year, from April to November. Charges. No tonnage, light, or other dues imposed. The tariff of France of 1892 now applies on all imports, it varies according to species. Export duty only on cattle. Sanitary dues on foreign ships, Id ton, French, fd ton ; coasters between Réunion and Comoro Islands and Madagascar free. Loading and unloading-s'eamer 4/ ton, sailing ship 3/ ton. Officials. Captain of the Port, Captain Olive; H.B.M.'s Consul, A. Sauzier.

TAMPICO, Mexico. Lat. 22° 16' N; long. 97 49′ W. On Panuco River, 6 miles from entrance. 19,000. Tr.—I. Mar ufactures, groceries, drugs, hardware, Pop. machinery, coal, coke, lumber, &c.; E. Fustic, minerals, copper, lead, gold, silver, antimony and zinc ores, ixtle, sarsaparilla, cedar, honey, hides, cattle, coffee. Accn. All vessels enter the river and discharge and load at wharves, which have an extension of over 6,00 ɔft, Water on bar 22 to 24ft; berth 18ft to 22ft. Jetty system has made this port the finest in the Gulf of Mexico. necessary. Harbour secure in all weathers, and work carried on Lighterage unday and night. Rys. Mexican Central and Mon erey and Mexican Gulf connect the port with all points in the Republic, and with the United States. Pilotage. $2.50 per ft Mex. Charges. Tonnage dues 6c Mex. gross ton reg., payable at first port in Republic only; jetty dues $3 per ft dft. Towage. $50 to $75. Officials. H. B.M.'s Vice-Consul, G. W. Stevedoring costs about 50c Mex. E. Griffith; Lloyd's and Shipping Agent, G. Claussen. Shipping Agents Agencia Commercial y Maritima, D. de la Lastra y Cia. Sucs., J. Y. Ysusi, Stussy & Co. Export and Import Merch a D. de la Lastra y Cia. Sucs., Agencia Commercial y Maritima, Juan Prom, F. Gonzalez, Tomás Ugarte, Stussy & Co., J. Y. Ysusi, Bretzfelder & Co.

TAMSUI, Formosa. (Japanese Treaty Port.)

Lat. 25 5 N; long. 120° 2 E. Pop. 5,000. Tr.-I. Kerosene, piece goods, flour, &c.; E. Tea, sulphur, camphor. Auth. Superintendent of Customs. Accn. HW. on bar, 15ft NT., 18ft ST., ST. rises 8 to 1oft. Anchorage off Larb. unsafe. Vessels anchor in river. No vessel should enter without a pilot. Discharge by lighter in stream. Charges. Tonnage dues 5 sen reg. ton; consular fees 625 yep. Discharging kerosene and similar size packages, 1 sen; larger, in proportion. Good fresh water; cheap, bad quality steam coal. Pilotage. About 8 yen day; 10 yen night. Officials. H.B.M.'s Consul, A. M. Chalmers; Lloyd's Agents, Boyd & Co. TANDJONG PRIOK, Java. Seven kilom E. from Batavia and Batavia. Accn. Length of E. and W. quayage, each, 4,000ft. D. connected by rail and canal. Tr.-See at OST. 28ft; NT. 24ft. There is one Gov. cylinder floating dock for the use of hoppers and dredgers. Length 18oft, breadth 40ft. D. on sill at HW. OST. 8ft. breadth in clear, 40ft ; max. draught, 22ft 4in; capacity, 3,000 tons; Dry dock length, 295ft 8in; LV. yet docked, 2,176 G.R.; crane to lift 30 ton. Cylinder dock: length, 181ft 8in; breadth in clear, 30ft; depth on blocks, 12ft. These two docks belong to Tandjong Priok Dry Dock Company. There are 4 cranes of 4 tons; 5 of 6 tons; and 1 of 25 tons. Charges. On a vessel of 846 tons for 6 months, 401 gldrs; on a vessel of 700 tons G.R., 500 gldrs for first three days; for each addi

tionalday, 120f. Every 100 tons over 700, 100gldrs for first three days and 20 gldrs each additional day Wharfage. Vessels lying alongside wharf under 25 metres in length free; from 25 to 30 metres for 34 hours 15 gldrs; for every 10 metres additional 2 gidrs. Crane hire for loading and discharging 15 gldrs per day. Pilotage. Un vessel of 1,500 cub. metres 5 gldrs; on every additional 1,000 cub. metres 5 gldrs in or out. Towage. From 25 to 50 gldrs. Officials. H.B.M.'s Consul, D. D. Fraser; Harb. Master, A. Boas.

TANGIER, Morocco. Lat. 35° 47′ N; long. 5° 50′ W. Pop. About 40,000. Tr.-I. Coal, matches, oils, petroleum, chemicals and drugs, brass and copper, cloth, candles, coffee, cotton goods, deals, china, earthenware, glass, hardware, paper, rice, silk, spices, steel, sugar, tea, tobacco, groceries, flour, wines and spirits; E. Canary seed, dates, eggs, fowls, goat skins, hides, oxen, sashes, slippers, wax, carpets, wool, &c. The export of wheat and barley is temporarily permitted. Accn. Anchorage about a mile from town. Has sufficient water for largest vessels. New wooden pier is now completed. Charges. Lighterage, lighter of 5 tons, 16s. Anchorage, less than 150 tons, 12ptas; above, 30 ptas; sanitary fees, above 150 tons, 14.50 ptas Officials. H.B.M.'s Consul, H. E. White; Vice-Consul, E. Wyldbore Smith. TARANAKI.-See New Plymouth.

TARANTO, Italy. Lat. 40° 29′ N; long. 17° 12' E. Pop. About 50,000. Tr.-E. Oil, fruits, cotton, wheat, oats, oysters. Accn. H.M. dockyard. Dry docks, 656tt by 100ft by 32ft 1in. It can be used as one or two docks, and is available for merchant ships. Slipway. 5fms water close to town. Vessels drawing 18ft can enter Mare Piccolo, where they are well sheltered. Charges. On a vessel of 100 tons reg. anchorage dues £4. Pilotage (optional) £2 4s 6d on 100 tons; mooring and unmooring (optional) £2 8s. Towage. For entering in Mare Piccolo and going out is done by tugs belonging to the Italian Government with the following tariffs :-Ves els of 25 tons or less, nil. Vessels from 26 tons to 50 tons, 5 lire (4/) if for entering, 5 lire (4/) for going out; vessels from 51 to 150 tons, 20 lire (16/) for entering, 20 lire (16) for going out; vessels from 151 to 290 tons, 30 lire (24/) for entering, 30 lire (24/) for going out; vessels from 291 tons or more. 40 lire (50/) for entering, 40 lire (50/) for going out. Official. Lloyd's Agents, Successori Fratelli C. Michele.

TARRAGONA. Lat. 41° 7' N ; long. 1° 16' E. Pop. 23,046. Tr.-I. Fish, coals, grain, spirits, staves, &c.; E. Nuts, almonds, wine, brandy, and oil. Accn. D. at entrance and quays or berth 23 to 28ft. No dry docks, ample quay accommcdation, one 10-ton crane, two grain sheds. Charges (moderate). Stevedores, 7.50 ptas per day; coal and grain lumpers, 5 ptas per day; Customs dues on cargo, inwards: coal, minerals, cement, Europe, 0.50 ptas, America, 2 ptas; guano, Europe, 2 ptas, America, 2 ptas; grain, Europe, 4 ptas, America, 5 ptas; general, Europe, 5 ptas, America, 7 ptas; outwards: wine, Europe, 2 ptas, America, 250 ptas; general, Europe, 2'50 ptas, America, 5 ptas. Port dues, inwards: coal, 0.25 ptas; guano, I ptas; outwards: wine, Europe, 1 ptas; other cargo, in and out, 1.25 ptas. per 1,000 kilos. Pilotage. Pilotage and mooring from £2 to £5 inwards, according to size of vessel from 250 to 2,000 reg. tons, after

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which the maximum is reached; outwards £1 to £4. Officials. H.B.M.'s Vice-Consul, Thomas Robinson; Lloyd's McAndrews & Co.

TAURANGA, New Zealand. Lat. 37 36 S; long. 176 11' E. Tr.-I. Gene al; E. Dairy produce, flax, fruit, live stock. land-locked. Accn. The harbour is The depth of water at the man-of-war anchorage is 6fms at low water. Vessels drawing 16ft can sandspit in the harbour at high tides and berth at the wharves, cross the of which there are two, with usual accommodation, sheds, &c. Men-of-war frequently enter the lower anchorage. HW., full and change, 7 ft 10 in; ST. 6 ft; NT. 4 ft. Towage. Towing is available by steamers trading to the port. Charges. Berthage one farthing per ton per day. No other charges. Officials. Harb. Master, W. A. Thom; Collector of Customs, C. E. Nicholas. TELLICHERRY, Malabar Coast, India. Lat. 11° 45' N ; Manufactures, hardware, &c.; E. Coffee, pepper, ginger, carlong. 75° 29' E. Pop. 27,800. Tr.-I. damoms, arrowroot, rice, sandal wood, cinnamon. Accn. Roadstead open. Anchorage in 5fms. Charges. Port dues, steamers 2 annas 9p per ton for Western group for 30 days; sailers 14d per ton for 60 days for Tellicherry only. Boatmen, like all on this coast, unreliable. Official. Port and Entering and clearing 4rs. Customs Officer, R. L. Swann.

TENERIFFE.-See Santa Cruz.

TERCEIRA, Azores. Lat. 38° 38′ 33′′ N ; long. 27° 12′ 33′′ W.
Tr.-I. Manufactured goods,

Pop. 45,391.

iron, and provisions; E. Oranges, wheat, maize, &c. Accn. Depth from 7 to 30 fms. Charges. Port charges on a vessel in ballast, about £5, a little more if laden; mooring 12/6. Labour 2/6 per man per day. Ballast, stone 1/6 per ton alongside; sand 1/2 per ton. TERNEUZEN, Holland. (At mouth of the Canal to Ghent.) Lat. 51° 21' N; long. 3° 48′ E. Tr.-I. Pigiron, iron ore, copals, paper, mine wood, wool, cotton; E. Rails, manufactured iron, zinc, glass, paving stones, macadam, phosphate, machinery, &c. Accn. Tidal harb. can come here and proceed to quays or berth. The port is Ships drawing 18ft 6in free of ice in winter, always accessible, and very cheap and comfortable Rys, to the interior of Belgium, Germany, France, &c. Sp. rise 15ft, and N. rise 11ft. ceiving vessels of 2,700 tons, and has locks 39ft wide. Six steam The canal is capable of re and one hand crane 15 tons. dues were suppressed May 1, 1900. Pilotage. Dutch and No dry docks. Charges. Harb. Belgian pilotage. Ships bound for Terneuzen are compelled to take Dutch sea, liner and harb. pilot in and out. For Ghent free to take Dutch or Belgian. The taxes are the same for both. Brokers. J. Van Rompu, Van Ysselsteyn & fils, L. Schalk, Van Cantfort & Koch, J. P. Best & Co., Little and Johnson, and Nolson. Official. H.B M.'s Consular Agent, J. Van Rompu. TERRANOVA PAUSANIA, E.C. Sardinia.

Lat. 40° 55' turesque fiord, full however of sandbanks. Tr.-I. Flour, goods; N; long. 7° 14' E. A very picE. Wood, coal, cork, corn. Accn. Main channel marked with

buoys. Mean dft. from 16 to 20ft. D. at En. channel 22ft; maximum depth E. of Bianca Island 294ft. Officials. H B.M.'s Vice-Consul, G. Tamponi; Lloyd's Agent, B. Tamponi.

TERRANOVA, Sicily. Pop. 18,142. Tr.--E. Cotton seed corn, wine, sulphur, soda, and cheese. Accn Anchorage about mile from town in 7 to 11 fms. sand and mud. Charges. On a vessel of 204 tons, discharge 60 tons ballast and loading 220 tons back, £30 including stevedore's bill. Official Br. Vice-Consul, V. Bresmes.

TETUAN, Morocco. Pop. About 25,000. Tr. I. Cotton manufactures, cloth, silk, hardware, crockery, col. produce, dyes, and iron, chiefly from Great Britain. E. Linseed, oranges, slippers, wax, fowls, eggs, &c. Accn. Goods nearly always transhipped at Gibraltar. Open roadstead. E. wind prev. and rendes anchorage bad. Best anchorage in 14 fms. No docks or quays. Charges. Port dues small, according to tonnage. Officials. British Vice-Consul, W. S. Bewicke; Lloyd's Agent, J. Srahon.

THEODOSIA, Russia. Lat. 45° 2' N.; long. 35° 34' E. Accn. A fine harb. with 42ft water; at berth from 21 to 26ft. Charges. Anchorage 14d reg. ton, dues 20 copecs per ton in and out. Pilotage. Rs. 45 in and out. For particulars of this port, apply to Alexander Goutshein Official. Br. ViceConsul, W. Rees.

THORSHAVEN, Faroe Isles. Pop. About 1,650. Tr.-I. Corn, pulse, bread, butter, cheese, malt, iron, spirits, colonial produce, lead, gunpowder, lime, bricks, timber, tar, glass, linen cloth, shoes; E. Hose, tallow, fish, train oil, whale products, feathers. Accn. Plenty of water in the harb., which, however, is not very commodious. The roads afford good anchorage in 9 to 14fms. Thorshaven, the principal port of the group, is on the SE. end of the Island of Stromoe. The principal ports besides Thorshaven are Klaksvig (Northern Islands), Sysselmand, C. Olsen; Midvaag (Vaagoe), Sysselmand, Z. Nielsen; Trangisvaag and Yaag (Suderoe), Sysselmand, O. Effersöe; Kongshaun and Fuglefjord on Osterö; Westmanhaun (Sys-elmand N. C. Winther), Stromo; Sand (Sysselmand J. H. Schröter), Sandö. To one of these nine principa! ports all trading ships are bound to go, if they will have any communication with the inhabitants, and must be supplied with a bill of health certified by a Danish Consul. On Feb. 1st, 1902, Fuglefjord, T. J. Petersen (Osterö, Sysselmand), became a clearance port to which vessels may equally go. At Thorshaven the Landfoged, at the other ports the Sysselmands are Quarantine officers, and it is the duty of the masters immediately to appear before the said officers. They should land where a yellow flag is hoisted. Charges. Charges abolished from June. 1892. At all the ports of Faroe Islands there is a sysselmand or a quarantine officer, to whom is paid ğd per ton for the inspection of ships' papers. No duties whatever, except on spirits imported. Officials. Governor of Islands, C. Berentsen Landfoged, Engelstoft; H.B.M.'s Consul, Montagu Villiers; Vice Consul, ; Lloyd's Agent, J. Lutzen.

THREE RIVERS, Canada. Lat. 46° 22' N ; long. 72° 31' W. Pop. 12,000. Auth. Harb. Commission. Tr.-I. Coal, rails, sulphur, chita-clay, and general merchandise; E. Lumber, pulpwood, cattle, cheese, hay, paper, &c. Accn. Large and commodious barb.; main 30ft, channel 1,200ft wide; 25 to 36ft of water at wharves. Rys. Can. Pac. on the N., and Grand Trunk on the S. shore. Charges. Harb. dues greatly reduced; steamships pay 3c per ton of cargo taken, the amount not to exceed 3c per ton for the whole tonnage discharged. Wharfage and harb. dues 5d pe rton. Pilotage. 6/3 per ft to and from Quebec (78 miles). Officials. Sec., Geo. Balcer; Harb. Master, U. P. Bureau.

TIEN-TSIN, China. Lat. 39° 3′ 55′′ N; long. 117° 3′ 55′′ E. Pop. 950,000. Accn. There is a bar 5 miles outside Taku with from 12 to 16ft of water at spring tides, and generally of 9 to 12 at neaps. Vessels drawing too much to cross the bar lighten outside. Owing to the improvement in the state of the Peiho river coasting steamers are now able to reach Tien-Tsin. Cargo is also discharged at Tongku, about 5 miles above Taku, where numerous wharves have been built. It is carried on from thence to Tien-Tsin, either in lighters or by rai.way. A dock has been built at Taku, in which steamers of moderate size (say 1,500 tons) can be accommodated. There is a lway communication with Peking, and vid Shanhaikuan, with Newchwang, Port Arthur, and the Trans-Sibe, ian line. There is also communication by rail via Peking with Posting Fu, the capital of the Province. Near Taku there is a railway station which connects with Tien-Tsin and Peking. The imports into Tien-Tsin during 1902 amounted to 75,910,542 taels-viz., foreign imports 53,443,798, native imports, 22,466,744; exports 13,567,922 taels (a tael averages 2/11%). The trade of the port has doubled since 1889. Charges. Tonnage dues Is 6d ton. Pilotage. From outside bar to inner anchorage at Taku: Sailing vessels 15/ ft; steamers or vessels in tow, 12/. From inner anchorage at Taku to Tien-Tsin: Sailing vessels 15/; steamers 12/. Taku, from Tien-Tsin, by river, 50 miles; by railway, 30 miles. Officials. H.M.B.'s ConsulGeneral, L. C. Hopkins; Commissioner of Customs, G. Detring; Harb. Master, J. H. Susemihl; Lloyd's Agent, J. M. Dickinson. TILT COVE, Newfoundland. Lat. 49° 52′ N.; long 55° 36' W. Tr.-I. Coals and mining supplies; E. Copper ore (from a drop), fish, oil, &c. Accn. Whart with 17 to 22ft water; at ent. 211 LW., load steamers taking 3,000 tons cargo. Anchorage in NW.Arm; good sate anchorage also about 20 miles off. Charges. Including pilotage 6d ton; light: 1st 500 tons 24c, 2nd 500 12c, over 1,000 6c ton; maximum $240 per annum. Pilotage, With boat assistance, $20. Officials. Coll. of Cust., Wm. Cunningham; Pilot and Wharfmaster, S. II. Peach. TIMARU, New Zealand. Lat. 44° 23' S.; long. 171° 17' W. Pop. 6,424. Tr.-I. General, coal, timber; E. Frozen meat, wool, grain, and grainstuffs. Accn. The harbour is enclosed by a concrete breakwater on SE. side: length, 2,278ft, and will be completed by mole on the NW. side. D. inside, 14 to 26ft LWST. 1,800ft berthage. Steam cranes and rail on wharf. Ordinary repairs. Rail to Christchurch and Dunedin. Charges. Coasters, I'd per ton per trip; others, sailers, 3d; steamers, 6d on