Extensive warehouse accommodation. Fish landing stage. Foreign animals' wharf. Cranes and other appliances worked by hydraulic

machinery. Charges.

Pilotage.-District. Into and out of the port or upon the Humber below Grimsby, and so far out to sea as to bring the Northness of Dimlington to bear or be seen a sufficient distance clear or open of the land to the southward thereof, SO as to pass clear of the New Sand; and also along the coast northward hereof to the Northness of Dimlington southward to Donna Nook. Rates, per foot. From or to the distance at sea where the Northness of Dimlington bears west-south-west to the northward of Kilnsea North Cliff, to or from the Grimsby Docks 3/6. From or to the distance at sea where Kilnsea North Cliff bears west-north-west to the northward of the New Sand Buoy, or the floating light vessel, at the entrance of the river Humber, to or from the Grimsby docks 2/6. From or to the said New Sand Buoy, or the floating light vessel at the entrance of the river Humber, to the eastward of the point where the Spurn High Lighthouse bears north-east, to or from the Grimsby docks 2/2. From or to the Spurn High Lighthouse bearing north-east, to or from the Grimsby docks 2/2 foot. For the fractional part of a foot, not less than half a foot, a proportionate rate. For intermediate distances, a proportionate rate. Ships and vessels in ballast pay two-thirds of the above rate. Ships and vessels employed in the coasting trade, whether laden or in ballast, pay one-half the above rate. Ships and vessels drawing less than six ft pay for six ft. New Holland. Rates for all ships and vessels piloted from New Holland, and upon any part of the Humber between New Holland and Kingston-upon-Hull, and vice versa, 6d foot dft. For the fractional part of a foot, not less than half a foot, a proportionate rate. Ships and vessels in ballast pay two-thirds of the above rate. Ships and vessels employed in the coasting trade, whether laden or in ballast, pay one-half the above rate. Ships and vessels drawing less than six ft pay for six ft. Towage. As per agreement.

Officials.-Gen. Man. M.S. & L. Ry. Co., W. Pollitt; Port Master, W. Alford Green; Principal Dock Master, Capt. Jewitt; Coll. of Cust., A. Richardson. The river Humber is under the jurisdiction of the Humber Conservancy.

GUARDBRIDGE or Eden Water, Fifeshire, a creek of St. Andrews. D. HWST. 9ft.

GUERNSEY.-See Channel Islands.

GWEEK, a creek of Port of Falmouth. D. HWST. 14ft, HWNT. 10ft.

HAMOAZE.-See Plymouth.

HARRINGTON, Cumberland. Lat. 54° 37' N ; long. 3° 34' W. A small port 5 miles N. of Whitehaven. A station on the Whitehaven & Penrith Ry. Auth. Lessees, Messrs. James Bain & Co., iron & coal masters. Accn. Area 1,058,505 sq ft; quayage, 1,100ft. Dry at LW., 15ft HWST. Used by coasters of 200 tons. THW. f. and c. 11h 15m.

power to 10 tons.

Charges.-6d per reg. ton.
Official.-Harb. Master, James Douglas.
Hotel." Station."

Crane

HARTLAND. Devonshire. Lat. 51° 2' N; long. 4° 30' W. A small harb., dry at LW., accommodating one vessel of 75 tons. Owned by Sir G. Stuckley, Bart., of Moreton, Bideford. Dry at LW, 18ft HWST. THW. f. and c. 5h 56m. HARTLEPOOL, West, and HARTLEPOOL, Durham. Lat. 54° 41' N ; long. 1° 11' W. Pop. 54,000. Auth. All the inner harb. and dock works in the Port of Hartlepool belong to the N. E. Ry. Co. The outer harb. is under the jurisdiction of the Harb. Comm. D. at entrance to harb. about 12ft OST. THW. 3h 28m; Sp. rise 16ft; N. rise 12ft. W. prev. are W., but the most dangerous are from N. to E. Ry. N.E. Tr.-I. Cattle, timber, grains, general. LV. at any time of tide, sailing 1,996 tons, steamer 2,424 tons; LV. at LWST., 1,556 tons. Accn. :

450ft X 220ft

2

6oft gooft 21ft 6in

22ft

22ft

17ft 6in

There are two powerful sheer legs, lifting 80 tons each, and one

Union Dock

also several cranes lifting 30 cwt.

8 acres 6oft 1,600ft

50ft 1,900ft

6oft 2,680ft

805ft x 383ft

2,050ft X 420ft

Steam cranes of various powers up to 15 tons.

There are 17 staiths, each 100 to 200 tons.
from 2 to 10 tons.

Cranes from 1 to 3 tons' power.

Fleet of powerful tugs, owned by Dock Co.

At the various quays vessels can load and discharge at all times of the tide. Very extensive warehouses and every accn. cf a first-class port. Graving Docks, &c. :

50ft 2,270ft

4,68oft 21ft 6in

Charges.-Dock and harb. rates vary from 2d to 1/ per ton. Tolls on cattle, wood, and other goods d per ton. Police, hospital, lifeboat, and ballast 1/- per ton. Wharfage. Harbourage. Pilotage.-District. The Bay of Hartlepool, inside an imaginary line drawn from Black Hall Rocks, about three miles north of Hartlepool, to a point about two miles south of the mouth of the river Tees. Rates, per foot. For every British ship or other vessel piloted and conducted within the Hartlepool Pilotage District 1/6, except coasting vessels and vessels trading between the Elbe and Brest, both inclusive, which from April 1 to October 1, pay at the rate of 1/3. The Commrs. may charge vessels above 400 tons reg. d ton on such excess of reg. ton. over and above that number of tons both inwards and outwards, but this excess does not apply to vessels simply changing ports within the district. Vessels moving from harb. to docks or vice versa, not ex. 50 tons 2/6; ex. 50 and not ex. 200, 5; ex. 200 and not ex. 400, 7/6; ex. 400, 10/. From and to each harb. within the port of Hartlepool :-When any vessel requires to change harbours in the port, the pilotage dues from and after April 1 to October 1, both inclusive, out of Hartlepool docks or harb. at the rate of 74d foot, and into West Hartlepool docks or harb. the same rate; from and after October 1 to April 1 in the following year, both inclusive, out of Hartlepool docks or harb. 9d foot; into West Hartlepool Docks or harb. the same rate, and these dues are payable by vessels changing from the docks or harb. of West Hartlepool to the docks or harb. of Hartlepool.

Towage.-(East or West). 1d per ton.

Officials.-Man. for N. E. Ry. Co., John Bland; Colls., J Taylor and J. Sanderson; Goods Agents, C. Learman and J. Porritt; Dock Masters, Capt. W. Watson and John Marshall; Staith and Ballast Master, G. Hodgson; Coll. of H. M. Cust., W. R. Staveley. HARTLEY, Northumberland. Four miles N. of N Shields. Ry. Blythe & Tyne. Harb. capable of accommodating vessels of 200 to 300 tons, but not now used. HARWICH, Essex. At the SE. extremity of the estuary of the river Stour. Lat. 51° 56' N; long. 1° 17' E. Pop. 7,842. Auth. Harbour Conservancy Board. Owners of quays and piers, G.E. Ry. Co. P. NC. THW. 12h. 6m; Sp. rise 11ft; N. rise 9ft; D. There is no bar; the depth of LW. at harb. entrance is variable, but vessels of 16ft draught enter at LW. W. prev. E. to SE. in winter; SW. to NW. in summer. Ry. G. F. Tr.-I. Coal, timber, grain, eggs, butter, cheese, fruit, vegetables, cattle, horses, and every description of general merchandise; E. Cement, stone, general goods, and horses. LV. The harb. is used by vessels from all parts of the world. Accn. The harb. is formed by the broad estuaries of the Orwell and the Stour. The entrance is between ast one breakwater which runs about 1,000ft out, and a groyne and wooden breakwater at Landguard Point, on the Suffolk shore. Depth of water in harb. 30ft LWST., 27ft NT. Parkeston Quay, erected by the G. E. Ry. Co., is a free quay within the port of Harwich. By discharging at this quay vessels altogether escape the payment of any dock landing or quay dues. The quay is 1,800ft long, with a depth of water at LT. of 16ft, and HT. 27ft 6in. It can be approached at all times. Daily (Sundays excepted) passenger and goods service to and from Antwerp and Rotterdam by G.E. Ry. Co.'s fast steamers, bi-weekly ditto to Hamburg by G.S.N. Co.'s steamers, also bi-weekly to and from Esbjerg, Den

mark, by steamers of the United S. S. Co. of Copenhagen. Railway trucks run alongside berths. Berthage space for seven steamers, well fitted with hydraulic cranes, capstans, and machinery of the most approved modern type. Extensive warehouse and cattle accn. The quay, &c., is lighted by electric light. Large hote! on quay. There is a patent slip (Vaux's) 140ft long, 35ft wide, with 12lt at OST, and 9ft at NT. At the entrance of the harb., just opposite Harwich, is the Felixstowe dock with a depth of 23ft at LW. Loading and discharging are done by steam cranes of from 1 to 6 tons. No dock dues beyond the Harwich harb. dues.

Charges. Harb. dues id per ton. on all steamers (but steamers making 20 voyages per annum are afterwards exempt) and on all other vessels, and cargo vessels, not being steamers in ballast d per ton. Quay dues.

Pilotage.-District. To and from the Wallet, Hoseley Bay, or the Sunk Light, into and out of Harwich Harb., and up the river Stour to Manningtree, and vice versa. Rates. From sea or Orfordness to Harwich Harb., under 10ft 42/, 10 to 13ft 631, 13ft and upwards 84/; from the Rolling Grounds to Harwich Harb., under 10ft 21/, 10 to 13ft 31,6, 13ft and upwards 42/; from Harwich Harb. to sea or Orfordness, under 10ft 31/6, 10 to 13ft 42/; 13ft and upwards 63/; from Harwich Harb. to the Rolling Grounds, twothirds of the above. For the river Stour:-From an imaginary straight line, drawn from Shotley Point Martello Tower to the tall chimney of the Harwich Cement Works, to Wrabness, and vice versa 1/3 per keel; from Wrabness to Mistley and back, inclusive, 3/ per keel; from Mistley to Manningtree, and vice versa 1/ per keel.

Towage. As per agreement.

Officials.-Gen. Man. G. E. Ry., W. Birt; Continental Traffic Man., F. Gooday; Clerk to Harb. Board, R. S. Barnes; Harb. Master, W. Murray; Marine Supt. G. E. Ry., D. Howard; Coll. and Surv. H.M. Cust., G. W. Carr.

Hotels.-"Great Eastern," "Three Cups," "Pier," and "White Hawk."

HAVERFORD WEST, on the Cleddy, near Milford. D. HWST. 1oft, N. 4ft.

HAUXLEY, Northumberland. Lat. 55° 19' N; long. 1° 35′ W. No harb. auth. Dry LW. THW. f. and c. 3h 5m. HAYLE, Cornwall. Lat. 50° 11' 30" N ; long. 5° 26 W; 3 miles SE. of St. Ives. Auth. Owners, Messrs. Harvey & Co., of Hayle. THW. f. and c. 5h om. W. prev. W. D. Dry at LW. Depth of water alongside quay same as on old dock sill at Liverpool. Accn. Length of quays about a mile. Steam power to lift 30 tons. Steam cranes for discharging coal. There is a gridiron for ships 150ft x 40ft. There is also a shipbuilding yard, and a factory where engines of the largest class are constructed and repaired. A lifeboat station. Ry. The G. W. main line passes through the town with branches to the quays.

Charges. Harb. dues, 1/6; buoyage, 3/ each vessel; no tonnage dues.

Pilotage.-Foreign: Less than 1oft, 2/ per foot; 10 to 12ft, 2/6; 12 to 14ft, 3/; 14 to 16ft, 3/6; 16 and upwards 4/

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Coasting Under 100 tons 5/ per vessel, above 100 tons d per ton.
If towed one-fourth less. There is a tug-boat.

Officials.-Harb. Master, John Simons; Coll. Henry Thomas,
Harb. Office.

Hotel." White Hart," Proprietor, Henry Carah.

HEACHAM, a creek of King's Lynn, in the Wash. HEBRIDES, or Western Islands, W. coast Scotland. Lat. between 55° 20′ and 58° 30′ N; long. between 5° o' and 8° o' W. The extent of the group (comprising about 300 Principal islands) covers an area of about 180 miles by 30. islands are Lewis and the small adjacent islands belonging to Rossshire. Harris (S. part of Lewis) N & S Uist, Benbecula, Skye, Barra, Eig, and the small adjacent islands belonging to Invernesshire. Rum, Muck, Canna, Tiree, Mull, Lismore, Staffa, Luing, Scarba, Colonsay, Oransay, Jura, Isla, Gigha, Cara, &c., belonging to the Co. of Argyle. Bute, Arran, Cumbraes, Inchmarnock, and the Islands lying within the Frith of Clyde, belonging to Buteshire. Population about 100,000. Total area about 3,000 square miles. A small Harb. on the Humber, 4 miles below Hull. Auth. Commissioners, by statute 20th May, 1774. W. prev. SW. Used by vessels of up to 100 tons.

HEDON HAVEN, Yorkshire.

Official.-James Watson, Clerk.
HELEN, ŠT.--See St. Helen.

HELFORD RIVER, Cornwall. About 1 mile from the sea.
The river discharges into a haven deep

enough for vessels of 200 tons-and about a mile wide.
HELIERS, ST., Jersey.-See Channel Islands.
HELMSDALE, Sutherland, Scotland.

Lat. 58° 6' N; long. 3° 39′ W. Auth. Owner, the Duke of D. 2 ft LW. Sutherland. Accn. For vessels up to 145 tons. THW. at f. and c. 11h 32m. W. prev. W. to SW., dangerous SE. to SW.

Official.-J. Peacock, Factor, Golspie.

HERM ISLAND, a small Island in the Channel Island Group,
opposite Guernsey.

HERNE BAY, Kent, an open beach and watering place.
HESKETH BANK, a creek of Fleetwood.

HIGHBRIDGE.-See Bridgewater.

HOLLAND, a creek of Harwich.

HOLLAND, NEW, Lincolnshire. Opposite Hull. See Grimsby. HOLM, Orkneys, Auth. Commrs. of Piers and Harbours in W. prev. and the Co. of Orkney, under Act, 1872. most dangerous SE. and SW. Accn. Stone pier 3,000ft; 2ft 9in LWST., 12ft 9in HWST., 4ft 9in LWNT., 1oft 9in HWNT. Official.-J. Macrae, Clerk, Kirkwall. HOLYHEAD, N. Wales. Lat. 53° 18′ 14′′ N ; long. 4° 37′ 1′′ W. Pop. 8,500. Auth. Board of Trade (Inner Port of Old Harb., L. & N.W. Ry. Co.) P. C. THW. 10h 11m; Sp. rise 16ft; N. rise 12ft. D. at entrance at LWM., New Harb. 9 fathoms, in Old Harb. 17ft. W. SW. most prev., NW. to NE. most dangerous, as the harb. is least protected at these points. Ry. L. & NW. Tr.-An important mail port and general E. and I. LV. Great Eastern and Channel Squadron. Accn. There are two harbs., Inner and Outer (667 acres); 1,000ft of quayage, with