IKEN.-See Aldeborough.

ILFRACOMBE, Devonshire. Lat. 51° 13' N; long. 4° 7' 30" W. Rys. Barnstable & North Devon, L. S. W., and G.W. THW. f. and c. 6h om. Auth. Receiver of Court of Chancery, under Acts of Parliament and Prov. Order, and the Pier and Harb. Confirmation Act, 1870, No. 1. Accn. Inner harb. has area of about 6 acres, and the outer harb. an area of 4 acres. Dry at LWST. Vessels drawing 20ft enter at HWST., and drawing 14ft HWNT. Quayage 600ft. Also a low water jetty, 5ft LWST., much used by excursion steamers. Crane power to 3 tons. Entrance dries at LW. W. prev. SE. to SW.

Charges.-Windbound id per ton, coasting 2d, foreign ports 4d Pilotage. By agreement.

Official.-Harb. Master, J. C. Dennis. Hotels. "Ilfracombe," "Clarence," &c.

Royal Britannia," "Royal,"

INCHARD LOCH, Sutherlandshire. Lat. 58° 27' N; long. 5° 7' W. A small land-locked basin, used

as an anchorage by fishing boats.

INCHYRA, a creek of Perth. D. HWST. 14ft, HWNT. 8ft. Official.-Harb. Master, J. Manby.

INNISLYRE, Co. Mayo. A deep and spacious anchorage in Westport Harb., Clew Bay. Vessels are discharged afloat. THW. f. and c. 5h 2m.

Official.-J. Read, Sec. to Westport Harb. Commrs. INVERARY, Argyllshire. Loch Fyne. Lat. 56° 40′ N ; long. 5° 0' W. Nearest railway station, Dalmaly, 16 Auth. Town Council, under the Royal Charter of the Burgh. Accn. An anchorage, with a pier, used by steamers and vessels of about 70 tons. D. 16ft LW. and 24ft HWST. THW. f. and c. 12h om.

miles off.

Charges. According to tonnage.

Officials.-Town Clerk, A. Henderson; Harb. Master, J.

McVicar.

INVERGORDON, Ross-shire, Scotland. Lat. 57° 43′ N; long. 4° 15' W. THW. f. and c. 11h 30m. Auth. Owner, Capt. Macleod, of Cadboll, under Act 7 Geo. IV., c 43. Accn. Tidal harb, dry at LW., formed by a pier 700ft. long, carried out into 10ft at LW, and 23ft at HWST. Crane power to 3 tons. Used by vessels of up to 1,400 tons.

Charges-Varicus, from 100 to 300 tons 4d per ton.

Officials.--Factor, J. Young; Harb. Master, A. Annandale. Hotel. The "Commercial,'

INVERKEITHING, Fife. Lat. 56° 2' N; long. 3° 26′ W. Auth. Town Council, under Crown Charter. Ry. N. B. Accn. 90 acres; dries at LW., with about 9 to 1oft at HWST. Quayage about 1,000ft, land-locked. Used by sailing vessels and steamers of light draught. THW. f. and c. 2h 37m. Patent slipway. LV. Steamers of 1,000 tons built here have left the harbour light.

Charges. According to table in charge of the harb. master. Official.-Town Clerk, H. Grigor; Harb. Master, John Clark. INVERNESS, Inverness-shire. On the Ness, about 1 mile above its confluence with the Moray Firth and at Lat. 57° 28′ N; long. 4° 13′

the NE. end of the Caledonian Canal.

W. Pop. 17,366. Auth. Harbour Trust, under Statute 9 July, 1847, and Provisional Order 27 June, 1883. P. NC. THW.. and c. at Ke-sock Pier, oh 18m; Sp. rise 12ft; N. rise 9ft; R. of N. 7ft. D. on bar about 6ft at LWST. W. The harb. is so situated that no wind is dangerous. Ry. H. Tr.-I. Grain, guano, timber, tar, bones, coal, lime, iron, slates; E. Herrings, pitprops, sleepers, staves, timber, turnips, potatoes, and grain. LV. 688 tons, at LWST. 30 tons. Accn. The area of the harb., formed by the lower reach of the river Ness, is about 3 acres, and there are about 800 yards of quayage space. Depth at Old Harb. ST. rise 13ft to 14ft; NT. 1oft to 11ft; at New Quay (Thornbush) ST. 17ft to 18ft; NT. rise 13ft to 14ft.

Charges.-Dues 14d ton; dues on ballast 24 ton.

Pilotage.-District. One section is licensed for the extent of the jurisdiction of the port authorities. Rates. Vessels under 50 tons 4/ in, and the same out, and id ton additional for every ton over 50 tons.

Towage.-2/6 per horse from sea to Thornbush; and if stopped at Thornbush for one tide, then from Thornbush to Old Harbour 2/6 per horse. Direct from sea to Old Harbour 3/ per horse.

Officials. Clerks to Trust, A. P. and R. Hay; Ry. Man., A. Dougall; Harb. Mast., Capt. W. Morrison; Coll. of Harb. Dues, G. Munro; Coll. of H.M. Cust., Mr. Devereux.

In

IPSWICH, Suffolk. On the Orwell, about 11 miles from the sea. Lat. 53° 35′ N; long. 0° 4' E. Pop. 55,000. Auth. Dock Commission, under Statutes 45 Geo. III., c. 101, I Vic., c. 74, 15 Vic., c. 116, and 40 and 41 Vic., c. 216, P. N.C. THW. f. and c. oh 35m; Sp. rise 13ft at Ipswich Dock. D. Between the entrance lock and Pin Mill Reach there is a depth of water in the river channel of 21ft at OST and 18ft at ONT. Pin Mill Reach there are iron screw moorings and buoys for lightening with 22ft at LWST. W. prev. SW. to W.; no wind can be considered actually dangerous within the port limits. Ry. G.E. Tr.-I. Grain, cheese, timber, seeds, coal, wines and spirits; E. Iron, machinery, phosphates, agricultural implements, grain, patent manures, bricks, oil, roots, &c. LV. Harvestoe, 1,372 reg. ton. Accn. The area of the port is the whole of the estuary of the river Orwell above an imaginary line drawn between Shotley Point and Fagborough Cliff (the limits of the jurisdiction of the Harwich Harb. Conservancy Board), including therein a large floating dock. The area of the dock, which is approached by an entrance lock 300ft long, 50ft wide, is about 29 acres. Depth on sill at mean HWST. 23ft, NT. 20ft. Warehouse accn. and every facility. The dock takes vessels of 17ft dft. Within the floating dock there are 1,150yds of walled public quay, 300yds of the same unwalled, and with earth slope, 400yds of the Commissioners' and private quays, and 300yds of the Commissioners' ballast quay. On the E. bank of the river there is a timber quay. Outside the dock there are 1,000yds of walled tidal quay, used by vessels up to about 200 tons burthen, and 1,500yds of dwarf tidal quay on the frontages of roadways not used for trade. There are also tidal quays at Bournebridge Creek, at Pin Mill, Chelmondiston, and at Levington Creek. For ships and boats the present depth of the channel at Mulberry Middle, Downham Reach, is 224ft and in Cliff Reach 21 ft at HWST. The depth of the dock over 15 acres at HWST.

level varies from 17ft to 21ft. Crane power to 5 tons. Slips, &c. :

Charges.-Import and export rates on goods. Wharfage 2d ton on customary dead weight.

Pilotage.-District. From Ipswich quays to Harwich Harb. and vice versa. Rates per foot. From the dock entrance to Downham Reach, or vice versa, for every sloop or vessel with one mast 1/; for every other vessel with two or more masts 1/3; from Downham Reach to Levington Creek, or vice versa, for every ship or vessel 6d; from Levington Creek to Harwich Harb., or vice versa, for every ship or vessel 6d; for every vessel coming inwards from Harwich Harb. to Downham Reach 1/; for every vessel outward bound from Downham Reach to Harwich Harb. 1/. Towage.-Small vessels :

Officials.--Clerks to the Dock Com., Messrs. Long & Casley; Engineer, Thos. Miller; Harb. and Dock Master, E. Garwood; Coll. of Rates, E. H. Drummond; Assist. Coll., F. Page; Dock Traffic Supt., E. Hughes; Supt. of H. M. Cust., J. Hedges; Lloyd's Surv., E. Robertson.

Hotels.-"Great White Horse," "Golden Lion," "Crown and Anchor," &c.

IRVINE, Ayrshire. On the coast, between Troon and Ardrossan. Lat. 53° 37' N; long. 4° 41′ W. Pop. 8,520. Auth. Harbour Trust, under Irvine Harb. Act, 1873. P. NC. THW. f. and c. 11h 50m; Sp. rise 1oft; N. rise 8ft. D. on

bar at LW. about 4ft; at HWST. 13ft to 14ft; N. 11ft W. prev. SW. The harb. is safe for vessels in any wind. Ry. G. & S. W. Tr.-I. Limestone, salt, grain, timber; E. Coal, pig iron, and chemical products. LV. 830 reg. ton. Accn. The area of the harb. is about 43,444 yards; of this area 31,752 yards have a depth from about 3ft to an average of about 7ft at LW. There are no docks. The length of the quay space is 1,665ft. There are steam hoists, cranes, &c.

Charges. Harb. dues, 3d per reg. ton; ballast 3d and 4d per ton; goods d to 2d per ton.

Pilotage. Id per reg. ton.

Towage. (Compulsory.) 2d reg. ton.

Officials.-Sec., J. Dickie; Harb. Mast., M. Boyd; Dep. Harb. Mast.. D. McCallum; Coll., J. Maclean; Ry. Supt., J. McKend. IRELETH, a creek under port of Lancaster. An open beach. D. 1oft HWST., 4ft HWNT.

ISLAY, a creek under port of Greenock.

ISLE OF MAN. In the Irish Sea, 26 miles W. of England between St. Bee's Head and the Point of Ayre, 15 miles S. of Scotland between Burrow Head and the same Point, 27 miles E. of Ireland between the point W. of South Rock and Contrary Head, and 39 miles N. of Wales between Llanhana Head, Anglesea, and the Calf. Extreme length 32 statute miles, breadth about 11 statute miles. Contains about 180,000 statute acres. Lat. 54° 18′ N; long. 4° 32′ W. Auth. Harbour Commissioners. Tr.-I. Spirits, wines, colonial produce and manufactured goods; E. Fish, agricultural produce, lead ore, paper, linen, sailcloth, &c. Accn. The principal ports of the island are:-(a) Douglas. Pop. 19,000. Formed by the outlet of Douglas river. The inner harb. is covered in and defended

by a north-eastern pier 173 yards long and 13 to 30 yards broad. Is well quayed for about mile. There is also a transverse jetty. Area of harb. about II acres, nearly all dry at LW. The bottom is principally gravel over marl. As a rule, vessels drawing 13ft can enter at ST., and those drawing 9ft at N. In the outer harb. are two deep-water landing piers, one extending ESE. 1,300ft., the other NNE. 700ft. Depth of water alongside at LWOST. 12ft. Depth of water at entrance at OST. about 30ft. No bar. The Harb. Commissioners are at present lengthening the Victoria Pier 300ft, a red buoy being placed 100ft ahead of the works whilst in progress. W. prev. S. and W., but they do not affect the harb., which is open to winds from E. to SE. only. LV. which has ever entered harb. was of about 1,500 tons burthen. THW. f. and c. Douglas Bar 11h 12m; OST. rise 20ft; N. rise 16ft. Charges: Harb. dues 3d per ton on all goods landed; windbound d per ton; vessels not landing cargo and not landing or embarking passengers 2d per ton. (6) Peel. A tidal harb. formed by the outlet of the river Neb; is defended eastward by a pier extending in a NNE. E. direction for 100 yards, continued inwards for 300 yards, and northward by a pier extending NE. 200ft. Area 5 acres. Vessels drawing 12ft to 14ft can enter on ST., and those drawing 8ft to 1oft on N. W. S. and W. most prev.; harb. open to NE. LV. which has entered the port, a steamer of 663 tons reg. THW. f. and c. 11h 8m; equi. Sp. rise 20}ft; ord. Sp. rise 18ft; N. rise 14ft Charges same as Douglas. (c) Port St. Mary. A tidal harb., covered by a pier extending out

for about a cable in a N. direction, and by an outer pier 1,000ft. long, extending in the same direction and terminating in 1oft water LWST. The harb. is quayed at the head and upon the W. side, and the passage into it between the pier head and the ledges from the shore is about 200ft wide. Area about 2 acres, over a bottom of mud and clay. Vessels of 12ft to 13ft dft. can enter on ST., and those of 8 to 9ft on N. W. prev. S. and W.; harb. affected by SE. to E. winds. LV., 200 tons reg. THW. f. and c. 11h 10m; ord. Sp. rise 22ft; N. 18ft. Charges same as Douglas. (d) Castletown (On C. Bay). A swing bridge divides this harb. into an inner and outer harb. The inner basin has an area of about 2 acres, the available width of entrance being 26ft. Vessels drawing 12ft can enter the outer harb. on ST., and those of 7ft on N. Depth at entrance to bay varies from 5 to 13 fathoms. THW. f. and c. 11h Iom. ST. rise 20ft; N. rise 16ft. Charges same as Douglas. (e) Ramsey Harbour. Formed by the outlets of the river Sulby; defended at entrance by two parallel piers. En. 50 yards wide. Vessels drawing 16ft may reach the quay on average ST., and those of 9ft on N. W. prev. S. and W. Harb. open to E. THW. in Ramsey Bay 11h. 12m; ST. rise 20ft; N. 16ft. 600 yards south of the harb. entrance is an iron landing pier extending in an easterly direction 2,100ft, terminating in 12ft of water at LWST. Charges as at Douglas.

Officials. Harb. Masters: C. B. Quane, Douglas; J. Morrison, Peel; H. Coole, Port Erin (see Port Erin); T. Qualtrough, Port St. Mary; J. Kewish, Castletown; T. Bryden, Ramsay. ISLE OF WHITHORN.-See Whithorn.

ITCHENOR, a creek under port of Littlehampton. D. HWST. 14ft, HWNT. 1oft.

Official.-Principal Customs Officer, J. Wiltshire.

JARROW, on the River Tyne. The Mercantile Dry Dock, recently constructed, has a breadth of 73ft. Entrance 6oft. Length 350ft. Depth of water on sill HWST. 21ft. JERSEY.-See Channel Islands JOHNSHAVEN, Kincardineshire, Scotland. Lat. 56° 47' N ; long. 2° 21' W. Ry. N.B. THW. f. and c. th 30m. Auth. Owner, Hercules Scott, Esq., of Brotherton, Johnshaven, N.B., under Prov. Orders 1871 and 1882. W. prev. W. and NSW. and most dangerous SE. Accn. Outer harb. about of an acre, inner harb. an acre. D. Dry at LW., from 5 to 12ft at HW. Good quayage.

Charges.-3d per ton reg. Ballast 6d per ton, taking in or discharging. Windbound vessels Id per ton.

Pilotage.-NC., as per agreement.

Officials.--Harb. Master, Wm. Low; Berthing Master, J.

Douglas.

Hotels." Anchor" and "Ship."
KAMES BAY, I. of Bute.

Lat. 55° 53' N; long. 5° 3' W. Frequented by yachts in the season. Good

holding ground at moderate depths.

KATËRLINE, Kincardineshire, Scot. Lat. 56° 33′ N; long. 2° 14′ W. A small harb., dry at LW. THW.

f. and c. 1h 15m.

KEADBY, on an outlet from the river Don, nav. into the Trent. M.S. and L. Ry. Man., W. Pollett. D. HWST.

22ft, HWNT. 15ft.