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TOULON, France. Lat. 43° 7' 21" N; long. 5° 55' 37" E. Pop. About 90,000. Tr.-I. Grain, wood, coal, hemp, and salt provisions; E. Wine, salt, oil, capers, figs, raisins, almonds, oranges, cloth, hosiery, soap. Accn. This port has a fine harb and roadstead, with 6 or 7 fms of water in the Little Road opposite the town. Toulon is the principal station of the French navy in the Mediterranean. There are eight graving docks, ranging from 243ft to 535ft in length. Charges. Tonnage dues 94d reg. ton. Ballast 1/9 ton. Brokerage 3d ton for sailing vessels, 4d ton for steamers. Pilotage. On vessel of 100 reg. tons with cargo, in and out £2 7s 6d. Eng. Brokers. Bernard, Martel.

TOWNSVILLE, Queensland. Lat. 19° 15' S; long. 146° 49' E. Pop. 11,500. Accn. Good anchorage two miles from wharves; Government pier being constructed which will enable ships to discharge alongside. Pilotage. 4d. per ton in, same out.

TRAPANI, Italy. Lat. 38° 0′ 40′′ N ; long. 12° 30′ 16′′ E. Pop. 30,000. Tr.-E. Salt, sulphur, ore, soda, oil, and wine. Accn. Plenty of water for vessels of 20ft dft. Trapani is on the W. coast of Sicily.

TRAVEMUNDE, Germany. Lat. 54° 00' N; long. 10° 53' E. Tr.-Same as Lubeck. Accn. Depth of water on the bar 17ft. Vessels able to cross the bar can lie alongside the pier; vessels drawing 12ft can ascend as far as Lubeck. Charges. Vessels entering this harb. on account of distress are exempt from dues, but no trade can be carried on during their stay. Charges about the same as Lubeck. Pilotage. See Lubeck. Towage. See Lubeck. TREBIZOND, Black Sea.

Lat. 41° 1' N; long. 39° 45′ 48′′ E. Pop. 40,000 Tr.-I. Cotton and woollen goods, hardware and tinplates, provisions; E. Silk, raisins, tobacco, cereals, wool. Accn. Good anchorage in 4 to 6 fms. Charges. Moderate. Pilotage. 4/ to harb. master.

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TREGUIER, France. Lat. 48° 47' N ; long. 3° 14' W. Pop. About 4,000. Tr.-I. Fruits, tobacco, linseed, salt, cider, grain; E. Flour, alcohol, oysters, &c. are 12ft of water close to the quays. Charges. Port charges of a vessel of 250 tons £38 19s. Pilotage. On brig 175 reg. tons, cargo in, drawing 10 ft, ballast out:-to the sea15s 4d; across the bar inwards £1 158 10d; out £2 os 9d. Eng. Brokers. Gic & Le Milier, Lemarre.

TRELLEBORG, Sweden. Tr.-I. Coals, &c. ; E. Barley, &c. Accn. Vessels of 15 ft can load alongside the piers and quays. Charges. On vessel of 104 reg. tons £10 75. Pilotage. On a vessel of 104 reg. tons, ballast inwards, and cargo of barley outwards, in 6/4, out 10/11. On a vessel of 112.56 tons reg., with cargo of coals in and barley out, in and out, 12/61. Towage. About 2d reg. ton during winter months, and about 1d during summer. Tugboats always ready.

TREPORT, France. Eng. Brokers. Coquais, Gelée. TRIESTE, Austria. Lat. 45° 38′ 49′′ N; long. 13° 46′ 15′′ E Pop. 155,000. Tr.-I. Cotton, tobacco, cofee, fish, petroleum, iron, chemicals, and coals; E. Corn, wire, oil, wool, skins, metals, staves, timber, marble, sugar, fruit, &c. Accn. Two ports: the old port and the new port, which is to be

enlarged at the expense of the old one, with accn. for a considerable number of vessels of any size. Inside the old harb. is the "canal," accessible to vessels not drawing more than 14ft. Trieste is the principal seaport city of the Austrian Empire, and will be a free port till the end of 1889, when goods will have to pay duty if not deposited in the bonded warehouses. A graving dock for vessels up to 4,000 tons, another for vessels of 3,500 tons, and a slip for vessels up to 1,200 tons. Charges. 101 to 150 tons 3d per ton, 151 to 200 tons 4d, 201 to 300 tons 5d, 301 to 400 tons 6d, 401 tons and upwards 7d per ton. On touching other AustroHungarian ports and continuing the same operation (loading and unloading only) from 1 to 4 farthings per ton according to size. The canal dues are ad per ton over the above tariff. Expenses of a steamer of 1,000 tons about £65. Pilotage. £3 is a fair arrangement from Rovigno, and £1 to 1 4s if taken a few miles from the roads. For watching 4/ day each pilot, and the same per night. No duty for shifting. Towage. There are no regular steamtugs, but the several steamboats employed in short trips between Trieste and the small towns of the neighbourhood render very useful services for a reasonable rate, viz. :-£2 to £2 10s for about 3 miles, and less in proportion; £1 4s to £1 10s for a shifting within the roads and the ports.

TRINCOMALIE, Ceylon. Lat. 8° 33′ 30′′ N ; long. 81° 13′ 10′′ E. Pop. 21,000. Accn. The largest ships can lie alongside wharf; the merchant anchorage is in 4 to 8 fms of water, about 4 cable lengths from the wharf. Charges. Tonnage dues see Colombo. Pilotage. Rates payable by all squarefigged vessels, sloops or schooners :-Vessels of 600 tons and upwards, Back Bay, £2; inner harb. £4. Vessels of 400 tons and under 600, Back Bay, 1 10; inner harb. £3. Vessels of 200 tons and under 400, Back Bay, £1 1s; inner harb. £2 2s. Vessels of 100 tons and under 200, Back Bay, 10/6; inner harb. I Is. The above rates are charged on all vessels going into the inner harb., whether they make a signal for a pilot or not. In Back Bay the charge is only made if the pilot goes on board. TRIPOLI, Barbary, Africa. Lat. _32° 55′ N; long. 13° 10' E. Pop. About 16,000. Tr.-I. Iron, lead, timber, steel, glass, cutlery, earthenware, alum, vitriol, sugar, coffee, tea, cinnamon, spirits, wines, salt fish, firearms, and British and foreign manufactured goods; E. Wheat, barley, oil, wool, butter, dates, madder, cattle. Accn. Vessels of 18ft dft. can safely enter. Pilotage. 30/ each way.

TROCADERO, Spain. Tr.-Trocadero is the principal port of shipment of sherry wine. Accn. 5 fms at LW. at the end of the Britannia Pier; vessels of 1,000 tons can lie alongside the wharf and take in cargo. Charges. Tonnage dues for cargo from America 2/8 to 3/4 ; Europe 1/4 to 1/8. Pilotage.

See Cadiz.

TROMSO, Norway. Lat. 69° 40′ N ; long. 18° 55′ E. Tr.I. Corn and colonial produce, coals, and salt; E. All kinds of dried fish, cod oil, seal oil, hides, &c. Accn. The harb. is safe, and there is anchorage all over the Sound for vessels of any size. Charges. Harb. master's dues 4/4 for every vessel. Light dues 4d ton.

TROUVILLE, France. (S. side Mouth of the Seine.) Lat. 49° 22' N; long. 0° 04' E. Pop. 6,000. Tr.

I. Coal, cement, wood, pig-iron, and ice; E. Corn, barley, wheat, seed, pit-props and iron ore. Accn. Harb. and floating dock. The harb. can be entered by vessels of 12ft dft. at lowest NT. A new channel with a maximum depth of 16ft at ST. has been dug at the entrance. The dock has an average depth of 17ft. Charges. On a vessel of 200 reg. tons £19. Port dues same as Honfleur, with the exception of the harb. dues of 41d. Pilotage. The large roadstead is three miles off, rate 24d ton; to the smaller roads one-fourth less. Steamers pay one-half inwards and twothirds outwards. Loaded sailing vessels also two-thirds Ships loaded from other ports than those of the United Kingdom and European possessions pay one-half besides above rates. On a brig of 300 reg. tons (carrying 500 tons dead weight), cargo in and ballast out, drawing 15ft loaded, and also on a steamer of 453 reg. tons (790 tons dead weight), in, brig £3 2s 5d; steamer £2 7s 2d; out, brig £1 11s 2d; steamer I IIs 6d. Eng. Brokers. J. Greenhalgh, and Geo. Lefebre.

TUNIS, Africa. Lat. 36° 48′ 36" N; long. 10° 18′ 37′′ E. Pop. About 100,000. Tr.-I. Woollens, coarse German linens, cotton stuffs, hardware, sugar, coffee, spices, tinplates, gunpowder, lead, alum, dye stuffs, wine, silk, Spanish wool, &c.; E. Hides, wax, morocco leather, sponges, coral, dates, corn, olive oil, woollen skull caps, &c. Accn. Vessels discharge and load in the roadstead in 3 to 5 fms. TVEDESTRAND, Norway.

Lat. 58° 37' N ; long. 8° 56' E. Tr.-I. Coals, coke, and iron; E. Timber, deals, battens, boards, and ice. Accn. Sufficient water for all-sized vessels. A pilot is necessary to enter. Charges. On a vessel of 233 tons of 13ft dft. £22 17s. Pilotage. On a vessel of 233 reg. tons with cargo in and out, 13ft dft., in, summer rate 1 6s 6d; out, summer rate 16/.

TWILLINGATE, Newfoundland. Lat. 49° 43' N; long. 54° 45′ W. Tr.-I. Salt, biscuits, butter, dry goods, flour, pork; E. Codfish, seals, pickled salmon, preserved lobsters, seal oil, skins and furs. Accn. The outer part of the harb. is deep, but upper part shallow; the best anchorage is on N. side, in 5 fms. The harb. is safe, except when it blows from the NE. Charges. Light dues 1/ ton for 12 months. Labour about 3/ day. Ballast 2/6 ton. Pilotage. By agreement with fishermen, about 2/ foot.

UDDEWALLA, Sweden. Lat. 58° 20' N ; long. 11° 54' E. Pop. 5,700. Tr.-I. Coal and salt; E. Oats, boards, deals, battens, and pit props. Accn. Harb. has 18ft. of water on bar, and 15 to 16ft inside. Pilotage. For the first 12ft 18, and 94d for each additional foot.

ULEABORG, Russia. Lat. 65° 00' N ; long. 25° 40′ E. Pop. 12,000. Tr.-I. Colonial produce, coals, salt, &c.; E. Barrels of tar, pitch, deals, timber, fish, and boards. Accn. There are only 10ft in inner harb. Charges. Vessels of 200 tons about £15 10s. Pilotage. On a vessel of 200 tons entering in ballast and clearing out with cargo, in 1ost dft. £3; out, 13ft dft. £3 10s 6d.

UMEA, Sweden. Lat. 63° 49′ N; long. 20° 18' E. Pop. 2,200. Tr.-I. Little or nothing, occasionally a cargo of salt; E. Deals, battens, boards, timber, and dried fish. Accn. Has a good harb., where vessels can load to 21ft. Pilotage. On

a vessel of 157 tons reg., ballast in and cargo out, in £1 35 10žd, out £1 2s 3 d.

reg. tons.

VALENCIA, Spain. Lat. 39° 28' N ; long. 0° 19′ W. Pop. 160,000. Tr.-I. Provisions, guano, petroleum, coal, iron, &c.; E. Olives, oil, wine, tiles, and fruit. Accn. Harb. gives shelter to vessels drawing 23ft of water; ships of 23ft dft. can anchor alongside wharves stern on. Charges. Vary very much. Pilotage. În or out. From 8/4 per ton for vessels under 100 tons to 1 5s per ton for vessels of 2,000 and upwards. Mooring, from 4/2 to 12/6 ton. These dues are payable on the gross From sunset to sunrise these charges are doubled. VALPARAISO, Chili. Lat. 33° 1′ 53′′ S; long. 71° 38′ W. Pop. 102,000. Tr.-I. Manufactured goods, machinery, iron, coal, lumber, petroleum, &c. ; E. wheat, flour, copper ore, hides, wool, tallow, &c. Accn. The bay is well sheltered except towards the north, and during winds from this quarter in the winter season shipping is much exposed, although with good moorings there is no danger. There are two large floating docks, capable of receiving vessels of 3,000 tons, and a large wharf. Large vessels anchor in 10 to 25 fms, on good-holding muddy ground. Two floating dry docks, 300 by 60 by 21ft, and 265 by 15 by 16ft. Charges. Hospital dues 24d per reg. ton, light and tonnage dues 5d. Pilotage. From 15/ for vessels of 100 to 200 tons to 2 14s for vessels of 1,000 to 1,200 tons and over, besides 14/ for boat hire. Towage. Steamtugs usually assist in mooring and unmooring; their charge is 5d reg. ton for each operation. These tugs may also be employed by vessels wishing to be towed from or to sea, the cost of such services ranging from £4 3s 4d to £8 6s 8d, according to size of vessel.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia. Lat. 49° 18' N ; long. 123° 7′ W. Accn. Depth of from 23ft to 25ft close by wharf 1,000ft long. Charges. No port charges. Towage. Minimum, vessels under 500 tons £72 18s 4d; maximum, over 1200 tons £125.

VEFSEN, Norway. Lat. 65° 56′ N; long. 13° E. Tr.— E. Deals and boards. Accn. There is sufficient depth of water for largest ships, but vessels visiting this port should be well provided with cables. Charges. On vessel 380 tons about £33. Pilotage. On a barque of 250 reg. tons, ballast in, timber out, inwards from Villa £7; outwards to Villa £7 12s. Pilots from Villa have to stay on board four days without extra pay, after that 2/3 day. Towage. Steamers passing north and south every week can be had for towage.

VENICE, Italy. Lat. 45° 26' N; long. 12° 20' E. Pop. About 124,000. Tr.-I. Sugar, coffee, cotton, and woollen fabrics, cotton yarn and raw cotton, hardware goods, dye stuffs, salted fish, and grain. Accn. Vessels drawing 23ft can reach Venice.

VERA CRUZ, Mexico. Lat. 19° 11′ 30′′ N ; long. 97° 8′ W. Pop. About 16,000. Tr.-I. Woven fabrics, wax, hardware, cutlery, paper, brandy, wines, metals, earthenware, and quicksilver; E. Bullion, cochineal, sugar, flour, drugs, indigo, pimento, provisions, sarsaparilla, leather, vermilla, logwood, and coffee. Accn. The harb. is not adapted for vessels drawing over 18 ft. Pilotage. 10/5 foot. Towage. 4/6 per foot.

VICTOR HARBOUR, South Australia.—See Port Elliott, Victor, and Rosetta Harbours. VICTORIA HARBOUR (73 miles E. of Esquimault) Brit. Col. Lat. 46° 30' N; long. 123° 20′ W. Pop. 8,000. Tr.-I. General merchandise of every description; E. Lumber, coal, fish, furs, oil, skins, wool, and gold. Accn. There are wharves alongside which vessels of 16ft dft. can lie at LWST. It is only accessible to vessels of 15ft dft., although those of 18ft dft. can enter at the top of ST. A graving dock 430 by 95 by 26 ft.

VICTORIA HARBOUR, W. Coast of Africa. Tr. -I. Piece goods, machinery, rice, birds' nests, and specie; E. Sago, coal, timber, and cattle. Accn. Vessels drawing 14ft can lie alongside most of the small jetties which are private property. Pilotage. 5/ foot.

VILLA REÁL DE SAN ANTONIO, Portugal. Accn. At LST. there are only

about 6ft of water on bar; springs rise 12ft. Pilotage. Vessels under 132 tons 14d ton, and 3d for each additional ton above 132, provided always that the pilotage on any vessel shall in no case exceed 12 33 4d, or be less than 3/4. River pilotage 5/ for the first day, and 2/6 day after. Towage. Between Villa Real and Pomeron 3d reg. ton each way.

VOLO, Greece. Lat. 39° 21' N; long. 22° 58′ E. Pop. 7,000. Tr.-I. Iron, tin, coffee, refined sugar, spice, rice, leather, hides and skins, cotton and woollen goods, earthen and glass ware, and cutlery; E. Wheat, rye, barley, Indian corn, sesame seed, wool, silk, tobacco, cotton, &c. Accn. The harb. is safe and well sheltered, with anchorage in 5 to 12 fms.

WALDEMARSVIK, Sweden. Lat. 58° 12' N; long. 16° 37′ E. Tr.-E. Oats, pit props, timber, and pig-iron. Accn. Safe harb. for vessels of 14ft dft. Charges. On a 273 ton vessel, dft. say 12ft, about £19 5s. Pilotage. On a steamer of 273 reg. tons, ballast in and cargo out, 9ft dft. in, 13ft out:-In, 1 18s 7d; out, £2 8s 101d.

WALLAROO, South Australia. Lat. 33° 55′ 49′′S; long. 137° 37′ 30′′ E. Pop. 3,000. Tr.-E. Copper. Accn. Vessels of any dft., say up to 24ft, can ride in the bay in perfect safety. There is a jetty 8ooft long, with 16ft water at outer end, erected by a private company. Charges. Ballast alongside 3/ ton, discharging alongside 1/9 ton. Light dues Id ton in or out. Wharfage d ton. Disbursements of a vessel 800 tons £18 3s 4d. Pilotage. 2 in or out for vessels under 200 tons, and d ton in and out, over 200 tons. Towage. No steamtugs stationed, or required.

WARBERG, Sweden. Lat. 57° 6' N; long. 12° 14' E. Pop. 2,700. Tr.-E. Grain, stone, salt fish, &c. Accn.

Harb. has 14ft of water.
WARNEMUNDE, Germany. Lat 54° 11' N; long. 12° 6' E.
Pop. 10,000. Tr.-Same as Rostock.
Accn. 16 to 17ft across the bar. Vessels drawing 14ft may ascend
from this port to Rostock. The pier has been extended by 400ft.
Pilotage. See Rostock. Towage. See Rostock.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand. Lat. 41° 16' S; long. 179° 19' E. Pop. 10,000. Tr.-I. Dry goods, furniture, coal, &c. ; E. Wool, grain, vegetables, &c. Accn. Port

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