estate stores, and general goods; E. Jute, tea, rice, hides, cotton, Lloyd's CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand.-See Port Lyttelton. CHRISTIANIA, Norway. Lat. 59° 54' N; long. 10° 55′ E. Pop. 225,000. Tr.-I. Coal, grain, provisions, leather, salt, iron, steel, machinery, manufactured goods. ; E. Wood, ice, skins, fish, fish oil, wood pulp, boards, nails, ores, paper D. at entrance of harb. is sufficient for largest pulp, matches. Accn. Vessels drawing 25ft can lie alongside vessels afloat. A graving dock 280ft in length, and 2 floating the new quays. dry docks 150 and 200ft long, capable of taking steamers of 350ft. Cranes to lift from 2 to 20 tons. New corn elevator, worked by electricity, to discharge about 500 tons per diem. Charges. Vessels of 1,000 tons, drawing 18ft 6in, cargo in and ballast out, about £140 including cost of discharge. Ships loading ice or minerals have less expenses, being exempt from outward light dues, 63d per reg. ton. Provisions plentiful. Loading, wood 2,6 to 3/6 per standard; ice Discharging coal K o'50; grain, with 5d to 9d per reg. ton. Harb. pilotage elevator, K. o 45 per ton. Pilotage. Sea pilotage C from Fraedre light, scale according to tonnage and dft of water. NC, from 2/2 to 16/8 per vessel. Towage cheap and always at hand. Brokers. Isak Kobro, Fearnley & Eger, and Johnsen & Bergman. Officials. H.B M.'s Consul-General, Viscount Melville; Vice-Con., E. F. Gray; Harb. Master, T. Bassoe; Lloyd's Agent, E. Thorbjornsen. Tr.CHRISTIANSAND, Norway. Lat 58° 4′ 27′′ N; long. 8° 2' 25" E. Pop. About 14,000. I. Manufactured and colonial goods, grain, salt, coals; E. Timber, SHIPPING WORLD CHRISTIANSTED, Santa Cruz, W.I. Lat. 17° 45'N; long. 64° 41' W. Pop. 3,500. Tr.--I. Flour, corn, meal, pork, candles, lard, timber, shingles, agricultural implements, and coals; E. Sugar, rum, and molasses. Accn. A coral reef runs E. and W. Water in harb. varies from 4 to 12 fms; 15 or 16ft is ordinary and safe dít. The harb. is situated in deep bay on N. side of island. Charges. On a vessel of 100 tons, £18 5s 8d. Official. Br. Vice-Consul, R. Armstrong. CHRISTIANSUND, Norway. Lat. 63° 7' N; long. 7° 43′ E. Pop. 11,000. Tr.-I. Grain, salt, flax, hemp, coal, iron, manufactured goods and colonial produce, bricks, tiles, &c.; E. Fish, timber, oil, tar. Accn. The harb. is spoken of as good and secure, and accessible to all-sized vessels. There are five slips, ranging in length from 98ft to 197ft. Cranes to lift from 1 to 3 tons. Charges. Light dues about 5d per ton in and out. Harb. dues and charges for a vessel of 400 tons 9/. Tonnage dues about rod per ton. Pilotage. A vessel of 12ft dft., and 350 to 400 tons :-Inwards, from April 1 to Sept. 30, 35/6, Oct. I to March 31, £2 4s 6d; outwards, from April 1 to Sept. 30, 30, Oct. 1 to March 31, 32/6. Officials. British Vice-Consul, G. Parelius; Harb. Master, Gjert Ohlsen; Lloyd's Agent, K. Bang. Brokers. Wulff & Co. CIENFUEGOS (Havana), Cuba. Lat. 22°01' N.; long. 80° 29' 18" W. Pop. 59,128. Tr.--I. General. machinery, cattle, coal; E. Sugar, tobacco, fruits, native woods, &c, Accn. Area 271 sq. miles. D. at En. 10 to 15 fms; harb. 5 fms, at quays 12 to 15ft; R. of T. 20 in. Channel difficult, owing to strong tides. Cranages ample at most wharves. Two marine railways lifting from 700 to 1,000 tons each. Charges. Harb. 2cc per reg. ton, it enter over ten times in one year free. Ent. port charges: steamers $8.50, sailers $4.05. Cargo tonnage: steamers 2/1, sailers 1/0. Lighterage: 8d for every 200lb, but iron double. Ballast on board : sand $1, stone $1.50 per ton. Stevedore 50 to 60c per ton. Pilotage. C. (U.S. currency): From 1 to 50 gr. tons 84, 51 to 100 $6, 101 to 150 $7.50, 151 to 200 $9, 201 to 250 $10.50, 251 to 300 $12, 301 to 350 $14, 351 to 400 $16, 401 to 450 $18, 451 to 500 $20, 501 to 600 $22, 601 to 700 $23, 701 to 800 $24, 801 to 900 $25, 901 to 1,000 $26, 1,001 to 1,500 $28, 1,501 to 2,000 $29, 2,001 to 2,500 $31, 2,501 to 3,000 $34, 3,001 to 3,500 $35, 3,501 to 4,000 $38, 4,001 to 5,000 $42, 5,001 or over $50; from general dock anchorage to docks S. of city, one-half fee for entering port, and to docks N. of city two-thirds; from general anchorage on Damuji river the same fee as for entering port; for movements inside of general anchorage, and from one dock to another, one-fourth. Officials. British ViceConsul, G. Fowler; Captain of the Port and Collector of Customs, Capt. James Baylies, 10th U.S. Infantry; Harbour Master, Alberto Sasso; Secretary, W. H. Porter. CIUDAD BOLIVAR, Venezuela. Lat. 8° 8' 10" N; long. 63° 55' 20" W. Pop. 10,000. Tr.-I. Provisions and manufactured goods; E. Hides, gold, rubber, balata, coffee, cattle, tobacco, &c. Accn. Vessels of 12ft dft. can reach the town at all times; vessels of 16ft dft. at bar. Sailing slow during rainy season. Vessels can come alongside quays when the river is high. Charges. Port charges about £3. No tonnage, pilot, and light dues. Official. II.B.M.'s Consul and Lloyd's Agent, C. H. de Lemos. CIVITA VECCHIA, Italy. Lat. 42° 0′ 6′′ N ; long. 11° 44′ E. Pop. 17,870. Tr.-I. Coal, iron, drugs, provisions, wines, spirits, woven goods, hardware, colonial produce, glass, earthenware, wheat, oats, live cattle, pig-iron, patent fuel, phosphates, pitch, and petroleum; E. Staves, alum, ore, cheese, skins, bark, rags, charcoal, Roman cement, and objects of fine arts. Accn. Harb. is formed by two moles, and protected by a breakwater. Vessels drawing from 18 to 22ft are moored at the breakwater to discharge into lighters till their dft. is 18ft. Outer breakwater partially destroyed by storm, May, 1902, caution necessary in new entrance. 8 tons crane (hand). D. at entrance nearly 30ft. Charges. Harb. dues, 140 lire on net It. tonnage; certificate of It. tonnage necessary for British vessels, otherwise they are measured at ship's expense. Unloading 1 lira (10d). Loading agreement, from 4d. to 8d. Pilotage. NC. In, 10 centimes per net reg. ton, out 5 centimes, such fee not to be less than 20 lire, nor to exceed 200 lire; if at night, one- tenth more. Mooring, unmooring, and shifting, according to agreement. The new breakwater is in progress. Officials. H. B.M.'s ViceConsul, P. R. Mackenzie; Sub-Prefect, Cav. de Galtomi; Harb. Master, Chev. A. Sicca; Lloyd's Agents, A. Belletieri & Co. ; Shipping Agents and Brokers, G. T. Ingle & Son. COATZACOALCOS, or Minatitlan, Mexico. On the River Coatzacoalcos. Lat. (mouth of river) 18° 4' N; long. 94° W. Pop. 3,500. Tr.-I. Flour, lumber, liquors, provisions, &c.; E. Mahogany, fustic, cedar, hides, and indigo. Accn. Vessels anchor or make fast to posts along the shore. The river below the town is navigable for large vessels, but the entrance is obstructed by a bar of hard clayey substance, over which vessels drawing only 13ft can pass. Extensive improvements in progress to deepen bar to 25 ft or 30ft; railway building to Santa Cruz on Pacific; 5 and 10-ton cranes on railway wharf. Charges. Light dues £4; wharfage by arrangement with railway; loading and discharging average 1/3 per ton. Pilotage. C.; about 3/ per foot inward and same outward. For use ofpilot's boat £2 10s. Officials. H.B.M.'s Vice-Consul, T. Gemmill; Lloyd's Agent, T. R Galloway. COBIJA, Bolivia. Lat. 22° 40′ S; long. 70° 12' W. Pop. 2,400. It has ceased to exist as a port of entry for foreign ships. Only a little copper is now shipped here coastwise. COCHIN, India. Lat. 9° 58' N; long. 76° 14' E. Pop. 31,000. Tr.-I. Rice, piece-goods, European liquors, hardware, copper metal sheets, medicines, cutlery, fruits, oilman stores, sugar, wheat, kerosine. and paddy; E. Coir yarn, rope, fibre and matting, hides, nux vomica, coculus, indiens, lemon, grass oil, fish oil, cocoanut oil, tumeric, rice, pepper, ginger yams, sweet potatoes, arrowroot, coffee, cotton, sugar cane, fruit, sapan wood, teak, and other hard wood. Accn. D., 15ft HWST. and 14ft NT. Steamers drawing 15ft can cross the bar. There are no quays. Vessels lay out in the stream moored. No dry docks nor cranage accommodation. Charges. Port dues 3 annas reg. ton; calling at more than one port in the E. or W. group, 1 annas additional. The rate of port dues payable by foreign vessels calling at a single port in any of the undermentioned districts are 3 annas per ton: Ganjam, Godavari, South Canara, Kistna, Tanjore. Pilotage. For vessels over 600 tons, in or out, each way, 50rs; 400 to 600, 40rs; 200 to 400, 30rs; 100 to 200, from 10 annas to 3rs 12 annas ft. Stowage 4 annas per ton. Loading or discharging-steamers 5 annas, sailing vessels 6 annas per ton. Unloading rice and paddy bags, 3 annas per ton. Vessels for repairs and not breaking cargo harb. dues, in ballast harb. dues. For the use of the hawser (besides making good any injury it may sustain) per day 10/. For transporting a vessel from one position to another, after she has been moored, of 300 tons and upwards, 7rs. Official. Port Officer, II. Woodhouse. (See also Narakal.) COCKBURN SOUND. Used for loading timber only. Vessels can load to 17ft dft.-See Swan River. COCONADA, India. Lat. 16° 56′ 30′′ N.; long. 82° 14′ 30′′ E. Pop. 40,500. Tr.-E. Rice, sesame, cotton, and jaggery. Accn. Anchorage in excellent holding ground, and a ship at anchor can discharge cargo for Coconada, Coringa, or Yanaon, without changing her anchorage ground. Length of wharf 107 ft. D. alongside at HW. 8 ft.; and at LW. 34ft; rise 3ft 3in to 5ft 3in. Hand cranes to lift up to 2 tons, also one steam to 12 tons. Charges. Port dues, 3 annas per reg. ton. Landing, I pic per cwt. Boats for discharging 7 annas per ton of import cargo. Official. Port Officer, Capt. G. W. Wicks. COLASTINE, Argentine. Port of Santa Fé, which is 12 miles distant. D. on bars (6) between Rosario and Colastine, 12ft to 24ft; at the port, 32ft to 70ft. Accn. The port has about a mile of river frontage. No works; mooring posts placed by port authorities. Stages have to be rigged, and cargo discharged by hand. No tides. At very high states of the river the port is inaccessible, being under water. COLBERG, Germany. Lat. 54° 11′ N; long. 15° 34′ E. Pop. 12,000. Auth. Royal harbour engineer (Hafenbauinspector). Tr.-I. Coals, herrings, manure, paving stones from Sweden; E. Grain, wood, pit-props, potatoes. Accn. Average depth in the entrance 15ft. Inner harb. has only 16ft. During strong gales vessels should not attempt to enter, but keep to sea. There is good anchorage in the roadstead in 6 to 7 ms. Ballast delivered free by Harb. Board. Floating crane to 20 tons, hand crane to 5 tons, slipway up to 400 tons, steamers. Charges. Moderate. No light dues. Pilotage. Pilots are always on the look-out in the day time. Tug-boats belonging to the harbour authorities to be had. Brokerage, 24%; clearing charges, including interpreting, 18pfs per cubic meter laden, 6 pfs in ballast, coal or stones; collecting freight 1% manifest, &c., 5'10 marks. Broker. E. Reinholz. COLLO, Algeria. Good anchorage in 9 to 12fms of water, but the port is exposed to all easterly winds. COLOMBO, Ceylon. Lat. 6° 65' N ; long. 79° 55′ E. Pop. 130,000. Tr.-I. Coal, manufactured goods, machinery, railway iron, hardware, animals, specie, bullion, and rice; E. Coffee, cinnamon, areca-nuts, coconut oil, coir, plumbago, arrack, tobacco, pearls, cinchona bark, cocoanut, cinnainon, citronella, and other essential oils, ivory, satin and other woods. Accn. Splendid accommodation for a large number of steamers and sailing vessels of the largest tonnage behind breakwater, safe approach during any hour of the night. Landing Co., Wharf and Warehouse Co., and a number of native companies. Cranes to lift 20 tons, and gear for any weight. Docks in contemplation. Engineering establishments, capable of effecting all repairs not requiring docking; salvage gear available. Tide, from 1 to 2 feet. Charges. 12 cents on all cargo discharged or loaded by vessels under 200 tons, 25 cents if vessels over 200 tons. Transhipment cargo pays no dues unless entered for duty. Port dues for a stay not exceeding 96 hours; up to 50 tons reg., rs. 2.50; 50 to 100, rs. 5; ICO to 150, rs. 7.50; 150 to 200, rs. 10; 200 to 300, rs. 20; 300 to 400, rs. 30; 400 to 500, rs. 40; 500 to 700, rs. 50; 700 to 900, rs. 60; 900 to 1100, rs. 70; 1100 to 1300, rs. 80; 1300 to 1500, rs. 90; 1500 to 1800, rs. 100; 1800 up, rs. 120; for a stay fron 96 hours, not exceeding 288 hours, one half to be added; exceeding 288 hours, double rates. Pilotage. Compulsory. Vessels under 200 tons free, if no pilot employed, otherwise rs. 100 200 to 399, rs. 15; 400 to 599, rs. 20; 600 to 799, rs. 25; 80; up, rs. 30; for both entering and leaving port. An extra rs. 10 for services between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. each trip. Officials. Master Attendant, Capt. Donnan; Collector of Customs, Hon. Mr. Reid. COLON, Rep. of Panama. Lat. 9° 22′ 53'7" N; long. 79° 52' 58.2" W. Pop. about 7,000. The greatest shipping port in Colombia, and Atlantic terminus of Panama Canal. One of the most unhealthy and expensive towns in the world. Northern season from Oc.ober to March, dangerous for sailing vessels. Steamers keep steam during these months. Auth. Railway Co. Tr.-I. General cargoes; E. Mahogany, cedar, fustic, cocobolo, mother-of-pearl, shells, hides, and cargoes in transit from the N. and S. Pacific, consisting of pearls, silks, jewellery, teas, silver and copper ores, indigo, cochineal, coffee, cocoa, cotton, Peruvian bark, Panama hats, and general merchandise. Accn. Vessels drawing 25ft can lie alongside the wharves. D. at entrance 40ft; at wharves, 25 to 30ft; rise and fall of tide 2ft. Charges. Port, light dues, wharfage, &c., levied by the Panama Railroad Company and Government authorities. They are as follows: Panama Railroad Co.'s lighthouse light dues, vessels of 200 tons and under 300 tons 1 Is; over 300 tons 1 9s 6d. Wharfage, all steamers per day £7 6s 8d; sailing vessels of 1,000 tons or over per day £1 9s 6d; 800 tons or over per day 1 5s 6d; 500 tons or over per day 18/6; 200 tons or over per day 12/6. Lighthouse Punta Toro, 5 c gold for first 100 tons, and 24 c gold for rest (on ship's net reg. ton.) charged for in the equivalent of gold in Colombian silver at 150 per cent. premium. For Isla Grande 5 c gold for first 100 tons, and 2 c gold for rest (on ship's net reg. ton.). The whole amount charged for in the equivalent of gold in Colombian silver at 150 per cent. premium, as in the case of the Punta Toro Lighthouse. Cost of entry and clearance to ships, about 2. No pilotage. No tugs. Officials. Prefect, Francisco Gruezo; Inspector of Port, J. Laso de la Vega. Br. Vice-Consul, E. F. Hudson. Broker, W. Andrews. COLONIA, Uruguay. Lat. 35° 0′ S; long. 54° 0′ W. On the River Plate, 18ft water. Dry Dock for 1,000 ton vessels. Charges and Pilotage as Monte Video, which see. T |