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Title: Scottish geographical magazine
Year: 1885 (1880s)
Authors: Scottish Geographical Society Royal Scottish Geographical Society
Subjects: Geography
Publisher: Edinburgh, Royal Scottish Geographical Society
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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s. Theycan take in ships of the Oceanic class, measuring roughly 209 metreslong and 21 metres wide. Unfortunately, their out-of-the-way situationis much against them. To convey goods from Tilbury Docks to the Cityrequires a transit of 42 kilometres by water, or 35 by land. Further up stream, opposite Woolwich, is the Albert Dock, which,like the Tilbury Docks, possesses no warehouse, but simply large hallswhere the goods are discharged ; still this docks proximity to the Citymakes it a favourite. Higher up is the Victoria Dock, with its largewarehouses, grain stores, and refrigerating chambers for frozen meat.Further up are the East India and Millwall Docks, the latter speciallyused for timber and grain. To the north are the West India Docks,whose locks have a depth of 7 metres 90, and the Limehouse andSurrey Commercial Docks. Further west are the St. Katharine andLondon Docks, which are used only by ships of small tonnage. With the exception of the Surrey Commercial and Millwall Docks
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Total Charges, Dues andhandling of Cargo. Days required for theOperation. Bristol), 24-080 francs 3 23-130 »J 3 21337 14 11-135 )J 14 15-794 J5 14 18-291 J) 14 24-020 14 200 SCOTTISH GEOGRAPHICAL MAGAZINE. ;ill the rest have, since 1st January 1901, been amalgamated under onecompany—the London and India Dock Company. It is upon thisCompany that the various companies of navigation have laid most ofthe blame for shortcomings in the past. Yet, in reality, the history ofthe formation of the various docks can alone explain the cause of theirfinancial disorder, incoherent regulations, and lightermens privileges,which have neutralised the proper administration of the docks. Sir Alfred Jones furnished to the Commission the following tableshowing the length of sojourn and the expenses of each ship at thefollowing ports :— For a ship of 9041 tons (5146 net registered)— Liverpool, Hamburg, Rotterdam, Antwerp, Bremerhaven, London, Thus, ships in London pay twice more than in Eotterdam, and

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