depths from 1oft to 29ft HWOST. Cranage and other accn. Graving Dock 307ft long by 62ft wide at entrance; 70ft across at top, and 45ft at bottom, 12ft deep on blocks at HWST, and 14ft over all. Gridiron 350ft long by 50ft wide; dry at LW. A large beaching ground. This ground is not so good as it was; the shingle is being washed away.

Charges. Dues in Old Harb. 3d per ton; New Harb. 2d per ton. Coasters d per ton; wind bound, no charge.

Pilotage.-District. To and from the anchorages at Great Orme's Head, along the coast of the Isle of Anglesea and Wales, as far as Bardsey Island, except the bar and harb. of Caernarvon, and the Swellies. Rates (Inwards and outwards) :

For removing a vessel from one harb. to the other, or for shifting the berth of a vessel in either harb. when not originally brought in from sea by a pilot, the above rates are charged. For shifting the berth of a vessel in either harb. when brought in from sea by a pilot 7/6. All ships and vessels under any circumstances of distress pay the pilot a further sum calculated according to the extent, circumstances, &c., of distress. A pilot taken on board a vessel at the distance of three leagues or further to the southward and westward of Holyhead is entitled to the following additional pay :— On having a Liverpool pilot on board, off Point Lynas, and landing the Holyhead pilot there 63/; on landing the pilot at the Great Orme's Head 84/; if a pilot is taken beyond the limits of his licence to Chester Water, or to Liverpool, 105/. With the sum of 7/6 day for every day such pilot may be detained on board. Pilots boarding ships and vessels at a less distance than three leagues from he Head receive 10/6 less for pilotage than the above rates.

Officials. -Harb. Master, Admiral J. F. C. Mackenzie; Assist. Master, H. Thomas.

HOLY ISLAND.-See Whitby.

HOLY LOCH, a creek under port of Greenock. Same charges. HOPEMAN, Elginshire, a creek of Inverness. A fishing port. D. HWS. 11ft, HWN. 8ft. Charges.-Harb. dues, 4d per ton. Official.-Harb. Master, J. Taylor. HOWTH, Co. Dublin, Ireland. Lat. 53° 23′ 25′′ N; long. 6° 4′ W. Ry. Dublin and Drogheda. Auth. Commrs. of Public Works in Ireland, under Act 6 and 7 William IV., c. 35, sentence 40. THW. f. and c. 11h 9m. Accn. Area at HW. 65 acres, at LW. 30 acres. D. at entrance 6 to 7ft LWST. Not accommodating vessels of above 400 tons, owing to silting up.

Official.-E. Hornsby, Sec., Dublin.

HOY ISLAND, Orkneys. Lat. 58° 47′ N; long. 3° 7′ W. There is a harb. at Longhope, from which

steamers sail weekly for Leith. A lifeboat station.

HUBBERSTONE PILL and Roads.-See Milford. HULL, Yorkshire. On the N. bank of the Humber, about 20 miles from its mouth. Lat. 53° 44′ N; long. 0° 20' W. Pop. 200,000. Auth. The Humber Conservancy Board are the Conservators of the River Humber. There are two Dock Companies, viz., the Old Company (Dock Company at Kingston-upon-Hull) and the new dock of the Hull & Barnsley & West Riding Junction Railway & Dock Co. P. C. THW. f. and c. 6h 29m; Sp. rise 20 ft; N. rise 16ft.; R. of N. 11ft. D. as below. W. prev. are from S. to W. No winds arr considered dangerous in the Humber at Hull. Rys. N.E., M.S. & L., and H. & B. & W.R. Jn. Ry. & Dock Co. Tr.-I. Grain, seed, flax, hemp, iron, timber, guano, olive oil, provisions, cattle, &c.; E. Alkali, coals, coke, cotton, jute, linen, yarn, machinery, iron, copper, oil, seed, woollen manufactures, &c. Accn. Spacious accn. for shipping, every appliance for import and export trade. Docks, &c., of the Old Dock Company:

Vessels usually load and discharge for the undermentioned ports :In the Albert and William Wright Docks: For New York, Boston, Bombay, Trieste, Cronstadt, Odessa, Gothenburg, Riga, Stockholm, Reval, Lisbon, &c. Humber Dock: For Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Hamburg, Antwerp, Harlingen, and Newcastle. Railway Dock: For Bergen, Copenhagen, Danzig, Drontheim, Stettin. Prince's Dock: For Bremen, Hamburg, Rotterdam, Rouen, Bordeaux, London, Leith, Dundee, Grangemouth, Aberdeen, Ipswich. Queen's Dock: For Marseilles, Abo, Wassa, Wyberg, Boston, London. Victoria Dock: For vessels engaged in the timber, seed, guano, and nitrate of soda trades. The St. Andrew's Dock is chiefly used for the fishing trade. Steam and hydraulic cranes :—

N. Wm. Wright Dock.

In addition to the above, the Company have, exclusive of movable cranes, 128 fixed power and hand cranes, the lifting capacity of which varies from one to ten tons, and also sheer legs on N. side of Albert Dock, lifting up to 80 tons. Railway Lines and Sidings:The Hull Dock Co.'s Railway lines and sidings are in connection with the N. E., the L. & Y., the M., the M.S. & L., and other railways. Warehouses :

Storage capacity for grain and seed, after deducting 15 to 20 per cent. for space lost in storage.

No. Dock.

Qrs. No. Dock.

Qrs.

2 Queen's

6,020

5,186

15 Victoria

Qrs. Qrs. 12,276

16

6,555

4

875

31,837

8,219

7

16,945

14,546

18,939

8 Railway

4,306

10,817

25,408

28 Wm. Wright

42,000

64,013 29

42,000

5,229

13,006

Humber

14 Victoria

Total Qrs....... 340,000

Deal yard accn. at the Victoria Dock 193,300 sq yds; at the Queen's Dock 19,000 sq yds. Also the Company possess a considerable quantity of land available for temporary stowage of wood at the railway, Albert, and William Wright Docks. Timber pond accn. 38a 2r 36p. Other storage accn. With a view of developing the importation of grain and seed from America, India,

35 Albert

21,579

-206,200

and the colonies, the Company have constructed a despatch shed, covering nearly an acre of quay space on the S. side of the Albert Dock, with railway lines through and outside the same, and provided with movable hydraulic cranes (apable of working with great rapidity. Quay and shed space:-Extensive quay accn. exists at each dock, and numerous sheds. Guano warehouses :- Tons.

No. 1 Guano Warehouse, Victoria Dock

5,321

3,375

17,912

10,500

37,108

Foreign cattle depôts:-Accn. for 450 head of cattle, or 2,800 sheep; lairage accn. for 250 head of cattle, or 1,500 sheep.

Slipways :

Do.

3 4.

Hull & Barnsley Co.'s Alexandra Dock, on the north side of the river Humber; water space 46 acres, depth of water in dock HWST. 34 ft. Area of quays 160 acres, length of quays 2 miles. Length of entrance lock 550ft, width 85ft. Depth of water on sill 34ft HWOST., 28ft HWONT., 18ft LWONT., 12ft LWOST. There is good anchorage in 40ft at LW. in the roadstead opposite the entrance. The lock gates are opened by hydraulic power, and ships can be passed in and out at all times with expedition. Graving docks :

Charges.-Dock rates vary from id to 1/4 ton. Wharfage rates on all goods passing over quays. Trimming charges (coal). Buoyage, 100 tons 6/6 less 10°, every additional 10 tons, 6d less 10. Anchorage / to 2/6 vessel, according tosize. Jettage 1/6 to 7 vessel. Rates on goods.

Pilotage. District. Into and out of the port of Kingston-uponHull and of the port of Great Grimsby, and upon any part of the river Humber below Kingston-upon-Hull, and so far out at 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 to the Northness of Dimlington, and 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 Hawke Roads or Grimsby Roads 2/6, Whitebooth Roads 3/6, the port of Kingston-upon-Hull 5/; from or to the distance at sea where Kilnsea North Cliff bears westnorth-west to the north of the New Sand buoy, or the floating light vessel, at the entrance of the river Humber, to or from Hawke Roads or Grimsby Roads 1/6, Whitebooth Roads 2/6, the port of Kingston-upon-Hull 4/; 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 Hawke Roads or Grimsby Roads 1/, Whitebooth Roads 2/, the port of Kingston-upon-Hull 3/6; from or to the Spurn High Lighthouse, bearing north-east to or from Hawke Roads or Grimsby Roads 1/, Whitebooth Roads 2/, the port of Kingston-upon-Hull 3/6; from or to the Hawke Roads, the buoy of the Burcome or Grimsby Roads to or from Whitebooth Roads 1/6, the port of Kingston-upon-Hull 2/6; from or to Whitebooth Roads to or from the port of Kingston-upon-Hull 1/6. For a 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 only two-thirds of the above rates. Ships and vessels employed in the coasting trade, whether laden or in ballast, pay one-half of the above rates. Ships and vessels drawing less than 6ft pay for 6ft.

Towage. As per agreement.

Officials.-Old Dock Co., Gen. Man. and Sec., E. H. Garbett; Principal Dock Master, Capt. H. Robinson; Supt. Wharfinger, H. Best. Hull & Barnsley Railway & Dock Co., Gen. Man., V. W. Hill; Sec., I. Daniell; Coll. of H.M. Cust., E. P. Bishopp Smith; Lloyd's Surv., J. McNeil; Lloyd's Engineer, Jas. Trines. The River Humber is under the jurisdiction of the Humber Conservancy. E. Wilson, Sol. Clerk.

Hotels."Royal Station," "Vittoria," ""

"George."

'Imperial," and

HYTHE, Kent. One of the Cinque Ports. The harb. is A lifeboat station.

choked up.

HYTHE, Essex. River Colne. Auth. Commrs., under the Colchester Navigation Act, 10 and 11 Vict., c. 181. Accn. A quay 1,485ft with D. 2ft LW. Used by vessels up to 60 tons.

Official.-Clerk, H. S. Goody, Colchester.