae Duncan. Pilotage as agreed.

SCARBORO', Yorkshire. Lat. 54° 18' N ; long o° 25′ W. Pop. 38,190. Auth. Harb. Commissioners, under Acts 1843 and 1876. P. NC. THW. f. and c. 4h 11m; Sp. rise 15ft; N. rise 9ft; R. of N. 84ft. D. Entrance dry at ST. W. prev. SW.; most dangerous SE. to E. Ry. N. E. Tr.-I. Timber and ice. LV. ss. 715 reg. tons; dft of largest sailing vessel 15ft. Accn. The harb. is formed by the E. Old or Vincent and W. piers enclosing two independent harbs., the outer of 5 acres, the inner of 9 acres. The bottom throughout is mud and sand. At ST. there is about 16 to 18ft of water

at pier end. Vessels of 12 to 13ft dft can enter and be berthed during ST., and those of 9 to 11ft during NT. Steam crane to I tons, hand crane to I ton. En.-Outer Harb., boom entrance NE. E., 33ft wide, bridge entrance E. by S. S., 33ft wide; Inner Harb., NE. N., Icoft wide. Both harbours are dry at LW., and vessels should not charter for this port unless adapted to take the ground whether at a quay berth or otherwise.

Charges.-Harb. dues under 50 tons 2d per ton, over 50 ton 3d per ton. Dues on coal landed 6d ton. Corporation

16 each vessel. Coal delivered 1d ton. Vessels in ballast sheltering id per ton.

Pilotage. District not defined. Rates as per agreement. No fixed rate. Usual charge 10/ to £i 10s, according to size. Towage.-1/ per keel.

Officials.-Clerk to Commrs., J. Stephenson; Harb. Master, George Appleyard; Supt. of H. M Cust., G. M. Smith; Lloyd's Agent, W. Mosey.

SCHULL, Co. Cork. (See Skibbereen.) 8 miles NE. from Fastnet Rock. A safe harb., sheltered from SW. to SE. Good anchorage sheltered on all points is from 18ft to 21ft. Official.-Harb. Const., Amos O'Reiley.

SCILLY. A group of islands 24 miles WSW. of Land's End. Lat. 49° 51' and 50° N; long. between 6° 11' and 6° 30 W. Pop. 2,000. P. NČ. THW. f. and c. 4h 30m; Sp. rise 16ft; N. rise 12ft; Equinoctial tides rise 20ft. HS. 23ft 4in. LS. 7ft 6in. D. LWST 15ft to 30ft; LWM. 18ft to 33ft. Tr.-I. Timber, coals, flour, bread, and general merchandise; E. Potatoes and lobsters. Accn. The Scilly Islands consist of 48 islands, but of these only five, viz.: -St. Mary's, St. Agnes, St. Martin's, Trescow, and Bryer are inhabited. These five islands possess several harbs. for vessels capable of taking the ground, and also one for ships of large dit, viz., St. Mary's Road. This harb. affords shelter from all winds, except those from the westward between WNW. and SW. The anchorage here is between the island of St. Mary and that of Samson, and has five entrances. The general depths are from 6 to 13 fathoms. The other harbs. of note are Old and New Grimsby and St. Helen's Pool.

Charges.-Anchor dues 2/4 per vessel. Keelage 2d per reg ton. Pilotage.-District. To and from, into and out of, all ports and places in and about the islands of Scilly. Rates. On vessels from or bound to Foreign Ports of 60 tons and under, £2 2s; 70 tons, £2 4s 6d; 80, £2 7s; 90, £2 9s 6d; 100, £2 12s 6d; 110, £2 15s rod; 120, £2 19s 2d; 130, £3 2s 6d; 140, £3 5s 108; 150, £3 9s 2d; 160, £3 125 6d; 170, £3 15s 1od; 180, £3 19s 2d; 190, £4 2s 6d; 200, £4 45; 210, £4 75 4d; 220, £4 10s 8d; 230; £4 14s; 240, £4 17s 4d; 250, £5 os 8d; 260, £5 4s; 270, £5 78 4d; 280, £5 10s 8d; 290, £5 14s; 300, £5 158 6d; 310, £5 16s 6d; 320, £5 175 6d; 330, £5 18s 6d; 340, £5 198 6d; 350, 6 os 6d; 360, £6 Is 6d; 370, £6 2s 6d; 380, £6 3s 6d; 390, £6 4s 6d; 400, £6 6s; 410, £6 10s; 420, £6 14s; 430, £6 18s; 440, £7 2s; 450, £7 6s; 460, £7 10s; 470, £7 14s; 480, £7 18s; 490, £8 2s; 500, £8 6s; 510, £895; 520, £8 12s; 530, 48 15s; 540, £8 18s; 550, £9 Is; 560, £9 45; 570, £9 75; 580, £9 10s; 590, £9 13s; 600, £9 16s; 610, £9 18s 6d; 620, £10 Is; 630, £10 3s 6d; 640, £10 6s; 650, £10 8s 6d; 660, £10 IIS; 670, £10 13s 6d; 680, £10 16s; 690, £10 18s 6d; 700, £11 IS; 710, 11 35; 720, £11 5s; 730, £11 75; 740, £11 9s; 750, £11 11s; 760, 11 135; 770, £11 15s; 780, 11 178; 790, 11 19s; Sco, 12 Is; 810, 12 2s 6d; 820, £12 45; 830, £12 5s 6d; 840, £1275; 850, £12 8s 6d; 860, £12 10s; 870, £12 11s 6d; 880, £12 13s; 890, £12 14s 6d; 900, 12 16s; and an additional Is for every to tons above 900. On Coasting Vessels of 60 tons and under 1; 70 tons, £1 25 6d; 80, £1 5s; 90, £1 7s 6d; 100,

£1 IUs; 110, £1 12s 6d; 120, £1 158; 130, £1 178 6d; 140, £2; 150, £2 2s 6d; 160, £2 5s; 170, £2 75 6d; 180, £2 10s; 190, £2 11s; 200, £2 12s 6d; 210, £2 15s 1od; 220, £2 19s 2d; 230, £3 25 6d; 240, £3 5s 10d; 250, £3 9s 2d; 260, £3 12s 6d; 270, £3 15s 100; 280, £3 19s 2d; 290, £4 2s 6d; 300, 4 4s; and in No charge for less than 5 tons. proportion or a greater tonnage. For 5 tons and upwards, the next rate to be charged. For removing a vessel within the limits of the port, 10/6. For a pilot remaining on board a vessel by request 10/6 for every 24 hours, or any part thereof. The above rates are for the whole service, in and out, but any pilot employed to conduct a vessel inwards only, is entitled to two-thirds of the said rates, the vessel having been properly moored in one of the regular harbs.

Towage.-5 per vessel, or 24d per ton.

Officials.-Steward, C. B. Maggs; Lloyd's Agents, Banfield &

Hooper.

Hotels.-Tregarthen's Co., Ltd., Holgate's Hotel, "Atlantic," and "Telegraph.'

SCRABSTER, Caithness, Thurso Bay. There are 2 piers for steamers drawing from 12ft to 20ft. Tr. Principal imports are general goods, groceries, ironmongery, wood, salı, coal, fish, manure, oilcake, &c., by weekly steamer, and herring D. ST. 12ft to 25ft, NT. fishing industry during summer season. 15ft to 16ft. LV. 1,000 tons. Highland Ry. 3 miles from the harb. THW. f. and c. 8h 30m. Accn. Haro. can accommodate twenty small vessels about 200 tons burthen, and two large vessels 800 to 1,000 tons burthen.

Charges. From 4d to 6d per ton on general goods. Harb. dues, coasting 4d per reg. ton, foreign 6d to 1/6.

Pilotage. As per agreement.

Official. -Harb. Master, David Sinclair, under trustees.

SEAHAM HARBOUR, Durham. A seaport about 6 miles S. of

1° 19′ W. Pop. 9,000.

Sunderland. Lat. 54° 50' N ; long.
Auth. Seaham Harbour Dock Co.

P. NC. THW. 3h 24m; Sp. rise 15ft; N. rise 11ft; R. of
N. 6ft. D. Outer harb. HW. at ST. 16ft. W. prev. E. and NE.
Ry. North-Eastern. Tr.-I. Pit-wood, timber, &c.; E. Coal
Νο
LV. 1,000 tons burthen.
principally, glass bottles, &c.
vessel can enter at LW. The En. to harb., formed by E. and S.
piers, is 115ft wide. Accn. The harb. is altogether 64 acres, viz. :-

Outer Harb.

North Dock

Depth of water. HWST.

Area.

Width of entrance.

LWST.

Extensive

There is good cranage-power of from 5 to 10 tons. enlargements and improvements are in progress. New dock of 10 acres nearly finished.

Charges.-Light and harb. dues. Hospital, Trinity dues, fresh water, weighing anchors, lifeboat. Discharging ballast, Is. per ton. Pilotage.-1/3 per foot summer, 1/6 per foot winter.

Officials.-Secretary, D. N. Grimes; Harb, and Dock Man., J. Smith; N.E. Ry. Co.; Lloyd's Agent, Capta'n J. Smith.