charge, 1/4 per ton each visit. Tug service. Officials. Secretary and Treasurer, C. Hood Williams; Engineer, C. J. R. Williams; Harb. Master, J. W. Clark; Lloyd's Agent, F. H. Barns (Kinsey, Barns & Co.); Lloyd's Surveyor, Capt. S. H. Willis. PORT MARIA, Jamaica. Lat. 18° 22' N ; long. 76° 54′ W. A small harb. open to winds from W. round to northerly E.S.E. Tr.-I. General. E. Fruit, bananas, dyewoods, cocoa, cocoanuts. Accn. Anchorage in 5 to 7fms, with good holding ground. D. En, 8 to 14fms. Charges. Harbour dues, I entrance from abroad; Light dues, 3d per ton reg.; stevedore, for stowing sugar, 1/ per hogshead; rum, 1/ per puncheon; logwood, I per ton; cocoanuts, 1 per 1,000. Official. Harbour Master and Collector of Customs, E. A. Savage. PORT MOODY, Vancouver, B. C. (which see) has taken the place of Port Moody. Charges. Sick Mariners' fund, 2d n. r. ton; harbour dues $2 to $5. Pilotage. C. $1.50 per ft; from Straits, N.C. $1 extra. PORT MORANT, Jamaica. Lat. 18° 3' N; long. 76° 8' W. This port lies in a small secure bight, about 1 mile wide and 1 miles deep, N. and S., open from the latter quarter. D. of W. 6 to 7fms. Officials. Lloyd's Agent, C. Reid Campbell. PORT NATAL (Durban), South Africa. Lat. 29° 52′ 48′′; long 31°2′ 49′′ Pop. 67,847. Tr.-I. Coal, sugar, rum, tea, coffee. E. Wool, Angora hair, skins, hides, horns, ostrich feathers, arrowroot, maize, meal, oats, wattle bark, fruit, jams and jellies, matches, raw gold, &c. Accn. Depth in inner harb. 20 to 27ft LWST. (this is being improved by dredging), with 9,635ft of wharfage, ample hydraulic and other cranage requirements, and wharf sheds, also floating dock capable of taking a vessel of 8,500 tons DW., and floating workshop, and also one patent slip for small craft, Bed of harb. sand of a muddy nat re and very soft. Av. depth on the bar in 1903 21ft 3in. LWOST. and for the nine months ending 30th September, 1904, 25ft okin Vessels must not attempt to cross the bar without a pilot. R. of T: ST. 6ft, NT. 34ft. Wharf equipment: Hydraulic cranes, 1 50-ton, I 10-ton, 24 3-ton, 5 30-cwt, floating crane 15-ton; steam sheers, I 20-ton, 7 steam cranes, and 12 hydraulic capstans. Imports for 1903 £15 065,454; Exports £2,446,556. Shipping inwards for 1903 2,117,093 tons net reg. LV. Armadale Castle, 12,975 tons gross. Record draught across the bar 26ft 6in. Several engineering works are located at the port capable of undertaking large repairs. A considerable bunkering business is done, and many vessels going E. and W. call for that purpose, and the port charges to such vessels are inconsiderable. A further reduction is under consideration. Charges. Light dues: 2d for each reg. ton net up to 500 tons; Id for each reg. ton net over 500; 1d for each ton of deck space occupied by cargo. Harb. dues including pilotage: 9d. for each reg. ton net for the first 400 tons, in addition for each reg ton net from 401 to 1,500, 7d; for each reg. ton net from 1,501 to 2,000, 4d; for each reg. ton net over 2,000, 2d; for each ton of deck space occupied by cargo, 9d. Vessels entering the harbour for the sole purpose of coaling or of taking cargo coal are entitled to 50 per cent. rebate on the port dues. Vessels entering the harbour within 21 days of last departure from the port are entitled to 20 per cent. rebate on the port dues, and within 60 hours to 10 per cent. These rebates are not accumulative. Vessels at the outer anchorage entering inwards, but not coming into the harbour, will pay as port dues Id for each reg. ton net, and for each ton of deck space occupied by cargo, with the following exceptions, viz. :—(a) All vessels calling for orders or seeking freight, and not landing or embarking passengers or cargo. (b) All vessels calling to coal, or for provisions or water, and not landing or embarking passengers or cargo. (c) All vessels in distress, with mutinous crews, breakdown of machinery, in want of medical assistance, or for repairs, and not landing or embarking passengers or cargo. Towage. In or out of harb., within a circle of 11fms water. From £3 for vessels up to 100 tons to £22 for vessels of 1,501 tons and upwards. All steamers are subject to a charge of £2 10s for tug attendance in or out, or £3 10s when in addition assisted at the wharf by one tug, or £5 if by two tugs. In stormy weather an extra charge of 25 per cent. is made for towage or assistance. Services rendered by Government tugs within the harb. from £2 10/ to £7 10/. In case of undue detention of a Government tug a charge of £3 per hour additional to ordinary charges will be made. Warps are charged for at £1 per hour. A reduction of the rates affecting vessels arriving for the sole purpose of coaling is presently being considered. Present price of coal on wharf 15/6 per ton. Officials. Coll. of Cust., G. Mayston; Port Capt., John Rainnie; Harbour Engineer, C. J. Crofts, M.Inst.C.E. PORT NOLLOTH, Africa. Lat. 29° 15′ 50′′ S; long. 16° 52′ 20′′ E. Pop. 820. Tr.-I. All classes of goods; E. copper ore. Accn. Open roadstead. AST. 5ft; D. on bar and at En. 16ft; HW. 2.30 p.m. f. & c. LV. 500 tons. Charges. Port nil; light nil; tonnage 6/6 ton, includes landing and jetty charges. Pilotage. Over the bar I IS. Towage. Cape Copper Co., Ld., have two tugs. Officials. Sub-Collector of Customs and Port Officer, G. E. Syme; Shipping Manager (Cape Copper Co.) and Lloyd's Agent, Captain R. Carstens. PORT OF LA PLATA (formerly called Ensenada de Barragan). Lat. 35° S; long. 59° W. Tr.-I. European manufactures, coal. E. Grain, hides, bones, frozen meats. Accn. Berths at quays, 19ft LW to 27ft HW; hydraulic cranes; rail to Buenos Ayres, 35m, and La Plata, 5m. Charges. Entrance dues: Vessels loaded from sea o'30c paper currency per r.t.; in ballast, o'15c; to complete cargo, 0*20c; quay dues, o 20c paper, per 100 tons per day. Vessels bunkering only pay on quantity taken. Vessels to and from up-river ports exempt from entry dues. Port entrance dues. Wharfage, 0'03c paper currency per ton per day. Officials. Collector of Customs, D. Quintana Marit; Sub-Prefect, F. Damiani; H.B M.'s ViceConsul, E. T. Puleston. PORT OF SHERBRO. Lat. 7° 32' N; long. 12° 30′ W. The Sherbro' district forms the southCrown Colony of Sierra Leone, West Government offices and Custom-house eastern portion of the Coast of Africa. The are at Bonthe, s'tuated upon Sherbro Island, 90 miles from Free- Pop. of Colony 280,000. Lat. 10° 39' N; long. 62° W. Tr.-I. Cotton, linen, woollen, and silk goods, codfish, lumber, &c.; E. Sugar, molasses, rum, cocoa, cocoanuts, coffee, asphaltum, and manjak. Accn. Unlimited harb. space; absolutely safe; hurricanes unknown. Anchorage in from 3 to 5 fms, with good holding ground. New St. Vincent jetty at HW. 17ft. There are four ports of entry, Port of Spain, San Fernando, Mayaro, and One patent La Brea. D. at quays, Port of Spain, 12ft LWST. slipway to 300 tons. Cranage up to 20.tons at quay. Charges. Lighterage: loading sugar, bags, 6c to 8c; molasses, 40c per pun. Stowage, sugar, 2c per bag; molasses, 12c per pun. Discharging, 60c per ton; loose coals, 50c ton, landed; rice, 5c per bag flour and other breadstuffs, 3c per barrel; asphalt free alongside and duty paid, epurée 68/6, raw 43/9 per ton. Ballast: Sand, 40c to 50c; stone, $1 to $1 200 ton. Lighter for lighterage or loading, $3 diem. Harb., jetty and quay dues: Vessels over 60 tons to pay 4d per ton, minimum 1o. Arriving in ballast to load charged on cargo shipped. Vessels 10 to 60 tons pay a commuted fee on inward and outward cargo at time of entry as follows: 10 to 20 tons 6s, 20 to 30 8s, 30 to 40 10s, 40 to 50 125, 50 to 60 16s. Vessels 60 ton reg. and upwards lying alongside quay or jetty pay-for every ton goods loaded or discharged, Is, exclusive of harbour dues. Until they have been admitted to pratique vessels liable to quarantine are not to approach nearer to the quay or jetty 60 tons and than 50yds. Rate of discharge for vessels over not exceeding 100 tons net register, 20 tons per day : 100 to 200, 30 tons: 00 to 500, 40 tons; 500 tons net register, 50 tons, and in default thereof for each day the vessel occupies the jetty or quay, a charge of Is per ton at the above rate of discharge will be payable. Pilotage. N.C. But desirable Per ship's reg. too, to Port of from June to November. Spain or San Fernano, from outside of Bocas, 4c; inside of Bocas, 2c; Serpent's Mouth (Icacos), 6c. From Port Spain to Mayaro and intermediate places, viz. : Toco, Manzanilla, Moruga, and Erin, Sc; Icacos, 21c; La Brea, 2c; San Fernando or any other place this side of La Brea, 1c; Tobago, 6c. The pilotage of steamers to be one-third that of sailing ships. Towage. As per arrangement, by tugs privately PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, W.I. of Matura, owned. Gulf steamers belonging to Government are seldom available. Officials. Harb. Master, Capt. J. B. Saunders; Agents for Canada, &c., Edgar Tripp & Co. PORT OLIVIERI, Turkey. Tr.-E. Oil, pine, timber, silk, grapes, figs, cotton, and pitch. Accn. Only a cable broad in parts of the entrance, and is only suitable for vessels of 11ft dft. Is the principal harb. on the SE. coast. Pilotage. On a vessel of 133 reg. tons, empty casks in and cargo of olive oil out, in and out I Is 8d. 35" E PORT PHILLIP, Victoria. Lat. 37° 49' 5" S; long. 144° 58' Accn. The least depth of water along the line of leading lights in the fairway is now 36ft at low water; also for 1,000ft eastward of the line; and for 200ft westward, 35ft. Heavy draught steamers, when crossing Rip Bank abreast of Point Lonsdale, should keep within waters of line of light N. 34° E. and line of obelisk and high light N. 30 E. PORT PIRIE, Spencer Gulf, South Australia. Lat. 33° 11'S; long. 138° 1' E. 168 miles from Adelaide. Railways to Broken Hill, Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, and Brisbane. Pop. 10,000. Auth. Marine Board. Tr.-I. Coal, coke, and general; E. Wheat, flour, bran, copper, silver and lead ores, lead concentrates, zinc concentrates, bullion, chaff, hay, &c. Port of import and export for silver mines of Broken Hill. Accn. Good harbour, well supplied with wharves. Entrance from Germein Bay on an arm of the sea, running in 6 miles from the outer beacon off Mount Ferguson. Channel 150ft wide deepened to 15ft LST. from en. 18ft to 21ft at berths; to the wharves in the town and through the harb. 150ft to 350ft wide. Swinging basin 525ft in diameter. HW. f. and c. 7h 15m. ST. 8 to 12ft. LV. 3,623 tons net register. Charges. Light dues on vessels from beyond the Australasian Colonies 3d per ton, in or out. Vessels calling for orders free; en route to and from Australasian Colonies 1d per ton, in or out. Vessels from ports within Australasian Colonies 14d per ton, in or out. No vessel shall pay more than 6d per ton for light dues in any six months. Tonnage on sailing vessels 3d per ton; steamers 1d. Loading and unloading general and ballast 1/- to 1/6, grain 1/ to 1/3 per ton, wool 1/2 to 1/3 per bale. Pilotage. C. Pilots can be obtained off Eastern Shoal. Rates per 100 tons £3, per ton above 2d, maximum £15 155, in or out. Quarter deducted if towed or propelled by steam. Towage. As per arrangement. Officials. Sub-Collector of Customs, Frank Clarke; Harb. Master, Christopher Woolnough. The Marine Underwriters' Association, Ltd., have a Resident Surveyor. PORT ROYAL, U.S._Lat. 32° 15′ N; long. 80° 40′ W. Pop. 500. Tr.-I. Salt and manufactured fertilisers E. Cotton, cotton phosphate rock, and manganese_ore. Accn Vessels drawing 22ft can enter the harb. at NT. and moor alongside wharves. One dry dock at U.S. Naval station on Paris Island is furnished with machine shops and plant for accommodation and repair of largest vessels of U.S. Navy. Cranes discharge 150 to 200 tons per day. Charges. Harb. master's fees 12/6 per vessel. Pilotage and Towage. Same as Beaufort. Officials. Thomas G. White, Attorney-at-Law and Magistrate; Br. ViceConsul, J. E. Kessler. eties. A PORT SAID, Egypt. See also Suez Canal. Lat. 31° 15′ 35′′ N ; long. 32° 19' 20" E. Pop. About 54.000. Auth. Egyptian Govt. N. entrance of Suez Canal. Tr.-I. Mainly coals in transit, largest coal ng station in the world; provisions, chandlery, petroleum, building materials: E. East India goods in transit, cigarAccn. An artificial harb. well sheltered by breakwaters, which is being enlarged to cope with increased traffic expected by rail. Floating dock lifti ig up to 3,500 tons his lately arrived. proper gauge railway is now open to Cairo, Suez, and Alexandria for passengers and goods. D. at En. and in harb. 30ft; ships drawing 27ft. can enter. Maximum dft allowed for vessels in the canal, 8 metres, or 26t 3ia. Rise and fall of tide 18in. Prevailing winds N. and NW., and E. unfavourable for harbour. Buoy moorings bow and stern with cables to quay also stern cables to shore with bow anchors. Cranage accommodation : None. Dry dock projected. Patent slip taking 300 tons weight ft 146.7.3 by ft 20.6.5, and ships drawing 9ft 9in water. Floating shears lift 40 tons. Canal is being steadily improved, deepened and widened. Great commercial future. Charges. Anchorage dues after 24 hours' stay 2c or of a piaster per ton per day (about one far hing). Light dues: Port Said-30 paras Egyptian money, say 2d per ton up to 800 tons, and 15 paras Egyptian money, say id for every ton over 800 tons. Ships transiting, Canal to Red Sea: 2 piasters Egyptian money, say 5d per ton up to 800 tons; and I piaster, say 24d for every ton over 800 tons. Canal dues: 8fr 50c, say 6/10 per ton ships laden; 6fr, say 4/10 per ton, ships in ballast (Danube measurement). Custom dues, 8 per cent value on all imports; 1 per cent on goods in transit. Pilotage. C. for all ships of 100 tons gross and upwards. Daytime-steamships £1 or 25 francs, sailing ships 8/ or 10 francs; night time, sunset to sunrise-double same. Total remission of day time and half night time pilotage if ships decide to go through Suez Canal. If pilot kept on board in case of berthing 16 per day. Towage. 25c or 24d per ton in or out of harb., and minimum charge 2. Special arrangements made. The Suez Canal Company levy the pilotage, anchorage and towage dues as part of the Canal. The total amount of shipping passing through the Canal in 1903 was 3,761, of which 2,278 were British. Officials. Egyptian Governor, Mustafa Ibadi Pasha; Port Officer, Dixon Bey; Suez Canal Co.'s Principal Agent, M. Coullaut; H.B. M.'s Consul, D. A. Cameron; Vice-Consul, F. F. Maling, for district of Suez Canal, Port Said and Suez, residing at Port Said, with a ProConsul at Suez. PORT STEPHENS, New S. Wales. Lat. 32° 42′ 30′′ S; long. 152° 11′ 45′′. Accn. Harb, of refuge. Easy of access. No works. Charges and Tr.-See Newcastle. PORT TOWNSEND, Wash., U.S. of America. Lat. 45° 52 N; long. 123 30' W. Pop. 5,oco. This port lies at the entrance of Admiralty Inlet, and is the port of entry for the Puget Sound District. A safe harbour, but subject to a disagreeable sea during strong winds. The U.S. Quarantine Office is located here, and all vessels from foreign ports call for inspection. The nearest town of any size is Seattle, 36 miles distant by water. The district around contains an abundance of |