Dublin Port and Docks Board Accounts 1907-1911

THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER.

JY-[E~EERS OF

THE

DUBLIN

PORT AND DOCKS BOARD.

Constituted under the Dublin Port and Docks .11.ot, 1898, 61 tJ 62 Viet., cap. olxxx.

190S-1909 .

Cltafrman: FREDERICK H. HALL, ESQ.

Vice- Chafrman : ALDERMA W. COTTON, D.L.

THE LORD l\IAYOR for the City (01· the time being.

Six Membe1·s appointed by tlte Corpomtion :-

• ALDERlIAN W. F. COTTO , .L.

• ALDERMAN DANIEL L. BERGIN.

• ALDERMAN JOHN DAVIN.

* COUNCILLOn JOSEPH HUTCHIN ON.

* COUNCILLOR JOHN CLANCY.

• COUNCILLOR ,J. P. ROO~EY.

Twelve Tmders' .Afembe1·s :-

a FRANK V. MART I , ESQ.

a JAMES H. NORTH, ESQ., J.P.

a WILLIAM ROSS, ESQ.

a GEORGE BYRNE, ESQ.

b WILLIAM CROWE, ESQ.

b MARCUS GOODBODY, ESQ., J.P.

b JOHN l\IOONEY, ESQ., J.P.

b WILLIAM WALLAUE, E~Q., J.P.

c WILLIAM FIELD, ESQ., M.P.

c FREDERICK H. HALL, ESQ.

c SAMUEL P. BOYD, ESQ., JU.A., J .P .

C •

Nine Sliippi119 Members:-

a SIR JAl\IES MURPHY, BART.

a MICHAEL MURPHY, ESQ.

a GEORGE MACNIE, ESQ., ,J.P.

b WALTER BAIRD, ESQ .

b WILLIAM IIEWAT, ESQ.

b

c HI~NRY GIVENS BURGESS, ESQ.

c DAVID J. STEW ART, ESQ.

c SAMUEL S. l\f'CORMICK, ESQ., J.P.

• Those marked• hold office for three years from 9th January, 1908, if they remain Members of the Corporation.

a Those marked a go out of office on the second Thur uay in January, 1909.

b Those marked b go out of office on the second Thursday in January, 1910.

c Those marked c go out of office on the second Thursday in January, 1911.

I. Consolidated Revenue L ccount,

II. Surplus Revenue Account,

III. Capital Account,

IV. Consolidated Capital Account

V. Insurance Account,

VI. Statement of uspense ccount, ... 12 1414

VII. General Balance Account, 16

VIII. Statement of Borrowing Powers, Debt, and Sinking Fund, 1

IX. Pilotage Account, and Statement in relation to the Port of Dublin, 20

X. Custom House Docks and "\Varehouse Account, 2i

XI. Cu tom House Docks Account in relation to the Port of Dublin, 24

XII. Appendix-Dredging Account,

XIII. Balbriggan Harbour Account,

XIV. Skerries Harbour ccount,

XV-XVI. West Quay Walls and Bridges and .rT ew Bridge

XVII. ew Bridges Rates Account,

XVIII. Ab tract of Receipts and Expenditure,

XIX. Secretary's Report,

XX .Engineer's Report,

XXI. Custom Hou e Docks Manacrer' Report,

XII.

£ s. d. 8,864 6 8 18 0 1 174, 2 2

2,288 18 5 705 7 0

1,130 2 2

360 8 5 338 13 0 272 14 8 254 2 10

805 8 1 65 18 4 l 10 2

247 5 6 (net)

T O EXPENDITURE.

To HARBOUR MAINTENANCE :Cost of Dredgin g (see Appendix, page 28), Mooring Buoys, Beacons and Buoy s,

Harbour Master's Department:W ages and Clothing, Incidental Expenses,

Steam Launch,

Quay Police :Wages, Clothing, and Incidentals,

,, LIGHTHOUSES, Maintenance and Repairs :Poolbeg Lighthouse, North Bull Lighthouse, Beacon Lighthouse, Breakwater Lighthouse, North Wall Lighthou se,

,, GRl~AT NORTH AND SOUTH WALLS:Great North Wall. Ranger, County Rates , Great outh Wall, Ma intenance and Repairs,

Less-Proportion of Repairs to Pigeon House Road, repaid,

,, THE No1tTn QuAYs:--

1,431 10 5 Maintenance, Repairs, Lighting, and Cookhouse for Workmen,

11 THE ORTH QUAY EXTENSION:10 16 6 Weighbridge, Maintenance of,

" THE CRANES:76 6 7 Maintenance and Repairs,

" THI!: SOUTH QUAYS:593 14 3 :Maintenance, Repairs, and Lighting,

75 8 5 ,, TRAlllWAYS on North and South Quays (Paying Rent, &c.) ...

,, THE SHEDS AND STORES :Sheds, Maintenance and Repairs, Rates, !:Hores, l\Iaintenance and Repairs, Weighbridges at Sheds,

., O FFICES of Assistants to Harbour Ma,qter, City-quay:Rent and Taxes, Fue l, Lighting, and Repairs,

,, BULLOCK AND SANDYCOVE HARBOURS:Harbour Ma.s t er's Wages and Clothing Can-ied forwa r d,

DOCKS BOARD.

" NET RATES collected under the Act of 1902 :On Oversea Trade, On Coasting Trade, " RA TES ON Goons, " DuEs ON STEAM T1u.wums, " DUES ON VESSELS OVER SIX WEEKS IN PoR·r, "

Renta of Sheds on North and South Quays, Anglo-American Petroleum Oil Depot, •. Messrs. W. & H. M. Goulding's (Limited) Premises, North Wall, The Alliance Ga s Company's Tramway, ... Messrs. Tcdcastle, M'Cormick & Co., Ltd., Tramway, Mr. Michael Murphy's Tramway, Messrs. Morgan Mooney & Co.'s (Limited) Tramway, Messrs. S. N. Robinson & Co.'s Tramway, Messrs. Tedcastle, M'Cormick & Co., Ltd., Premises, 47 City-quay, Weighing Machines, Coast Guard Station, Clontarf, 'l'he Royal Dublin Golf Club Dublin and Liverpool Screw Steam Packet Company's Stores,

North British and Ardrossan Steamship Company's Stores, The Shipbuilding Yard, Messrs. Hogg & Co.'s Premises, Cope-street, Drain at the Pigeon House, Sundry smal l Rents, ,, Ta& ALLIANCE GAS Co., payment for pipe on Sir John Rogerson's Quay, ,. ACRE AND FooT· LoTB :Yearly Sums payable for Lots,

1906

£ s. d.

19,052 1 8 2

Amount b1 oughtjorward, TO EXPE DlTURE.

To REPAIRS TO RoADS AND ,VALLS:-

575 4 0 Ea t Wall, Alexandra Road, and Reclaimed Land :Maintenance, ,, WnARVES : -

200 • 1 4 Maintenance and Repairs,

,, TnE O ' FICES, W EST!\IORELANO- TREET :--

Sundry Repairs, Rent of Nos. 19 and 20, Rent of o. 21, Rates and Taxes, wages and Clothing to House Keeper, Hall Porter, and Messengers, Gazettes,

1,149 9 3

12 11

,, INCIDENTAL :--

Election Expen e , Audit of Accounls- -Local Government Board, 1906, Accounts, Petty Disbur3ements, Car Hire, &c., Stamps on Clearances and Cheques, Postage, &c., Stamps on Reuewed Bonds, ommission on Bonds

Composition in Lieu of tamps on Transfer ,

,, PRINTING AND 'fATIO ERY :-

Offices in We s tmorelancl-street, Engineer's Department, Rates Department, Harbour 1\fa ter's Department

" SALARTE :-

Offices in ,vestmoreland- treet, Engineer's Department, Harbour Master's Department, Bank of Ireland, re Stock, ... Medical Officer,

6 8

rn 6

15 5

12 0

0 0

0 0 2 13 9

,, SUPERANNUATIONS

, 1 PENSIONS AND CnARITIF. :-

Payment under Workmen's Compensation Act, Pen ions to ,vorkmen and Widows, Annunl 'ubscriptions to Ilo pitals, Annual Sub cription to Lifeboat ln titution, Annual Sub cription to the ~ailors' Ilome, Annual Subscription to ick Relief ociety, Medical Oflicer' Room, Maintenance, GRAVING DOCJ( AND SLIPS:-

utlay-Graving Dock and lips, Engineer, &c., ,va ges, Graving Dock Wages and Interials, ·:· Refund, Rates, Graving lips,

13 1 -----

£35,402 12 2

Income-Graving Dock , Graving Slip, , Rent of 8tore, Carried .fonvard,

DOCKS BOARD.

31st December , 1907 .

Amount brour1litf01·ward, BY RECEIPT . BY CASUAL RECEIPTS:-

Hire of Engines, and Lights in Shed Compensation for Damage Sale of Accounts and Transfer Fee Attending Petroleum Shipments Royalty on gravel

Sums received under Workmen's Compensation Act

Less-Fees refunded,

,, Old 'l'imber Sold

,, Interest on Deposits

,, Amount received from the Corporation of Dublin., for collecting City Dues,

,, Amount received from the Agricultural Department for returns of Imports and Exports

,, Fines and Penalties

Amount b1·oughtforwa1·d, TO EX PEND lTURE.

To ALEXANDRA BAsrN, ,, Sunken Vessels and Salvage, ,, ENGINEER'S OFFICES, ~orth Wall, ,, ADVERTISING, ,, INSURANCE OF PLANT, Less recoup

,, FmE lN!IURANCES, ,, INSURANCES UNDER WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION ACT,

,, Moiety of Mainten11.nce and Repairs to the Bridges on the Custom House Quay

,. COJ\IMISSION to Agents on Goods Rat es, ,, LA w CosTs, Miscellaneous Les s recoup,

,, Parliamentary Law Costs, 1·e Merchant Shipping Tonnage Bill, ,, Railway Commission, " INTEREST, viz:-

On Mortgage Bonds by Coupon, Do., do., by warrant, On 3¼ per cent., Redeemable Stock, ,, lNCOJ\rn TAX, viz. :-

On Sm·plus and Interest, On Stock Interest paid by the Rank of Ireland,

On Premises, ,, Commissioners Public Works on Vessels partly discharged at Kingstown in 1906

,, PILOTAGE, Amount p11id from Port Funds,

,, SINKING FUND, viz.:-

On Mortgage Loan, under the Acts of 1869 and 1879,

On 3¼ per Cent. Redeemable Stock and on Mortgage Bonds, under the Acts of 1898 and 1902,

2,030 0 0 ,, INSURANCE FUND FOR FLOATING PLANT. Pilot Steamers included. To amount set a.part in 1907,

82,654 8 7 1,88 1 3 9 ,, Balance to page 9

£84,035 12 4

DOCKS BOARD. 7

31st December , 1907 .

.

2

T O EXPE- DI TURE.

To ew Work Dredging, charged to Surplus Revenue

55,923

By Balance from 1906 (see page 8) ,, Revenue Account page 6

TO EXPE DITURE

North Qnay Extension-Paving

Account, 31st December, 1907.

£ s. d. BY HECEIPTS.

17,777 16 10 By Balance from 1906 Loan s 58 , 68 6 0 0 ,, Amonnt of Temporary Loan

£76,463 16 IO 1

To EXPENDITURE from the date of Incorporation in 1786 as the Corporation for Preserving and Improving the Port of Dublin, under the Act 26 Geo. III., Cap. 19, up to 1868 :-

,,

Breakwater in 1868,

Sundrie1- in 1868, ...

1868-Part of Purchase-money of the Custom Honse Stores,

from 1869 to 1907, by the Dublin Port and

1869 and 1870-Balance of Purchase -money of the

Oversea Trade-

Quay

,, NEW WORKS AUTHORTS~:D UNDER ACT OP 1902 :-

Dredging the River Channel and Bar, including New Plant and Reclamntion North of Alexandra Basin, ...

Reco11Mtrnction of Old Quay Walls at Glasgow, Belfast and London Berths, 56,868 4 10 Ea8tern Breakwater , Outer Wall (No. 3 Design), and Breakw:1,ter Lighthou se,

2 7 Deepwater ,Jetty near Gonlding's Works, and Renewal of Timber Frontage, 5,991 9 4 Toward<J the Completion of the North Quay Exten , ion, nn<l .AlexandraBasin, 65,785 9 6 Graving Slip Alterations and 100-Ton Crane, ... 17,990 2 11 Lights, Buoys and Beacons, North Bank Lighthouse,

1 (j City Quay Deepening .

19 l Tramway Renewals, ...

16 0 Sheds, Belf»st and London Berths,

12 8 Widening North Wall, ...

Parliamentary Expenses-

18 5 Rr, Bill, 1897; 1·e Bill, 1898, ...

4,547 13 6 Costs of Promoting Bill, 1898. paid through :Messrs. V. B. Dillon & Son, 6,305 17 3 Towards Payment of Costs-Re Bill, 1902,

of

£1,851,797 4 I

i:li

DOCKS BOARD.

31st December , 1907.

RECEIPTS.

BY Rt:CEIPTS UP TO 1868.

By Amount raised on Debentures under 26 Geo. III., or any other Act:Late Irish Currency, in £100 Debentures, British Currency, in £100 do.

,, Amount received from the Government in 1813 for Purchase of the Pigeon House premises,

,, Balance from Surplus Revenue,

BY RECEIPTS ' ROM 1869 TO 1907.

,, Amount raised on Mortgage Bonds under the Act of 1869 (including £350 for Tramway purposes),

" Amount raised on Mortgage Bonds under the Act of 1879, " Amount raised on 8tock under the Act of 1898,

0 ,, Amount raised on Mort~age Bonds under the Act of 1898, " Amount raised on Rtock under the Ant of 1902,

" Amount raised on Mortgage Bonds under the Act of 1902,

,, Temporary Loan,

,, Amount received for Premiums on Mortgage Bonds,

,, Amount received from Commissioners of Irish Lights 011 the tr1msfer of Poolbeg Lighthouse, and for repairs,

,. Amount received for Sale of an Acre Lot,

,, Amount received for Sale of Yearly Sum payable on Acre Lots and Foot Lots in 1892, 1893 and 1896,

·, Award re Loop Line-Dublin, Wicklow, and Wexford Railway Co.-Dublin Junction Railway, " Sale of Hoppers,

" Balance from Surplus Revenue, 1869 to 1902, ,, ,, 1903 to 1907,

To Balance carried to General Balance Account

the

VI . The Suspense Account- Work Executed

TO EXPENDITURE.

To Amount expended 011 repairs to Tramways, viz.:For the City of Dublin Steam Packet Company, For the London and North Western Railway Company, For Mr. Michael Murphy,

,, Amount paid to the Corporation of Dublin balance of City Dues collected for them in 1906

,, Amount paid to the Corporation of Dublin on account of Amount collected fo1: them in 19(17

,, Amount expended for Messrs . Tedcastle, M'Cormick & Co., Limited, for Temporary Rails for Cranes

,, Re- issueable Bonds Temporarily paid off

DOCI{S BOARD.

Dublin Port and Docks Board , 31st December , 1907.

BY RECEIPTS.

lly Balance from 1906 ,, Amount set a ide in 1907 ~ ,, Amount set a ide on Account Pilot Steamers .y. 1.../ ,, Dividends 011 Jnve tments

for other Parties, &c. , 31st December ,

By Ba l ance from 1905 (page 13),

" Amount recouped for repairs to 'fi-amways in 1906 , viz :For The City of Dublin Steam Packet Co., For The London a11d North Western Railway Co., For The Great Southern anrl Western Railway Co., For Mes rs. W. & II. M Go 11 l<ling'R No. 2 " City Dues collected for the Corporation of Dublin, " By 11monnt received from Iess rs Tcdca tie, l\l'Cormick & Co., Limited, for Temporary Rail for Cranes

VII .

To Sinking Fund, under the Act of 1869 (see page 18),

,, Sinking Fund, under the Act of 1879 (see page 18),

,, Sinking Fund, under the Acts of 1898 and 1902 (see page 18),

,, Surplus Revenue Account ( ee page ),

,, Capital Account (see page 10),

,, In nrance Account (see page 14 ),

,, Custom House Docks, Workmen's Immrance Account (see page 22),

DOCKS BOARD.

31st December, 1907.

By Amount invested in 2½ per Cent. Consolidated Government Stock , under the Acts of 1869 and 18i!l, At call in the Bank of Ireland,

,, Amonnt invested in 3½ per Cent. India tock, under the Acts of 1898 and 1902, At call in the Hank of Ireland,

,, Amo nnt invested in 3 per Cent. India tock-.For Insurance Account . . At ca ll in the Bank of Ireland

,, Amount in ves t ed in Cousol id ated Governme nt Stock, for Custom House Do ck - Workmen's Insur ance Account

,, Suspense Account (pa ge 15)

,, Balance, viz. :At call in the Bank of Irela11d In hand s of Cas hi ers, &c. £56,0H5 6 0 80 0 0

N. PROUD , SECRETARY.

PoRT AND DocKs O1•1ncE, DUBLIN, 8tlt Janual '.1/, urns.

Statement of Borrowing Powers, showing the I

26 Geo. III., &c., on Debentures of £92 6s 2d. each (late Iri sh currency),

Do. on Debenture s of £100 ea ch , ... ...

32 Vic., Cap. 100, Dublin Port and Dock s Act, 1869 , viz.:-

In connexion with the Cu s tom Hon se Do c ks ,

In connexion with the Port, ... ...

In connexion with the Tramw a y s, ... ...

42 & 43 Viet., Cap. 170, Dublin Port and Do ck s Act, l 8 79, viz. :In connexion with the Port, ...

61 and 62 Vic., Ca.p. 180, Dublin Port and Dock s Act, 1898, ...

Edward VII., Cap. 244, Dublin Port anrl

To Debentur es paid off to 3 1s t Dec e mber, 1897, prior to Act of 1898,

Do. c onverted int o Sto ck und e r the Act of 1 8 98, ...

Balance outs tandin

A Statement of the Sinking Fund in relation to the

To Borrowing Pow ers under the Act of 1869 extinguish ed, ... ...

31 s t D e cember, 1907-To Balance s

BOARD.

Amount issued, extinguished, and remaining unissued on 31st Dec., 1907.

Debenture Debt on the 31st December, 1907.

Loans and Stock under the Acts of 1869, 1879,

By Amount 8Pt aside to 8inkinll,' Fund A<·connt, including Dividends thereon, to 31,;t Derember, 1911b.

By Amo1111t ~et a~irle i11 1907. viz.:Didcl 11,I,; a11cl i11ter ~t on previous amounts, 1/50 part of origi11al 1<11111 borrowed unrler the Act of 1869, L,•~s A11,011n1 co11vc•rted into 8tock,

I/ :50 part of orij.!irrnl ~um horrnwed nnder the Act of 1879, Les, ,\ mount c1111v,•rted into Stock, :::£257,15.o I 91,800

By A111011nt 11pplic·able to ex1i,,c1ion of Bonds raised under the Act of 18f)H, I..t•~s Arnonnt corn·erterl into Stock

£165,350 I

£250,000 ;i6,:)00

£193,500

£77,000 \ 4,000 l

£73,000

By A 111011111 applic'.able to exti11<·tion of Bo11ds raised under the Act ( of l!/02,

By amonnt applir·alile to extinction of tock

Divid,•nrls on previous amounts-Lonns Fund Account,

Loans on the 31st December, 1907.

Debenture Debt, Stock a11d Mortgage Bonds, under Act 18(>9, Stock an<I i\lort gage Bo11ds, undt>r Act 1879, Slo<"k and l\lortl!a:,ie Bonds, nnder Act, 1898, St,wk aud i\111rtµc1g e Bon<ls u11dt>r Act, 190:l, Temporary Loan u11der Act, 1902,

£248,700

£297,280 )

IX . PII--' O T AGE

Dr. 1906

£ s. d.

£9,202 3 8 TO EXPENDITURE.

To Wages for Maintenance and Repairs, ,, Wages 10 Engineers and Firemen, ,, Rep1tit-s by Engineer's Department to Steamers, and including '' Dolores,'' ,, Materials, Stores, &c., ,, Incidents :-Printiniz, &c.,

,, Insnranres on Steamers,

,, Payment to Pilots on Inward Pilotage, ,, Payments to Pilot on Outward Pilotage,

,, Allowances to Masters and Mates,

,, Clothing,

,, Salary to Pilot uperintendent, and Clerk to do.,

,, Salary to ledical Officer,

,, Travelling Expenses to Pilots,

,, Refund Examination Fee,

,, Cot1tributions to Pilots' Superannuation Fund:Fees on Licences, received in 1906, Board's Annual Donation,

,, Awards 1·e "Dolores,"

A STATEMENT OF THE PILOTAGE AGGOUNT

To Total Amo unt paid from Port Funds on account of purchase of Pilot Cutters and Steamers, and maintenance of the Pilot ervice in excess of Revenue therefrom, as per Annual Return to the Board of Trade np to lll/12/1906, . . . . . . ,, Defie\ie ocy on t he year 1907,

s. a. 4,778 14 10 BY RECEIPTS. By Amount received from Vessels Piloted:Inwards, Outwards, ,, Fees received on Pilotage Certificates,

Recouped,

3 8

X. CUSTOM HOUSE DOCKS

1906 'l'O EXPENDITURE.

£ s. d.

To Rents, ... ... ... ... ...

" Taxes, ... ... ... ...

" Fire Insurance and Insurances under Workmen's Compensation Act, ... ... ... ... ...

,, Wages, ... ...

" Materials, for General Maintenance, ... ...

" Cartage, ... ... ... ...

" Repairs by Engineer to Warehouses, &c. , ... ...

,, Repairs to Sea Gates, &c., ... ... ... ...

" Clothing, ... ... ...

" Salaries, .... ... ...

,, Superannuations and Pensions, ...

" Gas, ... ... ... ... . ... ,, Printing and Stationery, ... ... .

AND WAREHOUSE ACCOUNT,

THE 31st DECEMBER, 1907.

1()06

£ d. I BY RECEIPT

By He111 and Charge~ on C:oods ,

,, Rent of Premi e :-

Dublin and Liverpool ' crew Steam Packet Company, orth British and Ardros an team Packet Company, ,, Gt. Northern Ry. o., Telegraph Posts, &c.,

,, General .Po t Otrice,

,, Hoardings and Tran former,

£17,25-! 15 7

,, The Coal l're.de Wharfage :"

Mes. r~. Thos. Ileiton & Co., Ltd.,

Messrs. Wallace Bros., Ltd.,

Messrs. Tedca s tle, 1\1-Cormick & Co., Ltd.,

Mr. T ..J. icholl,

Me~srs. J.E. Dickson & Co.,

Messrs. II. l\I'Dermott & Co.,

undries :-

Labour, Watching, Weighing and Weighbridge,

By Balance from 1906 ,, By Amount. set aside in 1907 ,, Dividends

Porn AND DOCKS 0 Fl ' ICE, DUBLIN, 8th J anua ry, 1908.

By Rents and Shipping Dues from 1st August to 31st December, 1866

,, Do. to 31st December, 1867

,, Do. to 31st December, 1868

,, Do. to 29th September, 1869

,, General Receipts from 29th September to 31st December, 1869

,, J>o. to 31st December , 1870

Do. do. 1.-;71

Do. do. l 872

Do. do. 1873

Do. do. 1874

Do. do. 1875

Do. do. 1876

Do. do. 1877

Do. do. 1878

Do. do. 1879

Do. do. 1880

Do. do. 1881

Do. do. 1882

Do. do. 1883

Do. do 1884

Do. do. 1885

Do. do. 1886

Do. do. 1887

Do. do. 1888

Do. do. 1889

Do. do. 1890

Do. do. 1891

Do. do. 1892

Do. do 1893

do. 1894

do. 1895

do. 1896

do. 1897

do. 1898

do. 1899 Do. do. 1900

Do. do. 1901

Do. do. 1902

Do. do. J 903

Do. do. 1904

Do.

1905

1906

1907

14,475 5 3 £ 795,827 17 2 DuBr,IN, 8th Januci1 :lf, 1908.

A STATENIENT OF 'fHE CUSTO}\lf no·usE DOCKS

ACCOUNT IN RELATION TO THE PORT OF DUBLIN

ACCOUNT.

By Amouut paid in 1866 to H er Majesty':1 Government for purchase ... ,, D efic iency in 1866, ,, Do. 1869 , ,, Do. 1870, ,, Do. 1871, ,, Du. 1872, ,, Do . 1873, ,, Do. 1889, ,, Do. H/00.

P. F. M·ALLTS l'ER, ACCOUNTANT.

PROUD, 8..:cR~:TARY.

Po1tT AND DocKs, OF~ 1c.:, Duiu 1N, 8th Ja,11,ar,11, 1908.

XII. APPENDIX-DREDGING ACCOUNT, 1907.

( EE PAGE 2.)

HlOG £ ~- d.

21,141 17 !'I

1,996 lG 3

19,14-5 l 0

T1rn DREDGING AccouNT, includinii: Repairs to Steam Dredger , Hoppers, Tui:is, Launch, &c ., To Total Nu. of tons dredged, ,, Proportion of Dredging paid by the Rathmines and .Pembroke TownshipP, ,, Dredging for the CorporA.tion of Dublin at the Pigeon House, ,, Towage by the Board's Tug, ,, Recoup Compensation for damage ,, Debit Balance on BRllast,

10,280 14 4 AMOUNT CIIARGEl> TO Jisw \YORKS A D .U1PROV~~MlsNTS Do. Do. FOR EXTENSION OF ALEXANDRA BA 1N

DuBL1N, 8tli January, 1908.

TO EX J>ENDlTUH.E.

To Wagei!, ,, Har bour 1\laster's Salary and Clothing, ,, Mat~riuls, ,, H.eturns from the Coastguards, ,, Gas Account, ,, Inci:lents, ,, L1rn · Costs

B ala 111 \r.-

ln Bank of Ireland, ln hand s of Harbour 1\la Rter,

HARBOUR

31ST DECEMBER , 1907 .

BY RECEIPTS.

By Balance from 1906, ,, T onnage Duty, . . . . .. ,, Net Rates under the Act uf l !)O~, ,, Dues on ,, Gas Light, ,, Licences, ,, Laying up One s, ,, Balla t,

P. F. M•ALLIHTE

PORT AND DocK 0Fl<'JCF. 1 DueuN, 8tlt .Tamwry, 1 908.

XIV. SKERRIES

To Debit Balance from 1906, TO EXPENDITURE.

To Wages, ,, Materials, ,, Incidents, ,, Harbour Master, Salary and Clothing, ,, Royalty on and, ,, Rent, ,, Poor's Rate, ,, In come Tax,

ACCOUNT,

31st DECEMBER, 1907.

BY RECEIPTS.

By Tonnage Duty, .. . ,, Half Rates, .. . ,, Net Rates under the Act of 1902, ,, Ballast, . . . . .. ,, Vessels paying 2s. 6d. per annum, ,, Berthage and Laying-up Dues. ,, Licence s, ,, Dues on Goods, ,, Debit Balance on this Account,

PORT AND DOCK OFFICE. DuBLlN, 8th January, 1908.

TO EXPENDITURE.

To Maintenance of Quay Walls and Bridges, including Butt Bridge and O'Connell Bridge, from 1st April, 1907 Repairs to Walls and Bridges for year

~alance to credit, 31st December, 1907 ,

To Jfalance in Bank on 31st December, 1907,

AND 1·B RID GE s

31st DECEMBER, 1907,

BY RECEIPTS. By Bahwce in Bank from 1906,

31st DECEMBER . • 1907, By Balanc e in Bank from 1906, P. F. M'ALLISTER, ACCOUNTANT.

'l'O EXPENDITURE.

To Maintenance of Bridges, up to 31st March, 1907 :viz., Butt Bridge,

Bala net',

RATES ACCOUNT,

31ST DECEMBER, 1907, BY RECEIPTS.

PORT

Dredging for Harbour Maintenance

,, Proportion of Dredging for Rathmines and Pembroke Townships,

,, Beacons and Buoys ; Harbour Master ; Quay Police,

Sonth Quays,

Sheds and Stores,

Offices, City Quay,

Bullock and Sandycove Harbours

Offices in Westmoreland Street,

Ballast and Builders' S11.nd,

!toads and Walls,

Printing and Stationery,

Bridges on the Custom House Quay,

THE AGGOUNTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER, 1907.

BY RECEIPTS.

Balancefo1·wardfrom 1906,

By Tonnage Duty on Oversea and Coasting Vessels, Do. Net Rates collected under the Act of ,, 1902, , , Due .~ on Goods,

,, Dues on Steam Trawlers,

,, Dues on Vessels over six weeks in Port, ,, Fines and Dues on Lighters and Gunpowder Boats, ,, Cranes, ,, Wei~hbridge on North Quay Extension ,, Rents

,, Repairs, &c., Pigeon House Road, ,, Acre and Foot Lots, yearly sums, ,, Ballast and Builders' Sand, ,, Sale of Old Timber, ,, Graving Dock and Slips,

,, Casual Receipts,

,, Interest on Deposits,

,, Alliance Gas Co., Pipe on Quays, Towage by the Board's Tug,

,, Dredging for the Corporation of Dublin

,, Corporation of Dubli11 for Collecting City Dues,

., Agricultural Department for Returns,

,, Proportion of Dredging from Rathmines & Pembroke Main Drainage, ...

,, Fines and Penalties, Recoup Law Cost~, " Do. Insurance~.

,, Do. Dredging Account, ...

A mount brought fonoard TO EXPRNDITURE.

To P1LOTAGE DEPARTMENT:-

Payments tc I'ilots-Outwa1·d~, ... Do. Inwards, ... Allowances to Masters nnd Mates, Clothing, Wa~es for Maintenance, Incidents, Stores, Materials, Coal , &c., Engineers and Firemen, Travelling Expenses, Insurances on Steamers, Repairs by Engineer to Steamers, including "Dolore , ,•· Salaries, Contributions to Pilots' Superannuation Fund, Awards, Refund Fee for Licence Examination, , ,, CUSTOM HOUSE DOClCS ANO WAREHOUSE ACCOUNT:-

Jiead Rents, Taxes, Wages, Repairs by Engineer, Do. to Sea Gates, Materials, Cartage, Clothing, , alaries, Snpernnnuations, Grants, and Pensions, Gas, Printing and Stationery, Incidents, Law Cost,i, Insurances, ...

l\Joiety of Bridges ' Repairs charged to Custom House Docks, Dock Master's Crew, Wages and Clothing, Dock Master's Salary, &c ,

Amount carried fonoard,

PORT AND DOCKS

THE ACCOUNTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER, 1907.

~mount b, ought forwai·d, . . .

BY RECEIPTS.

By P1LOTAGE DEPART)IENT

:-

Fees on Vessels Outwards, Do. Inw ards, Fees on Pilotage Certificates, Insurance Premiums Recouped, Compensation for damage to "Dolores,"

,, CusToM IIousE Domes AND W ALtEuou E AccooNT :-

Rent and Charges on Good~, Rents of Premises and Ground R e nt , The Coal Wharves

The General Post Office, Hoardings nnd Transformer, Sundries,

Amount carried forwa1·d,

Amount brought forwat·d, TO EXPENDITURE.

To CAPITAL EXPENDITURE :-

D1·edging, for Improvement, Dredging at the Bar, ReclRmation North of Alexandra Basin,

North Quay Deepening Eastern Breakwater, Alexandra Wharf Extension, ·orth Quay ExtenRion, Paving, Alexandra Basin Extension, Do. Do. Dredging

Electric Generating Station, North Bank Lighthouse, Gas Buoys on Bar

Tramway to 100-Ton Crane, Tramway Renewals, Electrical Equipment, Electrical Portal Wharf Cranes , het1~, London Co.' Berth, hed , Belfast Co.'s Berth, Widening Roadway, North Wall, Alexandra Road to Deepwater Jetty, Paving North of Alexandra Wharf, Graving Slip ~o. 2 Extension, Graving Slip No. 1 New Machinery, Graving Dock l:'ump,

City Quay Deepening, Compen ation for Resumption of Land for Port Purpo es,

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER, 1907. BY RECEIPTS. A mount brougl,t f01·ward

By Temporary Loan

P. F. M'ALLISTER, ACCOUNTANT.

N. PROUD, SECRETARY.

REPORT OF THE DUBLIN PORT AND DOCI(S BOARD

FOR THE YEAR 100,.

TaE at.:co111panying Statement (p. 59) of Tonnage Dues shows that the total registered tonnage that entered the Port of Dublin in 1907 was 2,056,9-12 tons, being 10,967 ton, more than in 1906.

The several classes of trade were affe. :led as follows :-

The registered tonnage from Con~inental and other Over ea Port shows a decrease of 9,919 tons; sailing vessels showing :w increase of 1,210 tons, and steamers a decre::ve of 11,129 tons.

I 11 the Coasting and general Oro s-channel trade the tonnage of teamer increased 12,2:,2 tons, and sailing vessels decreased 2, :U, tons.

Stea1u colliers increased 11,825 tons, and sailing colliers decrea ed 366 tons.

The receipts from Tonnage Rates, exclusive of" et Rates," were £61,054 1 s. 3d., being an increa::ie of £74 1 s. l ld. over 1906.

The receipts from " et Rates" were .£8,663 5 . 5d.

The receipts from Rates in respect of GooJs were £8,22 3 2d.

:MEMBER

In couipliance with the provisions of the Dublin Port and Docks Act, 189 , the Returning Ufficers duly appointed attended at the offices of the Board on Monday, 30th 9-a.y of December, 1907, pursuant to the Regulations as to the mode of conductiuoElections of b:lective Members of the Dublin Port and Docks Board, when tho following were duly proposed and seconded:-

As T1uo1m::;' Members :-Samuel P. Boyd, William Field, Frederick H. Hal!, Laurence Malone, and Frank V. Martin.

As ::31::1JPPlNG l\1e111ber:3 :-Henry Givens Burges ., Samuel S. :M 'Co nmck, David J. "- tewart.

There being no more persons standing nominated than the adverti, ed number of v,wancie , the Returning Officers declared Mr. Samuel P. Boyd, Mr. William Field, Mr. Frederick: H. Hall, Mr. Laurence Malone and Mr. Frank V. fartin elected as 'Trader,' Members; and Mr. Henry Givens Burge ·s, Mr. amuel S. McCormick, and Mr. J )avid J. Stewart elected as Shipping Member .

1he following six Members were appointed to repre ent the Municipal Corporation for three years from the second Thursday in January, 1908 :- lderman Cotton, Alderman Bergin, Alderman Davin, Councillor Jo ·eph Hutchin on, ouncillor John Clancy, and Councillor P. J. Rooney.

The Board regret to record the decease of Mr. Thomas Martin, on 17th March, 1907, and \Ir. James D. O'Connor, J.P., on the ith February. 190 , valued Members of the Board. }\Ir. Frank V. l\f artin was elected by the Trader ' Repre cntatives to succeed Mr. ·1 bornas Mar6n. The vacancy caused by Mr. O'Connor's decea e ha not at present been filled.

THI£ GREAT AND WEi::>'l'ERN

ND LIMELUCK, L D WE, TER RAILW y COMPA MA'l'ION ACT, 1900.

WATERFORD, IES AMALG -

The Inquiry held by the Hail way and Canal onm1isRinn in th month of February -0f last year in connection with the carrying out of the above Statute, and particularly in relation to the :J-Hh Section, for the protection of the Port of Dublin, the Court delivered judgment on 1st May last, and subsequently made the following Order:-

" Now therefore this Court having heard Counsel and Witnesses for the Dublin Port and Docks Board the Great Southern Company the Cork Harbour Commissioners and the Waterford Harbour ommissionerR Doth Declare that the Great Southern Company have not fulfilled their obligations under Sub-sections 1 and 2 of Section 34 _of the Great Southern and Wes~ern and Waterford Limerick and ,~o$tern Railway Companies Amalgamatwn _Act 1900 and by means of their rates have pl1:1-ced the_ Port of Dublin at a~1 _u,ndue disadvantage as compared with the Ports of Rosslare and Waterford and failed to give all reasonable facilities to induce traffic to pass to from and via Dublin.

" And this Court doth adjudge

" 1. That _the ~rca~ Southern Comp~ny ta~e all reason3:ble and necessary steps _for the purpose of fulfilling their obligations under the said Section of the said Act of 1900 and put mto operation a rca onable system of through booking wit_h throu&h rates and fares via Du?lin to and fr~m all Ports in England ~cotland and Wales as from time to time may have regular direct Steamship communication with Dublin between Stations on the railway of the Great outhern Company on the one hand and Stations on the Enolish Scotch and Welsh Railwavs on the other hand and so far as they can control or influence the same extend such through bookings to Stations beyond their system.

"2. That in cases of all through rates in which the distance by the longer route does not cxc!eed the distance by the shortest route by more than 50 per cent. the longer route is a reasonable alternative route.

"3. That in all cases of ehlsting through rate i•ia the Ports of Dublin Waterford and Rosslare such through rates shall be made equal and hall be ~ed on t~e basis of the_ lower :ate.

"4. That traffic pas ing through the Port of Rosslare is not entitled to any cli:fforent1al rate as compared with traffic pa sing via the Port of Dublin.

.

" 5. That the existing long sea differentials in favour of the Ports ?f Waterfor_d a~d Cork to and from the Ports of Liverpool Glasgow and Greenock are hereby sa~ctione~ a bemg JU t and reasonable this Court expressing no opinion in regard to any long sea clifferent1als other than those dealt with by this Order.

"And this Court doth Order and enjoin the Great Southern Company not to give r ebate Com.mi sion Agency or other allowances to Traders at or using any Irish Port other than Dublin or in respect or concernina any such Port which are not given by the Great Southern Company under similar circumstances to traders at o~ using the Port of Dublin or in respect of or concerning that Port Provided Always that this shall not affect the right of the Ports of Cork and Waterford to the long sea differentials which may have been auction ed by this Court as being just and reasonable. . ,

" And this Court doth direct that the parties shall be at liberty to apply to thi ourt to determine any difference which may ari e between the parties with reference to the proper mode of complying with thi Order.

"Dated this 11th day of July, 1907.

" By the ourt.

TO NAGE RATES D GOOD" RATE .

" [ EAL.]"

The period of five years fixed by the 41st Section of the Port Act of 1902 for estimating the Goods Hates and the " et Rates "leviable to produce £ ,000 each per annum, expired on the 31 t December last. The Board, after due consideration, adopted the following H.e olution for the levying of Tonnage Rates and Good Hates for the year HIU8, viz. :-

" RESOLUTION

"Passed at a Special Meeting of the Dublin Port and Docks Board, held on the 17th October, 1907, and duly confirmed at a like meeting held on the 21st November, 1907, namely:-

" RESOLVED:-' That the following shall be the Tonnage Rates and Goods Rate re pectively leviable in the Port of Dublin for the year commencing 1st January, 1908, and ending 31st Decemb1>r, 1908, namely :-

"'TO NAGE RATE

" ' The rate of lOld. for every ton of the registered tonnage (ascertained for the purposes of Rating in accordance with the Dublin Port and Docks Acts, 1869 and 1902) of every ve sel arriving in the Port from any Foreign or Colonial Port for every voyage such vessel shall make.

" ' The rate of 5~d. for every ton of the registered tonnage (ascertained for the purposes of rating in accordance with the Dublin Port and Docks Acts, 1869 and 1902) of every vessel arriving in the Port coast-wise from .any part of the United Kingdom or from any place not within the Port of Dublin for every voyage such vessel shall make.

" ' GOODS RATES.

"' Twenty-five per cent. of the rates set out in the 5th Schedule to the Dublin Port and Docks Act, 1902.'"

ELECTRICAL EQUIPME T OF THE PORT.

As referred to in last year's Report the further sum of .£11,546 10s. 0d. was expended within the year on the Electric Generating Station, making a total expenditure of £32,411 6s. 7d. There was al o expended the sum of £405 15s. 4d. on Electrical Equipment, and £1,315 17s. 9d. on Electric Portal Wharf Cranes.

WIDENING THE ORTH WALL QUAY.

•

Under the powers granted the Board ty the Dublin Port and Dock Act, 1902, preliminary steps were taken to acqui.re lands for Widening the orth \Vall Quay. A sum of £80 appears in the year's accounts as a first payment.

NORTH QUAY DEEPE ING-No. 4.

The rebuilding of the Quay Wall at the berths allocated to the City of Dublin Steam Packet Co. for their Vessels trading to Belfa~t, and to the Briti sh and Irish Steam Packet Co. trading to London, commenced in farch, 1905, and was completed within the year. The total cost, including £5,183 4 0d. expended in 1907, amounted to £34,386 1 ls. 7d., exclusive of .£2,975 12s. d. expended 011 hed, within the year.

SOUTH Q AY DEEPE ING-CITY Q AY.

It having been considered desirable to deepen the South Quay Wall from Creighton Street to Butt Bridge by sections, the work was commenced on City Quay, proceeding westwards from Creighton Street. Including the sum of £1 75 13s. 8d expended in 1906, .£6,948 19s. ld. was spent on the work up to end of 1907.

EASTERN BREAKWATER A D LIGH'l'HOU E.

The total expenditure on this work to the 31st Decembn la twas £24,266 2s. 7d.

DREDGir G.

Durin g the year the total quantity dredged inside the Harbour was 50,770 tons, at a total cost of £17, 1H 13R. 7d. Of this quantity 72,360 tons were allocated for the "Maintenance of the Harbour" at a co t of £6,596 2s. lld., and for the " Improv ement'' of the Harbour 77 ,410 tons, at a cost of £11,223 10s. 8d.

IMPORTS.

The total number of tons of Goods illlported was 1,038,438 against 1,082,086, being a decrease of 43,648 tons. There were :ilso 1,116,232 tons of Coal imported, being an increase of 57,:373 tons over 1906.

EXPORTS.

The total number of ton of Goods exported was 501,287, being an mcrea e of 35,992 tons on the year.

LIVE STOCK.-There were also 333,:2 Cattle exported, against 30 ,463 in 1906; 344,315 Sheep, against 343,3 7 ; 257,450 Pigs, against '244,807; a,nd 10,615 Horses, again t 11,22:2 the preceding year.

LOA.

The Board paid off within the year Mortgage Bonds issued under the Act of 1869, to tho amount of... £16,100 0 0

The amount due on Mortgage Bonds on 31st December, 1907, was .£451,200 0 0

The amount due on 3¼ per cent. Redeemable Stock on 31st December, 1907, was ... . .. £297,280 0 0

The amount due on Debentures on 31st December, 1907, was ... "£460 19 7

SINKING FUND.

On the 31st December, 1907, the Sinking Fund under the Port Acts of 1869, 1879, 1 98 and 1902, amounted to £56,895 3s. ld., of which £32,933 7s. 5d. is invested in 2, per cent. Consolidated Government Stock; and £18,907 6s. 8d. m 3½ per cent. India Stock; and £5,054 9s. Od. at call at Bank of Ireland.

The INS URA CE FU r D for the FLOATING PLANT, stands at £6,773 19s. 6d.

ACCOUNTS.

The Accounts of the Board for the year 1906 were duly submitted to, examined, and certified by th uditor appointed under the provisions of the Act of 1 79.

There were 57 meetings of the Board, 128 of Standing Committees, and 14 of Special Committees held within the year.

PROUD, Secretary of tlie Dublin Port and Ducks Board.

DUBLIN, 5th March, 1908.

ENGINEER'S REPORT

For the Yea,r ended 31st Deceniber, 1907.

DREDGING-Dredging within the Harbour.-The following is a summary of the tonnage dredged within the Harbour in 1907 :-

For the Improvement of the Harbour

For the Maintenance of the Harbour

Total ...

Ballast specially dredged and served direct to ship

Gross total dredged 778,410 tons

The total ballast served to shipping during the year was 9,223 tons, of which 8,956 tons were dredged i11 improving the harbour and served from the reserve.

The dredging for improvement was chiefly done on the north side of the channel between the Eastern Breakwater and the new North Bank Lighthouse for the straicrhtening of the channel between these points, and 6 2, 310 tons were dredged by Suction Dredger No. 3 and Bucket Dredger No. 5. In the deepening of the river in front of the new quay wall at the Belfast and London berths 75,310 tons were dredged, and for the Alexandra Ba in Es:tension the dredger " Coquet" dredged 20,440 tons.

A contract was entered into with Messrs. Scott's Shipbuilding and Engineering Co., of Creenock, for a. new boiler for the Tug " Majestic." The old boiler was removed and the engine and hull thoroughly overhauled. The new boiler was delivered in August, and the vessel put into commission before the end o( the year.

DREDGING ON THE BAR.-During the year 468,027 tons of and and gravel were dredged on Dublin Bar by the Board's Suction Hopper Dredger "Sandpiper." Of this 214,109 tons were pumped on shore, and the remaining 253,918 tons were carried out to sea and deposited in deep-water. The total tonnag"l dredged on the Bar up to the end of 1907 amounted to 1, 775,010 ton s.

NORTH QUAY DEEPENING.-The new quay wall at the London berth was .finished, and the dam and staging in front of it removed, and the berthage in front dredged. All the old quay walls to the eastward of Commons Strnet on the north side, and to the eastward of Creighton Street on the south side of the river have now been removed and replaced by deep-water masonry quay walls. The e quays are principally devoted to the cro schannel and regular coasting traders, and enable vessels engaged in thi trade to sail or enter at regular hours irrespective of the tide. The deepening and reconstruction of these quay walls has been in progress since the year 1864. A total length of 8,326 feet have been rebuilt at a co t of £432,016.

CnY QUAY DEEPENING.-After careful <'Onsideration the Board decided to continue the reconstruction of the old quay walls to the westward of Creighton Street. The plant and machinery used on the orth Qu ay Deepening Works have been transferred to City Quay. About 200 feet of staging and cofferdam have been constructed, and at the end of the year 130 li neal feet of new quay wall had been founded 24 feet below low water , of which 100 feet had been fini hed to coping level.

SHEDS AT BELFAST AND LONDON BERTH~.-On the completion of the quay wall at the Belfast and London berths the Board decided to proceed with the construction of the shed at these berths, and at the close of the year this work was practically .finished. The Belfast portion was in the occupation of the ity of Dublin Steam Packet Company from the 1st of November.

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PAVING ON THE NORTH QUAY EXTENSION.-An area of 2,735 square yards of the western quay of theAlexandra Basin was paved with stone setts. This completes the paving of this portion of the extension quays.

TRAMWAYS.-The tramways on the r~ver quay of the North Quay Extension have been extended as far as the 100-tons electric crane. The work has bee~ done in the best manner, a double track with numerous crossovers being laid with heavy steel rails, bedded 9n concrete and paved with stone setts, jointed with cement mortar. A length of about 600 feet of double track of the old tramways has been renewed in a similar manner.

ELECTRICAL EouJPMENT OF THE PoRT.-Electric Generating Station.-The construction of the Electric Generating Station, the laying of the power and lighting cables, and the erection of the lamps for lighting the North Quay Extension and Graving Dock were completed early in the year. The current for lighting, and for working· the machinery of No. 2 Slip and the Port workshops is now supplied from this Station. The coal elevating and conveying plant has not worked satisfactorily, and this has necessitated considerable modification and strengthening of this part of the machinery. These alterations are being carried out by Messrs. Babcock and Wilcox, the sub-contractors for this portion of the work. The temporary power house at the Glasgow berths has been n~moved and the machinery transferred from it to the City Quay Deepening Works.

Electric Portal Cranes.-An electric portal coaling crane is in course of erection by Messrs. Babcock & Wilcox in connection with the power station. When not required for coaling the station it will be available for general purposes. The Board entered into contracts with Messrs. Carrick & Sons, of Edinburgh, Messrs. Applebys, Limited, of Glasgow, and Messrs. Higginbottom & Mannock, of Mauch.ester, for the erection of nine electric portal cranes-three from each firm. Six of these cranes are to be erected on the North Quay Extension, a11d three on the Alexandra Wharf. These cranes will travel on rails laid on the quays.

DEEP-WATER JETTY IN THE ALEXANDRA BASIN.-A flll'ther length of deeP.-water jetty has been constructed at the north side of the ~exandra Basin, and over 2,000 square yards of the quay surface has been paved with stone setts. The accommodation thus provided has been largely availed of by oversea vessels carrying phosphate rock, timber and petroleum. This berthage is recognised as one of the most useful additions to the berthage in the Port.

RECLAIMED LANDS.-During the year 230,709 tons of filling have been dredged and pumped ashore or deposited on the reclaimed lands. The largo area north of the Alexandra Basin, and bounded on the north and cast by the old concrete wall, is practically filled up, and the pipes for the discharge of sand from the Suction Dredger '' Sandpiper " have been transferred to the Eastern Breakwater.

ANGLO-AME.RICAN OIL COMPANY'S PRE nsEs.-For the purpose of widening the quay at the Alexandra Wharf the Board determined to exercise the powers contained in the lease to the Anglo-American Oil Company, and resume possession of a portion of the ground leased to the company in 1898, amounting in area to one and one-third acres The necessary notices having been given the company surrende~ed the ground on the 1st of May, 1907.

LIGHTs.-The new lighthouse on the North Bank was completed, and the new lantern and the pedestal for the lamp n,nd optical apparatus have been erected. The transfer of the light and fog bell from the Beacon Lighthouse was, however, postponed until the dredging in connection with the straightening of the north side of the channel was more advanced.

BuoYs.-Two gas buoys exhibiting red and green occulting lights were placed to mark the north and south side respectively of the channel across the Bar. They were exhibited for the first time on the 1st of August, 1907, and have proved very satisfactory. A small gas works with compressing plant, for the manufacture of oil gas and for charging the buoys, has been erected in the Port Yard, and two spare buoys have been provided.

Number 1 Channel Buoy, fitted with a Wigham 31-days' lamp, broke away from its moorings in thesto1m of ~he 19th February, 1907, and drifted across the channel. It was picked up by the SR. " Telephone" and towed mto New Quay, Cardiganshire. The lamp was lost, but the buoy was brought back to Dublin.

GRAVING DocK AND SLIPs.-A contract has been entered into with Messrs. Drysdale & Co., of Glasgow, for the construction of electrically-driven pumps for the Graving Dock, and preparations have been made for th(} construction of the new pump well.

The extension of No. 2 Slip into deep water has been in progress, and the piling was completed and the timber sleepers laid at the close of the year. The junction between the old and new work is in progress, and is a work of considerable difficulty.

It was decided to provide electric hauling-up machinery for No. 1 Slip to replace the slow manual appliance hitherto in use. The machinery has been delivered by Messrs. Day, Summers & Co., the constructors of the hauling-up machinery of No. 2 Slip, which has proved so satisfactory. •

WEST Qu.w WALLS AND BRlDGES.-The bridges and ladders were painted, and the footpaths of Grattan Bridge were asphalted.

BuTT BRIDGE AND O'CONNELL BRIDGE.-All the iron work and lamps were painted, and the west footpath -of Butt Bridge asphalted. The City Corporation has replaced the ga!' burners on these bridge with electric incandescent lamps.

NORTH WALL WrnENING.-'l'he necessary steps were taken by the Board to acquire certain lands on the North Wall for the widening of the North Wall Quay, under the powers conferred by the Port Act of 1902.

CuB'roM HuusE DocKs.-The inner sea gates of George's Dock were replaced after having undergone very -extensive repairs.

At the request of the Commissioners of Public Works the roadway along the East side of the Custom House , forming the approach to H. M. Stationery Office premises, was paved.

HOME OFFICE REGULATIONs.-In compliance with the request of H. M. Inspector of Factories, the Board erected gas lamps along the river side of Sir John Rogerson's, City, and George's Quays, and an arrangement was -come to with the Alliance Gas Co. for their lighting and maintenance. Three gas lamps were also erected at the north side of the Inner Custom House Docks at Messrs. Heiton & Company's Coal Bank.

Additional fencing was erected for the protection of the public at Ringsend Wharf.

JOHN PURSER GRIFFI'TH, M.Inst. C.E., Engineer of the Dublin Port and Docks Board.

Fehruary, 1908.

,Or.

EXPENDITURE ON WAREHOUSING DEPARTMENT:

To Rent of Premises -

" Taxes - -

" Insurances - -

" Superannuations, Pensions, &c. - -

" Incidental Expenses -

" Salaries - -

" Wages - -

GENERAL EXPENSES : To Materials - -

" Clothing -,, Printing and tationery

" Ga -

" Cartage - -

" Law Co ts -

" Engineer's Repairs Warehouses -

EXPENDITURE ON WATER AREA: To repairs to Bridges (Outer), Moiety -

" repairs to Sea Gate, Cranes, &c. - -

" Dock Master's Salary -

" Water Gatemen's Wages and Expense s., Balance -

F. MILLIN8TO , CHIEF CLERK.

CUSTOM HOUSE DQCKS AND WAREHOUSES DEPARTMENT

Balance Sheet, 31st De ce mb er, 19a7.

LI ABILITIES

CO"ll."'TRA G'l'S :

T o amounts due to 1:!undry Merchants and Contractors

OVE &TIME 8ALES :

T o amounts due to Sundry Merchants on account of Goods so l rl at Auction -

R ENTS:

T o proportion of Rents unpai d 31st Dec., 1907

OUTSTANDING DEPOSI1S:

To amount due to Merchants

B ALANCE:

S urpl us (£16,221 13s. 8d. ) in previous years incl u ded from 1901 to 1907

F. MIL L I NGTON, CHIEl' CLERK,

CA H IN HAND AND IN BANK : By

OVERTIME SALE S :

By amount owin g \v undry Merchant s on uccount of Goo rl sold at Auf'tion

AMOUNTS DUE BY UNURY PERSONS on foot of unfurnished Rent and Charge s on Good s in s tore on 31 t Dec. , 1907

SUNDRY DEBTORS :

By amount s due by undry Custom er s for furnished Rent and Charg<>s

COAL WHARVF.S AND RENTS:

By amounts unfurnished and due 31st Dec. , 1907

TAXES: By amounts paid in advance for 1908-}

P ORT FUND S : By amount of Surplu paid in prrviou y e ar , I~om 1901 to 1907

EDWARD GRANDY, ~L\NACER

CUSTOM HOUSE DOCKS AND WAREHOUSES DEPARTMENT.

Wl,isky, TVine,,· ~-c., Department for yea,• ending 31st De-c , mber, 19(Jl.

CUSTOM HOUSE DOCKS AND WAREHOUSES DEPARTMENT. Grain and General Goods Departmeul for _yeai· endi11g 31st December, 19(Jl.

CUSTOM HOUSE DOCKS AND WAREHOUSES DEPARTMENT. Timber and Bri:r:k Yw ·d Good.~ D epartment for year enrl,ing 31st D e,·embe r, 1907. es ies -

Rent and Charges furnishecl to 31st December,

CUSTOM HOUSE DOCKS AND WARE H OUSES DEPARTMENT.

Timber and Br ic/.; Y-ai·d Good~ D epartment for year entliny 31 I D emnber, 1907.

To Wage s

,, Ralarie

,, MateriaL •

,, Stationery and Prin tino • ,, Gas • ,, Clothing., Cartage,, Law Costs

,, Insurance s

,, Tncidental Expense s ,, Engineer's Repairs

,

and Charges acrrued due. unflll'nished 31 t December, 1906 -

By Rent and Charge furni bed to 31 t December, 1907 ,, Ren t and barges accrued due, unfurni bed 31 t December, 1907

Ba.lance to Profit and Lo s Account -

CUSTOM HOUSE DOCKS AND WAREHOUSES DEPARTMENT.

'ro Wage s Salaries Materialsetationery and PrintmgGas

,, Clothing, , Law Costs

,, Insurances

,, Incidental Expens es ,, Engineer's Repairs

,, Rent and Charges

due, unfurnished 31st December , 1906,,

By R ent and barge fillnishecl to 31 t December, 1907

Rent and Charges accrued due, unfurni~hed 31st Dec ember, 1907

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CUSTOM HOUSE DOCKS AND WAREHOUS ES DEPARTMENT .

Sund1-ie ~ Account /01· y ew· ending 31st D ecember, 1907. To amounts due to sundry person on foot of overtime sale ,, Balance to Profit and I Loss Account - I

harges

Amounts due by Sundry

CUSTOM. IIOUSE DOCKS AND WAREHOUSES DEPARTMENT.

Pro.fit and Lo s Account fo1· year ending 31st Uec,mber, 1901.

ents

,, Gratuity to Widow of an Officer of the Board ,, Balance, being the net profit on the Warehousing Department for the year

IN r' ONNEC'flON WITH THE WATER AREA: I To Dock Master's Salary,, Water Gatemen's Wages and Expenses - - I ,, Engineer's Repairs, Bridges (outer) ,, ea Gates, &c., &c. ,, Lighting, &c. -

To Balance -

F. MILLINGTON, CRIFl!' CLERK.

EDWARD GR.A DY, MANAGER.

A STATEMENT

T

H E R E G I 8 T E R E D T O N N AG E

THA.T

ENTERED THE PORT OF DUBLIN

J'BOY

1786 TO 190~'. INCLUSIVE.

TH E RE GIST ER ED TON NA GE THAT ENTERED THE PORT OF DUBLIN

FROM THE YEAR 1786 TO 1907, INCLUSIVE.

* From 1823 Native V~ssele from Engli,7, Ports were by a Treasury Min u te entered as Coasters,

DEAR IR,

PoRT DuE OFFICE, 4th February, 190

I beg to submit for the information of the Board the following Return relatina to the collection of Tonnag c Rates, Goods Rates, Pilotage Rates, &c., for the year ended 31 t December, 1907 :-

(1) A comparative Statement of all moneys collected during the years 1906 and 1907.

(2) A classified Return of the Tonnage on which Rates were collected.

(3) A Return of the Number and Tonnage of Ve . cl which entered the Port during the year.

(4) A comparative Statement of Goods and Live tock imported into and exported from the Port of Dublin for the two years ended 31st December, 1907.

The Revenue from Tonnage Rate , exclusive of et Rate and Half Rate , amount to £60,699 8 4d., heing £7 l 6s. ll¾d- more than the amount collected in 1906.

In the Oversea Trade the registered tonnage of sailing Ye el showed an increa e of 1,210 ton , and steamers a decrease of 9,227 tons, the total amount collected being £15,584 5s. 5d., or £342 7s. 10d. le than in 1906.

In the Cross-Channel and Coasting Trade the registered tonnage of ve sel , a compared with 1906, wa aR follows:-

Steam Coasters

Sailing Coasters

1,253,500 torn, Increase 4,460 ton

21,3] l " Decrea e 2,987 "

Steam Colliers 387,080 " Increa e 11,825 "

Sailing Collier.

3,899

Decrea e 366 " the amount received being £45,115 2 . lld. , or £350 4 . lOcl. more than in 1906.

The amount of Net Rates (leviable under the Act of 1902) collected wa £8,663 5 . 5ld,, of which um £8,589 18s. 10d. was received from steamers in the oasting and Cro - hannel Trade, and £73 6 7d. from steamer rn the Oversea Trade.

Under the heading of Ves els Paying Half Rate the registered tonnage of ve sels was a follow Excursion Steamers 23,602 ton Steamers under Rt\pairs, &c. (Coasting) 2,488 ,, Sailin" Ves els ,, ,, 162 the amount received being £67 ls. lld. more than in 1906.

The total registered tonnage upon which Rate were collected within the year was 2,056,942 , showing an increase of 10,967 tons as compared with 1906. In addition, ves els of a regi tered tonnage of 11,273 ton entered the Port carrying Mails or Troops upon which no Rate were levied.

The amount received in lieu of Tonnage Rates from team Trawler was £231 4 ., a compared with £220 in 1906.

D E ON GOODS.

Ten per cent. of the~ chedule of Rates leviable under the Act of ]902 yielded within the year, a sum of £8,228 3s. 2d., as compared with £8,067 Os. 10d. collected in 1906, when ten per cent. of Rates was also levied. Dues on Imports yielded £5,343 7s. 7d., and on Exports, including Live tock, £2,8 4 15 7d.

IMPORTo.:.

The total numb r of tons imported (exclusive of coal) amounted to 1,038,438 in 1907, as against 1,0 2,0 6 torn, in 1906, or a decrease of 43,648 tons. The quantity of coal imported amounted to 1,116,232 tons, being an increase of 57,373 tom over 1906.

In the Foreign Trade, as compared with 1906, there is a decrease of 29,714 ton imported, and on the other hand there i. an incrca e (including coal) of 43,441 tons in the Cross-Channel and Irish Traffic.

The following are some of the principal articles which show an increase or decrease:-

Ale, Beer and Hop Bitters 1,326 tons, decrea r

Bacon 1,028 ,, do.

Barley

Bricks (Common and Fireclay)

Cement

Flour

India Corn

Malt

Manure (Artificial)

Oats

Potatoes

ugar

Wheat

6,175 5,449 2,489 2,025 780 3,966 3,286 6,080 632 957 5,154 " do. " do. " do. do. do. do. " do. do. " do. " mcrease " decrea e

The Export Trade of the Port continues to improve; in 1906 there was an increase of 31 ,854 ton exported, and in 1907 there is a further increase of 35,992 tons, the total to11s exported being 501,287, as compared with 465,295 tons in 1906. The principal articles showing an increase or decrea e being :-

. 1Erated Waters 282 tons, increase

Bacon 65 " decrease

Biscuits 81 " increase

Butter 1,023 do.

Egos l,784 " do.

Fish (Fresh) 1,02e " decrea e

Grains 5,118 " mcrease

Hay 3,440 " do.

Iron Scrap 5,204 " do.

Manure (Artificial) 1,535 " do.

Milk 743 " decrease

Oats 1,153 " increa e

Porter 6,316 " do.

Potatoes 598 " do.

TurI 565 " do.

Whiskey 250 " do.

The following figures show comparative tatements of Live tock exported for the last five years:-

WM. S. B. HOMA , Collector of Port Dues.

4th February, 1908.

Comparative Statement of all Moneys collected during the Years 1906 and 1907.

Tonna ge Rates on hips do. do. ( et Rates)

Oues on Good (Inwards) do. (Outwards) team Trawlers

Ballast to hips

Pilotage (Inward ) do. (Outward ) do. (Fees on Licences, &c.)

Overtime Dues on hip

Lin-hter Due

Graving Dock and Slip Dues

Crane Rent

Acr and Foot Lots a le of Old tores undries (including Intere t on D posits) ity Due (collected for orporation of Dublin)

Port Due Office, · 4th February, 1908.

WM. ". B. fl01\1AN, Collector of Port Dues.

Return of the Tonnage of all kinds entering the Port of Dublin, on which Tonnage Rates were collected , from 1st January to 31st December, 1907.

Descripti0n of Ve els 'fonnage - I Due on

OVER EA TRADE. Foreign Owned, ail Do. Steamer-1 ative Owned Sail Do tea me rs 'OAS1'ING TRADE. British Sail Do. Iri h, Do. tea me rs Colliets, ail Do. , teamer

\ DOITIONAL DUE S (AT, 1902). teamers, Over ea Trade Do. oasting Trade

Paying Rate<i ( oa ting)

VE SELS PAYING HALF TONNAGE RATE Excursion Steamer ( oa ting) teamer nder Repair , &c. oasting) ail Do Do.

HTEAM TRAWLER

The Number and Tonnage of British and Foreign Sailing and Steam Vessels (including their repeated Voyages ) that entered the Port of Dublin in 1907 :-

Oversea Trade

Port Dues Office, 362 4th February, 1908.

Coasting Trade

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT

GOODS AND LIVE STOOK IMPORTED INTO AND EXPORTED FROM. THE

PORT OF DUBLIN

FOR THE TWO YEARS ENDED 31st DECEMBER, 1907.

GOODS AND LIVE STOCK IMPORTED

STAT:E;:MENT OF

E D E D 31sT DECEMBER, 1007 .

I EXPORTED EXPORTED GOODS , &c.

gn Cros s Cha nnel I and Iri sh Total Foreign I I Cross Channel I and Irish Tot al - 96tons 96tons - 200tons 200tons Acid - 4, 11 8 ,. 4,118 " - 3,836 " 3,836 " Aerated Waters -. - -· - Alabaster - 646 " 646 " - 686 " 686 " Ale, Beer and Hop Bitters

- - - - - - - Alkali - -- - 1 tc>n 1 ton Alum -- - - Ammonia

- 6 " 6 " - - - Do. ( ulphate of) - 17 ,, 17 " - 54tons 54 tons Anchors, Chains, &c. - 1 ton 1 ton - 2 " 2 " Anvils and Vices - 9 9 - 16 16 Animals (Wild) (number)

- - -- - Annatto - -- Antimony - 346 tons 346tons - 287 " 287 " Apparel - 14 " 14 " - 165 " 165 " Apples and Pears - - - - - - Arrowroot -- 22 " 22 " - 3 " 3 " Ashes (Pot and Pearl)

·- 15 " 15 " - 12 " 12 " Aspbalte

·- 6 6 " - 5 ,. 5 " Axles l' - 5,511 tons • 5,511 tons - 5,576 toni:: 5,576 ton!l Bacon - - - - - - Baking Powder - - -- -· Bancling - 16 " 16 " - - - Bark - 23,, 23 " - 20 " 20 " Barley (Pearl) - 294 ,, 294 " - 1,077 " 1,077 " Do. (Raw) - - - - - - Barytes - 22 " 22 " 1 ton 16 " 17 " Baskets - 69 " 69 " - 12 " 12 " Ba ic Slag ' 12 12 - 6 6 Beans " " " " - 32 " 32 " - 27 " 27 " Bedsteads - . 1 ton 1 ton - lton I 1 ton Beehives - 3 tons 3 tons - 45tons 45 tons Beef and :Mutton I - 1 ton 1 ton -- Beeswax- - - 1 ton 1 ton Bellows- - - I 6tons I 6tons Bells - 3 cases 3 cases - 1 ase I I case Birds ( tuffed) - 12,753 tons 12,753 tons - I 12,672 tons 12,672 tons Biscuits - --j - Bitwnen - 22 22 - I 16 " 16 " Blacking " " 12 12 1 ton 1 ton Blacklead .. . ." " -

GOODS, &c.

Bladders

I Bleaching Powder

(Paving)

I Do. ( hips)

Blood

Blue

Boats (number)

Board

Bobbins

(Flooring)

(Mill)

Bob bin Blocks

Boilers ( team) -

Boiler Composition

Books

" Bottles

Bowls (Wood)

" Boxes (New) - - - - 2 " 2 " Boxwood 75 " 1,203 " 1,278 " - 2,198 " 2, 198 " Bran and Pollard l ton 54 " 55 " - 35 " 35 " Brandy 1 " 193 " 19-1 " 2 tons 217 "

" Bras

13 " 13,, - 14 " 14 ,, I Bri cks (Building) - lton 1 ton - lton I 1 ton Do. (Bath) - 6 tons 6 tons - 15 tons 15 tons Do. (Fire) - - - - - Brimstone - I ton 1 ton - -I Bri stles - 33 tons 33 tons - 14 " 14 " Broom s - 23 " 23 " - 23 " 23 " I Brushes, &c - 23 " 23 " - 36 " 36 " Buckets - - - - - - Bullion -

Calves (Dead)

Cane

Carbide

Cardboard Boxes

Carpeting

" Carriages, Motor Cars, &c.(number

" Carts, &c. do

Cattle

. Spice

Food

Cement

Chalk

Charcoal

" Cheese

Feeding

ufl'a

Chicory

1 ton Chimney Pieces

Cider

Cigars

Clay (Fire)

" Do. (Pipe}

Do. (China)

(other)

Clocks

" Clogs and Clog Soles

Shell

Concrete

"

" Corkwood

orks

Cornfood

Goods

" Cotton eed Cake

Meal

otton Wadding

Cradles

Cream of TartarJ

Creosote

Crucibles

" Cylinders

" Drugs and Chemicals " - 176 "

(Mill) " - 72 72 9 69 " 78 " Do. (Founders and Coal) " " " - 1 ton I ton 2 " 2 " Dye Stuffs and Dye Wood - - - -

(Fuller's)

Earthenware

Ebony

Eggs GOODS , &c.

Electric Cable

Electro-Plated Ware

Emery Cloth

Emery

Empty Bags

Do. Boxes

Engines (Steam)

Farina

Farming Implements

Felt

Feathers

Fender s

Fibre

Figures

Filters

Firearms

Fire Lights

Fire-clay GoodJ

Fish (Dried)

Do. (Fre sh)

Do. (Preserved)

Flax

Do. (Seed)

Fleshings

Flock

Flour

Flower Pots

Flower Roots

Forks and Rakes

Fowl

Fruit (Dried)

Do. (Green and Preserved)

Fuel (Patent)

Furniture (New)

Do. (Old)

Game

Gannister

Gas (Carbon, &c.)

Do. Fittings

Geese

Gig Shafts

Gin and Geneva

Ginger

Glass

Glue

Glucose

Glycerine

&c.

Electro- Plated Ware

Emery Cloth

- Emery

" Fenders

Figure

Filters

- 30 " 30 " Fire-clay Goods - 1,273 " 1,273 " - 1,297 " 1,297 " Fish (Dried) - 3,392 " 3,392 " - 4,420 " 4,420 " Do. (Fresh) - 22 " 22 " - 56 " 56 " Do. (Preserved) - - - - 17 " 17 " Flax - 141 " 141 " - 41 " 41 " Do. (Seed) - 207 " 207 " - 223 " 223 " Fleshings - ~3 " 23 " - 21 " 21 " Flock 15 tons 2,427 " 2,442 " 4 tons 3,299 " 3,303 " Flour 8 " 8 ,, - 5 " 5 " Flower Pots l ton 18 " 19 " 1 ton 29 " 30 " Flower Roots - 4 " 4 "" 2 " Forks and Rakes - 5,072 " 5,072 - 4,965 4,965 tons Fowl " " - 48 " 48 " - 42 " 42 " Fruit (Dried) - 60 " 60 " - 100 " 100 " Do. (Green and Preserved) - 28 : ,, 28 " - 1 ton 1 ton Fuel (Patent) - 361 " 361 " - 306 tons 306 tons Furniture (New) - 730 " 730 " 3 tons 838 " 841 ,: Do. (Old) I ~• J ' \ "):] :' t'&1(• , 1~ '.,l 56 tons Game - 20 tons 20tons - 56 tone- - - - - Gannister- - -- Gas (Carbon, &c.) - 43 43 ,, - 22 22 " Do. Fittine:'3 " I " Geese - 6 6 " - 3 3 " " " - 12 " 12 - 14 14 " Gig Shafts " " Gin and Geneva - 13 " 13 - 15 15 " " " - 3 " 3 " - 3 " 3 " Ginger - 199 " 199 - 152 " 152 " Glass " - 250 " 250 " - 217 " 217 " Glue1 ton lton - 21 ,. 21 " Gluco~o3 tons 3tons - 2 " 2 " Glycerine

GO OD S, &c.

G G G G G G G G G G G G G

oats

rams

rapes

rass (Foreign)

rates

ravel rease

reaves

roceries

uano um

unpowder

utta Percha

Gypsum and Plaster of Paris

H H aberdashery and Drapery, &c. air (Curled)

D H H H H H H H H o (Plasterers) ams andles ardware ats .

ay eddies emp errings (Salt) o. (Fresh)

D D H H H H H R H H orses, Mules and Asses (number) osiery

o. (Smoked) ides and Skins oney oofs and Horns oops (Wood) ops

urdles

Ice dian Corn

In Ink

In h dia Rubber on (Castings) 0 (Wrought)

:D D D D D D D o. (Plate and Sheet)

(Nail Rod) o. (Ore) o. (Hoop)

(Bolts

(Scrap)

Goats (number)

Grains

Grapes

Grass (Foreign)

Grates

Gravel

Grease

Greaves

Groceries

Guano

Gum

Gunpowder

Gyp um and Plaster of t'a.ris

Do. (Plasterers)

Handles

Heddles

Isinglass - - - - - - Ivory

Jewellery

Juice (Lemon, Lime, &c.)

Jute

Lace

Ladders

Lamu Black

Lamp

Lard

Lasts

Lath -

" Lead

" Do. (Piping)

" Do. (Ore) -

" Do. ( hes, &c.) -

Leather -

Lemons

(Cuttings)

Lentils

Lignum Vitre

Lime

Limestone

( hingle) - 911 "

Linen

Linseed Cake

Meal

Beans

Logwood

- Lorrie (number) -

" Luggage

Manganese

Manure (Artificial,

Margarine

Mastic

GOOD S, &c

Matches ..

Matting

Mattresses, &c.

Meal ..

Do. Seeds and Shudes .. Meat (Coarse) ..

Do. (Preserved)

Meters ..

Milk:

Millinery

Mineral Waters ..

Mirrors ..

Mollasses, Treacle and Syrup .. Moss .. Mustard .. Music and Musical Instruments

ails and Screw Nails N N N N N aptha .. autical Instruments ets uts

akum .. 0 0 0 -0 D 0 0 0 ·O D 0 ·O ars and Spars (number) ats .. il (Pet. and Par.) .. o. (all others)

il Cloth, &c.

nions ..

ranges .. re (Bog)

o. (Burnt) rgans, Harmoniums, &c p p :ride (Spent)

aint .. aper (all kinds)

Do. (Pulp} eas

Do (Split)

epper

and Newspapers ewter

hosphate Rock

ianos (number)

ickleEi, &c

ictures

"

Matting

Mattresses, &c.

" Do. eeds and Shudes

(Preserved)

Meters

" Mineral Waters

Mirrors

Mollasses, Treacle and Syrup

" Music and Musical I nstruments.

Naptha

- autical Instruments - 2 " 2 " -

" 3 ,, Nets - 2 ,, 2 " 4 " 4 " uts - 1 ton 1 ton - 1 ton 1 ton Oakum - -- 8 8 Oars and pars (number) !10 tons 1,820 tons 2,23 0 tons 43 t,ms 1,034 tons 1;077 tons Oats - 6,383 " 6,383 " - 7,242 "

(Pet. and Par.)

" Do. (all others) - 9 ,, 9 " - 14 ,, 14 " Oi l Cloth, &c. - 13 ,, 13 ,, - 28 " 28 " Onions - 8 " 8 " - 8 " 8 " Oranges - 3,334 ,, 3,334 " - 2,4 18 " 2,418 " Ore (Bog) - 14 ,465 " 14,465 " - 13,703 " 13,703 " Do. (Burnt) - 21 " 21 " - 3 " 3 " Organs, Harmoniums, &c - - - - - - Oxide (Spent) - 94 tons 94 tons - 100 tons 100 tons P aint - 3,455 3,455 - 3, 785 3, 785 " P aper (all kinds) " " ,, - 5 5 - 6 6 " Do. (Pulp) " " " - 5 5 - 10 10 " P ea " ,, "- - - - Do (Split) - 2 2 - 2 2 " Pepper " " " - 6 6 - 5 5 " Perambulators " ,, ,,-- lton 1 ton P erfumery - 135 135 - 274 to ns 274 tons Periodicals and Newspapers " " - 2 2 - 2 2 " Pewter ,, " " - 1 ton 1 ton - 320 320 " Phosphate Rock " 2 181 183 2 152 154 P ianos (number) - I ton I ton - 2 2 " Pickles, &c. " - 77 tons 77 t ons - 38 " 38 " P ictures

(Drain)

Do. (Sewer)

Plant (Contra ct ors)

Plants and Tree.s

Poplin

"

" Preserves - - - - - - Pumice Stone - 1 ton 1 ton - l ton 1 ton Putty - 4tons 1 tons - 4. tons 4tons Pumps - 1,971 tons 1,971 tons - 2,279 tons 2,279 toD.3 Rabbits

" Railway (Rails and Chairs) - - -- - Do. (Carriages) - 1,546 " 1,546 " -

" 313 " Do. (Sleepers) - 2 " 2 " - - - Do. (Wheels) - - -- - Do. (Buffers) - 5 " 5 " - 6 " 6 " Do. (W aggons and Trucks) ' - 3,145 " 3,145 " - 2,613 " 2,6 13 " Rags - 361 ,, 361 " - 307 " 307 " Do. (Pulled) - 6 " 6 " 4 " 4 " Range.s - 2 " 2 " - - Retorts - 19 " 19 " 18 " 18 " Rice - - - - - - Rivets - lton 1 ton - - - Rods - - - - - - Rollers - 6tons 6tons - 16 " 16 " Do. (Wood) - 88 88 - 103 103 " Rope (New) • " " " - 81 81 - 112 112 " Do. (Old) " " " - lton 1 ton - 1 ton 1 ton Rosin - 7 tons 7 tons - 6 tons 6tons Rushes - 36 36 - 32 32 Rum " " " " - lt.i 16 - 35 35 Rye ., " " - 343 tons 343 tons560 ton s 560 tons Sacking and Bagging - 12 " 12 - 13 ,, 13 ,, Saddlery " --· 26 " 26 - 8 " 8 " Safes " - - - -- Sago

Do. (Cake)

Do. (Rock)

Saltpetre alts

and (Building)

Do. (Moulding)

Do. (Silver) awdust ausage eaweed

eed (Clover)

Do. (Grass)

Do. (Hemp)

Do. (other)

Scythes ythe ( tone )

Sheep (number)

Do. (Wah) hell Fish hellac

Shoes and Boot hoe Pegs hot

Show Cards

Silicate Cotton ilk, &c.

Sizing

Slates and Slate Sia 01.1

Do. (Writing)

Snuff

Soap

Do. (Powder)

Do. (Spent Lye) oda

Do. (Nitrate of)

Do. (Ash)

Soot

Spades and hovels

Spices

Splints ann Skillets

Spokes (number)

Spo:dges tarch

Stationery taves teel

Sticks (Walking) tones (Paving)

Do. (Curb, Granite& ett , &c.)

Do (Flag)

D'l. (Grind, Mill and Cutlers)

Dri (Broken)

D, (Lithographic)

toves tr aw

GOODS, &c. traw Envelopes

ugar

ulphur

Do. Ore

umach undries ( on-enumeratod Article )

Tallow

Tanning Extract

Tapioca

Tar

Tare

Tarpaulin

T"a

Terra otta

Thread

Tiles (all kinds)

Timber

Do. (Wrought)

Tiu

Do. (Scrap)

Do. (Foil)

Tobacco

Tongue

Tow

Toys

Tripe

Trunks

Turf and Peat Litter

Turpentine

Twig

Twine and Cord

Type

U:nbrellas

Valonia

Varnish

Vegetables

Vinegar

Vitriol

Wa sh Boards

Wa ste

Wast,e Cotton

W

{Paraffin)

Wedges

Wheat

Wheelbarrows {number)

Wheels {Coach and Ca.r) do.

Whiskey

Whiting

Window Blinds

Window Frames

Wine

Wire (Iron)

Do. (Brass and Co pper)

Do. (Cloth)

Wooll ens

Wool

Wood Pulp

Yarn (Linen)

Do. (Woollen)

Do. (Cotton)

Do. (Coir)

Do. (Jute)

Yeast

Yellow Metal

Zinc and Spelter

WM. S. B. HOMAN, fJollector of Port Dues.

OF

RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURE OF

DUBLIN

PORT AND DOCICS

BOARI), FOR THE YEAR ENOED 31ST DECEMHER '

190 8.

DUBLIN: PRINTED BY ORDER OF THE BOARD 19 09.

PRICE ONE SHILLING

JY-[ E B E R S OF

THE DUBLIN PORT AND DOCKS BOARD.

Oonstituterl nnder the Dublin Port and Doclcs .fl.ct, 1898, 61 J 62 Viet., cap. clx:,\;x. 1909-1910.

Ohafr111an: ALDERMAN W. COTTON, D.L.

Vice-Chafr1J1a11 : SA1fUEL S. M•CORMICK, ESQ., J.P.

THE LORD MAYOR for the City for the time being.

Sirr Jfembe1·s appoint1Jd by the Corporation:-

• ALDERl\IA.N W. I:''. COTTON, D.L.

• ALDERl\IAN DANIEL L. BERGIN.

• ALDERMAN JOHN DAVIN.

* COUNCILLOR JOSEPII HUTCHINSON.

• COUNCILLOR JOHN CLANCY.

• COUNCILLOR J. P. ROONEY.

Twelve Trade1'1/ 1l1embe1·s :-

a WILLIAM CROWE, ESQ.

a MARCUS GOODBODY, ESQ., J.P.

a JOUN .MOONEY, ESQ., J.P.

a WILLIAM WALLAUE, EHQ., .J.P.

b WILLCAl\1 FIELD, ESQ., M.P.

b FREDERICK H. HALL, E Q.

b 8A:.'11UEL P. BOYD, ESQ., M.A., J.P.

b THOl\IAS R. l\1cCULLAGII. 1-'.SQ.

c FRANK V. l\IARTn,;, E~Q,.

c .JAl\IE.' H. NORTH, ESQ., J.P.

c WILLIAl\I ROSS, ESQ.

c GEORGE BYRNE, EHQ.

Nine 'ftippiug Members:-

a WALTER BAIRD, ESQ.

a WILLIAM IIEW AT, EHQ.

a JOHN IIOLLWEY, ESQ.

b HENRY GIVENS BURGESS, ESQ.

b DAVID J. STEWART, ESQ.

b SAMUEL S. M'C0Rl\1ICK, E Q., J.P.

c SIR JAl\IE MURPHY, BART.

c 1\IICHAEL l\IURPHY, ESQ.

c WILLIAM ,T. DOLLAR, ESQ., J.P.

,. 'I'hose marked• bold office for three years from 9th January, 1908, if they remain Members of the Corporation.

a Those marked a go out of office on the second Thursday in January, 1910.

b Those marked b go out of office on the second Thursday in January, 1911.

c Those marked c go out of office on the second Thursday in January, 1912.

IX.

DOCKS BO.ARD.

31st December, 1908.

1907

£ s. d.

15,584 5 5

73 6 7

45,470 12 10

8, 589 18 10 BY RECEIPT

BY TONNAGE DUTY ON OVERSEA TRADE, ,, NET RATES under the Act of 1902, " TONNAGE DUTY ON COASTING T1tADE. ,, NET RATES under the Act of 1902, ,, DuEs ON VESSELS partly Discharged at Kingstown,

8,228 3 2 ., RATES ON Gooos, ...

231 4 0 ,, Du1,:s ON ..,TEAlll TRAWLERS,

299 10 10 ,, DUES ON VF.SSlcLS 0VJm SIX WEEKS IN PORT, 11 5 0 ,, FrnEs AND Du,, s ON LIGHTERS AND GUNPOWDER BOATS,

196 8 0 ,, URANES,

45 18 3 ,, WmGIIBHIDGE o:s THE ORTH QUAY ExTKNSION, 551 IO 3

9 10

:.! 11

0 0

5 0

o O I

12 8

7 !l

0 ')

6

" RENTS:-

Sheds on the orth 1rnd South Quays, The Anglo-American Petroleum Oil Depot, Messr s W. & II. M. Goulding's (Limited) Premises, orth Wall, The Alliance Gas Company's Tramwny, Messrs. Tedcnstle, l\l'Cormick & Co., Ltd., Tramway, l\lr. Michael Murphy's Tramway, :\lessrs. Morgan l\Iooney & Co.'s (Limited) Tramway, Messrs. S. Robinson & Co.'s Tramway, l\Iessrs. Tedca tie, l\1'Cormick & Co., Ltd., Premises, 47 City-quay, Weighing Machines at Sheds, Coast Guard Station, Clontarf, Royal Dublin Golf Club, Dublin and Liverpool Screw team Packet Company's Store~,

North llriti h and Ardrossan Steamship Company's Stores, The Shipbuilding- Yard, Messrs. Hogg & Co.'s Premises, Cope-street, Drain at the Pigeon House, Sundry small Rents,

,, TnK ALLIANc1, GAS Co., payment for pipe on Sir John Rogerson's Quay,

,. ACRE AND FOOT LOTS:Yearly Snms pRyable for Lots, Ca,-riecl Jnnvai·d

I .

DUBLIN PORT AND Con solidated Revenue Account,

Amount b1·oughtjo1·ward, TO

To REPAIRS TO Ro.ADS AND WALLS:East Wall, Alexandra Road, and Reclaimed Land Maintenance, ,, WHARVES:Maintenance and Repairs, ,, 'fHE OFFICES, W EST~IORl~LAND-STREET :Sundry Repairs, Rent of Nos. 19 and 20, Rent of No. 21, Rates and Taxes, Wages and Clothing to House Keeper, Hall Porter, and Messengers, Gazettes,

,, lNCIDl•;NT ALS :-Election Expenses, Audit of Accounls 1907-Local Government Board, Petty Disbursements, Car Hire, &c.

Stamps on Clearances and Cheques, Postage, &c., Stamps on R enewed Bonds, Commission on Bond Composition in Lieu of Stamps on Tran sfers of tock,

,, PRINTING AND STATIONERY:Offices in Westmorelan<l-street, Engineer's Department, Rates Department, Ilarbom Master's Department

" SA !,ARIES :-· Offices in Westmoreland-street, Enginee1·'s Department, Harbour Ma ter's Department, Bank of Ireland, 1 e Stock, . .. Medical Ofncer, Law Aµ-ent

" 8UPF.RANNUATIONS

" PENSIONS AND CIIARITIE

Payments under Workmen's Compensation Act, Pensions to Workmen and Widows, Annual Subscriptions to Hospitals, Annual Subscription to Lifeboat In titution, Annual Subscription to the Sailors' Home, Annual Subscription to Sick Relief Society, l\Iedical Officer's Room, Maintenance, GRAYING DOCI{ AND SLIPS :-

Ontlay-Gravi11g Dock and Slips, Engineer, &c., Wages, Graviug Dock Wages and Material~, ... ... Rates, Graving Slips,

Income-Graving Dock, Graving 8lips, Rent of Store, Carried forward,

DOCKS BOARD.

31st December, 1908.

7 0 Amount broughtforwai·d,

BY RECEIPTS.

8Y CASUAL REOF,IPTS :-

Hire of Engines, and Lights in Sheds, Compensation for Damage, Sale of Acconnts and Transfer Fees, Attending Petroleum Shipments, Royalty on gravel,

Sums received under Workmen's Compensation Act, ·

L<>ss-Expenditure re Damage to Beacon Lighthouse,

,, Old Timber Sold, ,. Interest on Deposits,

., Amount received from the Corporation of Dublin for collecting City Dues,

Le~s-Income Tax,

,, Amount received from the Agricultural Department for returns of Imports and Exports,

., Fines and Penalties,

Amount b1·ouglitfo1·wai·d, TO EXPENDITURE.

To ALEXANDRA BASIN, ,, Sunken Ve~sels and Salvage, ,, ENGINEER'S Oi·FICES, North Wall, ,, ADVERTISING, ,, INSURANCE OF PLANT, Less recoup

,, FIRE lN!!UHANCES, ,, {NSURANCES UNDElt \VORKMEN'S COMPENSATION ACT, Less recoup ,

,, Moiety or Maintenimce and Repairs to the Bridges on the Custom House Quay ,, CoM11nss10N to Agents on Goods Rates, ,, LAw COSTS, ,, Parliamentary, ,, Railway Commission,

,, INTEREST, viz :On Mortgage Bonds by Coupon, Do., do., by warrant, On 3¼ per cent., Redeemable Stock, On Temporary Loan,

,, [NCOIIIE TAXOn Surplus and Interest, On Stock Interest pnid by the Rank of Ireland, On Premises, ,, Kingstown Vessels,

,, P1LOTAGE 1 Amount p11icl from Port Funds,

,, SINKING FUND, viz. :-On l\fortgage Loan, under the Acts of 1869 and 1879, On 3¼ per Cent. Redeemable Stock and on l\lortgage Bonds, unJer the Acts of 1898 and 1902,

,, INSURANCI•: FuND FOR FLOATING PLANT. Pilot Steamers 2,460 0 0 included. To amount set apart in 1908,

82,738 17 8 233 10 11 ,, Halan,:e to page 9

£82,972 8 7

DOCKS BOARD.

31st December, 1908.

1907 I £ s. d.

82,497 12 7 A11wunt brought forwa, •cl, BY RECEIPTS.

474 16 0 I By Surplus from the Custom House Docks Account /

£82,972 8 7

£ s. d. 6,110 11 10

5 1

TO EXPENDITURE.

£55,923 16 11

TO EXPENDITURE

To Reclaimed Land-Filling

,, North Quay Deepening-No. 4

,, Alexandra Wharf Extension

,, North Quay Extension-Paving

1 Alexandra Basin Exte11sion

" Do. do. Dredging

,, Electric Generating Station

,, Electrical Equipment

,, Electric Portal wharf Cranes

,, Tramway to 100 ton Crane ...

,, North Bank Lighthouse

,, Poolbeg Lighthou e-New Lighting Apparatus

,, Gas Buoys on Bar

,, , beds, Belfast Co' . Berth

,, hedR, London Co'R. Berth

,, Tramway Renewals

,, Widening Roadway-North Wall Quay, Compensation, &c.

,, Alexandra Road , to Deepwater Jetty

,, P1wing north of Alexandra. Wh1wf

,, Graving lip-No. 2 Extension

,, Graving Slip-No. 1 Machinery

,, Graving Dock Pump

,, City Quay Deepening

,, Parliamentary Expen es " Expenses re Loans

,, Temporary Loan, 1907, repaid

,, Balance to General Balance Account (page 6)

mr.

TO EXPENDITURE.

To EXPENDITURE from the date of In corporation in 1786 as the Corpo1·ation for Preservin g and Improvin g the Port of Dublin, under the Act 26 Geo. III., Cap. 19, up to 1868 :-

The Quay Walls, North and South Sides, ...

Great North Wall, ...

Wooden Wharve s,

Sheds, ...

Rebuilding Custom House Quay,

Deepening East End of North Wall,

Graving Slips and Gridiron, ...

Graving Dock and Engines,

Eastern Breakwater in 1868, ...

Sundries in 1868, ...

1868-Part of Purchase-money of the Cu stom House Stores, ...

,, EXPENDITUR~ from 1869 to 1908, by the Dublin Port and Docks Board, viz.:-

1869 and 1870-Balance of Pm·chase -money of the Custom House Stores,

For Over sea Trade -

North Quay Extension, Ea st End of South Quay, and Great Britain Quay, ...

For the Steam Coas ting Tmde-

South Qnays n.nd North Quay s deepened at Steamers' Berths,

For New Plant,

For Dredging, Widening, and Deepening River Channel, &c.,

For Dr edg ing at the Bar,

For

For Watch House for Revenue Service, ...

For Wh11rf for Ship Building Yard,

For Five ll11!1a~t Office Debentures Lost, paid off,

For Expenses 1·e Conversion of Loans and Issue of Stock,

For North Rull Bridge,

For Graving Dock Pump,

For Graving Slip No. 1, New Machinery,

For Compensation for Resumption of Land,

,, NEW W ORJCS AUTHORISED UNDER ACT OF 1902 :Dredging the River Channel and Bar, including New Plaut and Reclamation North of Alexandra Basin, ...

0

Recoustrnction of Old Quay Walls, Glasgow, Belfast & London Co.'s Berths, 57,292 4 1 Eastern Break water, Outer Wall (No. 3 Design), and Breakwa.ter Lighthouse, 24,266 2 7 Deepwater Jetty near Gonlding's Works, and Renewal of Timber Frontage, 5,991 9 4 Towards the Completion of the North Quay Extension, and Alexandra Basin, 89,209 12 3 Graving Slip Alterations and lO0-Ton Crane,

17,990 2 11 Lights, Buoys and Beacons, North Bank Lighthouse,

6,284 !) 7 City Quay Deepening,

I 19,6/H 18 7 Tramway Renewals, ...

15 8 Sheds, Belfast and London Berths, ...

Widening North Wall Quay,

" P1LOTAGB C/\l'ITAL ACCOONTFor p11rcl111se of 2 Pilot Steumer , ...

DOCKS BOARD.

31st December, 1908.

1 BY RECEIPTS.

BY RKCElPTS UP 1'0 1868.

By Amount rai sed on D ebenture s under 26 Geo. III., or any other Act:Late Iri sh Curren cy , oc £100 Deb e ntures, Briti s h Currency, on £100 do.

,, Amount received from the Government m 1813 for Purchase of Pigeon Hou se premi ses , ,, Balance from Surplus R evenue ,

BY RECEIPTS 1'' R0M 1869 TO 1908.

,, Amount rai ed on Mortgage Bonds under the Act of 18G9 (including £350 for Trnmway purposes),

,, Amount raised on Mortgage Bonds under the Act of 1879,

,, Amount raised on Stock nnder the Act of 18 98,

,, Amount rai sed on l\lort,:?age Bonds under the Act of 1898,

,, Amount raised on Rtock unde1· the Act of 1902,

,, Amount raised on Mortgage Bonds under the Act of 1902,

,, Amount received for Premium s on Mortgage Bonds,

,, Amount received from Commissioners of [rish Lights 011 the transfer of Poolbeg Lighthouse , and for repair s,

,, Amount received for Sale of an Acre Lot,

,, Amount received for Sale of Yearly Sum payable on Acre Lots and Foot Lots in 1892, 1893, 1896,

,, Award re Loop Lin e-Dublin, Wicklow, and Wexford Railway Co.-Dublin Junction Railway, ,, Sale of Hoppers,

From Corporation of Dublin-Award 1·e Slob Lands,

,, Temporary Loans, ,, Amount in uspense,

,, Balance Jrom urplus Revenue, 1869 to 1902, ,, ,, 1903 to 1908,

s 10

DOCKS BOARD.

Port and Docks Board, 31st December, 1908.

BY RECEIPTS.

Balance from 1907

Amount et a ide in 1908

Amount et aside on account of Insurance of the Pilot teamers "Energy" and "Dolores " and the Tug "Maje tic "

mt.

To Sinking Fund, under the Act of 1869 (see page 18),

,, Sinking Fund, under the Act of 1879 (see page 18),

,, Sinking Fund, under the Acts of 1898 and 1902

,, Capital Account (see page 10), •

,, Surplus Revenue Account (see page 8),

,, Insurance Account (see page 14),

DOCKS BOARD.

31st December, 1908.

26 Geo. III., &c , on Debentures of £92 6s 2d. ea ch (l a te Iri sh curre ncy ), D o on Debentures of £100 each, 32 Vic., Cap. 100, Dublin Port and Dock s Act, 1869 , viz.:In conn exion with the Cu s tom Hou se Do eks, In connexion with the Port, In connexion with the Tramway s, 42 & 43 Viet., Cap. 170, Dublin P ort and Dock s Act, 18 79, viz. :In connexion with the Port, 61 and 62 Vic., Cap. 180, Dublin Port and Docks Act, 18 98 , Edward VII., Cap. 244, Dublin Port and Dock s ,.Act, 190 2,

To Debentures paid off to 31 s t December, 1897, prior to Act of 189 8,

converted into Stock under the Act of 1898 , ...

A Statement of the Ballast Office

A Statement of the Sinking Fund 1n relation to the

To Borrowin g Power s under the Act of 1869 extingui s hed, ... ...

BOARD.

Amount issued, extinguished, and remaining unissued on 31st Dec., 1908. 1

Debenture Debt on the 31st December, 1908.

Loans and Stock under the Acts of 1869, 1879, 1898 and 1902

By Amount set aside to Sinking Fund Account, including Dividend s thereon, I

to 31st December, 1907,

By Amount set aside in 1908, viz.:Dividends on previous amounts,

1 / 50 part of original sum borrowed under the Act of 1869, Less Amount converted into Stock,

1 / 50 part of original sum borrowed under the Act of 1879, LesR Amount converted into Stock, £257,150 91,800

By Amount applicable to extinction of Bonds raised under the Act of 1898, Less Amount converted into Stock £77,000 4,000

£73,000

By Amount npplicR.ble to extinction of Bonds raised unde1· the Act of 1902, £313,SflO

By amount applicable to extinction of Stock

Dividends on previous amounts-Loans Fund Account,

Loans on the 31st December, 1908.

£297,280

Contributions to Pilots' Superannuation Fund:-

Fees on Licences, rec-eived in

A STATEMENT OF THE PILOTAGE AOOOUNT

To Total Amount paid from Port Funds on account of purchase of Pilot Cutters and Steamers and maintenance of the Pilot Service in excess of Re 1enue therefrom, 8,S per Annual Return to the Board of Trade up to Rl/12/1907, ,, Defir.iency on the year 1908,

N. PROUD, SECRETARY.

X. CUSTOM HOUSE DOCKS

AND WAREHOUSE ACCOUNT,

XI. A STATEMENT OF THE CUSTOM HOUSE DOCKS

ACCOUNT IN RELA'rION 'l'O 'l'HE PO.H/1' OF DUBLlN. ACCOUNT.

By Rents and 8hipping Dues from 1st AUl,!IISt to 31st December, 1866

,, Do. 10 31st December, 1867

,, Do. to 31st December, 1868

,, Do. to 29th September, 1869

,, General Receipts from 29th September to 31 t December, 1869

,, Do. to 31st December, 1870

Do. do. 1871

Do. do. 18i2

Do. do. 1873

,, Do. do. 1874

Do. do. 1875

., Do. <lo. 1876

Do. do. 1877

Do. do. 1878

Do. do. 1879

,, D11. do. 1880

,, Do. do. I 881

I)o. <lo. 188:>.

Do. <lo. 1883

D~ do 1884

Do. do. 1885

,, Do. do. 1886

,, Do. tin. 1887

,, I>o. do. I il88

,, Do. dn. 1889

Do. do. 1890

,, Do. do. 1891

,, Do. do. 18!):>.

Do. do 1893

,, Do. do. 1894-

,, 1>,,. do. l is95

,. I>o. ,lo. 1896

Do. do. 1H97

,. Do. do. 1898

Do. <lo. I R9 f)

Do. do. 1900 " Do. do. 1901

., Do. do. 1902

,, De. do. 1903

,, Do. do. 1904

Do. do. 1905

,, Do, do. 1906

., Do. do. 1907

Do. do. 1908

15

20,582 12 1 17,254 15 7 14,475 5 3 16,016 2 IO £ 811,844 0 O I DUBLIN, 14th Jam1a1·.11, 1909.

A STATEMENrr OF rrHE CUSTOM HOUSE DOCKS

To Amount repaid Port Funds-Year 1867

Do. do. 1868

Do. do. 1874

Do. do. 1875

Do. do. 1876

Do. do. 1877

Do. do. 1878

Do. <lo. 1879

Do. do. 1880

Do. do. 1881

Do. do. 188.!

Do. do. 1883

Do. do. 1884.

Do. uo. 1885

Do. do. 1886

Do. do. 1887

Do. do. 1888

D(), do. 1890

do. 1891

do. 189.!

do. 1893

do. 1894

do. 1895

do. 1896

do. 1897

do. 1898

do. 1899

,

~ 1 106,994 5 0

B y Amo uut pai1I in 1866 to Her Majesty's Go vern me nt for purcha se

,, D efic iency in 1866,

" Do . 186!}, .

" Do. 18 70,

,, Do. 187 1,

,, Do. 18 72,

D o 18 78,

1889,

P. F. M•ALLISTl<:R, A.ccouNTANT.

N. PROUD, SECRETARY.

PORT ~ND DOCKS, 0FFICK, DUBLIN, 14th Ja11u m·.11, l 909.

3 1

APPENDIX-DREDGING ACCOUNrl', 1908.

(SEE PAGE 2.)

497 10 0 17,8 19 13 7

4,279 5 3 833 13 7 6,110 11 10 6,596 :l 11

Tm: DREDGING ACCOUNT, including Repairs to Steam Dredgers, Hoppers, Tugs, Launcli, &c.,

To Total No. of tons dredged, By Proportion of Dredgin g paid by the Rath mines and Pembroke Township~,

,, Dredging for the Corporation of Dublin at the Pigeon House, ,, Towage by the Board's Tug, ,, Recoup Compensation for damage

To Debit Balance on B11l111st,

To Dredging at the Bar. By compensation for d11muge, AMOUNT CIIAKGEI) TO KW WORKS AND lllPROVKUKNTS

13 7 Total TonR

N. PKOUD, SECRETARY, PoaT AND Doc1<s OlfnCE, Dutt1.1N, 141/, January, 1909.

BALBRIGGAN HARBOUR ACCOUNT.

XIII. BALBRIGGAN

31ST DECEMBER, 1908.

1907 BY RECEIPTS.

s. d.

PORT AND DOCKS 01.'J,'ICE, DUBLIN, 14t/i ,Tanuary, 1909.

31st DECEMBER, 1908.

EXPENDITURE. To Maintenance of Quay Walla and Bridges, includin g Butt , 8 3 1 13 6 Brid ge and O'Connell Bridge, 457 9 0 ,, Balance in Bank on 31st December, 1908,

2 6

To J3alance in Bank on 31st December, 1908,

31st DECEMBER, 1908.

2

By Balance in Bank from 1907, ,, Two Instalments from the Council of the City of Dublin Account, 1908-9, ,, Two instalments from the Council of the County of Dublin AccNmt, 1908-9,

TO EXPENDITURE. To Balance in Bank on 31st December, 1908 :-

(Amount of Original I

31ST DECEMBER, 1908.

BY REOgIPT8.

OF THE DUBLIN PORT AND DOCKS BOARD

TO EXPRNDITURE.

To Dredging at the Bar, ,, Dredging for Harbour Maintenance, ,, Proportion of Dredging for Rathmines and Pembroke Townshlps, ,, Beacons and Buoys; Harbour Master; Quay Police, ,, Lighthouses, ,, Great North Wall, ,, Great South Wall, ,, North Quays, ,, South Quays, ,, Sheds and Stores, ,, Offices, City Quay, ,, Bullock and Sandycove Harbours ,, Offices in Westmoreland Street, ,, Ballast and Builders' Sand, ,, Uoads and Walls, ,, Incidents, ,, Graving Dock and Slips, ,, Printing and Stationery, ,, Bridges on the Custom House Quay, ,, Salaries, ,, Superannuations, ,, Pensions and Charities, ,, Advertising, ,, J nterest, ,, Income Tax on Interest, ,, Do. paid through Bank of Ireland, ,, Do. Premises, ,, Alexandra Basin, ,, Engineer's Offices, ,, Casual, ,, Cranes, ,, Commission on Goods Rates, ,, Law Costs, ,, Electric Generating Station, ,, WhRrvcs, ., Sunken Vessels and Salvage, ,, Tramways, ., Insurance Fund, ,, Sinking Fund, Acts, 1869 and 1879, ,, Sinking Fund, Acts, 1898 and 1902, ,, Weighbridge, ,, Insurances, ,, Railway Commission,

Sue PLUS REVENUE ACCOUNT:-

" Dredging charged to Surplus Revenue

THE AOOOUNTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER, 1908.

BY RECEIPTS.

Ba/,anceforwardfrom 1907, By Tonnage Duty on Oversen and Coasting Vessels, ,, Dues on Goods, ,, Dues on Steam Trawlers, ,, Dues on Vessels ove1· six weeks in Port, ,, Fines and Dues on Lighters and Gunpowder Boats, ,, Cranes, ,, Weighbridge on North Qn»y Extension, ,, Rents, ,, Repairs, &c., Pigeon Hou se Road, ,, Acre and ]toot Lots, yearly sums, ,, Ballast, ,, Sale of Old Stores , ,, Graving Dock and lips, ,, Casual Receipt , ,, Interest on Deposits, ,, Alliance Ga Co., Pipe 011 Quays, ,, Towage by the Board's Tug, ,, Recoup, ,, Dredging for the Corporation of Dublin, ,, Corporatio11 of Dublin fo1· Collecting City Dues, ,, Agricultural Department for Returns, ,, Proportion of Dredging from Rathmines & Pembroke Main Drainage, ,, Dues on Kingstown Vessels, ,, Fines, ,, Insurance Refunds, ,, Dredging at Bar, Compensation for Damage,

SunPLU REVENUE AccouNT:-

By Amount received from the Corporation of Dublin for award 1·e loblands

THE AOGOUNTB

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER, 1908.

.d11wunt brought forward, BY RECEIPT.

BY P1LOTAGE DEPARTMENT:-

Fee on V es els Outwards, Do. Inwards, Fees on Pilotage Certificates, Insurance Premiums Recouped, ... Compensation for damage to "Dolores,"

,, CusTOM IlousE DocKs AND W AREHousE AccooNT :-

Rent and Charges on Goods, Rents of Premises and Ground Rents, The Coal Wharves, The General Post Office, Hoardings and Transformer, Sundries, Recoup Diamond Coal Co. cost of laying Crane Rails Recoup for Damage Refund of Insurance

Amount carried fo,-ward,

TO EXPENDITURE.

To Reclaimed Land, Filling, ... ...

" North Quay De epening, No. 4, ...

423 19

,, Alexandra Wharf 1!-:xtension, ... ...

" North Quay ExtenRion, Paving, ... ...

" Alexandra Basin Extension, ... ... ... 709 7 3

" Do. Do. Dredging, ... ... 779 18 4

" Poolbeg Lighthouse, Lighting Apparatu s , ... ... 94 3 2

" Electric Generating Station, ... ...

" Ele ctrical Equipment, ...

II Tramway to 100-Ton Crane, ...

" Electric Portal Wharf Cranes, ...

" North Bank Lighthouse, ... ...

" Gas Buoys on Bar, ... ... ... .. 299 7 11 ,, Sheds, Belfast Co.' s Berth, ... ... ... 55 16 0 ,, Shed s, London Co.'s Berth, ... ... ... ... 710 18 3

" Tramway Renewals, ... ... ... ... 3,876 19 8

" Wid ening Roadw ay, North Wall, Compensation, &c.,

Graving Slip No. 2 Extension, ... .

Slip No. 1 Machinery,

BALANCES, VIZ,:8urpl

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 1908.

P. F. M'ALLISTER, ACCOUNTANT. N. PROUD, SECRETARY.

PORT AND DOCKS OFFICE, DUBLIN, 14th Jani1,ary, 1909.

REPORT OF THE DUBLIN PORT AND DOCKS BOARD

FOR THE YEAR 190 .

THE accompanying Statement (p. 88) of Tonnage Dues shows that the total registered tonnage that entered the Port of Dublin in 1908 was 1,937,040 tons, being 119,902 tons less than in 1907.

The several classes of trade were affec1 ed as follows :-

The registered tonnage from CONTINENTAL and other OVERSEA Ports shows a total decrease of 23,663 tons; sailing vessels show n,n increase of 2,450 tons, and steamers a decrease of 26,113 tons.

In the Coasting and general Cross-channel trade the tonnage of steamers decreased 94,336 tons, and sailing vessels decreased 2,222 tons.

Stearn colliers decreased 17 tons, and sailing colliers increased 336 tons.

The receipts from Tonnage Rates, exclusive of " et Rates," were £74,727 4s. 9d., being an increase of £13,672 6s. 6d. over 1907.

The receipts from "Net Rl'\.tes" were £140 6s. ld.

The receipts from Rates in respect of Goods were £19,804 15s. 7d.

MEMBERS.

In compliance with the provisions of the Dublin Port and Docks Act, 189 , the Returning Officers duly appointed attended at the offices of the Board on Monday, 4th day of January, 1909, pursuant to the Regulations as to the mode of conducting Elections of Elective Members of the Dublin Port and Docks Board, when the following were duly proposed and seconded:-

As TRADERS' Members :-Frank Vincent Martin, James H. North, William Ross, George Byrne, and Thomas Robert M•Cullagh.

As SHIPPING Members :-Sir James Murphy, Michael Murphy. William James Dollar, John Hollwey.

There being no more persons standing nominated than the advertised number of vacancies, the Returning Officers declared Mr. Frank Vincent Martin, Mr. James H. North, Mr. William Ross, Mr. George Byrne, and Mr. Thomas Robert M'Cullagh elected as Traders' Members; and Sir James Murphy, Mr. Michael Murphy, Mr. William .James Dollar and Mr. John Hollwey elected as Shipping Members.

The following six Members were appointed to represent the Municipal Corporation for three years from the second Thur day in January, 1908 :-Alderman Cotton, Alderman Bergin, Alderman Davin, CouncilJor Joseph Hutchinson, Councillor John Clancy, and Councillor P. J. Rooney.

On the 16th April, 190 , Mr. John Hollweywas appointed to fill the vacancy ca.used by the decease of Mr. James D. O'Connor, J.P.

THE GREAT SOUTHERN A D WESTERN AND W ATERFORb, LIMERICK, AND WESTER RAILWAY COMPA IES AMALGAMA 1'ION ACT, 1900.

In regard to the Judgment of the Railway and Canal Commission of 1st May, 1907, relating to the protection of the Port of Dublin, communications between the Board and the Great Southern and Western Railway Company are still proceeding to effect a complete system of Through Rates, via Dublin, as ordered by the Court. A large number of Rates with that object have been put in force, and the Board are still pressing the Railway Company to obtain from them a full compliance with the Order of 1907, which they consider they are entitled to.

TONNAGE RATES AND GOODS RATES.

In October last the Board resolved that the same TONNAGE Rates as were leviable for the past year were to be continued during the year 1909, namely-

" The Rate of l0¼d. for every ton of the registered tonnage of every vessel arriving in the Port from any Foreign or Colonial Port ; " and "1'he Rate of 5-½d, for every ton of the registered tonnage of every vessel arriving in the Port coastwise from any part of the U uited Kingdom, or from any place not within the Port of Dublin."

The following Resolution was adopted by the Board on the 10th December, 1908 :-

"That from and after the 1st January, 1909, until the 31st December, 1909, the Board shall levy, d~mand and take one-half only of the Tonnage or other Rates payable in respect of any vessel arriving within the Port from any Foreign Port and discharging \\ithin the Rates limit only such an amount of Cargo as is less than one-half of the register tonnage of such vessel."

GOODS RATES.

Twenty-five per cent. of the Rates set out in the 5th Schedule to the Dublin Port and Docks Act, 1902.

KINGSTOW HAH,BOUR TOL'\ GE RATES.

In the early part of last year the subject of the 'l'onnage Rates to be paid by Pass enger vessels usjng Kingstown Harbour was under consideration. The views of the Board were afterwards laid before H. M. Treasury. The e pointed out to their Lordships that it was a matter of serious cousequeuce any arrangement should be entertained in regard to Rates leviable in the State-supported Harbour of Kingstown that would place in competition, and thereby injuriously affect the revenue of the Commercial Harbour of Dublin. The Board are awaiting the reply of the Treasury to their representations on the matter.

ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT OF THE POR'l'.

During the year the sum of £7,886 2s. 6d. was expended on the Electric Generating Station, making a total expenditure to 31st December last of £40,297 9s. ld. There was also expended £1,354 lls. 4d. on Electrical Equipment, making £1,760 6s. 8d. to same date. In addition to £1,315 17s. 9d. expended on Electric Portal Wharf Cranes in 1907 there was the further sum of £10,111 8s. d. expended within the year.

WIDEN! G THE ORTH WALL QUAY.

The necessary lengthened legal proceedings in connection with acquiring lands for widening the North Wall Quay are now completed, and early steps will be taken to {)arry out this much required improvement. The sum of £7,902 18s. 6d. has been paid in compensation, &c., to date.

SOUTH QUAY DEEPENING-CITY QUAY.

This work was continued during the year at an expenditure of £12,702 19s. 6d,, making a total payment of £19,651 18s. 7d. to end of year 1908.

DREDGING.

During the year the total quantity dredged inside the Harbour was 758,100 tons, at a total cost of £18,547 10s. 3d. 667,946 tons was dredged off the Bar by the Suction Dredger '' Sandpiper " at a cost of £3,894 10s. 5d.

VISIT OF THE SWANSEA HARBOUR TRUSTEES.

On the 20th July last the 'L'rnstees of Swansea Harbour paid a visit of inspection to the Harbour and Works. Subsequently the Board were favoured with the following communication under Seal :-

,, At a Meeting of the wansea Harbour Trustee s , held at the Harbour Offices, the 24th day of '' July, 1908, " Present--

" ir Griffith Thomas in the Chair.

"Messrs. George E. Cook, Roger Beck, D. M. Glasbrook, W. H. Edwards, F. H. Glynn Price, "R. White Beor, W. T. Farr, T. Merrells, C. T. Ruthen, T. T. Corker, and H. G. Solomon, "It was Resolved-

" That the cordial thanks of the Trustees be given to the Chairman and Members of the Dublin " Port and Docks Board and their Officials for the kind reception and great attention accorded to th e "l\lembers of this Trust on their recent inspection of the Docks and Works at Dublin.

' ' TALFOURD STRICK, Cl erk. "

LAW AGENT TO THE BOARD.

Mr. Edward FitzGerald, who had been Law Agent to the Board for nearly 25 years, resigned the office on 19th :March, HI08, on account of ill-health. His resignation was accepted with extreme regret, and Mr. R. A. Andrews, Solicitor, was appointed to succeed him on 11th May, 1908.

LEASING OF RECLAIMED LAND.

Having received an application from the Asiatic Petroleum Co. for a piece of Land on t.he North side of the Alexandra Basin, the Board let to the Company two acres of the reclaimed land for the purpose of storing Petroleum Spirit.

IMPORTS.

The total number of tons of Goods imported was 1,032,781 against 1,038,438, being a decrease of 5,657 tons. There were nlso 1,088,380 tons of Coal imported, being a decrease of 27,852 tons over 1907.

EXPORTS.

The total number of tons of General Goods, 430,413, being a decrease of 10,262 tons on the year. to 32,063 loads. exclusive of Round Timber, was Round Timber exported amounted

LIVE STOCK.-There were also 332,142 Cattle exported, against 333,282 in 1907; 362,310 Sheep, against 344,315 ; 219,213 Pigs, against 257,450; and 9,104 Horses, against 10,615 the preceding year.

LOAN.

The amount due on Mortgage Bonds on 31st December, 1908, wa.s £516,300 0 0

The amou!lt due on 3¼ per cent. Redeemable Stock on 31st December, 1908, was £297,280 0 0

The amount due on Debentures on 31st December, 1908, was £460 19 7

SINKING FUND.

On the 31st December, 1908, the Sinking ~..,und under the Port Acts of 1869, 1879, 1898 and 1902, amounted to £69,790 8s. 5d., of which £32,933 7s. 5d. is invested in 2½ per cent. Consolidated Government Stock; and £28,316 18s. 8d. in -3½ per cent. India Stock; and £13,540 2s. 4d. at call at Bank of Ireland.

The INSURANCE FUND for the FLOATING PLANT, stands at £9,419 15s. 9d.

ACCOUNTS.

The Accounts of the Board for the year 1907 were duly submitted to, examined, and ,certified by the Auditor appointed under the provisions of the Act of 1879.

There were 54 meetings of the Board, 128 of Standing Committees, and 30 of Special Committees held within the year.

N. PROUD, Secretary

of the Dublin Port and Ducks Board. DUBLrn, 15th February, 1909.

ENGI EER'S REPORT

For the Year ended 31st December, 1908.

DREDGING-Dredging within the Harbo iir.-The following is a summary of the tonnage dredged within the harbour in 1908 :-

For the Improvement of the Harbour

For the Maintenance of the Harbour

Total

Ballast specially dredged and served direct to ships

tons

Gross total dredged : :518,965 tons

The total ballast served to shipping during the year was 6,290 tons , of which 5,986 tons were dredged in improving the harbour, and were served from the reserve.

The dredging for improvement was done chiefly on th e north side of the channel between the North Bank Lighthouse and the Eastern Breakwater , for the straightening of the channel between these points. In this work 451,200 tons were raised. In deepening the berth in front of the new quay wall at City Quay 50,415 tons were dredged, at the North Quay deepening 450 tons, and for the Alexandra Basin Extension 16,900 tons

DREDGING ON THE BAR.-The.-Board ' s Suction Hopper Dredger " Sandpiper " worked on the Bar 213 days during the year, and raised 667,946 tons of sand in improving the channel across the Bar.

NORTH QUAY DEEPENING.-Fenders were erected at the orth Wall berth, imm ediately east of Commoni:i Street, allocated to the British and Irish Steam Packet Company. This Company ' s steamers, which had been temporarily accommodated at Sir John Rogerson ' s Quay during the deepening of their North Wall berth, returned to it on the 1st of June , 1908

CITY QUAY DEEPENING.-During the year the rebuilding of the quay wall and the deepening of the berths at City Quay was continued westward from Creighton Street. A length of 338 feet of wall was founded · • in the year, and since this . work was begun a total length of 468 feet has been founded. Of this 416 feet have been built up to coping level. The dam and staging for a length of 315 feet have been removed and the dredging of the berth in front of this portion of the new wall is well advanced.

SHEDS.-The new shed at the London berth east of Commons Street was completed early in the year, and was occupied by the British and Irish Steam Packet Company in June. 'I'he temporary shed opposite the Merchants ' Warehousing Company ' s Stores on Sir John Rogerson ' s Quay, erected in 1906 for the use of the British and Irish Steam Packet Company, was taken down in July, the Company ' s steamers having resumed their berthage at the North Wall.

NOR'l'H QuAY EXTENSION PAVING.-The paving of the quay surface has been extended to the eastward of the lOO-tons crane as far as the filling in between the quay walls of the Extension Qua.ya permitted. The whole of the road surface of the North Quay Extension is now paved.

TRAMWAYs.-A further length of 300 feet of double track of the old tramways on the North Quay Extension has been renewed with heavy steel rails, bedded on concrete and paved with stone sets jointed

with cement mortar. The tramways on the Extension Quays were connected with the Great Southern and Western Railway yard by two curved tramways in place of the former single curve. The Railway C-0mpany made the necessary alterations in their boundary wall and sidings to suit the new curves.

The whole of the wag:gon tramways on the North Wall , opposite the premises of the Great Southern and Western Railway, have been relaid in a similar manner, and ten new turn-tables have been erected, connecting the quay tramways, by five lines of tramways across the quay , with the Railway Company's lines. As the reconstruction of these tramways has had to be carried out in short sections, to suit the trade of the Port , the progress of the work has been necessarily slow

GRAVING DocK AND SLIPS-Graving Dock.-The machinery for th e electrically driven pumps for the Graving Dock, constructed by Messrs. Drysdale & Co. , of Glasgow, has been delivered. Very great difficulties were encountered in the construction of the new pump wells, in consequ ence of the great volume of water met with in sinking for the foundations. However , at the close of the year these difficulties had been overcome, and the machinery house was in progress.

Graving Slip No. 1.-New hauling up machinery, electrically driven, has been erected for o. 1 Graving Slip. The machinery was manufactured by Messrs. Day, Summers & Co. , the electrical equipment being supplied by Messrs. Siemens & Co. as sub-contractors. The old hand-capstan gear , formerly used in hauling up vessels on this slip , has been sold to the Department of Agriculture , for use in connection with a fishing boat slip about to be erected by them in one of the southern harbours.

Graving Slip No. 2.-The extension of No, 2 Slipway, for a length of 50 feet, has been completed. This extension provides an additional depth of about thrae feet of water on the carriage when it is hauled down , and adds greatly to the efficiency of the slip The work had to be carried on in the large diving bell of the Board, as the extension was entirely below low water level. The laying of the carriage ways required great care and accuracy, and the way in which it has been done reflects credit on those engaged in the work.

LIGHTHOUSES-Beacon Lighthouse.-On the night of February the 3rd, 1908, the steam collier "The Marquis " ran into the Beacon Lighthouse, completely shattering the tower , without , however, any loss of life, both lightkeepers being rescued. The removal of this lighthouse had already been decided upon, as it was necessary to do so in straightening the navigable channel between the orth Bull Lighthouse and the Breakwater Lighthouse. Fortunately the new orth Bank Lighthouse, which was to take the place of the Beacon Light, wits far advanced towards completion, and the valuable optical apparatus for the light, together with the fog bell and its macrnnery, were safely removed from the injured tower and re-erected in the new lighthouse.

North Bank Lighthouse.-This new lighthouse on the north side of the river channel is situated midway between the entrance of the harbour and the Eastern Breakwater. As already mentioned , the light apparatus is the same as that formerly used in the Beacon Lighthouse. Incandescent petroleum vapour mantles are, however, used, instead of the ordinary oil lamp , and the light exhibited is one of great brilliancy. Its character remains the same as formerly-namely, a white occulting light fl.ashing every four seconds In conjunction with the two entrance lights at Poolbeg and the North Bull it forms a most efficient leading light into Dublin Harbour. The light was exhibited from the new lighthouse on 1st July, 1908.

Poolbeg Lighthouse.-In the autumn a small installation of Keith's gas-compressing plant was added to the light apparatus at Poolbeg. This has greatly increased the power and efficiency of this light in hazy or foggy weather. The accommodation for the lightkeepers at this station has been improved. The kitche11 and bedrooms have been placed above the keepers' old house, which has been converted into useful stores.

ALEXANDRA WHARF.-The timber deepwater jetty on the north side of the Alexandra Basin has been extended 196 feet further east, and the filling behind has been practically completed. The paving of the quay surface has also been extended eastward about 182 feet.

A latrine and a drinking fountain have been erected on this quay for the convenience of the quay labourers .

RECLAIMED LANDS.-The western end of the Alexandra Road, between the East Wall and Messrs. W. & H. M. Goulding ' s works, has been regraded and paved. This has proved of great advantage to the railway waggon and road traffic passing along this road.

A further plot of ground, two acres in area, to the eastward of the Anglo-American Oil Company's premises, has been let to the Asiatic Petroleum Company, for the storage of both high and low test petroleum, on the north side of the Alexandra Road. Preparations are being made by the Company to enclose the premises with a boundary wall, in accordance with the terms of the lease.

CusTOM HousE DocKs.-On the 22nd of July the S.S. " Sapphire, " when leaving George ' s Dock, -struck the bridge, doing considerable damage to it. To carry out the repairs it was necessary to stop the North Wall vehicular traffic over the bridge. Advantage was taken of this stoppage to repave the bridge and itiS approaches.

The roadway and footpath platform of the Inner Dock bridge was so decayed that it was found necessary to relay it with creosoted pitch pine. The vehicular traffic over the bridge was stopped for a fortnight, but a temporary footbridge was provided for foot passengers during the repairs.

The Diamond Coal Co. having applied to the Board foe permission to erect a steam crane at the coal bank let to them on the west side of the entrance to the Inner Dock, a crane tramway was laid for their convenience , the cost being defrayed by the Company.

Cn'Y REFUSE WHARF .-The Municipal Corporation having made other arrangements for the disposal of the City Refuse, discontinued the use of the Refuse Hopper "Eblana, " and, having removed their crane, tanks, &c., surrendered the site of the Refuse Wharf at George's Quay on the 29th of June, 1908.

Immediate steps were taken to renew the superstructure of the wharf, and rebuild the quay parapet . This work was completed and the berth, which is 130 feet long, was restored to the general trade of the Port before the end of the year

ELECTRIC

GENERATING STATION.-Messrs. Charles Parsons & Company ' s contract for the Electrical Generating Station and the distributing mains for lighting and power was satisfactorily completed, and the Station taken over by the Board on the 13th of June. The Port now possesses an admirably equipped power station, with ample space for additional boilers and engines, as the need arises There is little doubt that, as the value of electric appliances becomes understood and appreciated, additional demands will be made on the Board for an extension of their electrical system throughout the Port.

ELECTRIC PORTAL ORANES.-Ten electric portal cranes have been provided. One 3-tons crane and six 4-tons cranes have been erected on the North Quay Extension, and three 4-tons cranes on the Alexandra Wharf. Twelve coal tubs and twelve ore tubs have been supplied for use with the cranes. The cranes have been in public use for several months; they are, however, still in the contractor's hands under the terms of the several contracts. Although the cranes have been erected for such a short time, there have been ample opportunities of proving their value. The Board's crane equipment is, of course, for the present somewhat handicapped by the private cranes upon the quays, which have had a practical monopoly of this dass of work hitherto.

ELECTRlC EQUIPMENT.-The electric lighting of the Board' s Workshops , Stores , Engineer's Office, and Harbour Master's Office was completed, and in the workshops the old steam hammer has been replaced by an electrically driven pneumatic hammer.

Pu.nLIC Towrno.-In consequence of the withdrawal of the Clyde Shipping Company's tugs from this Port ea:rly in March, the Board have undertaken the public towing in the Port by their own tugs. The work has been satisfactorily and efficiently carried out.

JOHN PURSER GRIFFITH, M.Inst.C.E., Engineer of the

Dublin Port and Docks Board.

MANAGER'S ACCOUNTS

OF THE Custom House Docks and Warehouses Department,

FOR THE YEAR 1908 .

ClSTOM HOUSE DOCKS A D WAREHOUSE DEPARTMENT.

EXPENDITURE ON WAREHO USING DEPARTMENT :

To Rent of Premises -

" Taxes-

" In surances -

" Superannuation s and Pen sion s - -

" Incidental Expenses -

" Salaries - -

" Wa ges - -

GENERAL E XPENSES :

To Mat el'ials - -

" Clothing - -

" Printin g and Stationery

" Ga s - -

" Cartage - -

" Law osts-

" Engineer' s R epairs Warehous es -

EXPENDI'l' RE ON WATER AREA: To repairs of Bridges (Outer)-

" repair s to Sea Gates, Crane s , &c. - -

" Dock Master's Salary -

" Water Gatemen's Wages and Expenses -

,, Engin eer's repairs, ea Gates, &c., Dockmaster's Office and new Lavatory -

., Balance -

F. MILUNClTON, CHIEF CLERK.

S u n rl r i I' s-Labour, W atcl1ing, Weighing, Weighbridges - 172 7 2 ,, Refunds nom Diamond

CUSTOM HOUSE DOCKS AND WAREHOUSES DEPARTMENT.

LT ABILITIES

Co ?>,"'TRACTS:

To amounts due to Sundry Merchants and Contractorn

0 VERTIME SALES :

To amounts due to Sundry Merchant!'! on account of Goods soln. at Auction -

R ENTS:

To proportion of Rents unpaid 3hit De c., ~908 -

0 UTSTANDING DEPOSI'rS:

To amount due to Merchant~ -

BALANCE:

Surplus (£,20,976 10s. 3d.) in previous years (1901 to 1908 incln<led) -

F. MILLI GTON , ORIE! CLERK.

-Balance Sheet, 31st December, 190 .

CASH IN HANDS AND IN BANK ; By Bank of Ireland General Account -

OVERTIME SALES : By amount owing by Sundry Merchant on 11,ccount of Goo<ls sold at Aurtion -

AMOUNT DUE BY SUNDRY PERSONS on foot of unforni hed Rent and Charge11 on Good m store on 31st Dec 1908 2,532 17 10

SUNDRY DEBTORS : By amount. due by undry Customers for furni hed I Rent and Charges - 1,697 4 0

COAL WHARVF. AND RENTS : By amounts unfurnished 1 and due 31st Dec., 1908 300 4 0

TAXES: By amounts paid in advanre for 1909 - 223 2 6

PORT FUNDS: By amount of Surplus paid in previous years (1901 16 ,696 9 8 to 1907)21,521 14 122,748 0

EDWARD GRANDY, MANAGER , d. 8 '7 s

CUSTOM

HOUSE DOCKS AND WAREHOUSES

DEPARTMENT.

s do I

To Wages - - 5 34 11

Timb er and Brick Y a,·d Goods D P- p artme nt for yea r ending 31 st D eremb ~r, 1908 - I

s. d. I

By Rent and Charges fur-

,, Salarie s - - - 265 0 0 nished to 31 st Dccem-

,, Materials - 16 6 9 ber, 1908 - - - - -

,, Stationery and Printin g - 12 18 4 I " R ent and Char ges accrued

,, Gas - - - 6 17 9 due, unfurni shed 31st

,, Clothin g - - - 3 15 0 I December, 1908 - -

,, Carta ge - - - 15 9 6 6

,, Law Co sts - - 2 9 0

,, Insurances - - 7 10 2

,, Incidental Expen ses - 9 17 1

,, Engineer's Repairs - 43 13 8 " Balance to Profit and 1,0 62 5 3 Loss Account - - -

,, Rent and Charges accrued due , unfurnished 31st December, 1907 - - - 372 13 5

To Wages ,, Salaries -

CUSTOM HOUSE DOCKS AND WAREHOUSES DEPARTMENT. Co al

By Rent and Charges furnished to 31st December, 1908 ,, Rent and Charges accrued due, unfurnished to 31 st Dticember, 1908

5

CUSTOM HOUSE DOCKS AND WAREH OUSE S DEP ARTMENT .

Su11drie,q Account /01· yea,· ending 31st D ecembe1·, 1908. £ s. d. £ s. d. By Rent and Charges furnished to 31st December,

To amounts due to sundry I persons on foot of overtime sale 25 12 11 1908

., Balance io Profit and Loss Account 138 11 0 ,. undry amounts _ 1 ,, Amowits due by Sundry persons on foot of goods sold at overtime sale -

CUSTOM HOUSE DOCKS AND WAR EH OUSES DEPAR TME NT .

Profit and Loss Accnunt for year ending 31st .Dectmbe, · , 1908. To Rents

d5. I - 1,301 19

,, Taxos ,, S~perannuations and Pens1011S

,, Balance, being the net profit on the Wa.rehousing Department for the year

s d. j

By Balance from Grain and General Goods Department-Profit for vear - 2,604 17

,, Balance from • Coul Wharves, and Rents Department-Profit for vear - 2,633 7 5 ,, Balance from SundriesProfit for year - 138 11 0 Less LossTo Balance from Whisky, Wine, &c., Department-Los for year - 138 8 6 To Balance from Timber and Clay Goods Department-Lo s for year

EXPENSES IN CONNECTION WITH THE WATER AREA, &c. :

To Dock Master's Salary - ~50 0 0

,, Water Gatemen's Wages and Expenses - 615 0 11

,, Engineer's R epairs, Bridges, outer (moiety) 229 17 10

,, Sea Gates, Cranes, \ Li gh ting , &c. - - 100 9 1

,, Do ckmast er'sl Office, N ew L9:vatory, &c 64 11 11 I To Ba.l ance -

17 1

GRA NDY, M ANAGER :F. "M ILLI NGTON, RIEF 0LERK P. F. M'ALLISTER, AccouNTANT.

COLLECTOR OF PORT DUES' REPORT

For the Yea,r encled 31st Deceniber, 1908.

I beg to submit for the information of the Board the following Return relating to the collection of Tonnage Rates, Goods Rates, Pilotage Rates, &c., for the year ended 31st December, 190 :-

(I) A comparative Statement of all moneys collected during the years 1907 and 190

(2) A classified Return of the Tonnage on which Rates were collected.

(3) A Return of the Number and Tonnage of Vessels which entered the Port during the year.

(4) A comparative Statement of Goods and Live Stock imported into and exported from the Port of Dublin for the two years ended 31st December, 1908.

Section 39 of the Dublin Port and Docks Act, 1902, came into full force this year, consequently upon all Steamers whose registered tonnage was less than half their gross tonnage, Rates were levied on half their gross, and "Net Rates" ceased to be levied on vessels arriving after the 31st December, 1907.

The Revenue from Tonnage and Net Rates, exclusive of Half Rates, amounted to £74,439 16s. 5d., being £5,077 2s. 8d. more than the amount collected in 1907.

In the Oversea Trade the registered tonnage of sailing vessels showed an increase of 2,152 tons, and steamers a decrease of 26,542 tons, the total amount collected being £14,590 lls. 4Jd., or £993 14s. Oid, le s than in 1907.

In the Cross-Channel and Coasting Trade the registered tonnage of vessels, as compared with 1907, was as follows:-

Steam Coasters

Sailing Coasters

Steam Colliers

Sailing Colliers

1,110,955 tons 19,251 ,, 387,063 4,235 ,, ,,

Arrears of Net Rates amounting to £140 6s. 0fd. were collected.

Decrease 88,188 tons

Decrease 2,060 ,,

Decrease 17 ,,

Increase 3:36 ,,

Under the heading of Vessels Paying Half Rates the registered tonnage of ve sels wa as follows:-

Excursion Steamers 18,485 tons

Steamers under Repairs 1,884 ,,

Sailing Vessels ,, ,, 298 ,,

The total registered tonnage for the year was 1,937,040, showing a decrease of 119,902 tons as compared with 1907. In addition, vessels of a registered tonnage of 12,741 tons entered the Port carrying Mails or Troops upon which no Rates were levied.

The amount received in lieu of Tonnage Rates from Steam Trawlers was £196 8s., as compared with £231 4s. in 1907.

DUES ON GOODS.

Twenty-five per cent. of the Schedule of Rates leviable under the Act of 1902 yielded within the year a sum of £19,804 15s. 7d., as compared with £8,228 3s. 2d. collected in 1907, when ten per cent. of Rates was leviecl. Dues on Imports yielded £13,099 6s. 7d., and on Exports, including Live Stock, £6,705 9s.

The following comparative statements show the trade of the Port for the years 1907 and 1908, settin~ out separately Foreign, Cross Channel, and Irish Coasting Imports and Exports.

In the Imp ort Trade of the Port the following are som e of the principal articles which show an increase or decre&se as compared ,vith 1907 :-

Ale, Beer and Hop Bitters

Bacon

Barley

Bricks

Cement

Flour

India Corn

Malt

Manure (Artificial)

Oats

Potatoes

Sugar

Wheat 1,459 tons, increase 1,13-7 " do. 9,943 " do. 1,581 " do. 1,202 " do. l,956 " do. 25,203 " rlerrease 9,221 " increase 688 " decrease 2,421 " mcrease 1,880 " decrease 1,823 " do. 8,487 " increase

And in the E xport Trad e the followin g increases or decreases occur :-

JErated Waters

Bacon

Biscuits

Butter

Eg gs

Fish (Fresh)

Fowl

Hay

Manure (Artificial)

Milk

Oats

Porter

Potatoes

Turf

Whiskey

,, increase

,, do.

,, do.

The following figures show comparative statements of Live Stock e}._-ported for the last five years:-

Comparative Statement of all Moneys collected During the Years

Tonnage Rates on Ships (including Net Rates)

Dues on Goods (Inwards) do. (Outwards)

Steam Trawlers

Ballast to Ships

Pilotage (Inwards) do. (Outwards)

0 do.. (Fees on Licences, &c.)

_vertime Dues on Ships

Lighter Dues

Graving Dock and Slip Dues

Cranes

Rents

Acre and F~~t Lots

~a.le ot 01~ Stores

O~dries (mcluding Interest on Deposits)

tty Dues (collected for Corporation of Dublin)

and

6 2

Return of the Tonnage of all kinds entering the Port of Dublin , on w h ich Tonnage Rates were collected , from 1st January to 31st December, 1908.

Description of Vessels

OVER, EA TRADE. Foreign Owned, Sail Do. Steamer Native Owned Sail Do. Steamers

COA TING TRAflE. British Sail Do. Steamers ail Irish, S Do. S Colliers, S Do S teamers ail teamers

ES (ACT,

1902). Oversea Trade

NE T RAT Steamers, Do. Coasting Trade .. . aying ½Rates (Coasting) ... p PAYING HALF TONNAGE ES Steamers VESSELS RAT Excursion Steamers Do. Under Repairs, &c. (Foreign) Do (Coasting) Sail Do (Foreign)

S TEAM TR AWLERS

The Number and Tonnage of British and Foreign Sailing and Steam Vessels (including their repeated Voyages ) that ente r ed the Port of Dublin in 1908:-

Oversea Trade I

Coasting Trade

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF GOODS AND LIVE STOCK IMPORTED INTO AND EXPORTED FROM THE PORT OF DUBLIN

FOR THE TWO YEARS ENDED 3lsT DECEMBER, 1908.

GOODS AND LIVE STOCK IMPORTED

STATEMENT OF

EXPORTED FROM THE PORT OF DUBLIN

ENDED 3 1sT DECEMBE R , 190 .

-EXPORTED EXPORTED GOODS , &c -

- 111 t on s 111 ton s - 96 ton s 96 ton s Acid

1 ton 3,706 " 3,707 " - 4,118 " -i ,118 " Aerated Waters - - - - - - Alabaster

2 tons 591 " 593 " - 646 " 646 " Ale, Beer and Hop Bit ters - - - - - - Alkali - - -- - Alum - 1 ton 1 ton - - - Ammonia

- 14 ton s 14 tons - 6 " 6 " I Do (Sulph at e of) -- 19 " 19 " - 17 " 17 " Anchors, Chains, &c . - 1 ton 1 ton - 1 ton 1 ton Anvils and Vic es - 16 16 - 9 9 Animals (Wild) (nu mber) - - -- - Annatto - -- - Antimony - 341 tons 341 tons - 346 ton s 34.6 tons Apparel - 13 " 13 " - 14 ,, ]4 " Apples and P ears - - - - - Arrowro ot - 26 " 26 " - 22 " 22 " Ashes (Pot and P earl) - 3 " 3 " - 15 " 15 " Asphalte - 4 " 4 " 6 " 6 " I Axles - 5,815 ton s 5,815 ton s - 5,511 tons 5,511 tons Bacon - - -- Baking Powder -- - Banding - 39 :'19 - 16 " 16 " Bark " " - 19 19 - '.l3 " 23 " Barley (P earl ) " " - 679 679 - 294 " 294 " Do. (Raw ) " "- - - - - Barytes - 32 32 - 22 " 22 " Baskets " " - 14 14 - 69 " 69 " Basic Slag " " - 8 8 - 12 " 12 " Beans " " - 31 31 - 32 32 Bedsteads " " " " - 1 ton 1 ton - 1 ton 1 ton Beehives - 231 tons 231 tons - 3 ton s 3 t on s Beef and Mutton- - - 1 ton 1 ton Beeswax - 1 ton 1 ton - - - Bellows - 1 1 - - Bells " "- 2 cases 2 cases 3 ca ses 3 cases Birds (St uffe d)- 13,54 1 tons 13 ,541 tons 12,753 tons 12,753 ton s Biscuits- Bitumen--- 15 15 22 22 Blacking " "" " - 6 6 12 12 Blacklead " "" "

Bladders

Blankets

GOODS, &c.

Bleaching Powder

Blocks (Paving)

Do. (Ships)

Blood

Blue

Boats (number)

Boards (Flooring)

Do. (Mill)

Bobbins

Bob bin Blocks

Boilers (Steam)

Boiler Composition

Bones

Books

Bottles

Bowls (Wood)

Boxes (New)

Boxwood

Bran and Pollard

Brandy

Brass

Bricks (Building)

Do. (Bath)

Do. (Fire)

Brimstone

Bristles

Brooms

Brushes, &c.

Buckets

Bullion

Butter

Candles

Candle Wick

Candy

Cane

Canvas

Carbide

Cardboard

Carpeting

Carriages,

Bladders

Blankets

Bleaching Powder

Blocks (Paving)

(Ships)

Blood

Blue

Boats (number)

Boards (Flooring)

(Mill) -

Bobbins

Bobbin Blocks

Boilers (Steam)

Boiler Composition

Bones

Books

Bottles

Bowls (Wood)

Boxes ( ew)

- -

- Boxwood - 987 " 987 " 75 " 1,203 " 1,278 " Bran and Pollard - 41 " 41 " 1 ton 54 " 55 " Brandy - 171 " 171 ,, 1 " 193 " 194 " Brass - 4 " 4 " - 13 "

Bricks (Building)

Brimstone

Bristles -

32 tons - 33 tons 33 ton Brooms - 20 " 20 " - 23 " 23 " Brushes, &c. - 12 " 12 " - 23 ,, 23 ,, B uckets - 62 pkts. 62 pkt!.!. - - - B ullion - 8,634

Carpeting

Carts, &c. do.

Cement

Chicory

Chimney Pieces

Churns

Cider

Cigars

Clocks

Clogs and Clog Soles

Cocoa

Coffee

Coke

Concrete

Confectionery

Copper

(Ore)

" Do. (Sulphate of)

Copperas

Cordage - 15 " 15 " - 27 tons 27 tons Cordials - 29 " 29 " - 28 " 28 " Corkwood - 32 ,, 32 " - 37 " 37 " Corks - 1 ton 1 ton - 3 " 3 " Cornfood - 63 tons 63 tons - 53 " 53 " Cotton Goods

Cotton Seed Cal.e

Do.

Cotton Wadding

Do Raw

Cradles

Cream of Tarta

Creosote

Cru cibl es

Cullet

Cutch

Cutlery

" Cylinders

604loads 604loads -

De11ls - 12 12 -·

25 Deer (number) - 621 621 - 861 861 Dogs do. 4 tons 159 tons 163 ton - 202 tons 202 tons Dr ugs and Chemicals - 163 " 163 " - 176 " 17 6 " Dust (Mill) - 50 " 50 " - 72 " 72 " Do (Founders and Coa l) - 3 " 3 " - 1 ton 1 ton Dye Stuffs and Dye W ood - - -

(Fuller

Earthenware

&c.

Emery Cloth

Emery

Firearms " - - - - 1 ton 1 ton Fire Lights - 2 " 2 " - 9 to11s 9 tons Fire-clay Goods - 898 " 898 " - 1,273 " 1,273 " Fi h (Dried) - 2,285 " 2,285 " - 3,392

Fleshings " - 22 " 22 - 23 " 23 " Flock ,, - 1,683 ,, 1,683 15 tons 2,427 " 2,442 ,, Flour " - 8 " 8 - 8 " " Flower Pots " - 24 " 24- 1 ton 18 " 19 " Flower Roots " 4 Forks and Rakes - 4 " 4 " - 4 " " - 4,643 " 4,643 - 5,072 " 5,072 " Fowl " - 47 " 47 " - 48 " 18 " Fruit (Dried) - 64 " 64 " - 60 " 60 " Do. (Green and Preserved) - 3 " 3 " - 28 " 28 " Fuel (Patent) 2 tons 395 " 397 " - 361 " 361 " Furniture (New) - 941 " 941 - 730 730 " Do. (Old) " " ' - 39 tons 39 tons - 20 ton 20 tons Game- - -- Ga.nnister - - - -- Gas (Carbon, &c.) - 55 " 55 " - 43 " 43 " Do. Fittings - 13 13 - 6 " 6 " Geese " " - 4 " 4 " - 12 " 12 " Gig Shafts - 1, 7 7 - 13 " 13 " Gin and Geneva il " ": - - - 3 " 3 " Ginger 154 154 199 199 Gla.ss" "" " - 219 219 - 250 " 250 " Glue " " - - - 1 ton 1 ton GlucoPe - i 2 2 -· Q:, , 3 tons 3 tons Glycerine " "

Goats (number)

Grains

Grapes

Grass (Foreign)

Grates

Gravel

Greaves

Groceries

Guano

Gum

Gunpowder

Gutta Percha

Hams

Handles

Isinglass

Jewellery

Juice (Lemon, Lime, &c )

Jute

Kainit

Lace

Ladders

Lamo Black

Lamps

Lard

Lasts

Lath

Lead

Do. (Piping)

Do. (Ore)

Leather

Do. (Cuttings)

Lemons

Lentils

Lignum Vitoo

Linen

Linseeq Cake

Locust Beans

Logwood

Lorries (number)

Luggage.

Mahogany

Malt Combings

Manganese

Margarine

Mastic

Matting

Meters

Oars and Spars (number) - 2,145 tons 2,145 tons 410 tons 1,820 tont! 2,230 tons Oats - 5,313 " 5,313 )) - 6,383 " 6,383 )) Oil (Pet. and Par.) - 1,014 )) 1,014

Onions

Oranges

2,315 )) 2,315 )) 3,334 )) 3,334 " Ore (Bog) - 12,480 " 12,480 )) - 14,465 )) 14,465 )) Do. (Burnt) - 2 " 2 )) - 21 " 21 )) Organs, Harmoniums, &c. -- - ·-- Oxide (Spent) - 152 tons 152 tons - 94 tons 94 tons Paint 4,454 4,454 )) - 3,455 )) 3,455 )) Paper (all kinds) )) - 13 ]3 - 5 )) 5 )) Do. (Pulp) )) )) - · 7 7 - 5 )) 5 )) Peas )) ))--- Do. (Split) - 1 ton 1 ton - 2 )) 2 )) Pepper - 5 tons 5 tons - 6 )) 6 )) Perambulators- -- Perfumery - 203 203 - 135 135 )) Periodicals and Newspapers )) " " - 1 ton 1 ton - 2 2 )) Pewter )) - 3,035 tons 3,035 tons - 1 ton 1 ton Phosphate Rock 1 180 181 2 181 183 Pianos (number) - 2 2 - 1 1 Pickles, &r. )) )) )) )) - 46 46 - 77 tons 77 tons Pictures )) )) • Including 1,85 0 tons "Hop Meal."

GOODS, &c

Picture Frames

Pigs (number)

Pipes (Tobacco)

Pitch

(Drain)

(Sewer)

Pitwood

Plant (Contractors)

and Trees

Plate

Poplin

Pork 1

Potatoes " - 6 " 6 " -

" 16 " Pots and Pans - 30 " 30 " - 26 " 26 " Preserves - - - - - - Pumice Stone

1 ton 1 ton - 1 ton 1 ton Putty - 6 tons 6 tons - 4 tons 4 tons Pumps

- - - - - Quicksilver - 1,667 tons 1,667 tons - 1,971 tons 1,971 tons Rabbits - 81 81 - 608 "

(Rails and Chairs)

- Do. (Carriages) - 367loads 367 loads - l,646loads 1,646

Do. (Sleepers)- - - 2 tons 2 tons Do. (Wheels)- -- - Do. (Buffers) - 3 tons 3 tons - 6 " 6 " Do. (W aggons and Trucks - 2,241 2,241 - 3,146 " 3,146 " Rags " " - 394 394 - 361 " 361 " Do. (Pulled) " " - 1 ton 1 ton - 6 6 " Ranges " - 2 tons 2 tons - 2 " 2 " Retorts - 10 10 - 19 19 " Rice " " "- - - - - Rivets- - - 1 ton 1 ton Rods - 3 3 - 6 tons 6 tons R ollers (Wood) " " - 74 74 - 88 88 " Rope (New) " " " - 112 112 - 81 81 Do. (Old) " " " " - 2 2 - 1 ton 1 ton Rosin " " - 6 6 - 7 tons 7 tons Rushes " " - 22 22 - 36 36 Rum " " " " - 2 2 - 16 16 Rye " ' " " " - 171 tons 171 tonn 343 tons 343 tons Sacking and Bagging- 14 14 12 12 Saddlery " "" " - 16 15 26 26 afes ,, "" " - Sago - -- -

GOODS, &c.

Sal t

Do. (Cake)

Do. (Rock)

Saltpetre

Salts

Sand (Building)

Do (Moulding)

Do. (Silver)

Sawdust

Sa usages

Seaweed

Seed (Clover)

Do. (Grass)

Do. (Hemp)

Do. (other)

Scythes

Scythes (Stones)

Sheep (number)

Do. (Wash)

Shell Fish

Shellac

Shoes and Boots

Shoe Pegs

Shot

Show Cards

Silicate Cotton

Silk, &c.

Sizing

Slates ancl Slate Slabs

Snuff

Soap

(Writing)

Do. (Powder)

Do. (Spent Lye)

Soda

Do. (Nitrate of)

Do. (Ash)

Soot

Spades and Shovels

Spices

Splints and Skillets

Spokes (number)

Sponges

Starch

Stationery

Staves

Steel

Sticks (Wal king)

Stones (Flag, Curb, Granite

Setts, &c.)

7,636 12 " 878 " 1,359 ,, 3,811 " 2,030 ,, 27 ,, 3,333 " 224 " 522 " 6 " • ~foetly Kainit. Foreign *5,041 tons 116 " 228 " 28 " 18 " 18

"

"

6,146 " 9 " 2 " 2,254 " 183 4,535 " 1,091 )) 326 " 618 )) 66 )) 13 " 2 2,218 14 " 1,019 " 1,328 2,2 18 " 1,059 " 21 2,405 " 64 ,, 697 " 10 "

3 " 3 " -

Do. (Cake)

Do. (Ro ck )

Saltpetre

(Building )

Do. (Moulding

D o (Silver)

Sawdust

Sausages

(Clover)

(Gras)

Do. (Hemp)

(other)

Scythes

" 3 " Scythe (Stones) - 362,310

- :344,315

Sh eep (number) 7 " 7 " - 8 " 8 ,, D o (Wash) 2,668 " 2,668 " - 2,471 " 2,471 " Shell Fish - - - - - - She llac - 75 " 76 " - 67 " 67 " h oes and Boot~ - 5 " 5 " - 4 " 4 " Sho e P egs - 2 " 2 ,, - l ton I ton Sh ot -- 52 " 52 " - 70 tons 70 tons Sh ow Cards - - - - - - Sili cate Cott o n - 3 " 3 " - 1 ton 1 t on Silk, &c. 3 " 3 " - 4 tons 4 tons Sizi ng - 92 " 92 " 58 " 58 " Slates and Sl a te Sla bs - - - - - - Do. (Wri t ing) - 3 " 3 " - 2 " 2 " Snuff - 41 8 " 418 " 7 " 424 " 431 " Soap - 2 " 2 " - - - Do. (Po wd er)

3 t ons 135 " 138 " 29 " 59 ,, 88 " Do. (Spent L ye ) - 30 " 30 " - 35 " 35 " Sod a - - - - 11 " 11 ,, Do. (Nitrat e of) - - - - - - Do. (Ash) - - - - - - Soot - 5 " 5 " - 3 " 3 " Sp a d es a nd Shovels- - - - - Spi ces -- - - - - - Splints and Skillets - 32 ,628 32,6 28 - 65 ,28 1 65 ,281 Spok es (number) - 1 ton 1 ton - 2 " 2 " Sponges 9 t on s 9 tons - 25 " 25 ,, Star ch 2 tons 445 " 447 " 1 ton 404 " 405 " Stationer y - 442 442 71 to ns 393 464 " Staves " " " - 36 36 - 5 5 " Steel " " " - 14: 14 - 11 11 Sticks (W a. lking) ,, " " " - 38 38 -- - 45 45 Stones (Flag, Curb , Granite & " " " " Setts , &c.J - 4 4 - - ·- Do. (Grind, Mill and Cutiers " "- - - 9 9 Do. (Broken) " "-- -· - 1 ton 1 to n Do. (Lithographic)

Stoves -

Straw

Straw Envelopes

Sugar

Sulphur

Do. Ore

Sumach

Sundries (Non-enumerated Article.a)

Tallow

Tanning Extract

Tapioca

Tar

Tares

Tarpaulin

Tea

Terra Cotta

Thread

Tiles (all kinds)

Do. (Wrought)

Tin

(Scrap)

Tobacco

Tongues

Tow

Toys

Tripe

Trucks -

Trunks -

Turf and Peat Litter -

Twigs

Twine and Cord

Type

U::nbrellas

Valonia

Vegetables

Veneers

Vinegar

Poa1· DuEs OFFICE, Bt'h Februai·y, 1909

GOODS, &e,

tons Waste Cotton 9 " Wax (Paraffin) - Wedges 595 " Wheat 4 Wheelbarrows (number) 2,620 Wheels (Coach and Car) do.

:,. Whiskey 9 " Whiting

Window Blinds - Window Frames 1,898 " Wine

Wire (Iron) 3

Do. (Brass and Copper)

" Woollens 3,821 " Wool 3 " Wood Pulp 14 tons \ Yarn (Linen) 5 " Do. (Woollen) 126 " Do. (Cotton) 1 ton Do. (Coir) 954 tons Do. (Jute) 1,786 " Yeast 4 " Yellow Metal 51 tons j Zinc and Spelter

Wl\1. S B. HOMAN, Collect,or of Pr.rt Dues.

A STATEMENT OF THE REGISTERED TONN.AGE

THAT ENTERED THE PORT OF DUBLIN FROM 1786 TO 1908. INCLUSIVE.

A STATEMENT OF THE REGISTERED TONNAGE THAT ENTERED THE PORT OF DUBLIN

FROl\1 THE YEAR 1786 TO 1908, INCLUSIVE. Native from Foreign Foreign, 'on s ters

Total Incom~ derived Year Colonial, Total Colli e r R Total from Tounage and VPaselH I and Engli,h (Irish ) Tonnage Quay Wr.11 Port s

• From 1823 Native VeBSela fron, Enfili,h Port were by a Tr!'asury Minute entered as Coastl,rs.

eam Coastet's

• NoTB-Timber Ra.tea, &c.,were repealed by the Dublin Port and Docks A.ct, 1902.

PORT AND DOCICS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEM.BEB., 190 9. DUBLIN: PRINTED BY ORDER OF THE BOARD 1910. PRICE ONE SHILLING

OF THE DUBLIN PORT AND DOCKS BOARD.

Constituted under the Dublin Port and Docks .!let, 1898, 61 <t 62 Viet., cap. clxxx.

1910-1911-.

O!tafrman:

SAMUEL S. M•CORMICK, ESQ , J.P.

Vice-Chafrman :

WILLIAM WALLACE, E Q., J.P.

THE LORD MAYOR fo,· the City for· the time being.

Si:i: Me111bn·s appointed b,11 tlie Corpomtion ':-

• ALDERl\lAN W. F. COTTON, D.L.

• ALDERMAN DANIEL L. BERGIN.

• ALDERMAN JOHN DAVIN.

• COUNCILLOR JOSEPH HUTCHINSON.

• COUNCILLOR J. P. NANNETTI, M.P.

• COUNCILLOR P. J. ROONEY.

Twelve Trader·s' Member·s :-

a WILLIAl\1 FIELD, E::;Q., M.P.

a FREDERICK H. HALL, ESQ.

a SAMUEL P. BOYD, ESQ., M.A., D.L.

a THOMAS H. McCULLAGH, ESQ.

b FRANK V. i\IART1N, ESQ.

b JAMES H. NORTH, ESQ., J.P.

b WILLIAM RO ' 8, E ' Q.

b GEORGE BYRNE, E::;Q.

c WILLIAM CROWE, ESQ.

c MARCUS GOODBODY, E Q., J.P.

c JOHN MOONEY, ESQ. , J.P.

c WILLIAM WALLACE, E:-iQ., J.P.

Nine hipping 1Uembe1·s :-

1 a HENRY GIVENS BURGESS, ESQ.

a DAVID J. STEWART, ESQ.

c, SAMUEL S. l\l'COR~1ICK, ESQ., J.P.

u SIR JAi\lES MURPHY, BART.

b MICHAEL MURPHY, ESQ.

b WILLIAM ,J. DOLLAR, ESQ., J.P.

c WALTER BAIRD, ESQ.

c WILLIAi\I HEWAT, ESQ.

c JOHN HOLLWEY, E Q.

~' Tho~e marked• bold otlice for three years from 9th January, 190t'l, if they remain Members of the Corporation.

n. Those marked a go out of office on the second Thursday in Jnnuary, 1911.

/J Those marked b go out of office on the second Thursday in January, 1912.

c Those marked c go out of office on the second Thursday in January, 1913.

DOCKS BOA.RD.

31st December, 1909.

HI08 BY REUE I PTS.

£ s. d.

14,605 13 4 BY ToNNAG~: DuTY ON OvERBEA TRADE,

60,261 17 6 ,, TONNAGE Dc;TY ON COASTING TltAD~;,

13 10 2 ,, DUES ON VESSELS partly Di scbaqred at Kingstown,

19,804 15 7 ,, RATES ON Gooo,

196 8 0 ,, Dm,s ON STY.AU TnAWLEns,

109 3 5 " Du1,:s ON V1,SSELS ov1m SIX WEEKS IN PORT,

10 5 0 ,, FINES AND DuEs ON L1G11T1ms AND GUNPOWDER BOATS,

579 16 7 ,, ()J{A lcS, 49 1 9 609 16 3

3 2 1n 10 2

" WmGUBRIDGE ON THE NORTn QUAY EXTENSION, " Rl-:NTS:-

Sheds on the North and South Quays, The Anglo-Americnn Petroleum Oil Depot, Me srs. W. & II. M. Goulding's (Limited) Premises, North Wall, The Alliance Gas C ompany's Tramway, Messrs. Tcdcustle, l\1'Cormick & Co., Ltd., Tramway, l\lr. Michael l\Iurphy's Tramway, i\les r •. i\Iorgan l\Iooney & Co.'s (Limited) Tramway, Messrs. S. N. Robin. on & Co.'s Tramway, broken period, l\Ies8rs. Tedcastle, JU•Cormick & Co., Ltd., Premises, 47 City-quay,

Weighing Machines at Sheds, Coast Guard Station, Clontarf, Royal Dublin Golf Club, ... Dublin ancl Liverpool Screw team Packet Company's Store~, ..• North British and Ardrossan Steamship Company's Stores, The hipbuilding Yard, Mes rs. Hogg & Co.'s Premises, Cope-street, The Asiatic Petroleum Co., Drain at the Pigeon House, Sundry small Rents, ,, Tm: ALLIANCE GAS Co., payment for pipe on Sir John Rogerson's Quay, l27 12 7 ,, ACRJ,; AND FOOT LOTS:-

£97,888 12 9 Yearly Sums pny:ible for Lots, Less Refund-Amount overpaid,

I. DUBLIN PORT .AND Consolidated R

,, THI~ O1,' ~ ' ICES, VVES'l'MOR!l:LAND-STREET:-

Doore AND SLIPS

DOCKS BOARD.

4 7

7 7

0 6

10 4

17 11

12 1

0 0

14 7

0 5

15 2

10 6

12 4

Amount brought forwar d , TO EXPENDITURE.

To ALEXANDRA BAs iN, ,, Sunken Ve ss els and Salvage, ,, ENGINEER'S O1,•F1CES, North Wall, ,, ADVERTISING, ,, INSURANCE OF PLANT (ELECTRIC), Do. OF FLOATING PLANT,

Less recoup

" FIRE INSURANCES ON PREMISES, ,, lNSURANC"S UNDER ,VORKMEN'S COMPl£NSATION ACT,

,, Moiety of Maintennnce and Repairs to the Bridges on the Custom House Quays ,, COMMISSION to Agents on Goods Rates, ,, Railway Commission " LA w COSTS, VIZ. :Parliamentary, other Bodies General Law Costs PARLTAM~:NTARY EXPENSES

" INTEREST, viz. :-

On Mortgage Bonds by Coupon, Do., do., by warrant, On 3¼ per cent Hedeemable Stock, On Temporary Loan,

,, lNconrn TAxOn I II t erest, On Stock Interest paid by t.he Bank of Ireland, On Premises, ,, Vessels partly Discharged at Kingstown , ,, Pn.OTAGE, Amount pnid from Port Funds,

, SINKING FOND, viz.:--

On Mortgage Loan, under the Acts of 1869 and 1879, On 3¼ per Cent. Redeemable Stock and on l\lortgage Bonds, under the Acts of 1898 and 1902,

,, INSUR.ANOE FUND FOR FLOATING PLANT. Pilot Steamers 2,460 0 0 included. To amount set apart in 1909,

90,734 16 6

19 6 ,, Balance to page 9

16 0

31st December, 1909.

DOCKS BOARD.

31st December, 1909.

1908 BY R~CEIPT '

s. d.

5 1

8,000 0 0 9,125 19 6 .£66,939 4 7

By Balance from 1908 (see page 9), urplu Revenue Account

1 ,, Amount received from the Corporation of Dublin Account, R epairs Pigeon Hou e Road (re Slob Lands in 1908) ,, Revenue Account (page 6)

19 08

£ s. d. TO EXPENDITURE

To Al exandr a Road Branch, to Deepwater Jetty ,, Reclaimed Land-Filling ,, Alexandra Wharf-Paving north of

,, Alexandra Wharf Extension ,, Alexandra Basin Exte11sion ••• Do. do. Dredging " Do. ,, ,, Alexandra Wharf ,, Electric Generating Station ,, Electrical Equipment

Electric Portal Wharf Cranes

" Tramway for Asiatic Petroleum Co. ,, ,, "orth Bank Lighthouse ,, Poolbeg Lighthouse-New Lighting .Apparatus

60,439 16 11

65,000 0 0 125,439 16 11

358 8 9

Tramway Renewals " Widening Roadway-North Wall Quay " Compensation, Law Costs, &c. " " Expenses re Loans •·· ,, Temporary Loan, 1908, repaid ., Suspense ,, Balance to General Balance .Account (page 16)

DOCKS BOARD.

31st December, 1909.

s. d. BY RECEIPTS. 17,698 5 8 By Balan ce from 1!108 108 , 100 0 0 ,, Amount raised on l\1ortgage Bonds j 125,798 5 s / £

mr.

IV. DUBLIN PORT AND Consolidated Capital Account,

TO EXPENDITURE.

To EXPENDITU 1m from the date of Incorporation in 1786 as the Corporation for Preserving and Improving the Port of Dublin, under the Act 26 Geo. JU., Cap. 19, up to 1868 :-

The Quny Wall , North and South Sides, Great orth Wall, Wooden Wharve , Sh eds, Rebuilding Custom House Quay, Deepening East End of North Wall, Graving Slips and Gridiron, Graving Dock and Engine~, Eas tern Breakwater in l 868, Sundries in 1868, 1868-Part of Purchase-money of the Custom House Stores, .•• ,, EXPE DITURI~ from 1869 to 1909, by the Dublin Port and Docks Board, viz.:1869 and 1870-- Balance of Purchase-money of the Custom House Stores, For Over ~e a TradeNorth Quay Exten ion, East End of South Quay, and Great Britain Quay, For the Steam Coasting TradeSouth Quays and North Quays deepened at teamers' Berths, For New Plant,

For Dredging, \Videning, 1rnd Deepening River Channel, &e., For Dredging at the Bar, For Various Minor Works, For W atcb House for Revenue Service, For Wharf for Ship Building Yard, For Five Ballast Office Debenture~ Lost, paid off, For Expenses re Conversion of Loan11 1rnd Issue of Stock, For Graving Dock Alterations, For Graving Slip Extern1ion, For Extension of Wharf East of Graving Dock, For North Bull Bridge, For Graving Dock Pump, For Graving Slip No. 1, New Machinery, For Compensation for Resumption of Lnnrl, For Paving Pigeon House Road For Bridge over entrance to Royal Canal ,, NEW Womcs AUTHORISED UNDER ACT OF 1902 :-

Dredging the River Channel and Bar, including New Plant and Reclamation North of Alexandra Basin, Recoustruction of Old Quay Walls, Glasgow, Belfast & London Co.'s Berths, Eastern Breakwater, Outer Wall (No. 3 De sign), and Breakwa.ter Lighthouse, Deepwater ,Jetty near Gonlding's Works, and Renewal of Timber Frontage, Tow1trd'I the Completion of the North Quay Extension, and AlexandmB1t!iin, Graving Slip Alter11tion s and 100-'l'on Crime, Lights, Buoys and Beacons, North Bank T.ighthouse, City Quay Deepening, Tramway Renewals, Sheds, Belfost and London Berths, Widening North Wall Quay,

ParliamentRry Expenses, ,, PlLOTAGB CAJ')TAT, ACCOUNT-

For pnrclrnse of 2 Pilot Steamers,

ll ALANCES-Ca pita!, Surplus Revenue

DOCKS BOARD.

31st

December, 1909.

I BY RECEIPTS.

BY RECEIPTS UP TO 1868.

By Amount r a ised on Debentures under 26 Geo. III., or any other Act:Late Iri s h Currency, oc. £100 Debentures British Currency, on £100 do.

,, Amount received from the Government m 1813 for Purchase of Pigeon House premises,

,, Balance from Surplus Revenue,

llY RECEIPTS FROll! 1869 TO 1909.

,, Amount ruised on Mortgage Bond s under the Act of 1869 (including £350 for Tramway purposes)

,, Amount raised on Mot·tgage Bonds under the Act of 1879

,, Amount raised on 8tock under the Act of 1898,

,, Amount raised on Mortgage Bonds under the Act of 1898

,, Amount raised on Htock under the Act of 1902,

,, Amount rai ed on Mortgage Bonds under the Act of 1902

,, Amount received for Premiums on Mortgage Bonds,

,, Amount received from Commission ers of Irish Lights on the transfer of Poolbeg Lighthouse, and for repairs,

,, Amount received for Sale of an Acre Lot,

,, Amount received for Sale of Yearly Sum payable on Acre and Foot Lots in 1892, 1893, 1896

" Awurd re Loop Line-Dul>li11, Wicklow, and Wexford Railway Co.-Dublin Junction Railway,

,, Sale of Hoppers,

From Corporation of Dublin-Award re Slob Lands

From the Corporatiun of Dublin Account-Repairs to Pigeon House Road

" Balance Jrom Sm·plus Revenue, 1869 to 1902 " ,. 1903 to 1909

1 345,824 9 9 55,016 0 3 400,840 10 0 I £ 1,940,418 16 0 N. PROUD, ECRETA.RY. PORT AND DOCKS OFFICE, DuBLI 29th Januar,11, 1910.

To Balance carried to Genernl Balance (page 16)

VI. The Suspense Accou nt - Work Ex ecute d

TO EXPENDITURE.

To Balance from 19U

,, Amount expended for the City of Dublin Steam Packet Co. on repairs to their Tram ways

,, Amount expended for the London and North Western Railway Company on repairs to their Tramway ,

,, Amount expended for Mr. Michael l\lurphy on repa~rs to his T~amway ·:·

,, Amount expended for Mes rs. W. & H. M. Gouldmg on repairs to their Tramway

Transfer to Deposit Account VIA.

" Amount expended on Tramway for Account Asiatic Petroleum Co.

" Amount paid to the Corporation of D ub lin, balance of City Dues collected " for them in 1908

Amonnt paid to the Corporation on account of Amount collected for the111 " in 19( 19

,, Grant by Royal National Life Boat Institution, paid to Crew of Tug " Iajestic "

,, Bal ance to p age 16

To Amonut of D~posit to cover Dues refunded the Gale Co.

,, Bc1la11ce to page 17

DOCICS BO.ARD.

Du b l i n Port and Docks Board , 3 1st Dec ember, 1909. Qrr.

BY RECEIPTS.

lly Balance from 1908 ,, Amount set aside in 1909 ... .. ,, Amount et aside on account of Insurance of the Pilot Steamers "En ergy " and "Dolores " and the Tug " Maje tic" ,, Dividends on Investments ... ...

31st December, 1909. HY RECEIPTS. By Amount transferred from Capital Account re Mortgage Bonds issuable in 1908

" Amount rece ived from the City of Dubl in Steam Packet Co for repairs to their Tramway in 1908

" Amount received from the London and North Western Railway Co. for repairs to thei r Tramway in 1908

" R oya l Nat i onal Life Boat Institution Grant to Crew of Tug 31st December~ 1909. By Amount T f

To Sinking Fund, under the Act of 1869 (see page 18)

,, Sinking Fund, under the Act of 1879 (see page 18)

,, Sinking Fund, under the Acts of 1898 and 1902 (see page 18)

,, Capital Account (see page 10)

,, Surplus Revenue Account (see page 8)

,, Insurance Account (see page 14)

,, Custom House Docks, Workmen's Insurance Account (see page 22)

,, Suspense (see page 14)

,, Deposit Account (see page 14)

133,860

DOCKS BOARD.

31st December, 1909.

VIII. Statement of Borrowing Powers, showing the

26 Geo. III., &c., on Debentures of £92 6s. 2d. each (late Iri s h currency ), Do. on Debentures of £100 each, 32 Vic., Cap. 100, Dublin Port and Docks Act, 1869, viz.:In connexion with the Custom House Doeks, In connexion with the Port, In connexion with the Tramways, 42 & 43 Viet., Cap. 170, Dublin Port and Docks Act, 1879, viz. :In connexion with the Port, 61 and 62 Vic., Cap. 180, Dubli11 Port and Docks Act, 18U8, Edward VII., Cap. 244, Dublin Port anrl Docks Act, 1902,

To Debentures paid off to 31st December, 1897, prior to Act of 1898,

Do. converted into Stock under the Act of 1898, ...

A Statement of the Ballast Office

A

Statement

of

the Sinking Fund in relation to the Mortgage

To Borrowing Powers under the Act of 1869 extinO'uished,

,, Bonds under the Act of 1869 paid off to 31st December, 1908, Do. do. do. in 1909,

,, Bonds under the Act of 1879 paid off to 31 s t December, 1908, Do. do. do. in 1909,

,, Balance under the Act invested in Government Stoek, or at Call, viz.:Under the Act of 1869-in Stock, Do., do. at Call,

Under the Act of 1879-in Stock, Do., do. at Call,

Under the Acts of 1898 and 1902-in Stock, Do., do. at Call,

A Statement of the Amount due on all

BOARD.

Amount issued , extinguished, and remaining unissued on 31st Dec., 1909. •

__ Debenture Debt on the 31st December, 1909.

_ Loans and Stock under the Acts of 1869, 1879, 1898 and 1902.

By Amonnt set aside to inking Fund Aeconnt, including Dividend s thereon, to 31st Decemb er, 1908, ... ... ..

" Amount set aRide in 1909 , viz.:Dividend s on previou • amounts,

1 / 50 part of original sum borrowed under the Act of 1869 , £257,150 Lei' s Amount converted int o Stock, ... ... ... 91,800

£165,350 3,307 0 0

1/50 part of original sum borrnwed nnder the Act of 1879, ... £250,000 LesR Amount converted into Stock, ... ... :i6,500

£193,500 3,870 0 0

" Amount applicable to extinction of Bonds rai sed under the Act ) of 1898, ... ... £77,000 Less Amount converted into Stock ... ... 4,000

" Amouut applicable to extinction of Bo11ds rai sed under the Act

£73,000 4,648 9 0

of 19 02, ... ... ... ... ... ... £379 ,HlO

" amount applicable to extinction of Stock ... £297.280

" Dividends on previous amount -Lmrn s Fund Account ,

on the 31st December, 1909.

Debenture Debt

~tock a nd Mortgage 0Bonds, ~~der Act i869, :Stock a nd Mortgage Bond s, under Act 1879, S!ock a nd Mort gage Bonds, under Act, 1 898, .. . S t ock a nd Mortgage Bonds, under Act, 1902 , ... .

1908

£ s. d.

£5,790 0 11 TO EXPENDITURE.

To Wages for l\Iaintenance and Repairs, ,, Wages to Engineers and Firemen, ,, Repairs by Engineer's Department to Steamers, ,, Materials , Stores, &c., ,, Jnci<lents : - P1·inting, &c., "-t.--r?u.--n,,r,1-·· / .r. 7 _

,, Insuran ces on Steamers, ,, ff.:ll1',- ~.

,, Payments to Pilots on In ar oyages,

,, Payments to Pilots on Ou ard Voyages,

,, Allowances to Masters and Mates,

,, Clothing,

,, Salary to Pilot Superintendent, and Clerk to do.,

,. Salary to Medical Officer,

,, Travelling Expenses to Pilots,

,, Surveys,

,, Refund to Underwriters,

,, Contributions to Pilots' Superannuation Fund:Fees on Licences, rereived in l!l08, Hoarrl'R Annnal Donation,

A STATEMENT OF THE PILOTAGE AOOOUNT

To Total Amount paid from Port Fund s on account of Pilot Cutters and Steamers, anrl maintenance of the Pilot Service m excess of Revenue therefrom, 8,S per Tri e nnial Return to the B'>ard of Trade np to 31st December, J.!)08, ... ... .. ...

2 5 " Deficiency on the year I 909, ...

THE 31st DEC EM BER, 1909.

R_v Amount received from Vess els Piloted:Inwards, Outwards, ,, Fees from Pilotage Certificates, ,, Recoup In sura nce Preminm , ,, Balan ce to Con olidated

N. PROUD, SECRETARY.

1908 £ s. d.

'l'O EXPENDITURE.

To Rents,

,, Taxes,

,, Fire Insurance and Insurances under Workmen's Compensation Act,

,, Wages,

,, Materials, for General Maintenance,

,, Cartage,

,, Repairs by Engineer to Warehouses, &c. ,

,, Repairs to Sea Gates, &c.,

,, Clothing,

,, Salaries and Commission,

,, Superannuations and Pensions,

,, Gas,

,, Printing and Stationery,

,, Incidentals

,, Moietv of Reoairs to Bridges on Custom House Quay

,, Dock Master's Crew

,, Dock Master's Salary

14,84R 14 4

1,172 8 6

£16,016 2 10

AND ~r A R,EHOUSE ACCOUNT,

THE 31st DECEMBER, 1909.

1908

£ s. d. BY RECEIPT

By Rent and Charges on Goods, ... ... ... " Rent of Premises:-

Dublin and Liverpool Screw Steam Packet Company, ...

North British and Ardrossan Steam Packet Company, " Gt. Northern Ry. Co., Telegraph Posts, &c., ..

" General Post Office, ... ... ... ...

" Hoardings and Tran sformer, ... ... ...

,, The Coal Trade Wharfage :-

l\Iessrs. Thos. Heiton & Co., Ltd., ... ... ...

Mes srs. Wallace Bros., Ltd., ... ... ...

Messrs. Tedcastle, M·Cormick & Co Ltd., .. ...

l\fr.'T. J. Nicholl, ... ... ... ...

Me , srs. J.E. Dickson & Co., ... ...

Mes rs. H. M'Dermott & Co., ... ...

Messrs. Diamond Coal Co. ... ... ,, Sundries:-

Labour, Watching, Weighing and Weighbridges, Recoup for Damage ... ... ... .. .

2 10

PORT ANII DOCKS UFFICE, 29th January, 1910.

XI. A S'rATEMENT OF TH~ CUSTOM HOUSE DOCKS

To P11y111ents from l. t AuguHt 10 31st December, 1866

,, Do. to 31st December, 18G7

,, Do to 31st December, 186H

,. Jlo. to 29th September, I (i9

,, Do. to 3l~t December, li-ili9

" Do. do. l!l00 " Do. do. H/01

Do. do. 190:l ,. Do. <lo. 1903 ,, Oo. <lo. 1904

Do. do. 1905

Do. do. l !106

Do. do. l ~)07

Do. do. 1911

do. 1~09

ACCOUNT IN RELATION TO THE POR'l' OF DUBLIN. ACCOUNT.

By Rents and Shipping Due · from 1st August to 31st December, 1866

,. Do. to 31 t December, 1867

,. Do. to 31st December, 1868

" Do. to 29th September, 1869 ...

" Gcnernl Receipts from 29th September to 31st December, 1869

,, Do. to 31st December, 1870

" Do. do. 1871

" Do. do. 1872

,, Do. do. 1873

" Do. do. 1874

" Do. do. 1875

" Do. do. 1876

" Do. do. 1877

" Do. do. 1878

" Do. do. 1879

" Do. do. 1880

" Do. do. 1881

" Do. <lo. 1882

,, Do. do. 1883

" Do. do 1884

" Do. do. I 885

" Do. do. 1886

" Do. do. 1887

,, l)o. do. 1888

" Do. do. 1889

" Do. do. 1890

,, Do. do. 1891

" Do. do. 1892

,, Do. do . 1893

" Do. do. 1894

D(). do. 1895

,, Do. <lo. 1896

,, Do. do. 1897

,. Do. do. 1898

,, Do. do. 1899

,, Do. do. 19 00

" l)o. do. l 901

" l)o. do. 1902

" Do. do. 1903

,, Do. do. 1904

" Do. do. 1905

" Do. do. 1906

·, Do. do. 1907

,, Do. do. 1908

" Do. do. 1909

P. F. M'ALLISTER, Ac,oouNUNT.

N. PROUD, Sr.cRETARY.

5 3 16,016 2 IO 13,904 14 1

A STATEMENT OF THE CUSTOM HOUSE DOCKS

To Amount repaid Port Funds-Year 1867

Do. do. 1868

Do. do. 1874

Do. do. 1875

Do. do. 1876

Do. do. 1877

Do. rlo. 1878

Do. rlo. 1879

Do. do. 1880

Do. do. 1881

Do. do. 18 ':.!

Do. do. 1883

Do. do. 1884

Do. do. 1885

Do. do. 1886

Do. do. 1887

Do. do. 1888

Do. do. 1890

Do. do. 1891

Do. do. 1892 Do. do. 1893 Do. do. 1894 Do. do. 1895

do. 1896

do. 1897

do. 1898

do. 1899

do. 1901 Do. do. 1902 Do. no. 1903 Do. do. 1904

do. 1905

do. 1906

1907

1908

1909

3,522 3

1,172 8 6 614 5 3 ,, £ 1107,608 10 3

ACCOUNT IN RELATION TO THE PORT OF DUBLIN

P. F. M'ALLISTJ.;R, ACCOUMTANT. N. PROUD, SECRETARY.

PORT AND DOCKS, 0FFICt,;, DUBLIN, 29th Januar.1/, J !HO.

19, 7!il2 14 4 1,245 4 1

18,54, 10 3 3,894 IO 5

£22,442 0 8

APPENDIX-DREDGING ACCOUN'r, 1909.

(SEE PAGE 2.)

779 18 4 8,000 0 0 13,662 2 4

£22,442 0 8

Tm~ DREDGING ACCOUNT, including Repairs to Steam Dredgers, Hoppers, Tugs, Launcli, &c., To Total Nu. of tons dredged, ••• • By Proportion of Dredging paid by the Ratltmines and Pembroke Township@, ,, Towage by the Board's Tug, ,, Recoup Compensation for damage

To Debit Balance on Ballast ,, Dredging at the Bar, ,, Dredging at Alexandra Basin by "Sandpiper''

AMOUNT CHARGED TO NEW WORK-VIZ., ALEXANDRA BASIN I EXTENSION AMOUNT CrrARGED To SURPLUS REVENU~ I AMOUNT CHARGED TO MAINTENANCE I

P. F. M·ALLlSTER, AccouNTAN'r. N. PROUD, SECRKTARY.

PORT AND DOCKS O1•FICE, DUBLIN, 29th January, 1910.

BALBRIGGAN HARB01TR ACCOU :NT.

17 11

18 10

TO EXPENDITURE.

To Income Tax, ,, Wages, ... ,, Harbour Master's Salary and Clothing, ,, Materials, . .. ... •.. ,, Returns from Coastguards, ,. Gas Account, ,, Incidents, ,, Special Repairs, . .. ... . .. ,, Insurance (Workmen's Compensation Act}, ,, Rent of Harbour Master's House, &c. Balance,

£3&2 16 9

HARBOUR ACCO UN "f

31ST DECEMBER, 1909.

1908 BY l{EClUP'r

PORT AND DooKs OFFICE, DUBLIN, 29th .Tanuary, 1910.

XIV. SKJ1_:RRIES

TO EXPENDITURE

To Debit Balance from 1908,

To Wages, ,, J\f 1tterials, ,, Incident , ,, Harbour Master, Saiary and Clothing1 ,, Royalty on and, ,, Rent1 ,, Poor Rate,

31st DECEMBER, 1909.

£ s. d. BY RECEIPTS .

86 9 10

By Tonnage Duty, ,, Half Rates, ,, Ballast, ,, Bertbage and Laying-up Dues ., Vessels paying 6s. 6d. per voyage, ,, Do. 2s. 6d. do. ,, Dues on Goods, ,, Licences, 55 5 7 ,, Debit Bala.nee

N PROUD, SECRETARY. PORT AND DOCK8 OFFICE, DUBLIN, 29th January, 1910.

EXPENDITURE.

Maintenance of Quay Walls and Bridges, including Butt 115 9 6 Bridge and O'Connell Bridge,

AND BRIDGES

DECEMBER, 1909,

457 9 0 I By Balance in Bank from 1908, ,, Instalment from the Council of the City of Dublin Account, 568 12 7 1909-10,

,, Two instalments from the Council of the County of Dublin

302 8 5 Acc0unt, 1909-10, 1,828 10 o I

31 st DECEMBER, 1909.

'l'O EXPENDITURE.

31ST DECEMBER, 1909,

BY RECEIPTS. By Balance in hand on 1st January, 1909,

fi~XPENDITURE UP TO 31sT DECEMBER, 1909.

XVIII. ABSTRACT OF

OF THE DUBLIN PORT AND DOCKS BOARD

TO J<:XPF,NDJTURE.

To Dredging nt the Bur. , Dredging for Harbour Maintenance, •• ,, Proportion of Dredging for Rathmines and Pembroke Townsh1p , ,, Beacons and Buoys; Harbour Master; Quay Police, and Launch ,, Lighthoui,,es, ,, Great North Wall, ,, Great Sou th Wall, ,, orth ~uays, ,, . 'outh Quay s, ,, Sheds and Stores, ,, Offices, City Quay, ,, Bullock 1md Sandycov,• Harbours ,, Offices in Westmoreland treet, ,, Ballast and Builderll' Sand, ,, !toads and Walls, ,, lncidents, ,, Graving Dock and 8lips, 1 , P1·inting and Stationery, ,, Bridges on the Cu tom House Quay,,, Salaries, ,. Superannuations, ,, I'ensiorn1 and Charities, ,, Advertising, ,, Jntere t, ,, Income Tnx on Interest, ,, Do. paid through Bank of Ireland, ,, Do. Premises, ,, Alexa11dra Ha~in, ,, Eugineer's Offices, ,, Casn11l, ,, Cranes, ., Commission on Goods Rates, ,, Law Costs, ,, Electric Generating Station, ,, Wl111rves, ., Sunken Vessels and Salvage, ,, TramwayR, ,, Sinking Fund, ,, Sinking Furn], for Board's Stock, .,, Weighbridge, ,, Insurance s, ., Insn!'llnce Fund, ,, Repayment of Acre Lot and Foot Lots, 11 KingMown Ve sels

StrHPLUS REVRNU!<: ACCOUNT:-

,, Dredging,

,, City Quay Deepening,

,, Graving Dock Pump, ,, Paving the Pigeon House Road, ,, Bridge over the Royal Canal, ,, Building up Steps at the South Quay, ,, Crane Tramway for Me srs. Tedcastle, McCormick & Co., ,, Loans Account, Expenses re .. . ... ... Amount carried fOrtJ. ard

THE ACCOUNTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER, 1909.

BY RECEIPTS.

lJalanc /3 ji,1·ward from 1908, By Tonnag e Duty on Ove1'se1\ and Coasting Vessels, , , Duei; on Goods, ···

,, Dues on Steam Trawlers, ... . ..

,, Dues on Vessel s over six weeks in Port, " Fines and Dues on Lighters and Gunpowder Boats, ,, Cranes, " Weighbridge on North Quay Extension, ,, Rents, ,, Repairs, &c ., Pigeon House Road, ,, Acre and Foot Lots, yearly sums, ,, Ballast, ,, Sale of Old Stores, ,, Graving Dock and Slip~, ,, Casual Receipt s, . . . . .. " Int~rest on Deposits, " Alliance Gas Co., Pip e on Quays, " Towage by the Board's Tug, " Compensation for Damage

,, Corporation of Dublin for Collecting City Dues, " Agricultural Department for Returns, ... .. • " Proportion of Dredging from Rathmines & Pembroke Main Drai11age, " Insurance Refunds " Pension,i Refund s '

SURPLUS REVKNUK AccouNT:-

By Amour~t received from the Corporation of Dublin towards Cash Pi~eon House Road " , viz., Reconp Account, City Quay deepening

Uarried forward,

THE DUBLIN PORT AND DOCKS BOARD

A mount b1·oughl. f m ward TO EXPENDITURE.

To PrLOTAG~; DEPARTMENT:-

Payments tc Pilot -Outwards, Do. In wards, Allowances to 1\laRters anrl l\Iate , Clothing, ,vages for Maintenance, Incident, Stores, Materials, Coals, &c., Engineers and Firemen, Travelling Expenses, Insurances on Steamers, Repairs liy Engineers' Department, Surveys, Salaries to Pilot Superintendent, and Clerk to do., Contributions to Pilots' Superannuation Fund, Sal11ry to Medical Officer, Refund to Underwriters

,, CUSTOM llOUSE DOCKS AND WAREHOUSE ACCOUNT :He11d Rent., Taxes, Wages, Repairs by Engineer, l\1aterials, Do. to Sea Gate , Cartage, Clothing, Salaries and Commi sion, Superannuations and Pensions, Gas, ... Printing and Stationery, Incidents, Insurances.

Moiety of Bridges' Repairs charged to Custom Hou e Docks, Dock Master's Crew, Wages and Clothing, Dock Master's Salary, &c.

A mount cart·ied forward,

THE AGGOUNT8

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER, 1909.

BY RECEIPT.

BY PILOTAGE DEPAUTJ\IlsNT

:-

Fees on Ves els Outwards, Do. Inwards, A mount b1'0U{Jht forward, Fees on Pilotage Certificates, In umnce Premiums Recouped,

" CUSTOM HOUSE DOCKS AND w AREHOUSE AccooNT :-

Rent and Charges on Goods, Rents of Premises and Ground Rents, The Coal Wharves, The General Post Office, Hoardings and Transformer, Sundries, ... ... Recoup for Damage

Amount carried forwa,·d,

Schedul ed E xpen-

Amount lwought forward, TO EXPE DJTURE.

To .Alexandra Roa<l, ,, Reclaimed Land, ,, Paving North of .Alexandra Wharf, ,, Alexandrn Wharf Extension, ,, .Alexandra Basin Extension, ,, Do. Dredging, ,, Electric Generating Station, ,, Electrical Equipment, ,, Electric Portal Wharf Cranee, ., Tramway for Asiatic Petroleum Company ,, North Bank Lighthouse, ,, Poolbeg Lighthouse, ,, Tramway Renewals, ,, Widening Roadway North Wall Quay ,, Alexa11dra Wharf ,, Expenses, re Loans, " TEMPORARY LOAN :-

.Amount Borrowed in 1908, repaid, Suspense

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 1 1909.

BY RECEIPTS. .Amount braught. forward

By Amount raised on Mortgage Bonds

N. PROUD,

SECRETARY.

PORT AND DocKs On' LCE, UuBLIN, 29th J'.Jnuary, 1910.

REPORT OF THE DUBLIN PORT AND DOCKS BOARD

FOR THE YEAR 1909.

TaE accompanying Statement (p. 88) of Tonnage Dues shows that the total registered tonnage that entered the Port of Dublin in 1909 was 1,918,304 tons, being 18,736 tons les s than in 1908.

The several classes of trade were affected as follows :-

The registered tonnage from CONTINENTAL and other OVERSEA Ports shows a total increase of 19,574 torn,; sailing vessels show a. decrease of 10,843 tons, and steamers an increase of 30,417 tons.

In the COASTING and GENERAL CROSS-CH.AS EL trade the tonnage of steamers decreased 56,570 tons, and sailing vessels increased 3,037 tons.

STmAM colliers increased 15,922 tons, and sailing colliers decreased 699 tons.

'l'he receipts from TONNAGE RATES were £71,560 ls. 2d., being a decrease of £3,301 9s. 7d. compared with 1908.

'l'he receipts from Rates in respect of Goons were £20,719 18s. 9d.

MEMBERS.

In compliance with the provisions of the Dublin Port and Docks Act, 1898, the Returning Officers duly appointed attended at the offices of the Board on Monday, 3rd day of January, .1910, pursuant to the Regulations as to the mode of conducting Elections of Elective Members of the Dublin Port and Docks Board, when the following were duly proposed and seconded:-

As TRADERS' Members :- William Crowe, Marcus Good body, John Mooney, William Wallace.

A.s SHIPPING Members :-Walter Baird, William Hewat, John Hollwey.

There being no more per ons standing nominated than the ad,ertised number of vacancies, the Returning Officers declared Mr. William Crowe, Mr. Marcus Goodbody, Mr. John Mooney· and :Mr. William ·wallace elected as Traders' :!ember ; and Mr. Walter Baird, Mr. William Hewat and Mr. John Hollwey elected as Shipping Members.

TONNAGE RATES A.r D OOODS R TE .

On the 21st October last the Board adopted the follo,ving l e olution of the Finance Committee fixing the Tonnage Rate and Good Rates to be levied for the year 1910 :-

" The Committee having carefully considered the question of Dues for 1910, report that in view of the great depression in Trade and the already heavy imposts levied thereon, and the great competition through other Ports, recommend that there hould be no increase in dues, either on Good or Shipping, next year, but that the rates on both should be the same as tho e now in existence. Tbe Committee also invite the cordial co-operation of the Engineer and other Officers of the Port to consult with a view of effecting all possible economies in expenditure."

KINGSTOW HARBOUR TON r GE R TES.

During the past year the Board hH,ve endeavoured. up to the pre ent without success, to obtain from H. M. Treasury a reply to their representations again .. t the present action of their Lord hips in regard to freeing Pa senger Ve els using Kingstown Harbour from payment of Tonnage Dues, thereby placing that tate Harbour in unfair competition with the Harbour of Dublin, contrary to the undertaking given by the Government at the time Kingstown Harbour wa being con tructed, and subsequently to the former Trustees of the Harbour of Dublin-the Corporation for Preserving and Improving the Port of Dublin.

ELECTRICAL EQUIPME T OF THE PORT.

Within the year the sum of £55 0 0d. wa. expended on the Electric Generating Station, making a total of £40, . 55 9s. ld. to end of December la t. On Electrical Equipment, £1,56-1 17s. 2d., making £3,325 3 10d. to ame date; and on Electric Portn.l Wharf Cranes £4,51 6 . 0d., making £15,945 1~ . 5d. The maintenance and repairs of the Generating Station for the year was .£:2,332 5s. d.

WIDE 1 rG THE OR'l'H W • LL Q AY.

This work proceeded during the year. The um of £2 143 13 7d. wa e pended, makmg a total of £10,046 1:2s. ld., including compen ation, &c., to 31 t of December last. In connection with this work, and in accordance with ection 11 of the Dublin

Port. and Docks Act, 1902, the Boa.rd entered into an agreement with the :Midland Great Western Railway Co. in March, 1909, to con truet. twin bridge aero s the entrance to the :Royal Canal in lieu of the existing bridge. The sum of £37 19s. d. wa expended on the work within the year.

SOUTH QUAY DEEPE I G.

The rebuilding of the wall of City Quay was continued during the year and t.he sum of £14,227 10s. 0d. expended, bringing the total expenditure to the 3 l t December la~t up to £33,879 8s. 7 d.

DREDGING.

During the year the total quantity dredged under the term of "Ordinary ),faintenance " within the Harbour wa 355,330 tons, at a co t of £13,505 9 d. For the "Improvement of the Harbour" 423,725 ton , including Alexandra Ba in, at a co~t of £7,691 4s. 8d. For the " Improvement of the Bar" 497,292 ton were rai ed at a co t of £4 ,400 ls. 4d. Thi work has been suspended for the pre ent

ALLIA CE A D DUBLIN CO1 SUMER G).. ... CT, HW9.

This ct received the Royal Assent on 16th August, 1909.

As originally deposited the Bill contained clau e for the erection of Work by the Company on Sir John Roger on's Quay that would have been injuriou to the intere ts of the Port.. The Board in con. equence found it neeessary to lodge a Petition again t the Bill. After negotiation the Company withdrew the provi ion objected to, and entered into an agre6ment under which the Board undertook to con -truct overhead communications for the Company opposite their prewises on Sir John Roger~on's Quay when so required.

THE LATE BINDO B. STON BY, LL.D., F. R.S., O.E.

The Board record with regret the decease of their forwer Engineer, Dr. Swney, on the 5th May, 1909. He had retired on pension in December, 189 , after a service of 42½ years. In just.ice to his memory it may be stated he wa universally adruitted to be a distinguished Engineer, and his high attainments proved of the greatest. benefit and advantage to the Port and Harbour of Dublin.

IMPORTS.

The total nutllber of tons of Goods imported was 1,0tf ,7l)4 against 1,032,7 1, being an increase of 36,013 tons. There were also 1,123,497 tons of Coal imported, being u.n increase of 35,117 tons over 1908.

EXPORTS.

The total number of tons of General Goods, exclusive of Round Timber, was 435,666, being an increase of 5,253 tons on the year. Round Timber exported amounted to 24,583 loads.

LIVE

STOCK.-There were also 32~,455 Cattle exported, against 332,142 in 1908; 4fi2,49l Sheep, against 362,310; 194,549 Pigs, against 219,213; and 9,187 Horses, against 9,104 the preceding year.

LOAN.

The amount due on Mortgage Bonds on 31st December, 1909, was £576.100 0 0

The amonnt due on 3¼ per cent. Redeemable Stock on 31st December, 1909, was • £297,280 0 0

The amount due on Debentures on 31st December, 1909, was ••• £460 19 7

SINKING FUND.

On the 31st December, 1909, the Sinking Fund under the Port Acts of 1869, 1879, 1898 and 1902, amounted to £7'7,759 l0 s. 9d., of which £32,933 7s. 5d. is invested in 2½ per cent. Consolidated Government Stock; and £28,270 19s. 7d. in 3½ per cent. India Stock; and £16,555 3s. 9d. at call at Bank of Ireland.

The INS URAN CE FU ND for the FLOATING PLANT, stands at£ l2,086 10s. l ld.

ACCOUNTS.

The Accounts of the Board for the year 1908 were dulv submitted to, examined, and certified by the Auditor appointed under the provisions of th; Act of 1879.

There were 53 meetings of the Board, 140 of Standing Committees, R.nd 9 of Special Committees held within the year.

N. PROUD, Secretary

of the Dublin Port and Ducks Board. DUBLIN , 16th February, 191.0.

ENGINEER'S REPORT

FOR THE YEAR 1909.

ENGI EER' REPORT

For the Year endecl 31st Dece1nber, 1909.

DREDGING.-Dredging within the llarbour.-The following i a summary of the tonnage dredged within the Harbour in 1909 :-

In the Improvement of the Harbour, including Dredging by the uction Dredger " Sandpiper " for the Extension of the Alexandra Basin In the Maintenance of the Harbour

Total

Ballast and Builders' and (dredged and served direct)

Gross total dredged

423,725 tons 355,330 tons 779,055 tons 300 tons 779,355 tons

The total ballast served to ships during the year was 2, 50 tons. The concrete ha e of the old Beacon Lighthouse, destroyed by the steam collier " Marquis " in 190 , was removed, and the bank on which it tood was dredged away. The straightening of the north side of the channel between the J.Jorth Bull Lighthouse and the Eastern Breakwater Lighthouse was completed.

There is now a straight channel of a width of 900 feet from the entrance of the River at Poolbeg as far as the Eastern Breakwater, with a minimum depth of 18 feet at low water. For many years to come the maintenance of this channel will require considerable dredging in consequence of the washing in of sand from the orth Bank.

From the middle of ovember the ,. uction Hopper Dredger " andpiper " dredged inside the Harbour, improving the approach to the Alexandra Ba in.

During the year 231,973 tons of sand were pumped on shore by the ", andpiper" for the reclamation of land adjoining the extension of the Alexandra Ba in.

DREDGING ON THE BAR.-The Board's uction Hopper Dredger " andpiper" worked on the Bar 185 days during the year, and raised 497,292 tons of sand in improving the channel aero s the Bar. a depth of at least 20 feet at low water has been obtained, and as no borrowing powers were available for continuing this work, it was considered expedient to suspend dredging on the Bar, and use the dredger in improving the approach to the Alexandra Basin. An opportunity will thus be given of testing the stability of the channel aero s the Bar.

CITY QUAY DEEPENING.-The building of the new Quay Wall at City Quay wa continued, and at the close of the year a total length of 24 feet had been founded. Of this length 773 feet had been built up to coping level. During the year a length of 5 0 feet of th staging and dam pile were drawn, and the berth dredged to a depth of 20 feet below low water.

The quay surface was re-graded, paved, and opened to public use.

PIGEON HousE RoAn.-During the progre s of the Main Drainage Works at the Pigeon House Fort, the road from Ringsend was very badly cut up by the heavy cart traffic, and the cost of maintenance was increased. _In compliance with their statutory obligation, the orporation have contributed to this extra cost, and during the year paid an instalment of £1,000 on account of their liability. It was decided to use this money as a contribution towards the co t of paving the road, and thereby reduce the cost of future maintenance. In accordance with this decision, the roadway wa paved from Cambridge Road to the

!'jl

boundary between the Port Board's property and that of the Corporation at the Pigeon House for a width of 12 feet. This involved the laying of 7,218 square yards of four-inch syenite cubes, with joints grouted with Portland cement mortar and quarry chips.

RECLAIMED LANDS.- -The plot of ground, two acres in area, leased to the Asiatic Petroleum Company was surrounded by a masonry boundary wall, with gateways, in compliance with the terms of the lease, and at the end of the year the Company had erected their buildings, tanks, and appliances, and laid their oil pipe to the Alexandra Wharf.

The Alexandra Road has been extended and paved to these premises, and a wagon tramway has been laid, forming a connection with the existing tramways on the road and with the Great Southern and Western Railway system.

GRAVING DocK ELECTRIC PuMPS.-The new pump wells and machinery house were sufficiently advanced in February to allow Messrs. Drysdale & Co., the contractors for the new Electric Pumping Machinery, to proceed with its erection, and early in July the work was sufficiently advanced to test the pumps. The results have proved eminently satisfactory. With the two pumps working the Dock has been pumped out in less than one hour. In regular work only one pump will be used, as this is found to drain the dock sufficiently fast for the convenient docking and washing down of vessels. Even with one pump a gain of about four hours is obtained over the time taken by the former pumping machinery.

ALEXANDRA WHARF.-The Wharf originally built for the use of the Anglo-American Oil Company has been incorporated into the Alexandra Wharf and has been reconstructed and strengthened so that the electric portal cranes may work on it. The pipe-line terminals of the Anglo-American Oil Company and the Asiatic Petroleum Company have been placed under this Wharf.

NORTH WALL WIDENINGS.-The widenings of the roadway authorised by the Port Act of 1902, opposite Nos. 1 to 9, 46 and 47, 68 to 70, and 77 to 82 North Wall Quay inclusive, comprising an aggregate length of 625 lineal feet, were finished during the year. These widenings involved the throwing back of private frontages, the strengthening and lining of vaults, the construction of new and narrower footpaths, and the paving of the street surface. The work was particularly troublesome and tedious, it has, however, been of great public advantage. It is expected that the current year will see the widenings in front of the Midland Great Western Railway Company's premises completed.

ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT.--Cranes.-Seven out of the ten electric wharf portal cranes have been accepted from the contractors. Three of them are still in their makers' hands in consequence of defects, chiefly in the electrical machinery.

The electrical cranes are steadily gaining in popularity, both with shipowners and merchants. They have also proved of great economic value in accelerating the clearance of vessels out of the Port.

Oapstans.-Six electric capstans have been placed along the river quay of the North Quay Extension for moving wagons on the Board's tramways. They have proved so useful that three more have been ordered.

Lamps.-Three electric lamps have been erected at the eastern Glasgow Berth, which is chiefly used by the Laird Line Steamers.

CRANE TRAMWAY FOR MESSRS. TEDCASTLE, McCORMICK & Co.-A crane tramway, 360 feet in length, has .been laid on City Quay at the berth allocated to Messrs. Tedcastle, McCormick & Co. The rails and pavmg were laid on concrete and the sets grouted with Portland cement mortar.

BRITISH AND IRISH STEAM PACKET COMPANY'S BERTH ON Sm JOHN RoGERSON's QUAY.-On the application of the British and Irish Steam Packet Company a berth 300 feet in length was allocated to them for their London trade opposite the Company's newly acquired premises on Sir John Rogerson's Quay.

Preparations are in progress for the erection of a shed and fenders. To complete this work it was necessary to build up the wide flight of river steps at the site.

BRIDGES ACROSS THE ENTRANCE TO THE RoYAL CANAL.-In pursuance of the determination of the Board to erect a new bridge on the North Wall Quay across the Royal Canal entrance to replace the existing antiquated bridge, arrangements have been made with the Scherzer Rolling Lift Bridge Company, of Chicago, U.S.A., for permission to construct twin-bridges of the Scherzer type, and the necessary patent rights for the work have been acquired. The throwing back of the frontage opposite the 1idland Great Western R.$1.ilway Company's premises and the foundation of the bridges will be carried out by the Board.

JOHN PURSER GRIFFITH,

M.Inst.C.E.,

Engine.er of the Du"bl,in Port and Docks Board. January, 1910.

MANAGER'S ACCOUNTS

Custon1 House Docks and Warehouses Department,

CUSTOM HOUSE DOCKS AND WAREHOUSES DEPARTMENT.

Revenue Account for year ending 31st Decemfier, 1909.

LT ABILITIES

CONTRACTS : To amounts due to Sundry Merchants and ContractoIB

OVE.RTIME 8ALES : To amounts due to Sundry Merchants on account of Goods solrl at Auction •

RENTS: To proportion of Rents unpaid 31st Dec., -:.909 -

0UTS'r.ANDING DEPOSITS : To amount due to Merchants .

BALANCE: Surplus (£21,557 7s. 7d.) in previous years (1901

to 1909 included) • 22,4ll} 10 6 23,428 14 0

ASSETS

CAS!l IN HANDS AND IN BANK : By Bank of Ireland General Account -,, Petty Cash in hands -

OVERTIME SALES: By amount owing by Sundry Merchants on account of Goods sold at Auction •

AMOUNTS DUE BY SUNDRY PERSONS on foot of unfurnished Rent and Charges on Goods m store t)n 31st Dec., 1909

I SUNDRY DEBTORS : By amounts due by Sundry Customers for furnished Rent 11.nd Charges -

COAL WHARVES AND RENTS : By amounts unfurnished and due 31st Dec., 1909 TAXES: By amounts paid in advance

PORT FUNDS : Br amoun_t of Surplus paid m previous years (1901 to 1908) - -

F. MILLINGTON, CHIEF CLERK.

EDWARD GRANDY, MANAGER~

CUSTOM HOUSE DOCKS AND WAREHOUSES DEPARTMENT

Balance Sheet, 31st December, 1909.

EXPENDITURE ON WAREHOUSING DEPARTMENT:

To Rent of Premises -

" Taxes - -

" Insurances - -

" Superannuations and Pen sions - -

" Incidental Expenses -

" Salaries - -

" Wa ges - -

GENERAL EXPENSES:

To Materials - -

" Clothing - -

" Printing and Stationery

" Ga s - -

" Cartage - -

" Compensation for loss

" Engineer's repairs, Warehouses - -

EXPENDITURE ON WATER AREA:

To repairs of Brid ges (Outer) - -

" Li ghting , Sea Gates, Cranes, &c - -

,, Dock Master's SalaryWater Gatemen's Wages and Expen ses -

" Balance' -

F. MILLINGTON ' CHIEF CLERK,

al'.ld Transformer Station - 24 15 0

ern l Post Office - 175 0 0 S u n d r i e s-Labour, Watching, Weighing, Weighbridges - 143 3 1

CUSTOM HOUSE DOCKS AND WAREHOUSES DEPARTMENT.

W!,isky, Wine8, g-c., Department fo1· yeai· enrhng 31 st D ecembe r, 19G9.

CUSTOM HOUSE DOCKS AND WARE HOUSES DEPARTMENT.

CUSTOM HOUSE DOCKS AND WAREHOUSES DEPARTMENT.

Timber and Brick Ya,·d Goods D epartment for year ending 31 st D ecem ber. 1909.

s. d. £ s. d.

s. d.

To Wages - - - 448 3 3 By Ren t and Charges fur,, Salaries - - - 285 8 11 ni shed to 31st Dcc em- I

,, Materials - - - 22 7 6 ber, 1909 - - 538 11 5/ ,, Stationery and Printing - 4 18 3 I " Rent and Char ges du e

Gas - - - 8 5 2 (accrued), unfurni shed

Clothing - - - 5 9 3 31st December, 1909 - 320 2 11 ,, Cartage - - - 115 3 2

Insurances - - 7 11 0 ,, Incidental Expenses - 8 7 6

By Rent and Charges f urem" nished to 31st Dec ber, 1909Rent and Char~cs acer ue<l 1st due, unfurnished to 3 Durember, 1909

CUSTOM HOUSE DOCKS AND WAREHOUSES DEPARTMENT. Coal Wharves and R ented Pnmi ses D epai ·trnent f or year endi11y 31. t D cce 111her, 1909. £ s. To Wages - - - 509 11 ,, Salaries - - - 522 0 " Materials - - - 50 8 ,, Gas - - - 120 ll ,, Stationery and Printing - 8 13 ,, Clothing - - - 19 5 ,, Insurances - - :.!2 2 ,, Incidental Expenses - 19 15 " - 136 16

,, Rent and Charges accrued due, unfurnished 31st December, 1908- 300 4 0

,, Balance to Profit and Loss Acc ount - - - 3,240 2 3

5

CUSTOM HOUSE DOCKS AND WAREHOUSES DEPARTMENT.

Sundrie.~ A ccoimt for yea,· ending 31st D ecembn , 1909.

By Rent and Charges furnished to 31st December, 1 1909 -

Rents

CUSTOM HOUSE DOCKS AND WAREHOUSES DEPARTMENT.

P, ·ofit a11d Loss Account for yea,· ending 31st Dec,mber, 1909.

General Goods Depart- I ment-Profit for year - 1,666 17 9 ,, Balance from Coal Wharves, and Rents Department-Profit for - 3,240 2 3 yt:ar " a esProfit for year- 120 11 8 B lance from Sundri

Less LossTo Balance from Whisky, Wine, &c., Department-Loss for year - li7 12 4To Balance from Timber and Cla_v Goods Department-Loss for year - 243 0 5

SKS l.N CONNE(;'l'lO.N WITH THE WATER AREA, &c. : I

To Dock Master's Salary,, Water Gatemen's Wages and Expenses_ I ,, Enipneer's Repairs, I Bndges, outer (moi ety ) ,, Sea Gates, Cranes, Ligh~ng, &c. - -

F'. MILLINGTON, CHIEF CLERK.

EDW .ARD GRANDY, MANAGER.

ACCOUNTANT.

COLLECTOR OF PORT DUES' REPORT

For the Year ended 31st December, 1909.

l beg to submit for the information of the Board the following Returns relating to the collection of Tonnage Rates, Goods Rates, Pilotage Rates, &c., for the year ended 31st December, 1909 :-

(1) A comparative Statement of all moneys collected during the years 1908 and 1909.

(2) A classified Return of the Tonnage on which Rates were collected.

(3) A Return of the Number and Tonnage of Vessels which entered the Port during the year.

(4) A comparative Statement of Goods and Live Stock imported into and exported from the Port of Dublin for the two years ended 31st December, 1909.

The Revenue from Tonnage Rates amounted to £71,566 ls. 2d., being £3,301 9s. 7!d. less than the amount collected in 1908.

In the Oversea Traiie the total registered tonnage upon which rates were paid was 360,811 tons, as compared with 341,237 tons in 190S ; sailing vessels showing a decrease of 10,843 tons, and steamers an increase of 30,417 tons; the total amount collected was £13,769 3s. 3id., being £836 10s. 0½d. less than in 1908.

In the Cross-Channel and Coasting Trade the total registered tonnage upon which Rates were paid was 1,667,493 tons, as comparetl with 1,595,803 tons in 1908; the total amount collected was £57,796 17s. l0½d., being £2,464 19s. 7d less than last year.

Tho total registered tonnage for the year was 1,918,304 tons, showing a decrease of 18,736 tons as compared with 1908. In addition, vessels of a. registered tonnage of 9,803 tons entered the Port carrying Mails or Troops upon which no Rates were paid.

The a.mount received in lieu of Tonnage Rates from Steam Trawlers was £212 16s., as compared with £196 8s. in 1908,

DUES ON GOODS.

Twenty-five per cent. of the Schedule of Rates leviable under the Act of 1902 yielded within the year a. sum of £20,719 18s. 9d., as compared with £19,804 15s. 7d. in 1908, or an increase of £915 3s. 2d., evidencing an increase in the trade of the Port, notwithstanding the reduction in Tonnage Rates. Dues on IMPORTS yielded £13,630 14s. lOd., and on EXPORTS, including Live Stock, £7,089 3s. lld.

The following comparative statements show the trade of the Port for the years 1908 and 1909, settin~ out separately Foreign, Cross Channel, and Irish Coasting Imports and Exports.

IMPORTS.

In the Import Trade, following are some of the principal articles which show an increase or decrease as compared with 1908 :-

Bacon

Barley

Bricks

Cement

Coal

Flour

India Corn

Malt

Manure (Artificial)

Oat~

Phosphate Rock

Sugai

Slateis

Timber

Wheat 4,632 tons, decrease 4,717 " increase 1,46 7 ,, do. 1,606 ,, do. 35,117 " do. 6,676 " decrease 2,353 " do. 3,735 " do. 4,860 ,, inc·rea c 4,218 " do. 13,156 " decrease 2,117 ,, mcrease 4.736 ,, do. 24,056 loads, do. 9,289 tons, do.

And in the Export Track the following increases or decreases occur :-

Biscuits 169

.Bran and Pollard 2,051

Butt.er 515

Bacon 489 tons, increase ,, decrea e ,, increase ,, decrease

l!:ggs

Fish (Fresh)

Hay

~lanure (Artificial)

Margarine

Oats

Port.er

Timber Vegetables

Whiskey

Wool 250 ,, increase 1,007 ,, do. 393 ,, decrease 943 " do. 557 ,, mcrease 1,059 ,, decrease 2,363 ,, mcrease

6,914 loads decrease 1,294 tons increase 1,451 ,, decrea e 1,609 ,, increase

'fhe following figures show comparative statements of Live Stock exported during the last five years :-

Comparative Statement of all Moneys collected during the Years 1908 and 1909.

Tonnage Rates on Ships

Dues on Goods (Inwards) do. (Outwards)

Steam Trawlers

Ballast to Ships

Pilotage (Inwards) do. (Outwards) do. (Fees on Licences, &c.)

Overtime Dues on Ships

Lighter Dues . ...

Graving Dock and Slip Dues

Cranes

Rents

Acre and F~~t Lots : : :

Sale of Old Stores

J;n~~ (including futerest o~·Deposi~) :::

City Dues (collected for Corporation of Dublin)

A Return of the Tonnage of all kinds entering the Port of Dublin , on which Tonnage Rates were collected , from 1st January to 31st December , 1909.

De scription of Vessels

TRADE.

ASTING TRADE.

The Number and Tonnage of British and Foreign Sailing and Steam Vessels (including their repeated Voyages) that entered the Port of Dublin in 1909 ._ .

Oversea Trade I Coasting Trade

Februllry,

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT

GOODS AND LIVE STOOK IMPORTED INTO AND EXPORTED FROM THE PORT OF DUBLIN FOR THE TWO YEARS E DED 3lsT DECEMBER, 1909.

GOODS AND LIVE STOCK IMPORTED

STATEMENT OF

EXPORTED FROM THE PORT OF DUBLIN

ENDED 31 sT DECEMBER, 1909.

GOODS, &o,

Aerated

Alabaster

Ale, Beer and Hop Bitters

Alkali

Alum

Ammonia

Do. (Sulphate of)

Anchors, Chains, &o.

1

Anvils and Vices - 37

-

16 Animals (Wild) (number)

Annatto

Antimony

Apparel

Apples and Pears ,,

Arrowroot - 6 (j - 26 26 Ashes (Pot and Pearl) ,, ,, ,, ,, - 45 45 - 3 3 Asphalte ,, ,, " ,, - 7 7 - 4 4 Axles ,, " ,, " - 6,304 tons 6,815 tons 6,815

Baking Powder

Banding

Barley (Pearl)

Barytes

Baskets

Beans

Bearers

Beeswax

Bellows

Bells

Biscuits

Bitumen

Blnnking

Blacklead

Bladders

Blankets

Bleaching Powder

Blocks (Paving)

Do. (Ships)

Blood

Blue

Boats (number)

Boards (Floormg)

Do. (Mill)

Bobbins

,, Bobbin Blocks

Boilers ( team)

Boiler Composition

Books

Bottles

Bowls (Wood)

,, Boxes (New) ,,

- -- - Boxwood 406 tons 2,632 ,, 3,038 " -

,, 987 " Bran and Pollard - 38 38 ,, - · 41 " 41 ,, Brandy ,, - 152 152 - 171 ,, 171 ,, Brass ,, ,, - 2 2 - 4 ,, 4 ,, Bricks (Building) ,, " - 1 ton 1 ton - 1 ton 1 ton Do. (Bath) - 3 tons 3

-

3 tons Do. (Fire)- - - - - Brimstone - 1 ton 1 ton - 1 ton 1 ton Bristles - 18 tons 18 tons - 32 tons 32 tons Brooms - 38 38 - 20 20 Brushes, &c. ,, ,, ,, " - 14 14 - 12 12 Buckets " ,, " ,,- - - 62 pkts. 62pkt8. Bullion and Specie - 13 13- - Buoys ,, ,, - 8,119 8,119 -

Carriages,Motor Cars, &c.(number

Carts, &c. (number

Chicory

Chimney Pieces

Churns

Cider

Cigars

Cinders

Clocks

Clogs and Clog Soles

Cocoa

Confectionery

Copper

Copperas

Cordage

Cordials

GOODS , &c.

E E

E E bo ny ggs le ctric Cable le ctro-Pla+ d Ware

Emery Cloth

,meryE

E mpty Bags Do. Boxes

Engines (Steam) E xhibits

Farina

Farming Implements

Felt

Feathers

F enders

Fibre

Figures

Filters

Firearms

Fire Lights

Fir ewood

Fire-clay Goods

Fish (Dried)

Do. (Fresh)

Do. (Preserved)

Flax

Do. (Se ed)

Fleshing s

F lo ck

F lour

Flo wer Pots

Fl owe r Roo

F orks and Ra k es

Fow l

F rui t (Dri ed)

D o (Gr een an d Pr es erved)

Fuel (P atent )

Furnit ur e (New )

D o. (Ol d )

Game

Gannister

Gas (Carbon, &c.)

Do Fittings

Geese

Gig Shafts

Gin and Gen eva

Ginger

Forks and Rakes

Fruit (Dried)

GOODS, &c

Goats (number)

Grai ns

Gr a pes

Gra ss (Forei gn)

Gra tes

Gravel

Grease

Greaves

Groceries

Guano

Gum

Gunpowder

Gutta. Percha

Gypsum and Plaster of Paris

Haberdashery and Drapery, &c.

Hair (Curled)

Do. (Pla sterers)

Ha.ms

Handles

Hardware

Ha.ts

Hay

Heddles

Hemp

Herrings (Salt)

Do. (Fresh)

Do. (Smoked)

Hides and Skins

Honey

Hoofs and Horns

Ho ops (Wood)

Hops

Hors es, Mules and Ass es (n umber)

Hosiery

Hurdles

Ice Indian Corn

Ink

Indi a. Rubb er

hon (Ca.stin gs)

Do (Wrou ght)

Do. (Pi g) Do. (Nail.Rod) Do. (Or e)

Do. (Hoop) Do. (Plate a nd Sheet) Do. (Bolt s)

(Scrap)

(Oxide of)

116 ,, 18 ,, 694 ,, 335 ,, 4,065 ,, 3 8 ,, 1,749 ,, 20 ,, 367 ,, 798 ,, 192 ,, 109 ,, 2 , 1 ton 202 tons 3,233 ,, 1,970 405 ,, 30 ,, 3,836 tons 4 ,32-l ,, 227 ,, 379 ,, 7,026 ,, 14,073 ,, 1,490 ,, 9 " 7 " 101 ,, 5,9_8 ,, 52 ,, 42 ,, 4 ,,

2 1,726 tons 50,185 ,, 8 " 413 ,, 31 ,, 3 " 1908 IMP ORTE D

Foreign 3 tons 2 ,, 62 " 571 ,, 2 tons 31 ,, 2 " 2 " 30 ,, 16 ,, 1 ton

Cr oss Chann el and Irish j 35 tons 421 ,, 7 " 114 ,, 80 ,, 801 ,, 5 " 1,280 ,, 15 ,, 20 ,, 197 ,, 3 :, 2,0 17 ,, 4,006 tons 1 " 9 ,, 780 ,, 228 ,, 3,582 ,,

,,

,, 19 ,, 473 ,, 1,051 ,, 206 ,, 57 ,, 9 " 3 " 116 ,, 3,177 ,, 2,230 401 ,, 6 " 692 tons 194: ,, 346 ,, 8,604: ,, 12,296 ,, 1,030 ,, 6 " 11 " 3 " 4, 20 ,, 1,409 ,, 109 ,, 2 ,, To tal 35 tons 421 ,, 10 ,, 114 ,, 80 ,, 803 ,, 5 ,, 1,342 ,, 15 ,, 20 ,, 197 ,, 3 ,, 2,5 8 ,, 4., 008 to ns 112 ,, 11 ,, 780 ,, 310 ,, 3, 61 2 ,, 343 ,, 47 ,, 19 ,, 489 ,, 1,051 ,, 20 7 ,, 57 ,, 9 " 3 " 196 ,, 3,177 ,, 2,232 401 ,, 6 ,, 1,726 tons 50,877 ,, 194 ,, 354 ,, ,604: ,, 12,709 ,, 1,03 ,, 6 ,, 11 ,, lH ,, 4,820 ,, 1,412 ,, 1 9 ,, 2 "

GOODS, &c.

Matches

Matting

Mattresses, &c.

Meal ..

Do. Seeds and Shudes

Meat (Coarse)

Do. (Preserved)

Meters

Millinery

Mineral Waters

Mirrors

Mollasses, Treacle and Syrup

Moss

Mustard ..

Music and Musical Instruments

Nails and Screw Nails

Naphtha

Nautical In struments

Nets

Nuts

Oakum

Oars and Spars (number)

Oats

il (Pet. and Par.)

o. (all others) il Cloth, &c

nion.s

range s

re (Bog) .. 0 D 0 0 0 0 D 0 0 o. (Burnt and White) rgans, Harmoniums, &c. xide (Spent) p p aint aper Do.

(all kinds) (Pulp)

Do. (Split)

and Newspapers ewter hosphate Rock

ianos (nnmber)

ickles, &c.

ictures

Meters

Millinery

Mirrors

Mustard ,, " - 18 18 - 9 " 9 " Music and Musical Instruments ,, " - 44 tons 44 tons - 33 tons 33 tons Nails and Screw Nails--- Naphtha-- 3 " 3 " Nautical Instruments - 1 ton 1 ton -

(Drain)

( ewer)

Pumice Stone

Putty

Pumps

Railway (Rails and Chairs)

(Buffers)

{Waggons and T rucks)

Rags

Ranges

Retorts

Rivets

Rods

Rollers (Wood)

Rope ( ew)

Do. (Cake) Do (Rock)

Sand (Building) Do. (Moulding)

Sausages

(Grass)

Do. (other) Scythes

hell Fish Shellac

hoe Pegs

how Cards Silicate Cotton 4 ,, 4 ,, 3 " 3 " Silk, &c. 4 " 4 " 3 ,, 3 ,, Sizing 258 ,, 258 ,, 92 " 92 ,, Slates and Slate Slabs Do. (Writing ) naiths 3 " 3 " 3 " 3 " Snuff 492 ,, 492 "

(Powder)

,, Do . (Spent L ye)

" Soda Do. ( itrate of) Do. (As h) 5 ,, 5 " oot ] 3 ,, 13 ,, 5 ,, 5 ,, p~des and Shovels l to n 1 ton p1ces

"

and Skillets

Spokes (number)

Sponges

Starch ,,

17 "

" 447 " Stationery 566 ,, 566

" 2 to ns

,, 442 " Staves ,, 33 ,, 33 36 " 36 " Steel ,, 9 ,, 9 " a ,, 14 " Sticks (Walking) Stones (Paving)

Do . (Fl ag Curb, Gr a nite and 26 " 26 ,, 38 " 38 " ett, &c.) 3 " 3 4 " 4 " Dll (Grin d , Mill a nd Cutltlrs) "

Do. (Broke n)

Do. (L ith ographic)

Straw

Straw Envelopes

uga.r ulphur Do. Ore

Suma.ch

Sundries ( on-enumerated Article;}

Tallow

Tanning Extra.rt

Tapioca.

Tar

Tare

Tarpaulin

T~ ,l

Terra. Cotta.

Thread

Tiles (all kinds)

Timber Do. (Wrought)

Tin and Tinware Do. (Scrap) Do. (Foil)

Tobacco

Tongue

Tow

Toys

Tripe

Trucks

Trunks

Turf and Peat Litter

Turpentine

Twigs

Twine and Cord

Type

U:nbrella.s

Va.Ionia

Varnish

Vegetabl&1

Veneers

Vinegar

Vitriol

Wah Boards

Wa te

Cotton

Wax (Paraffin)

Wedges

Wheelbarrows (number

I Wheels (Coach and Car) do

Whiskey

Whiting

Window Blinds

- Window Frames

Poa1• DuEs o~•FrcE, 1\-1 . S. B. ROMAN. 8th F ebruary, 1910. Collector of Port Duea.

A STATEME . T

THE REGISTERED TONNAGE

TB.A.T

ENTERED THE PORT OF DUBLI J'IIOll

1786 TO 1909, INCLUSIVE.

A STATE:ME T OF THE REGISTERED TONNAGE THAT ENTERED THE PORT OF DUBLIN

FROM THE YEAR 1786 TO 1909, INCLUSIVE.

* From 1823 Native Vesstls from Engli,h Porta were by a Trusury Minute entered u Couters.

ND DOCKS

reposed Widenin1 or Butt Bridge

ACCOUNTS OF

C. B. AUDITOlrS REPD RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURE

da. the ordinary weekly-meetiogoi th Ul Port and Docks Board ~a." held in \lie Weatmo~la.nd str,,et, \fr. Wm. WalJ.P., d1airma11, presiding. and lb.er alao P,ese .M. William. Hewat irman). Michael Murphy, J>. J. , ,I. Hutc-hineon , Samuel P. Boyd , D • ,. ;, J.'r-ederic-k R. Hall Tholll&6 R. :• Frank Y Martin Winiam (,'row,• J ~e, WiJliam R;ies, ,J JI'. p' • ; H. G. Burge-SA. S. K M'Cor~V&ltcr Ba.ird, John lfollwcy. Sir Ur ~, Bart., 1).J,. ; Wm. ,J. D1>lla1•, DRJi!Dorxo OPRR!TIO~f-( from tho usua.t ~rn that We~e dredRed during th~ week. Wltb 11 ,99o tons tm· the cor"' last year, .B. AUDITOR'S P..EPOR1'.

Govem~nt Board forwarded a e,r Audit.or's Nlport on his m i&Coounta of t.ho Port aod Do<·!-~ )<>~ nding 31.,t Dec-Pmber la t. ti.he ?'oceipt,a on the Port J.'unt.i 8 howed an incr e of £1.W6 , th the previous year. Th , £1,008 on tonnag dutv n good~ . Increa ,n,;-~ c gr,i,l"ing docl · acconu , , ,f .balla«;t. On the olh ~r !hog off in C:usl-Om Hou.I.'

• Th tot~I t'Xpenditure of £13,74~. of wh '<"h redging arcount. A cont hat IH•ad hnd, howevr · 1 ii< 0.11n in respect uf 1'.:Xtensiou. The capih new works ~chc . or 19'.>2 .imouutffl ,o vide for which a aum by the iSSIK' of m,,rt,. £IS,()(Xj by tRmpor.iry : ,m f Ireland, In addition fo hat nd. o( the Board on toot ing on 31 t l.kcember last ort s, £295.430 on Offi c deben1 f lAAQ gu d by Jy £'Z7,000

OF

IN PORT AND DOCICS BOARI), FOR YEAR ENDED 31 ST DECEMBER,

• I out«tandinr_;. licable to the rr - D t_ t und@r their <>.1.11t Decemb(-r w

£66,716 138 was intc:ci.., and £12,487 211 1 1 halan"e in the hng pla11t " o11 31st d 8 l~, of which ep";Wtt in hank a.nd Jt,. 1 d 11'11ble that tod in statutorv two_mstalments now ,.~ tJ account had ou6, and the IS ?.-. 6d

ORDER

OF THE :BOARD

B E R S OF

THE DUBLIN PORT AND DOCKS BOARD.

Constituted under the Du,blin Port and Docks .!:Let, 1898, 61 9" 62 Viet., oap. clxxx.

1911.-1912.

Ohafrman:

WILLIAM WALLA E, Ef-iQ., J.P.

Vice- Cltair111an : WILLIAM HEW AT, ESQ.

THE LORD l\IA YOR /01· the City (01· the time being.

Si:c appoint~d Corporation:-

• ALDERMAN DANIEL L. BERGIN.

• ALDERMAN W. F. COTfON, D.L., 1\1.P.

• COUNCILLOR JOSRPH HUTCHINSO

• COUNCILLOR J. P. NANNETTI, M.P.

• COUNCILLOR THOS. M. O'BEIRNE.

• COUNCILLOR P. J. ROO~EY.

Twelve Members:-

a GEORGE BYRNE, ESQ.

a FRANK V. MARTJN, E8Q.

• JAMRS H. NORTH, E Q., ,J.P.

WILLIAM ROSS, J<~SQ.

b WILLIAM CROWE, ESQ.

b MARCUS GOODBODY, ESQ., J.P.

!J JOHN ;\100 :EY, E ' Q., ,J.P. WILLIAM WALLACE, K-,Q,, ,J.P.

c ' AMUEL P. BOYD, 1-<:SQ., .M.A. , D.L.

c WILLIAl\l FIELD, E 'Q,, )J.P.

c FREDERICK 1-1. HALL, ESQ.

c THOMAS R. l\lcCULLAGII, .E ' Q.

Yiue hippi11g JI embers:-

a WI LLIAl\1 ,J. DOLLAR, E, Q., J.P.

a SIR JAi.\lES MURPHY, 13.\.RT.

a MICHAEL MURPHY, .ES4.

b WALTER BAIRD, .E 'Q.

b WILLIAM HEW AT, EHQ.

b JOH T HOLLWEY, ESQ.

B RGE s, ESQ.

c WM. H. LITCHFIELD, ESQ.

c Al\1 EL l\l'CORMICK, E 'Q., J.P.

* Those marked• hold office for three years from 12th January, 1911, if they remain Memb rs of the Corpora&i 011 •

a Those marked a go out of office on the econd Thur day in January, 1912.

b Those marked b go out of office on the second Thursday in January, 1913.

c Thoe,, marked c go out of office on the second Thui·s<lay i11 January, 1914.

I. Consolidated Revenue ccount,

II. urplu s Revenue ccount,

Ill. Capital Account.

IV. Consolidated Capital Account

V. Insurance Account, VT.

VIA.

VITl.

IX.

XI.

DOCKS BOARD.

Sheds on the North and South Quays, The Anglo-American Petroleum Oil Depot,

l\Ies rs. W. & H. 1\1. Goulding's (Limited) Premises, North Wall, The Alliance Gas Company's Tramway, •·· Mes rs. Tedca tle, M'Cormick & Co., Ltd., Tramway, Do. do. Crane Tramway, Mr. Michael Murphy's Tramway,

Messrs. Morgan Mooney & Co.'s (Limited) Tramwa:y:, Messrs. S. N. Robinson & Co.'s Tramway, broken period, Messrs. Tedcastle, M'Cormick & Co., Ltd., Premi es, 47 City-quay, Weighing Machines at Sheds, Coast Guard Station, Clontarf, Royal Dublin Golf Club, Dublin and Liverpool Screw team Packet Company's Stores,

North British and Ardrossan Steamship Company's Stores, The Shipbuilding Yard,

Messrs. Hogg & Co.'s Premises, Cope-street, The Asiatic Petroleum Co., Drain at the Pigeon House, Sundry small Rents,

,, Tm: ALLIANCE GAS Co., payment for pipe on Sir John Rogerson's Quay, " ACRE AND FOOT LOTS:Yearly Sums payable for Lots,

Carritd Jnrwal'd,

I. DUBLIN PORT AND Consolidated Revenue Account ,

Amount b1·oughtfonvard, TO EXPENDITURE.

To REPAIRS TO RoAD AND WALLS:Ea t Wall, Alexandra Roud , and Reclaimed tenance.

" WHARVE S : -

Maintenance 1rnd Repair@,

11 THE OFFICE , WH 1'MOREI.AND-STREET:-

Sundry Repairs, Rent of Nos. 19 and 20 , R ent of o. 21, ... R!Ltes and Taxes, ...

Land MainWages and Clothing to Honse Keeper, Hall Porter and Messengers, Gazettes,

,, INCIDENTAL : - -

Election Expen cs, ' Andir of Accounts-Local Government Boal'd (2 years), Petty Disbursements, Car Hire, &c.

tamp on Clearances and Cheque , Po. tage, &c., Stamps on Renewed Bonds, Commission on Bonds Composition in Lieu of tamp on Trnnsfer of tock,

11 PRrNTlNG AND STATIONERY:-

Offices in Westmorelanu-street, Engineer's Department, Rates Department. Harbonr MaRter's Depa.rtment

,, SA r,A1trns :-·

Offices in \Y estmorela.nd-street, Engineer's Department, H!U·bour Mastel''s Department, Bank of Ireland , 1~ Stock, . .. Medical Offic·er, Law Agent

n UPRRANNUATIONS

,, PENSIONS AND CnAmTrn

Payments unde1· Workmen's Compen ation Act, Pensions to Workmen and Widows, Annual Subscl'iptions to Ilospit1tls,

Annual Subscription to Lifeboat Institution,

Annual Subscription to the Sailors' Home, Annual Rnbscription to Sick Relief Society, Medical Officer's Room, Maintenance,

GRAVING DocK AND ' ups:Out lay-Graving Dock and lip, En~ineer, &c., Wages Graving Dock Wages and Materials, .' Rates, Graving Slips, Waaes and Material , Refund, Income-Graviug

Car,·ied forward,

DOCKS BOARD.

31st December , 1910 .

Amount brought forward, BY RECEIPTS.

BY CASUAL RECJ<:IPTI:! ;-

Hire of Engines, Light in Sheds, &c. Co111pensRtion for Damage, Sale of Accounts and Transfe1· Fees, Attending Petroleum Shipments, Royalty on gravel,

Received under the Workmen's Compensation Act,

,, Old Timber Sold, ,, Intere11t 011 Deposits,

., Amount received from the Corporation of Dublin for collecting City Dues,

Less-Income Tax,

,, Amount received from the Agricu ltu1·al Department f01· returns of Imports and Exports,

,, Amount of Pension refunded,

Amount broughtfo1·wa1·d, TO EXPENDITURE.

To ALEXANDRA. BA.SI!'., ,, Sunken Vessels and Salvage, Less recoup

,, ENGINEER ' S OFFICES, !forth Wall, ,, ADVERTISING, ,, INSURANCE OF PLANT (fi}LECTRIC), Do. OF FLOATING PLANT, ,, FmE INSURANCES ON PREMISES, ,, INSURANCES UNDER WORK.MEN'S COMPENSATION ACT, Le s recoup

,, Moiety of Maintenance and Repairs to the Bridge on the Custom House Quays ,, CoM11nssroN to Agents on Good Rates, ,, LAw Co Ts, vrz. :Parliamentary, other Bodies General La.w Costs

PARLlA.MKNTA.RY EXPENSES

" lNTERl!:ST, viz.:-

On Mortgage Bonds by Coupon, Do., do., by warrant, On 3¼ per cent., Redeemable Stock, ... On Temporary Loan,

" INCOME TAX-

On Interest, .•.

On Stock Interest paid by t,he Bank of Ireland,

On Premises,

Ves els partly Discharged at Kingstown ,, PILOTAGE, Amount paid from Port Funds,

,, SINKING FOND, viz. :-

On Mortgage Loan, under the Acts of 18.69 and 1879, On 3¼ per Cent. Redeemable Stock and on Mortaaae Bonds under the Acts of 1898 and 1902 ° 0 ,

,, INSURANCE FoND FOR FLOATING PLANT. Pilot included. To amount set apart in 1910 ,, Deficit on Custom House Docks Account ' teamers

DOCKS BOARD.

31st December, 1910. 1909

. d.

14 10 A11wunt brought f orwa1 d , BY RECEIPT . 61-1- ii 3 By 'urplus from Cu tom House Docks Account ,/ / 1

£97,450 o l I>. F. M'ALLI TER, AC COUNTANT.

1909 £ s. d. TO EXPENDITURE

7, 200 0 0 To Proportion of Dredging, charged to arplus Revenue 14,227 10 0

2,370 8 4

2,5 0 1 0 378 19 8 95 0 1 98 7 3 33 12 5 26,983 18 9

38,050 18 0

£ 65, 031 16 9

,, City Quay Deepening

,, Graving Dock Pumping :Machinery

,, Paving of the Pigeon Hou e Road

,, Bridge over Entrance to Royal anal ...

,, Shed on South Quays for British and Irish team Packet Co.

,, Building up teps at the South Quays

,, Crane Tramway for :Mes r . . Tedca tle, :M'Cormick and Co. Limited

,, Weig hbridge for British and Iri h team Packet Co.

,, Expen es re Loans (Proportion Charged to urplu Revenue)

Balance to General Balance (page 16)

31st December, 1910.

12 2

16 9 I BY RE CEIPTS. By Balance from 1909 (see page 9), urplus Revenue Account ,, Amount received from the Corporation of Dublin Account, Repairs Pigeon House Road ,, Revenue Account (page 6)

10 7

0 0

0 0

10 7 5,027 18 2

8 9

TO EXPENDITURE

To Reclaimed Land-Filling

,, Alexandra Wharf-Paving north of

,, Alexandra Bas in Extension

,, Do. Dredging by "Sandpiper" " Do by Bucket and SucLion Dr edgers

,, Alexandra Wharf

,, Electrical Equipment

,, Electric Portal Wharf Cranes

,, Shed for Mess r s. G. & J. Burn , Ltd.

,, Shed for Me ssr s Laird Line, Ltd.

,, Widening Roadway-North Wall Quay ,, Gas Buoys on Bar

,, Temporary Loan, repaid ,, Suspense

,, Balance to General Balance Account (page 16)

£28,027 18__;..

DOCKS BOARD.

31st December, 1910.

TO EXPENDITURE.

To EXPENDITURE from the date of Incorporat.ion in 1786 as the Corporation for Preserving and Improving the Port of Dublin, under the Act 26 Geo. III Cap. 19, up to 1868 :-

The Quay Walls, North and South Sides, Great North Wall, :.. Wooden Wharves, 'heds,

Rebuilding Custom House Quay, Deepening East End of North Wall, Graving Slips and Gridiron, Graving Dock and Engine , Eastern Breakwater in 1868, Sundries in 1868, 1868-Part of Purcha8e-money of the Custom House Stores, ,, EXPENDITURis from 1869 to 1910, by the Dublin Port and Docks Board, viz.:1869 and 1870-Balance of Purchase-money of the Custom House Stores, For Over sea Tradeorth Quay l~xtension, East End of Sonth Quay, and Great Britain Quay, For the Steam Coasting TradeSouth Quays and North Quays deepened at teamers' Berths, For New Plant, For Dredging, Widening, and Deepening River Channel, &c., For Dredging at the Bar, For Various Minor Works, For \Vatch House for Revenue Service, For Wharf for Ship Building Yard, For Five B11lln t Office Debenture:i Lost, paid off, For Expenses re Conversion of Loans and fasue of Stock, For Graving Dock Alterations, For Graving Slip Extern1ion, For Extension of Wharf East of Graving Dock, For North Bull Bridge, For Graving Dock Pump, For Graving Slip No. 1, New Machinery, For Compen!lation for l{esumption of Land, For Paving Pigeon House Road For Bridge over entrance to Royal Canal Shed for British and Irish Steam Packet Company ,, NEW Womcs AUTIIORISED UNDER AcT OF 1902 :-

Dredging the River Channel and Bar, including New Plant and Reclamation North of Alexandra Bas in, Recom1trnction of Old Quay \Valls, Glasgow, Belfast & London Co.'s Berths, Ea8tern Breakwater , Outer Wall (No. 3 Design), and Breakwa.ter Lighthouse, Deepwater Jetty near Goulding's Works, and Renewal of Timber Frontage, Toward'! the Completion of the North Quay Extension, and Alexandra Basin, Graving Slip Alterations and 100-Ton Crane, Lights, Buoys and Beacons, ~rtb &ttk l½hth <m1 e, City Qnay Deepening, Tramway Renewals, Sheds, Glasgow, Belfast ana Loudon Berths, Widening North Wall Quay,

Parliam{'J)tary Expenses,

" PlLOTAGB CAJ'JTAL ACCOUNT-

For purchttse of 2 Pilot Steamers,

.B Al .ANCE:l- Cu pit al, Surplus

DOCKS BOARD.

31st

December, 19 10 .

BY RECEIPT

BY RECEIPTS UP TO 1868.

By Amount raised on Debentures under 26 Geo. III., or any other Act:LRte Irish Currency, oc £100 Debentures I British Cnrrency, on £100 <lo.

Amount received from the Government in House premises,

Balance from Surplus Revenue, 1813 for Purchase of Pigeon

BY RECEIPTS l<'R0!\1 1869 TO 1910.

" Amount rai ed on Mortgage Bonds under the Act of 1869 (including £350 for Tr11mway purposes)

" Amount raised on Mortgage Bonds under the Act of 1879

" Amount raised on 8tock under the Act of 1898,

·, Amount rai se d on Mortgage Bonds under the Act of 1898

" Amount raised on Rtock nnrler the Act of 1902,

" Amount raised on Mortgage Bonds nnder the Act of 1902

,. Amount raised on Tempor a ry Loan

'' Amount received for Premiums on Mortgage Bonds, ...

'' Amount received from Co111missioners of Irish Lights on the transfer of Poolbeg Lighthouse, and for repairs, ... . ..

" Amount received for Sale of an Acre Lot,

" Amount received for Sale of Yearly Sum payable on Acre and Foot Lots in 1892, 1898 , 1896

·, Award 1·e Loop Line-Dublin. Wicklow, and Wexford Railway Co.-Dublin S Junction Railway,

" ale of Hoppers,

From Corporation of Dublin-Award n Slob Lands

From the Corporation of Dublin Ac count-Repairs to Pigeon House Road

"

N. PROUD, SECRETARY, PoBT AND Dooxs OFFICE, DuBLIN, 9th March, 1911.

EXPENDTT RE.

Balance C'arl'ied to General B11hm ce (pa)!e 16)

VI. The Suspense Account- Work Executed

TO EXPEt D l 'l'UH.E.

To Amount expended for the City of Dublin ' team Packet Co. on repair to their Ttamways

,, Amount exp(nded for I r . Iichael l\Iurphy on repair~ to his Tramway ...

,, Amount expanded for Messrs. W. & II. 1. Goulding on repair to their Tramway

,, Amo u nt pai d to the Co r poration of Dublin, balance of City Due collected for the m in 1 909

,, Amou

,. Amo u nt expended for removal of Crane on 011th Qu11ys

,, Amo u nt expended for exteo~ion of A iatic Petroleum Company' Tramway

,, Amount expended for :Mater ials for London & Norlh We tern (~ilway Comptmy re

to Delivery Office

To Amount of Deposit to cover Due refunded the Dublin and Gia gow Steam Packet Com pany

Bal ance to p age 1 7

BY RECEIPTS.

Port and Docks Board, 31st December, 1910.

RECEIPT '

By Balance received from 1909

,, A1nount received from the City of Dublin Steam Packet Co. for repairs to their Tr1tm'\\ray in 1909

,, Amou n t rece i ved from the London and orth Western Railway Co. for repair to their Tramway in 1909

" Amonnt received from Mr. Iichael Iurphy for repoirs_to hi s Tram,~ay in 190_9

" Amount received from i\les rs W. & I-I. l\1 . Gouldrng for repair to their Tramway in 1909

" Amount collected for City Dues for the Corpo r ation of Dublin

,, Amomn reco uped per Law Agent a/ c Law Costs

" Amo unt received from Me srs. A iatic Petroleum Company

" Amount received from Messrs. Pa lgrave Murphy & Co

" Am o nnt r eceived from l\le srs. Tedcastle, l\l'Cormick & Co.

31st December, 1910.

By

To Sinking Fund, under the Act of 1869 (see page IS)

,, Sinking Fund. under the Act of 1879 (see page 18)

,, Sinking Fund, under the Act of 1898 and 1902 (see page 1 )

., Capital Account (see page 10)

,, Surplus Revenue Account (see page 8)

,, In urance Account (see page 14)

,, Custom House Docks, Workmen's Insurance Account (see page 22)

,, Deposit Account (see page 14)

DOCKS BOARD.

31st December , 1910 .

Hy Amount inv e tedin 2½ per Cent. Consolidated Government tock, under the Acts of 1869 and 1879, t call,

" Amount inve ted in 3½ per Cent. India tock, under the Acts of 189H and 1902 , At call,

" Amount invested in 3 pflr cent. India tock for Insurance Account at cRll .

" Amou11t invested in Consolidated Government Stock, for Custom House Dock -Workmen's Insurance Account

" Suspense (see page 14)

" Balance, viz. :-

AND I>ocKs OFFICE, Du1:1LIN, 9th March,

AND Statement of Borrowing Powers, showing the

26 Geo. III., &c., on Debentures of £92 6s. 2d. each (late Irish currency), Do. on Debentures of £100 each, 32 Vic., Cap. 100, Dublin Port and Dock Act, 1869, viz.:In connexion with the Custom House Doeks, In connexion with the Port, In connexion with the Tramways, 42 & 43 Viet., Cap. 170, Dublin Port and Dock s Act, 1879, viz.:In connexion with the Port, 61 and 62 Vic., Cap. 180, Dublin Port ond Docks Act, 1898, Edward VII., Cap. 244, Dublin Port an rl Docks Act, 1902,

To Debentures paid off to 31st December, 1897, prior to Act of 1898,

Do. converted into

A Statement of the Sinking Fund in relation to the

To Borrowing Powers under the Act of 1869 extinguished,

,, Bonds under the Act of 1869 paid off to 31st December, 1909, Do. do. do. in 1910,

,, Bonds under the Act of 1879 paid off to 31 t December, 1909 , Do. do. do. in 1910,

,, tock under Act of 190~ purcha!ed and extinguished in 19 I 0-viz., £1 ,850, ala.nee under ffli! Actslnvested rn Government tock, or at Call, viz.:-'-...,_ nder t e c of 1869-in Stock, Do., do. at Call,

Under the Act of 1879-in Stock, Do., do. at Call, ._..

Under the Acts of 1898 and 1902-in Stock, Do., do. at Call,

3 ;; 1 £ 352,14 u A Statement of the Amount due on a_E:-.,, I

- Amount issued, extinguished, and remaining unissued on 31st Dec., 1910.

~ure Debt on the 31st -December, 1910.

and Stock under the Acts of 1869, 1879, 1898 and 1902.

By Amount set aside to Sinking Fund Account, including Dividends thereon, to 31st December, 1909, ... ... ... ... . •.

" A~o~mt set aside in 1910, viz.:Dividends on previous amounts, •·

I/ 50 part of original sum borrowed under the Act of. 1869, Less Amount converted into Stock, •··

1 / 50 part of original sum borrowed nnder the Act of 1879, Les~ Amount converted into Stock, ... •·· ... £257,150

91,800

" Amount applicable to extinction of Bonds raised under the Act of 1898, £77,000 Less Amount converted into Stock 4,000 £73,000

" Arount applicable to extinction of Bonds raised under the Act o 1902, ... ...

" amount applicable to extinction of Stock

" Dividends O • • n p1ev10us amounts-Loans Fund Account, (~ \ \ I \vi "i; IA]

-~ans on the 31st December, 1910.

£387,100

£297,280

1909

£ s. d.

£4,943 0 8 TO EXPENDITURE.

To Waaes for Maintenance and Repair . Wages to Engineer and Firemen, :: Repair by Engineer's Department to teamer , ,, l\laterial , tores, &c., ,, Incident :-Printing, &c., ,, Insurances on teamer , ..: ,, Insurances under Workmen's Compensation,

,, Payment to Pilots on Inward Voyage , ,, Payments to Pilots on Outward Voyaaes,

,, Allowance to Masters and Mate ,

1 ,, Clothing, ,, lary to Pilot uperintendent and Clerk to do., ,, alary to Medical Officer, ,, Travelling Expen es to Pilot , ,, urvey, ,, Award

,, Contributions to Pilots' uperannuation Fund:Fees on Licences, re<'eived in 1909, Board's Annual Donation,

A STATEMENT OF THE PILOTAGE AOOOUNT

To Tota l Amount paid from Port Fund on account of Pilot Cutter and teamers, and maintenance of the Pilot ervice in excess of Revenue therefrom, e.s per Triennial Return to the Board of Trade np to 31st December, 1909 ,. Defir. i ency on the year

THE 31st DECEMBER 1910, ' 1909

£ s d. BY RECEIPT

By Amount received from Vessels Piloted :Inwards, Outwards, ,, Fees from Pilotage Certificates, ,, Recoup Insurance Premiums, ,, Awards for Salvage 4, 082 16 1 ,, Compensation for Damage

IN RELATION TO THE PORT OF DUBLIN . By Debit on this Account to 31st December, 19 10,

22 X. CUSTO~f HOUSE DOCKS

1Jr. 1909 'l'O EXPENDIT RE. £ s. d.

1,297 19 5 To Rent, 918 7 7 , Taxe , ,, Fire In urance and In urances under '\Vorkmen' Compen131 13 7 sation Act, 5,090 19 7 ., \Yages, 373 ,15 0 ,, 1'Iaterinls, for Genernl l\Iaintenance,

2 0 ,, Cartage,

3 7 , Repairs by Engineer to W arehou e , &c ..

2 ,, Repairs to ,'ea Gate , &c -I 14 6 ,, Clothing, 2,282 3 10 ,, alarie ,

15 11 " upernnnuations and Pen ion ,

10 4 ., Ga,

10 3 ,, Printing and Stationery,

8 10 61-1- 5 3 ., Balance to Consolidated Revenue Account

14 1

Amount carried to General Balance (page 16)

TOM

AND WAREHOUSE

s. d. BY RE CEIPT '.

5 10 By Rent and Charges on Goods , ,, Rent of Premises:-

7 1 363 8 10 Dublin and Liverpool Screw team Packet Company, orth British and Ardrossan team Packet Company,

0 0 ,, Gt. Northern Ry. Co., Telegraph Po ts, &c.,

,, The Coal Trade Wharfage :-

1\Ie11sr~. Thos. Ileiton & Co., Ltd

Me srs. Wallace Bros., Ltd., Mes rs. Tedcastle, M·Cormick & Co., Ltd., l\1r. T. J. Ni~holl,

XI. A STATEMENT OF THE CUSTOM HOUSE DOCKS

To Pu;:rments from 1st August to 31st December, 1866

,, Do.

" D:>.

" Do.

" Do.

" Do.

" Do.

" Do.

" Do.

" Do.

" Do.

" Do. ,. Do.

" Do.

" Do.

" Do. ,, Do.

" Do. ,, Do.

" Do.

" Do.

" Do.

" Do.

" Do.

" Do. ,, Do.

., Do.

" Do.

" Do.

" Do.

" Do.

" Do.

" Do.

" Do.

" Do. ,, Do.

., Do. ., Do. Do.

" Do. " Do. Do. Do.

,, Do.

" Do. " Do.

to 31st December, 1867 to 31st December, 1868 to 29th eptember, 1869 to 31st December, 1869 do. 1870 do. 1871 do. 1872 do. 1873 do. 1874 do. 1875 do. 1876 <lo. 1877 do. 1878 do. 1879 do. 1880 do. 1881 do. 1882 do. 1883 do. 1884 do. 1885 do. 1886 do. 1887 do. 1888 do. 188}J do 1890 do. 1891 do. 1892 do. 1893 rlo. 1894 do. 1895 do. 1896 do. 1897 do. 1898 do. 1899 do. 1900 do. 1901 do. 1902 J!o. 1903 do. 1904 do. 1905 do. 1906 do. 1907 do. 1908 do. 1909 do. 1910

15,564 1G 8 14,754 1 8 15,301 17 8

15,583 0 1 15,92(l 10 l 17,060 9 I H,239 13 3 14,000 9 3 14, 43 I 4 413 290 8 10 13:308 6_!. 745,788 5 1 I 93,149 11 2 £838,937 16 3

ACCOUNT IN RELATION TO THE POR'l, OF DUBLIN. 25 ACCOUNT.

By Rents and Shipping Dues from 1st Au g ust to 31st December, 1866

" Do. to 31st December, 1867

,, Do. to 31st December, 1868

" Do. to 29th eptember, 1869

"General Receipts from 29th September to 31 t December, 1869

" I>o. to 31st December , 1870

,, Do. do. 1871

" Do. do. 1872

" Do. do. 1873

" Do. do. 1874

" Do. do. 1875

" Do. do. 1876

" Do. do. 1877

" Do. do. 1878

" Do. do. 1879

" Do. do. 1880

" Do. do. 1881

" Do. do. 1882

" Do. do. 18 83

" Do. do 1884

'' Do. do. 18 5

" Do. do I 886

" Do. do. 1 87

" Do. do. I 888

" Do. do. 1889

" Do. do. 1 !JO

1 • Do. do. 1891

" Do. do 1 92

" Do. do: 1893

" Do. do. 1894

'' lh do. 1895

'' Do. do. 1896

" Do. do. 1807

'' Do. do. 1898

" Do. do. 1899

" Do. do. 19 0 0

" Do. do. 1901

" Do. do. 1 902

" Do. do. 1903

" Do. do. 1904

" Do. do. 1905

·, Do. do. 1906

·, Do. do. 1907

" Do. do. 1908

" Do. do. 1009 Do. do. HJ 10

13,904 14 1 13,1 9 2 2 £ 838,937 16 3

P F. li'ALLISTER, Ac1couNT.UT. N. PROUD, SECRETARY. PORT AND DOCl{S OFFICE, DuBL1N, 9th March, 1911.

By Amount paid in 1866 to Her Majesty' s Government for purchase

Deficien cy in 1866,

Do. 1869,

Do. 1870,

Do. 1871,

Do. 18 72,

Do. 1878,

Do. 1889,

Do. 1900,

Do

1910,

N. PROUD, SECRET.A.RT.

PORT A!l'D DOCKS, OFFICE, DUBLIN, 9th March, 1911.

XII. APPENDIX-DREDGING ACCOUNT, 1910.

(SEE p AGE 2.)

1909 £ 8. d. 17,487 10 6

THE DREDGING AccouNT, including Repairs to Steam Dredgers, I Hoppers, Tugs, Launch, &c., To Total No. of tons dredged, ... ... ... . .. By Proportion of Dredging paid by the Ratbmines and Pembroke Townships, ,, Towage by the Board's Tug, ,, Recoup Compensation for damage ,

955 3 5 To Debit Balance on Ballast. l 6,!'i32 7 l 4,400 1 4 ,, Dredging at the Bar, 264- ;'5 11 ,, Dredging at Alexandra Basin by "Sandpiper'' ..

14 4

Total Tons

N. PROUD, ECRETARY,

PORT AND DOCKS OFFICE, DUBLIN, 9th March, 1911.

TO EXPENDITURE.

To Income Tax, ,, Wages, ,, Harbour Master's Salary and Clothing, ,, Material~, ,, Returns from Coastguards, ,, Gas Account, ,, Inci::lents, ,, Special Repair , ,, Insurance (Workmen's Compensation Act), ,, Rent of Harbour Master's House, &c. . .. ,, Grant to Department of Agriculture and Technical Instruction for Ireland, a/c "Dredging," ... .

HARBOUR

31ST DECEMBER, 1910. 1909 BY RECEIPTS.

XIV. SKERRIES

TO EXPENDITURE

To Debit Balance from 1909, To Wage, ,, 1\111.terials, ,, Incidents, ,, Harbour Ma ter, ' alary and Clothing, ,, Royalty on and, ,, Rent, ,, Poor Rate,

P. F. l\l'ALLISTER, Accou TAKT. N. PROUD, SECRETARY, PORT AND DOCKS OFFICE, DUBLIN, 9th March, 1911.

235 2 5 To 1aintenance of Quay Walls and Bridg , including Butt Bridge and O'Connell Bridge, ,, Co t of Paving Grattan Bridge, 1.081 17 10 ,, .Balance in Bank on 31 t December, 1910. £1,317 0 3

from 1909,

Instalment from the Council of the City of

from the

'l'O EXPENDITURE.

To Balance in Bank on 31st December, 1910

RATES ACCOUNT,

31ST DECEMBER, 1910.

BY RECEIPTS.

I By Balance in hand on 1st ,January, 1910 EXPENDITURE UP TO 31sT DECEMBER, 1910.

XVII I. ABSTRAC T

OF T HE DUBLIN POR T AND DOCK S BOARD

TO EXPENDITURE.

To Dredging at the Bar. ,, Dredging for Harbour Maintenance, ,, Proportion of Dredging for Rathmines and Pembi·oke Township , a Beacons and Buoys; Harbour Master; Quay Police, and Launch ,, Lightliou e , ,, Great North Wall, ,, Great South ·wall. ,, orth (.tuays, ,, South Quays , ,, Sheds and Stores, ,, Offices, City Quay, ,, Bnllock and 'a n<lycove Harbours ,, Offices in Westmoreland treet, ,, Ballast and Builders' Sand, • ,, Roads and Walls,

,, Incident , ,, Graving Dock and Slips,

,, Printing and Stationery, ,, ~rid~es on the Custom Hon. e Quay,

•: • lll!ll'H'l-l, ,, Supemnnuations.

,, Pensions and Charities, ,, Advertising, ,. I ntere t, ,, Income Tax 011 Interest, ,, Do. paid through Bank of Ireland, ,, Do Premises, ,, Alexandra Basin, ,, Engineer's Offices, ,, Crane.~.

., Commi~:;ion on Gooils Hate!'.

,, Law Costs,

,, Electric G<'nerating Station,

,, Wlmrves,

., Sunken Ve sel an<l 8alvao-e, ,, TrnmwayR, ,. Sinking F1111d, , , ' inking Fund, for Board' Stock, ,, Weighbridge, ,, Insurances, ,, Kingstown V cssels ,, P1trliar11e11tary Expeu es

SURPLUS REv~: NUE ACCOUNT:-

" City Quay Deepening, ,, Grnving Dock Pump, ,, Bridge over the Royill Canal, ,, Building up Steps at the , outh Quay, ,, Crane Trnmway for l\1e~srs. Tedcastle, McCormick & Co , ,, hed for British 1md lri~h Steam Packet Company, outh Quay~ ,, Wagon Weighbridge for ditto '

THE AOOO UN T8

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER, 1910.

BY RECEIPTS.

/Jalancefi.wwardjj'om 1909,

By Tonnage Duty on Over.sea and Coasting Vessels,

" Dues on Good R

" Dues on Steam Trawler,; ,

" Dues on Ve ss el s over six weeks in Port,

" Fines and D11e R on Lighters and Gunpowder Boats,

" Crane~, ... ... ... ... •••

" "Teighbridge on North Qnuy Extension,

1' Repair s, &c., Pigeon Hou se Road,

" Rents, . . . ... ... . ..

" Acre and Foot Lot , yearly sums,

,, Sale of Old 8tores ,

" Ballast,

" Graving Dock and ' lip ,; ,

,, Interest on Deposit ~ ,

" Casual Receipt s,

" Alliance Gas Co. , Pipe on Quays,

" To wage by the B oard's Tug, ...

" Compensation for Dnmuge . . . . ..

"

Corporation of Dublin for Collecting City Due s ,

" Agricultural Department for Returns, ••• •••

,, Proportion of Dred g ing from Rathmines & Pembroke Main Drainage.

" lnsurnnce Refund~,

" Recoup A/c, Snnken Vessels

" Recoup A/c, North Quay s ...

" Recoup A/c, Sh r d~

8URPJ.U8 REVENUF. ACCOUNT :-

By Amou~t received from the Corporation of Dublin towards Pigeon Hou se Road

Uarried fonvard,

THE DUBLIN PORT AND DOCKS BOARD

A mount bro ught /0 1-ward TO EXPK D1TURE.

To P1LOTAGE D£t>ARTllIENT :Payment to }"'ilots-Outward , Do. Inward, Allowances to :Masters and late , Cloth in~, Wages for :Maintenance, Incident , 'tores, 1\laterial , Coal , &c., Engineers and Firemen, Travelling Expen es, Insurance on , teamer , In nrance under the ,vorkmen's Compen ation Act .. Repairs by Enr,ineer ' Department, Survey , alaries to Pilot uperintendent, and Clerk to do., Contributions to Pilot ' uperanuuation Fund, Salary to Medical Officer, Award

,. CusTOM Hous,~ Docrcs AND ,v AREHOU E AccouNT :Head Rent., Taxes, Wages, Repairs by Engineer, Do. to ea Gate , l\Iaterials, Cartage, Clothing, Salarie~, Snperannuatious and Pen ions, Gas, P1-intiug and tatioocry, Incidents, InsurancP.s, Refund Account Overtime Sale l\Joiety of Bridge ' Repairs charged

to Cu tom Hou e Docks, Dock l\laster's Crew, Wages and Clothing, Dock l\la ter's , 'alary, &c. A mount

THE AOOOUNTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER, 1910.

' A mount brought forward,

TO EXPE DITURE.

To Reclaimed Land, ,, Paving North of Alexandra Wharf,

,, Alexandra Ba in Extension, ,, Do. Dredging, ,, IJo. do.

,, Electrical Equipment, ,, Electric Portal Wharf Crane , ,, Shed for Messrs. G. & J. Burn , Ltd.

,, Sheds for Messrs Laird's Line, Ltd.

,, Widening Roadway orth Wall Quay

,, Alexandra Wharf ,, Ga Buoys on Bar

'' B ALANCE TO GENERAL BAL•"C"" {page 16 ) v ..,_, • 1 IZ. :Sur plus Revenue. Uapifal,

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 1910.

P. F. M'ALLISTER, ACCOUNTANT. N. PROUD, SECRETARY. PORT AND DOCKS OFE'lCE, DUBLIN, 9th March, 1911.

REPORT OF THE DUBLIN PORT AND DOCKS BOARD

FOR THE YEAR 1910.

THE accompanying tatement (p. ' ') of Tonnage Dues how ' that the total registered tonnage that entered the Port of Dublin in H)JQ wa l,H35,036 tons, being 16,732 tons more than in 190D.

The several ·la .'e. of trade were affected a. follow :-

The registered tonnage from Co. TL.: E l. TAT, and other OVERSEA Port show a total increa e of 1,62 ton.-; ailing Ye. el show n,n increa e of 9,847 ton , and steamers a decrea ·e of ,219 ton .

In the COASTING and GENERAL Ono ·- HA:-ifNEL trade the tonnage of steamers decrea ed 7,27"2 tou:-:., and .. ailing vessel· increa ed 793 ton .

• T~~A::\I collier. increased 21,411 ton , and ailing- colliers increa ed 172 ton

The receipts from ToNSAGE RATES were £72,574 15s. 5d., being an increa e of £1,00 14 3d. compared with 1909.

'l'he receipt · from Rates in respect of Goons were £21,870 5 •. fid., an increa e of £ 1,150 G•. Ud. over 1909.

MEMB~li '.

In compliance with the proYision of the Dublin Port and Dock Act, 1898, th e Returning Officers duly appointed attended at the office of the Board on Monday, 2nd day of January, 1911 pursuant to the ReO'ulations as to the mode of conductin~ El · ' 0 ections of Electi\'e Members of the Dublin Port a.nd Dock Board, when the followino- . d 1 o weie u y propo ed and econdc,l :-

As TR.ADER:-:;' :Members :-Andrew Beattie, '. P. Boyd, William Field, Frederick H. Hall, Thomas R 1\IcCullagh.

D As Member.- :-lJ. G. Burges, W. H. Litchfield, • ~•. :McCormick, • J. tewart.

Mr. Andrew Beattie who wa propo ·ed and seconded a a l'raders' Member, ~ten~ed, and handed to ;he Returning Officer a otice of withdrawal from his nd1da ture.

Mr. David J. Stewart, who was proposed and seconded a a hipping Member,

delivered a written otice of Withdrawal from hi 1andidature. There being no more persons standing nominated than the uumber of vacancies, the Returning Officers declared Mr. S. P. Boyd, ~1:r. William Field, 1Ir. F H. Hall, and Mr. Thoma R. )foCullagh elected as Traders' Member ; and :Mr. H. G Burges , Mr. W. H. Litchfield, and Mr. S. . McCormick elected as ShippinO" Memb er .

TO .i: AGE R _ TE r D 'OOD' R TE .

On the th September hi t the Boa,r<l aJopte<l the following He ·olution fixing the Tonnage Rates and Good hate to be levi ed for the year 1911 :-

•• That the Tonnage Rates and Goods Rates resp, ·tively, leviable in the Port of Dublin for the year commencing 1st January, 1911, and ending 31 t December 1911, shall be the sa~e as the Tonnage Rates and Goods Rates respectively, now I viable in the Port of Dublin for the year endm,:r 31 t DC'remher. J!)]0, namely:-

•• TO~'NAGE

RATE

"The rate of 10-id. for every ton of the re!!i terecl tonnagr (ascertain cl for the p~1rpose~ of Rating in accordance with the Dublin Port and Docks Act , I 69 and 1902) of every ve sel amvmg m the Port from any Foreign or Colonial Port for every voyage uch v, ·el hall make. Provicl d that the Board _sl~all levy, demand, and take one-half only of the Tom1a"C or other rate payable in re pect of any v sel arnnng within the Port from any Foreign Port, and di charging within the rates limits only such an amount of carrro as is less than one-half of the Register Tonnage of uch vc,- ·el.

·' The rate of 5!d. for every ton of the Regi tered Tonnage (as ertaine<l. for the purpos<'S of Ratmg m accordance with the Dublin Port and Dock Act , I 69 and l 902) of every Ye· ·cl arriving in the Port 1·oa twise from any part of the nited Kingdom, or from any plare not within the Port of Duhlin, 1or every voyage such vessel shall make.

"GOOD RATE.-:.

'· Twenty-five per cent. of the rates set out in the 5th , ·hedule to the Dublin Port and Docks Act, 1902, except in the case of Flaxseed, the rat upon which shall continue to be twenty-five p r rent. of 3d. per ton."

KINGSTOW HARBU H TO~ 1 E RATE

.

rrhis subject continues to engage the attention of the Board. On the ~nd .,. ovember last, the Commis. ioner • of Kino town Barbour forwarded to the Board a copy of th ir Schedules of Rates and DueR leviahl , in J ing town Harbour from 31 t Octob r, 1910. In acknowledging their receipt the Board tated-

., They observe with s~ti~{actiou that with ~he exception meutioned under paragraph A t-0 H the Tonnage and Goods Rates are similar to those no~v levied by the Board within thi Port in re p •t of the same classes of Vessels and Goods. It must be obvious that th pro pcrih· of the Port of Dublin would be most serio~sl)_' and inj~riously affected if a H:irbour maintained by the tat , such as Kingstown, actually within the limit_s of this Port, was allowed 111 any way to enter into competition with the Port. or to offer preferent1a~ t~rms to owners of ves els, and my Board trust, therefore, that the (;ommissioners o{ Kimii:,town Harbour will m the future, as now, realise the nece ity of preventing any such competition."

To this communication the Board received the following reply :-

" I a~ directed by the Com~ssioners of Kingstown Harbour to ackno,ded"e the receipt o{ your letter of the 18th mstant (No. 1176), relative to the Rate and Due leviable at Kinostown Harbour and in r •ply I a~ to state that the Boa~d will, in the future. a in the pa t, in th cxerci e of tho1 powers ,rnd duties. conferred up~n them, g~ve e".cry consideration to the views ex pre d by the Port and Doek · Board, on w~ch, howe:ver, 111 connection with the matter which forms th ubject of vom letter they do not in the meantime feel_ it necessary to express an opinion. - '

• (, igned) H. WILLIAM ,·, ·re."

ELECTRICAL EQUIPME T OF TH .E PORT.

Within the year the sum of £2,i74 6s 4cl. wa8 expen<led in the maintenance and repairs of the Electric Generating Station. In Electrical Equipment, £721 12s. 2d.; and on Electric Portal Wharf Cranes, £1.485 15s. lld.

WIDEN! G THE ORTH WALL QUAY.

This work proce <led during the year. The sum of £1,129 l 2d. was expended, making a total of £11,176 10 3d., including compensation, &c., to 31 t of December last. In connection with this work, and i.n accordance with ection 11 of the Dublin Port and Docks Act, 1902, the Board ent red into an agreement with the Midland Great Western Railway Co. in March, 1909, to construct twin bridges aero s the entrance to the Royal Cnnal in lieu of the existing bridge. The sum of £1,~8 2 l ld. wa. expended on the work within the year, making a total to date of £1,667 2• . 7d.

OU'l'H QUAY DEEPE ING.

The rebuilding of the wall and deepening of the bertlu~ of City Quay as far as Moss treet was continued during the year, and the sum of £12,297 5s. 10d, expended; bringing the total expenditure to the :Hst December la ·t up to £46, I 76 14 5d.

DREDGING.

During the _vear the total quantity dredged in the Harbour was H3 ,9 l tons. Under the term of " Ordinary Maintenance" within the Harbour 297, 75 ton wa dredged; and at City Quay 5,400 ton , the total co1:1t of which was £11,694 5s. J d. Towards the completion of the Alexandra Basin ,"555, 706 tons was dredged, at a cost of £8,852 10s. ld.

SHEDS.

The followincr sums were expended within the year on the Construction of 'Led , viz. :-On the South Quay for the British and Irish Stearn Packet Co.'s trade, £2,287 5s. 0d.; and on the orth Wall Quay for Messrs. G. & J. Burn , £2,417 14 3d.; and for the Laird Line, £141 8s. 0d.

GRAVING DOCK PUMPING MACHINERY.

The yearly accounts of the Board ·how that the following um • were expended under this heading :-For the year 1907, £1,0 6 19::i. 3d.; 190 , £7,701 13:s. ld.; 1909, £2,370 8s. 4d.; 1910, £818 His. 4d., giviug a total expenditure of £11,97717:--. od.

I

IPO T .

The total number of tons of General Goods imported wa 1,009,917 against 966,560, being an increa e of 43,357 ton There were nl o 1,165,933 tons of Coal imported, being an increase of 32,436 tons over 190R Timber imported amounted to 113,406 loads.

E

PO T ' .

'l'he total number of ton. of Gen eral Goods, 464,867, being an increa e of 29,201 ton.· on the rear . to 20,5 1 loads.

exclu ive of Round Timber, was Round Timber exported amounted

LIVE TOCK.-There w re al o 334,5 4 attle expo rted, again t 3:Z9,455 in 1909 ; 376,51 heep, again. t 45:Z,491 ; 192,379 Pig , ao-ain t 194,54~ ; and 9,653 Hor e , against 9,187 the preceding year.

L AT.

The amount due on Mortgage Bond · on 31 ·t December, 1910, wa £573,100 0 0

The amonnt due on 3l per cent. Red emable 'tock on 31 t December, 1910, wa. .£29n,430 0 0

The amount due on Debenture · on 31 t December, 1910, wa £460 19 7

On the 31st December, 1910, the 'inking Fund under the Port ct of 1869, 1879, 1 98 and 1902, amounted to £79,203 15 ld., of which 32,933 7 5d. i invested in 2! per cent. Con olidated Gov rnment tock; and £33,7 3 - • . 7d. in 3! per cent. India tock ; and £12,4 7 2 . ld. at call at Bank of Ireland.

The INS URA CE FU D for the FLOAT! G PLA "T, tancl at £12,29:2 s. Id.

ACCOU T.

The Accounts of the Board for the year 1909 were duly submitted to, examined, and certified by the Auditor appointed under the provi ions of the ct of 1 79.

There were 52 meeting of the Board, 140 of 'tanding ommittees, and 10 of Special Committei}s held within the year.

. PROUD, DUBLIN. 9th February, 1911.

Secretary of the Dublin Port and Duc/..·s 1.Jum·d.

ENGINEER'S REPORT

FOR THE YEAR 1910.

ENGINEER'S REPORT

For the Year ended 31st December, 1910.

DREDGING.-The whole of the Dredging done by the Board's plant during the year 1910 was inside the Harbour, and the following is a summary of the tonnage dredged:-

J mprovernent of the H OJrbour-

Towards the completion of the Alexandra Basin For the City Quay Deep-water Berths

Maintenance of the HarbourIn the River Channel and the Alexandra Basin

Total

Ballast dredged and served direct

Gro s Total Dredged

tons

,9 1 tons 1,970 tons

,951 tons

The total ballast served to ships during the year was 5,0 4 ton 555 ,706 tons 5,400 tons

The Suction Hopper Dredger " andpiper,' ' ha been engaged throughout the year in improving the approaches of the Alexandra Basin and has rai ed 296 ,106 tons. Of thi , 179,501 tons have been pumped ashore for filling at the Eastern Breakwater, and 116,605 tons carried out and deposited at sea.

It was found desirable to employ uction Dredger o. 3 in addition to the " 'andpiper " in improving the approach to the Alexandra Basin, and from the middle of June until the end of the year the dredger was engaged in this work on the site of No. l Perch and to the westward of the old oncrete Wall.

Bucket Dredger o. 4 was engaged in extending the deep-water berthage eastward at the Alexandra Wharf, and also in deepening the river at the new quay wall at City Quay. This dredger worked al o in maintenance dredging on the south ide of the river channel near the Pigeon House and in th e channel between Commons Street and Butt Bridge.

Bucket Dredger o. 5 was engaged on maintenance dredging between the Pigeon Hou e and the mouth of the Dodder on the south side of the channel from the beginning of the year to the middle of June. The Board's tugs were engaged for 454 hour s on public towage. Although this frequently delayed the Board ' s dredging operation , y et the advantage to the hipping intere t was considerable.

THE CHANNEL ACR0S DUBLIN BAR. -~ o dred ging was done on Dublin Bar during 1910. The survey made in August and September last of the dredged channel aero the Bar ha shown that the depth has been fairly maintained.

ITY {JUAY DEEPENING. - ln June, HHO, the Board decided to continue the rebuilding of the quay wall and the deepening of the berths at City Qua y a far as the western side of Moss treet. During the year 392 lineal feet of new quay wall have been founded, making a total length of 1,216 feet from its commencement at Creighton treet. A total length ha been coped of 990 feet, and 850 lineal feet of new quay has been opened to public use. The roadwa y ha been raised to correspond with the new quay wall and the whole surface repaved from the footpath to the edge of the quay.

. GRAVIN~ DocK PuMPS.-The contract for the Graving Dock pumps was completed and the final lll~a~me?t paid to Me rs. Drysdale & Co. in August. The pumps have continued to give complete satisfact10n, and have pumped the dock out 90 time .

ELECTRIC PORTAL RA_ E .-The contract for the supply of Electric Portal Crane with Messrs. arrick &_ Co., of Edinburgh, and Mes rs. Appleby & 'o., of Gia crow, were completed during the year and the final mstalments paid. This part of the Board's electric equipment continues to grow in popularity, and add to the di charging efficiency of the Board's quay

WIDENING OF THE ORTH WALL QuAY.-The widening of the orth Wall Quay eat of the Royal a~al_ entrance and in front of the Goods Terminus of the Midland Great Western Railway was completed. Thi mvolved taking down the boundary wall of the railway premises and rebuilding it on the new line of frontage, constructing a new footpath and repaving the treet surface.

1: EW BRIDGE OVER THE ROYAL CANAL ENTRANCE. - A contract wa entered into with :.\Ie srs. 'pencer & o., of Melksham, for the con truction and erection of the twin cherzer Bridges aero the entrance to the Royal Canal on the orth Wall Quay. At the clo of tbe year con iderable procrre had been made with the steel girder work at the contractor· work

The piling for the foundation of the northern bridge has been driven, and the a hlar work for the eastern approach has been begun. The alterations to the luices and for workincr the outer crates of the lock are well advancer!.

A temporary foot-bridge and pa sage ha been provided for the convenience of pede trian traffic during the progres of the works.

Preparation have al o been made to lay the electric cables between the Board · power tation and the new bridges.

. 'HED . - A shed 250 feet in length and 26 feet wide ha b en built on Hir John Roger on· uay. east of Lime , treet, for the use of the Briti h and Irish team Packet Company at the berth allocated to the Company. The wide flight of river tep at the ite was built up and three fender erected.

The Board order d the erection of shed for the Burns and Laird Lines at the berth on the,. orth Wall ~uay allocated to the lasgow trad . At the end of the year the we tern shed wa fini hed. It i 2 feet in length and 30 feet wide Durin g it constru tion both , team hip ompanie carried on their trade at the eastern berth.

At the in tanc of the London and orth We tern Railway Company the Delivery Office in the 'hed ,~as nlarged. Windows and fireplaces have been made in the south wall of the hed, the ventilation and light in the office being greatly improved. The work has been done at the ' ompany" expense.

The shed vacated by the British and Irish 'team Packet Company on the North Wall Quay having b en allocated to the ity of Dublin Company's Manchester trade, it was nece ry to make a new doorway on the river side to uit the gangway of their ves el. Thi alteration wa paid for by the Company.

t ELECTRIC EQUIPMENT.-Three additional capstans ramways on the river ide of the orth Quay Exten ion. nioveme t f . 11 o railway wagon on the tramway .

worked electricall' have been erected on the They have proved a great convenience in the

'RANE TRAMWAY - The two steam cranes belonging to Me r 'redcastle, :.\Ic ormick &: ompany were removed from the temporary tramway ea t of reighton 'treet Ferry tep ' and placed on the new tramway constructed for the Company at the deep-water berth at City Quay. The temporary tramway was then t k • f h Co , , a ·en up and the quay surface repaved at the expense o t e mpany. bein Ihe crane tramway on the orth Wall quay , constructed in the year l 6 for 11~. Micbae~ Murphy, ? completely worn out 1 ·d ·th new teel rails on concrete and paved With four-mcb cube gralllte t , was re a1 w1 se •.

CusTOi\l HousE DocK - A portion of the store known a 'tack V on the ·outh ·ide of the Inner Custom House Dock was taken down to permit of an extension of the coal bank let to Mi. Thomas J. Nicholl. On his application thi extension was paved so a to provide a good carting surface, and for this convenience Mr. Nicholl agreed to make an annual payment of 10 per cent. on the cost of the paving.

ALEXANDRA WHARF. - The timber work of the .\lexan<l.ra Wharf ha been extended 173 feet further east, and a considerable number of tage piles have been driven for a further exten ion of this Wharf, and to pro\·ide berthage for the Board·s dredging plant. The demand for bertbage at the Alexandra Wharf has greatly increased during the last year, and fully ju tifie the Board· decision to provide deep-water berthage at the north side of the Alexandra Basin.

RECLADrED LA. D -During the year 179,501 tons of and and gravel have been pumped ashore for the reclamation of land north and east of the extension of the Alexandra Ba in. The sheeting of the staging has been extended, and about 5,000 tons of stone have been depo ited to retain the filling.

WEST QuAY WALLS AND BRIDGES.-A pre entment having been made for paving the roadwa! · of Grattan Bridge between the tramway lines and the footpath kerbina, arrangements were made with t he Paving Committee of the Municipal Corporation to do the work with their staff, the cost of the work being paid by the Board and debited to th West Qua)· \Vall and Bridge · .\.ccount The work was completed lat August.

O'CoNNELL BRIDGE.-Two of the lamps on the parapet of 'Connell Bridge having been blown down , an examination of the casting showed that con iderable internal corrosion had taken place, and that if the clusters of gas light lantern s were to be retained, totally new lamp po ts would have to be erected. After careful consideration of the whole subject in conjunction with the officer of the Electric Lighting Committee, who have charge of the lighting of the bridge. it wa thought best to strengthen a far a possible the existmg posts, and at the ame time <limini h the area exposed to wind pre ure by reducing the number of lanterns on each pobt. This enabled the original handsome Fr nch lampost to be retain d. At the same time the lighting has been greatly improved.

BALBRIGGAK HARBOUR. -After somewhat prolonged negotiations, the Department 01 Agnculture and Technical Instruction agr eel to contribute to the cleaning out of the Outer and Inner Harbours at Balbriggan, and to carry out the work by their own staff, on the understanding that the Board would contribute towards the work out of the funds of Balbriggan Harbour, and that a local contribution should also be made. The cleaning out of the Harbours was begun in April, and completed in October. During this period !:l,005 tons of mud and sand were excavated by manual labour and removed from the Harbours at a cost of £444- 10 . The •' uction Hopper Dredger of the Department wa al o employed from the 2nd of July to the 5th of August removing 2,400 tons of sand from the entrance and 4,!>95 tons from the Outer Harbour at a cost of £26 10s. The total amount excavated and dredged was therefore Hi,4-00 tons. and the total cost £713.

The Board has been for som time back pre ed to widen the entranc to the Inner Harbour and the presence at Balbriggan of the staff of the Department afforded a aood opportunity for carrying o;t the work. On the application of the Board, the Department undertook to do the work as agents for the Board, the cost to be defrayed out of the Harbour fund Thi improvement will undoubtedly be of great use in the working of the Harbour.

For the maintenance of the entrance channel to the Harbour, it will be nece , ry to <.lr <lg the approach annually to prevent the encroachment of sand from the bay.

JOH~· PlJR 'ER GRIFFITH, .M.Inst.C.E. , Engine er of the Dubl,in Port and Docks Boal'd.

January, 1911.

MANAGER'S ACCOUNTS

Custon1 House Docks and Warehouses Department,

FO.R THE YEAR

CUSTOM HOU E DOCKl, A ,D WAREHOUSE DEPARTME vr.

OVERTlME :::IALES : To amount due to Sundry Merchants on account of Goods sold at AuctionRENTS: To proportion of Rents unpaid 3bt Dec., 1910

OUTS'£ANDING DEPOSITS: To amount due to Merchants

SALES . By amount owing by

Merchants on account of Goods

AMOU~TS DUE BY SUNDRY PERSONS on foot of unfurnished Rent and Charges on Goods in store on 31st Dec., 1910

SUNDRY DEBTORS : By amounts due by Sundry Customers for furnished Rent and Charges

COAL WHARVES ANDREJ-US: By amounts uniurnisbed and due 31st Dec., 1910

By amount of Surplus paid in previous years (1901 to

F. MILLINGTON, CHIEF CLERK

EDWARD GRANDY, MANAGER-

CUSTOM HOUSE DOCKS AND W ARE HOUS ES DEPARTMENT.

CUSTOM HOUSE DOCKS AND WAREHOUSES DEPARTMENT.

To Wages

,, Salaries,, Materials,, Gas ,, Printing and tationery,, Clothing,, Cartage ,, In s urances ,, Incidental Expenses Engineer's R epair

•, R nt and Charges accrued rluc unfurnished 31st December, 1909 -

DEPARTMENT

B,· Rent and Charges furnished to 31 t December, 1910

Rent and Charges accrued due, unfurnished 31st December, 1910 -

1'o Wages ,, Salaries ,, Materials -

Gas ,, 8tationery and Printing -

Clothlng - - _- ,

Insurance,, Incidental Expenses ,, Engineer's Repairs

" Ren t and Charges accrued I due, unfurnished 31st Derember, 1909 -,, Balance to

and Los

lh Rent and Cbar 0 c • fur• nishecl to 31st December, }!)JO

Rent and Charge arcrnecl due, nnfurnis!iecl to 31st Dl}ceml.ier, 1910

CUSTOM

HOUSE DOCKS AND WAREHOUSES DEPARTMENT . tmcfrie. Accmmt /01· vew· e11d111,f/ .'J l sl D PCt!lllbe1· 1910. To Surplus on Overtime Sale , amounts due to owners of Goods

By Rent and Charges furnished,. Amounts due by undry pe~ons on foot of Goods sold at Ov rtime ale

CUSTOM HOUSE DOCKS AND WAREHOUSES DEPARTMENT.

Pro.fit and Lo.,q Accomd j<Jr ye,,r tllllio.f/ flit /Je c, mb e1·, 1910.

To R ents,, Taxe s ,, Sup erann uations and Pensions

., Balance, being the net profit on the Warehousin g Oepartment for the year EXPENSES IN CONNECTION WITH THE WATER AREA, &c. :

To Dock Ma ste r's Salary,, Water Gatemen's Wages and Expenses,, Engineer's Repairs, Bridges, outer (moiety) ,, Sea Gates , Cranes, &c.

and

Less Lo - I To Balance from Timber and Clav Goods Department- Loss for year -

F. MILLINGTON, CHIEF f'LERK. P. F. M'ALLISTER,

COLLECTOR OF PORT DUES' REPORT

For the Year ended 31st December, 1910.

I beg to submit for the information of the Board the following Returns relating to the collection of Tonnage Rates, Goods Rates, Pilotage Rates, &c., for the year ended 31st December, 1910 :-

(1) A comparative Statement of all moneys collected during the years 1909 and 1910.

(2) A classified Return of the Tonnage on which Rates were collected.

(3) A Return of the Number and Tonnage of Vessels which entered the Port during the year.

(4) A comparative Statement of Goods and Live Stock imported into and exported from the Port of Dublin for the two years ended 31st December, 1910.

The Revenue from Tonnage Rates amounted to £72,574 15s. 4d., being £1,008 14s. 2d. mor e than the amount collected in 1900.

In the Oversea Trade the total regi stered tonnage upon which rates were paid was 362,439 tons, as compared with 360,811 tons in 1909; sailing vessels showing an increase of 9,847 tons, and steamers a decrease of 8,219 tons; the total amount collected was £14,002 9s. 2d., being £233 5s. lld. more than in 1909.

In the Gross-Channel and Coasting Trade the total registered tonnage upon which Rates were paid was 1,672,597 tons, as compared with 1,557, 193 tons in 1909; sailing vessels showing an increase of 965 tons, and steamers an increase of 14 , 139 tons; the total amount collected was £58,572 6s. ld., being £7i5 8s. 3d more than the previous year.

The total registered tonnage for the year was 1,935,036 tons, showing an increase of 16,732 tons as compared with 1909. In addition, vessels of a registered tonnage of 14,973 tons entered the Port carrying Mails or Troops upon which no Rates were pa.id.

The a.mount received in lieu of Tonnage Rates from Steam Trawlers was £237, being an increase of £24 4s. over 1909.

DUES ON GOODS.

The Receipts from Dues on Goods for the last three years, during which time 25 per cent. of the Schedule of Rates bas been in force, have been as follows:-

The foregoing figures evidence a steady increase in the trade of the Port, and it is noticeable that the mcrease is spread over both Imports and Exports.

The following comparative statements show the trade of the Port for the years 1909 and 1910, settin~ out separately Foreign, Cross Channel, and Irish Coasting Imports and Exports.

IMPORTS.

In the Import Trade the following are some of the principal articles which show an increase or decrease as compared with 1909 :-

Bacon 3,989 tons, decrease Barley 11,2 01 " do.

Bran and Pollard 2,683 mcrease " Cattle Food, &c. 2,3:!6 " do. Cement 3,964 do. " Coal 32,436 do. " Flour 6,810 do. " India Corn 1,410 do. "

Malt 6,282 do. ,,

Manure (Artificial} 3,200 " do. Oats 2,144 decrease, " Oil (Paraffin and Petroleum) 10,106 " increase

Phosphate Rock. .. 2,346 do. ,, Potatoes 2,921 do. " Timber (all lonclSJ 11,172 loads, do, Wheat 6,493 tons, decrease

And in the Export Trade the following increases or decreases occur:Bacon

'rhe following :figures show comparative statements of Live Stock exported during the last :five years :-

Comparative Statement of all Moneys collected during the Years 1909 and 1910.

Tonnage Rates on Ships

Duos on Goods (Inwards) do. (Outwards)

'Steam Trawlers

Ballast to Ships

Pilotage (Inwards) do. (Outwards) do.. (Fees on Licences, &c.)

Overtime Dues on Ships

Lighter Dues

Graving Dock and Slip Dues

Cranes

Rents

Acre and F~~t Lots

Sale of Old Stores

Towage

S~dries (including Interest on Deposits)

City Dues (collected for Corporation of Dublin)

A Return of the Tonnage of all kinds entering the Port of Dublin, on which Tonnage Rates were collected . from 1st January to 31st December, 1910.

Description of Vessels Tonnage I Dues

EA TRADE.

Foreign Owned, Steamers at Half Rates

Owned, do. do.

COASTTNG TRAT>E.

Number and Tonnage of British and Foreign Sailing and Steam Vessels (including their repeated Voyages) that entered the Port of Dublin in 1910

S. B. HOMAN, 1th February,

Dues,

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OP GOODS AND LIVE STOCK IMPORTED INTO AND EXPORTED FROM THE PORT OF DUBLIN

FOR THE 'l'WO YEARS ENDED 31ST DECEMBER, 1910.

GOODS AND LIVE STOCK IMPORTED

Aerated W

546 ,, Alabaster Ale, Beer and Hop Bitters Alkali 1

Alum 1

Ammonia 4 tons Do. (Sulphate of) 21 ,, Anchors, Cha.ins, &c. 1

Anvils and Vices

Animals (Wild) (number ) Anna.tto Antimony

Apples and Pea.rs

Arrowroot

Ashes (Pot and Pearl)

Aspha.lte Axles

Ba.con

Ba.king Powder

Banding

Bark

Barley (Pearl} Do (Raw)

Barytes

Baskets

Basic Slag

Beans

Bearers

Bedsteads

Beehives

Beef and Mutto n

Beeswax

Bellows

Bells

Birds (Stuffed)

Biscuits

Bi1,umen

Blacking

Blacklead

Bladders

Blankets

GOODS, &c.

Bleaching Powder

Blocks (Paving)

Do (Ships)

Blood

Blue

Boats (number)

Boards (Flooring)

Do. (Mill)

Bobbins

Bobbin Blocks

Boilers (Steam)

Boiler Composition

Bones

Books

Bottles

Bowls (Wood)

Boxes ( ew)

Boxwood

Bran and Pollard

Brandy

Brass

Bricks (Building)

Do. (Bath)

Do. (Fire)

Brimstone

Bristles

Brooms

Brushes,

Bucket,s

Bullion

Buoys

Butter

Candles

Candle Wick

Candy

Cane

Carpeting

Carriages,

Cement

Chaff

Chalk

Charcoal

Blacklead

Bladders

Blankets

Bleaching Powder

Blocks (Paving)

Do. (Ships}

Blood

Boats (numberi

Bobbins

Bobbin Blocks

Boilers (Steam)

Boiler Composition

Bones

Books

Bottles

Bowls (Wood)

Boxes (New)

Boxwood

Bran and Pollard -

Brandy

Brass

Bricks (Building)

1

Do. (Bath) ,, - -- 3 tons 3 tons Do. (Fire)- Brimstone - -- .

Bristles - 1 ton 1

25 tons

1

tons Brooms - 17

-

-

" Brushes, &c. " " - 9 9 - 14 ,, 14 " Buckets " " - 18 pkgs. 18 pkgs.

"

- Bullion - 50 tons

" 13 " Buoys - 7,788 " 7,788 " -

-

" 8,119 " Butter - 91 tons 91 tons - 89 tons 89 tons Candles ·- Candle Wick - -- - -- Candy - 2 2 - 2 " 2 " Cane " " - 92 92 - 72 ,, 72 " Canvas " " - 35 35 - 18 " 18 " Carbide of Calcium " " - 55 55 - 62 " 62 " Cardboard Boxes

" - 65 65 - 61 " 61 " Carpeting " " - 784 784 - 786 786 Carriages, Motor Cars, &c.(number) - 4 tons 4 tons -- Cart Boxes - 91 .H - 84 84 Carts, &c. (number) - 334,584 334,584 - 329,455 329,455 Cattle do. - --- Do. Spice - 340 340 - 291 " 291 " Do. Food and Feeding Stuffe " " - 57 57 - 41 ,, 41 " Cement " " 19 tons !)57 " 976 " - 1,378 " 1,378 " Chaff - -- 1 ton 1 ton Chalk - 4 4 - 7 tons 7 tons Charcoal " "

Cheese

Chicory

Chimney Pieces

China

Chocolate

Churns

Cider

Cigars

Cinders

Clay (Fire)

Do. (Pipe)

Do. (China.)

Do. (other)

Clocks

Clogs and Clog Soles

Coal

Cocoa.

Do. Shell

Coffee

Coke

Concrete

Confectionery

Copper

Do. (Ore)

Do. (Sulphate of)

Copperas

Cordage

Cordials

Corkwood

Corks

Cornfood

Cotton Goods

Cotton Seed Cake

Do. Meal

Cotton Wadding

Do. R w

Cradles

Cream of Tartar

Creosote

Crucibles

Cullet

Cutch

Cutlery

Cylinders

Deals

Deer (number)

Dogs do.

Drugs and Chemicals

Dust (Mill)

Do. (Founders and Coal)

Dye Stuffs a.ncl Dye Wood - Earth (Fuller's)

Earthenware

GOODS, &c .

Ebony

Eg gs

Ele ctri c Ca ble

Ele ctro-Plat ed Ware

Rmer y Cloth

Emer y

Emp ty Ba gs

Do. Bo x es, &c

Engine s (Steam)

Farin a Farming Implements ..

Felt

Feathers

F e nd er s

Fibre

Figures

Filters Firearms Fir ewood

Fire Lights

Fire-clay Goods Fish (Dried)

(Fresh)

(Pres erved) Flax

(Seed)

Fleshings

Forks and Rakes

Fowl

(Dried)

(Green and Preserved)

(Patent)

Furniture (New)

(Old)

Ebony Eggs

Electric Cable

Electro-Plated Ware

Emery Cloth

Emery

Empty Bags Do. Boxes, &c. Engine (Steam)

Farina I Farming Implement!!

Felt

Feathers Fenders

Fibre

Figures

Filters

Firearms Firewood

Fire Lights

Fire-clay Goods

Fish (Dried)

Do. (Fresh) Do. (Preserved)

Flax

Do. ( eed)

Fleshings

Flock

Flour

Flower Pots 32 ,, I Flower Root 1

Forks and Rakes 4,497

Fowl 27

Fruit (Dried) 89 Do. (Green and Preserved) " 3 Fuel (Patent) " 354 " Furniture (New) 819 Do. (Old) 68 tons Game

Gannister

Gas (Carbon, &c.) 30 " Do. Fittings 10 Geese 13 " Gig Shafts 8 " Gin and Geneva Ginger

Glycerine

GOODS, &c.

Goats (number)

Grains

Grape~

Grass (Foreign)

Grates

Gravel

Grease

Greaves

Groceries

Guano

Gum

Gunpowder

Gutta Percha

Gypsum and Plaster of Paris

Haberdashery and Drapery

Hair (Curled) '

Do. (Plasterers)

Hams

Handles

Hardware

Hats

Hay

Heddle

Hemp

Herrings ( alt)

Do. (Fresh)

Do. (Smoked)

Hides and Skins

Honey

Hoofs and Horns

Hoops (Wood) &c.

Hops

Horses, Mules and Asses (number}

Hosiery

Hurdle~

Ice

Indian Corn

Ink

India Rubber

Iron (Castings)

Do. (Wrought)

Do. (Pig)

Do. ( ail Rod)

Do. (Ore)

Do. (Hoop)

Do (Plabe and Sheet)

Do. (Bol~)

Do. (Scrap)

Do. (Oxide of)

GOODS, &c.

Isinglass I v ory

Jewellery

Juic e (Lem on, Lime, &c.)

Jute

Kainit

La ce

Ladders

Lamp Black

Lamps

Lard

Lasts

Lath s Lead

Do. (Piping)

Do. (Ore)

Do. (A shes, &c.)

Leather

Do.

Lemons (Cuttings)

Lentils

Lignum Vitm

Lime

Limesto

Do. (Shingle)

Linen

Linseed Cake

MAal

Locust Beans

Logwood

Lorries (numb er)

Luggage

Machinery

Isinglass

Lemons

Lignum Vitoo

Logwood

Lorries (numberJ

Luggage

Manure (Artificial)

(Common)

Mastic

,,

Meters

Millinery

Mineral Waters

Mirrors

&c.

Perambulators

(number)

(Cake)

(Rock)

(Building)

(Moulding)

(Silver)

(Clover)

(Grass)

(Hemp)

(other)

Scythes (Stones)

Sheep (number) Do. (Wash) Shell Fish

&c.

(Writing)

naiths Snuff

Soap

(Powder)

(Spent Lye)

(Nitrate of)

(Ash)

and Shovels

(Curb, Flair, GranitA and 203

SettA, &c.)

(Grind, Mill and Cutlers)

Do. (Broken)

tons 3 2 ,, 7 9 ,, 79 ,, 243 ,, 43 ,, 227 ,, 450 ,, 4 42 ,, 121 ,, 631 ,, 4 ,, 939 ,, 41 ,, 11 ,, 11,67 360 tons 7 ,, 3 ,, 3,228 ,, 68 ,, 159 ,, 52 ,, 25 ,, 116 ,, 11,795 ,, 2 3 " 2, 07 ,, 145 ,, 37 ,, 4, 69 ,, 1,6 ,, 355 ,, 625 ,, 4 ,, 16 ,, 3 ,, 15,532 17 tons 1, 5 1, 347 ,, 6 3 6 ,, 4,532 ,, 19 ,, 33 ,, 2,5 6 ,, 126 ,, 1, 1 ,,

EXPORTE D

GOODS, &c.

(Cake)

(Rock)

(Building)

- Do. (Moulding

Do. (Silver)

Sausages

Seaweed

(Clover)

(Grass)

(Hemp)

" Do. (other)

Scythes

Scythe s (Stones)

Sheep (number) - 10 tow

tons -

11 tons Do. (Wash) - 1,999 " 1,999 " - 2,334 " 2,334 " Shell Fish- -- - Shellac - 76 " 76 " - 95 " 95 " Shoes and Boots - 1 ton 1 ton - 2 " 2 " Shoe Pegs - 1 " 1 " - 3 " 3 " Shot - 39 tons 39 tons -

" 34 " Show Cards - 1 ton 1 ton - - - Silicate Cotton - 2 tons 2 tons - 4 " 4 " Silk, &c. - 3 " 3 " - 4 ,, 4 " Sizing - 130 " 130 " - 258 " 258 " Slates and Slate Slabs - 1 ton 1 ton - - - Do. (Writing) - - -- Do. Snaiths - - - - 3 " 3 " Snuff - 812 tons 812 tons - 492 " 492 Soap " - 3 " 3 " -

- Do. (Powder) 18 " 76 "

" -

Do. (Spent Lye) " - 23 " 23 " -

"

" 10 Soda "- - - - - Do. (Nitrate of)- - - - Do. (Ash) - 5 ., 5 " - 5 " 5 Soot " - 3 " 3 " - 13 " 13 Spades and Shovels "- - 1 ton 1 ton Spices- - - - Splints and Skillets - 16,616 16,616 - 29,738 29,738 Spokes (number) - 2 tons 2 tons - 3 tons 3 tons Sponges - 19 " 19 " - 12 " 12 " Starch - 407 " 407 " 417 " 417 " Stationery - 414 414 " - 566 " 566 " Staves " - 99 99 " - 33 " 33 " Steel " - 14 14 " - 9 " 9 " Sticks (Walking) " -- - - Stones (Paving) - 159 159 " - 26 " 26 ,, Do. (Curb, Flag, Granite an " Setts, &c.} - 2 " 2 " - 3 " 3 " Do. (Grind, Mill and Cut l11rs) -- - - Do. (Broken}

GOODS, &c.

Stones (Lithographic)

Stoves

Straw

Straw Envelopes

Sugar

Sulphur

Do. Ore

Sumach

Sundries (Non-enumerated .Articles)

Tallow

Tanning Extract

Tapioca

Tar

Tares

Tarpaulin

Tea

Terra Cotta

Thread

Tiles (all kinds)

Timber

Do. (Wrought)

Tin

Do. (Scrap)

Do. (Foil)

Tobacco

Tongues

Tow

Toys

Tripe

Trucks

Trunks

Turf and Peat Litte?

Turpentine

Twigs

Twine and Cor.i

Type

U:nbrellas

Valonia

Varnish

Vegetableo

V eneers

Vinegar

Vitriol

Wash Boards

Waste

GOOD S, &c.

Waste Carbon

Do. Cotton

Wax (Paraffin)

Wheat

Wheelbarrows (numb er )

Wheels (Coach and Car) do .

Whiskey

Whiting

Window Blinds

Window Frame.~

Wine

Wire (Iron)

Do. (Brass and Copper)

Do. (Cloth)

Woollens

Wool

Wood Pulp

Ya.rn (Linen)

Do. (Woollen)

Do. (Cotton)

Do. (Coir)

Do (Jute)

Yeast

Yellow Meta.]

Zinc and Spelter Wl\1. S B. H OMAN, Collector of Po rt Dues.

A STATE~lE\TT

TH ill REGISTERED TONNAGE

TH.l.T

ENTERED THE PORT OF DUBLIN 1'11011 1786 TO 1910, INCLUSIVE.

A STATEME T OF

REGISTERED TONNAGE THAT ENTERED THE PORT OF DUBLIN

FROi\l THE YEAR 1786 TO 1910, INCLUSIVK

• From 1823 Native Vesstls fron, Engliah Ports were by ,. Treaaury Minute entered as Coasters.

l44,956 I 51,780 T

86,713 102,715 127,408 I 16,987 J 29,862 159,9 2 4 142,719 16z,+49 169,786 1 52,527 1 54,73 1 177,921 248,678 204,840 2 34,453 199,628 196,82 I 158,053 I 58,971 I 5 I' I 54 I 12,765

2,124 i,298 1,283 4, I 38 6. 57 5 9,890 10,812 22,273 32,244 35,485 44,660 41,596 53,658 48,792 5c,94 T 89,49 2 91 ,or 8 7o,434 83,635 76,596 107,958 l I I ,67 I 9z,653 88,835 9z,936 I 30,822 I 53,163 I 5o,579 Total to11s 70,080 43,069 5 I, I 66 39,038 4 1 ,455 48,694 46,5 2 4 48,122 37, 2 70 60,643 42,798 37,8 5o 36,57o 4c,48s 38,648 49.670 38,356 46,857 44,908 49,653 51,914 59,976 69,393 95,6::4 79,976 95, 82 5 83,880 106,2 S2 81,657 83,

COASTING TRADE

Steam Conster·s I Sailing / Coasters

'

19 2,039 55,856 2 I 1,299 68,01 I 177,018 35,537 265,649 45,213 273,260 48,462 256,260 53,867 230,172 56,244 227,314 49,494 224,893 61,768

2 36,354 53, 2 55 256,628 58,442 276.903 65,951 310,662 69,128 3 19,675 73,535

68,655

63,457

2 74 59,354

76,150

• +z3,814 53,282

487,83 I 50,823

507,')04 53,801

485,256 56.295

489,628 59;495

444,67 2 59,694

475,901 59,479

506,015 57,393

498, I 3 7 66,942

594,810 66,287

659,096 70, 2 59

645,282 72,320

624,190 60,741

764,456 63,148

787,535 58,1915

789,2 T 7 70,803

827,149 65,918

862, I 30 76,464

85o,357 75,858

9oo,694 82 ,353

912,628 86,507

908,963 83.438

9 I 9, I 62 70,670

948,c8 5 74, 2 34

1,055,260 82,956

1,158,526 79,035 J' 142,909 96,603

1.104,861 80,627 1 , 133, 295 74,874

1,041.705 66,709

1,051,423 53,748

974,046 48,647 1,002,068 53,207

Steam Colliers

tons 228,324 260,326 291,381 349, 2 89 34 2 ,78 s

I ::failing Colliers I

221~887 I 206,710 226.664 I 85,670 198,470 225,256 2 I 1.691 196.368 230,878 258,653 223,i8 I 237,678 I 70,070 2 39, 1 74 220,813 241,694 2 44,733 240,635 245,920 239,289 243,108 '250,850 283,558 2 33,926 272,576 272,226 259,892 266,378 266,205 270,846 i97,783 287,157 280,934 301,790 290,723 321,210 332,690 353,893 345,544 331,664 349,220 374, l 9 I 3 54,94o 4 12 ,355 355,767 361,448 388,285 375, 165 390,815 390,214 348,850 393,668 416.396 423.422 44o,549 476, 133 208,128 197,188 I 58,985 I 46,915

I I 2 , I 01

Total tons 316,248 352,984 393,8 i I 388,247 437,888 46z.955 451,107 432,902 _ 451,663 527,130 +7 1 ,176 516,988 38i,6z7 550,036 54 2 ,535 5ST ,82 I 53 1 , 1 49 517,443 532,58 1 528,898 558,178 593,7o4 671,348 627,136 69 2 ,529 701,417 7o9,szo 738,966 743,30 1 809,500 858,588 828,7c8 830,057 806, I 56 826,103 884,618 897,769 1,014 ,990 1,o74,899 1,049,266 1,034, I 5 I 1,2c1,795 1,200,67 I 1 , 2 7 2 ,375 1,248,834 1,300,042 1,3 I 4,500 1,358,212 1,389,95o 1,388,615 1,338,682 1,415,987 1,554,612 1,660,983 I ,680,06 I 1,661.621 1,644,62 I 1,565,928 1,555,537 1,518,897 I, 5 JO, I 6 I

Grand Tot"! Tonnage

tons 386.328 396,c53 445,o37 427,285 +79,343 511,649 497,63 I 481,024 488,933 587,773 5 13,974 554,838 4 1 9, 1 97 590,521 581,183 601,491 569,505 564,300 577,489 578,551 610,092 653,680 740,741 722,760 77 2 ,5°5 797, 2 42 793,4oo 845,218 824,958 892,631 9 2 7- 1 33 882,7 19 9°+,9°3 880,844 9+6, 189 995,354 1, 026,286 1,166,521 1,236,569 1,192.766 1,143, 137 1,336,754 1,363,564 1,434,022 1,42 0,292 1.513,624 1,506,01 I I ,5 7 I ,602 1,649.228 1,632,160 I ,563,847 1,577,543 1,879 886 1,973.781 2,026,185 1,953,9° 2 1,930,277 1,816,917 l,845,33o 1,823.214 1 , 773,5°5 • Steam Coasters commenced March, 1824, tonnage not entered separately from S,iiling Coasters until tL., yt:,n 1834.

• NOTE-Timber Rates, &c , were repealed by the Dublin Port and Docks Act, 1902

ACCOUNTS OF THE RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURE OF THE DUBLIN

PORT

AND

DOCl(S BOARI),

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEM.BER, 1 911.

DUBLIN: PRINTED BY ORDER OF THE BOARD 1912. PRICE ONE SHILLING . ,

THE DUBLIN PORT AND DOCKS BOARD.

Constituted under the Dublin Port and Docks .!let, 1898, 61 <J- 6 2 Viet., cap. clxxx. 1912-1913.

Oltairman: WILLIAM HEW AT, ESQ.

Vice-Chairman : GEORGE BYRNE, ESQ.

THE LORD MAYOR for the City for the time being.

Six Members appointed by · the Corpo1·ation :-

• ALDERMAN DANIEL L. BERGIN.

• ALDERl\1AN W. F, COTTON, D.L., M.P.

• COUNCILLOR THOS. M. O'BEIRNE.

• COUNCILLOR RICHARD O'CARROLL.

• COUNCILLOR JAMES LARKIN.

• COUNCILLOR JOHN CLANCY.

Twelve Traders' Membe1·a :-

a WILLIAM CROWE, ESQ,

a MARCUS GOODBODY, ESQ., J.P.

a JOHN MOONEY, ESQ., C.V.O., J.P.

a WILLIAM WALLACE, ESQ., J.P.

b SAMUEL P. BOYD, ESQ., M.A., D.L.

b WILLIAM FIELD, ESQ., 1\1.P.

h FREDERICK H. HALL, ESQ.

b THOMAS R. McCULLAGH, ESQ.

c GEORGE BYRNE, ESQ.

c FRANK V. MARTIN, ESQ.

c JAMES H. NORTH, ESQ., J.P.

c WILLIAM ROS8, ESQ.

Nine Sltipping Members:-

a WALTER BAIRD, ESQ.

a WILLIAM HEWAT, ESQ.

a JOHN HOLLWEY, ESQ.

b HENRY GIVENS BURGESS, ESQ.

b WM. H. LITCHFIELD, ESQ.

b SAMUEL S. l\1'CORMICK, ESQ., J.P.

c WILLIAM ,T. DOLLAR, E Q., J.P.

c SIR JAMES MURPHY, BART.

c IR MICHAEL MURPHY, BART.

,:, Those marked• bold office for three years from 12th January, 1911, if they remain Members of the Corporation,

a Those marked a go out of office on the seoond Thursday in January, 1913.

i> Those marked b go out of office on the secoud l'hursday in January, 1914.

c Thoso marked c go out of office on the i- econd Thursday in January, 1915.

XIV. Skerries Harbour Account,

XVII.

XVIII.

To HARBOUR l\lAINTEN aNCE :Co t of Dredging (see Appendix, page 28), Mooring Buoys,

Beacons and Buoys,

Harbour Master's Department:W ages and Clothing, Incidental Expenses,

' Steam Launch,

Quay Police :Wages, Clothing, and Incidental ,

,, LIGIITIIOUSl•:S :-

Poolbeg Lighthouse, North Bull Lighthouse, .Breakwater Lighthouse, North Wall Lighthouse, North Bank Lighthouse,

,, GmsAT NORTH AND Soun1 WALLS:Great North Wall, Repaire, Ranger, County Rate, Great outh Wall, J\Iaintenance nod Repairs,

Less-Proportion of Repairs to Pigeon House Rd., repaid, I ,, TnE NoitTrr QuAYS:1\faintenance, Repairs, Lighting, and Cookhouse for Workmen, on North Quay Extension,

" THE CRANES:-

Less Recoup, Maintenance and Repairs,

,, T1rn SouTn QuAYS :Maintenance, Repairs, and Lighting,

,, 'fnE ELECTRIC GENERATING STATION :Maintenance and Repairs,

,, T1rn TRAIIIWAYS :1\laintenance and Repaira,

,, THE Smms AND STORES:SnEns-Maintenance nnd Repairs, Rates, STORES-1\laintenance and Repairs, Weighbridges at the heds, Less Recoup,

,, WRIGHBRIDGE, North Quay Extension:Maintenance and Repairs, ,, O.1!'.l!'ICES of Assistants to Harbour :Master, City-quay:Rent and Taxes, Fuel, Lighting, and Repairs,

,, Bnr.LOC:K AND SANDYCOYE HARBOURS:Hai bo11r l\Inster's Wages and Clothing, Carried

DOCKS BOARD.

BY RECEIPTS.

BY TONNAGE DUTY OS OVERSEA. TRADE, "

TONNAGI-: Di;TY ON COASTING THAD~:, "

RA-r~:s ON Goons, "

Du1,:s ON STEAM TttAwL1ms, "

Du1,;S ON V~:SSJsLS OVElt SIX WEEKS IN POR'f, " FINF.S AND Du1cs ON Lrnu-r1ms AND GuNPOWDElt BOATS, " CRANl,S, ... " WEIGHBRIDGE OS TBE NORTll QUAY EXTENSION, ,, RENTS:-

Sheds on the North 11nd South Quays, The Anglo-American Petroleum Oil Depot, l\lessrs. W. & H.1\1. Goulding's (Limited) Premises, North Wall, The Alliance Gas Company's Tramway, l\lessrR. Tcdcnstle, l\l'Cormick & Co., Ltd., Tramway, Do. do. Crane Tramway, l\fessrs. Michael l\Inrphy, Ltd., Tramway, :\les ~rs. Morgan l\looney & Co.'s (Limited) Tramway, Mes~rs. Tedcastle, 1\l'Connick & Co., Ltd., Premises, 47 City-quay, Weighing Machines at 8hecl!•, Coast Guard Station, Clontarf, Royal Dublin Golf Club, ... Pavilion on North Bull, Dublin and Liverpool Screw Steam Packet Company's Stores, North Briti h and Ardrossan Steamship Company's Stores, The Shipbuilding Yard, Messrs. Hogg & Co.'s Premises, Cope-street, The Asiatic Petroleum Co., Drain n.t the Pigeon Honse, Sundry small Rents,

,, T111r. ALT,TANCE GAS Co., payment for pipe on Sir Jo~~ I Rogerson's Quay,

,. AcRJc A?m FooT LoT:S :-

Yearly Sums paynble for Lots, .. f , m riecl Jnrwai·d,

Amount brought/011.card, TO EXPENDITURE.

To REPAIRS TO RoADS AND WALLS:Ea t Wall, Alexandra Road, and Reclaimed Land tenance,

" WHARVES:-

Maintenance and Repairs, ... ,, TH~; OFFICES, W ESTllIORl<:LAND-STREET :Sundry Repairs, Rent of Nos. 19 and 20, Rent of No. 21, Rates and T,~xes, Wages and Clothing to House Keeper, Hall Port Messengers, Gnzettes,

,, INCIDENTALS:-Election Expenses,

Audit of Accounts, 1910-Local Government Boni·d,

Petty Disbursements, Car Hire, &c. Stamps on Clearances and Cheques, Postage, &c., Stamps on Bonds, Commission on Bonds Composition in Lieu of Stamps on Tran fers of to

" PRINTING AND STATIONERY :-

Offices in W estmorelant..1-street,

Engineer's Department, Rates Department, Harbour Master's Department

,, SALA.RIES:Offices in Westmoreland-street, Engineer's Department, Harbour Master's Department, Bank of Ireland, re Stock, Medical Officer, Law Agent

,, SUPERANNUATIONS

" PENSIONS AND CHARITIES:Payments under Workmen's Compensation Act, Pensions to Workmen and Widows, .. . Annual Subscriptions to Hospitals, .. . Annual Subscription to Lifeboat Institution, Annual Subscription to the Sailors' Home, Annual Subscription to Sick Relief Society, Medical Officer's Room, Maintenance,

ck,

GRAVING DocK AND ' r,IP Cai·,·ied forward,

DOCKS BOARD.

31st December, 1911.

£99,707 13

2 Amount broughtfo1·wa1'd, BY RECEIPTS.

HY CASUAL RECRIPTS :-

Hire of Engines, Light in Sheds, &c. Compensation for Damage, Sale of Accounts and Transfer Fees, Attending Petroleum Shipments, Royalty on gravel, Received under the Workmen's Compensation Act,

,, Old Timber Sold, ,, Interest on Deposits,

,, Amount received from the Corporation of Dublin for collecting City Dues,

,, Amount received from the Agricultural Department for returns of Imports and Exports,

Dock and Slips, Engineer, &c., Wages, Graving Dock, Wages, and :Materials,

Rates, Graving Slips, Wages and l\Iaterials,

fl s. d. ;z:,

15 7

13 6

4 2

16 2

18 6

18 0

8 10

11 8

18 11 1 11 6

10 5 10 5 0

15 2

7 10 1,266 11 7

1 8

12 11

15 9

I. DUBLIN PORT AND Consolidated Revenue Account,

Amount b1·ought.f.01·wai·d, TO EXPENDITURE.

To ALEXANDRA BASJl'(, ,, Sunken Ve sels and Salvage, ,, ENGINEER ' S O1,'FJCES, Korth Wall, ,, ADVERTISING, ,, lNSUUANCE OF PLANT (J<:LECTRIC), Do. OF FLOATING PLANT, ... Less recoup ,, FIRE lN!IURANCES ON PREMISES, ... . .. ,, INSURANCES llNDY.R ,vORKMEN'S COMPENSATION ACT,'

,, l\Ioiety of Maintenance and Repair11 to the Bridge on the Custom House Quays ... ,, COMMISSION to Agents on Good Rate , " LA w COSTS, VIZ. :Parliamentary, other Bodies General Law Co ts PARLIAMY.NTARl' EXPF.NSES

Re Morris v. Board (a/c 'kerriek Ilarbour) I " lNn:REST, viz. :On Mortgage Bonds . . . . .. 1 On 3¼ per cent., Redeemable Stock, ... On Temporary Loan,

" INCOME TAX-

On Interest, On Stock Intere~t paid by the Rank of Ireland

On Premise~, ,, Vessel p11rtly Disch11rged at Kingstown

,, P'JLOTA~J,, Amount puicl from Port Funds,

,, SrNICING FUND, viz. :-

On l\lortgal!e Loan, under the Acts of 1869 and 1879, On 3¼ per Cent. Redeemable Stock and on Mortgage Bonds, u11<le1· the Acts of 1898 and 1902,

,, fosGRANCE FGND J.'On Fr.oATING PLANT. Pilot included. To amount set ap11rt in 1911, ,, Deficit on Custom House Dock , Account teamer

DOCKS BOA.RD.

31st December, 1911. 1910

£ s . d. 99,101 rn 1 I BY RECEIPTS.

A11wimt brought forward, By Surplus from Custom House Docks Account / {

£!)9 , 707 13 7

DUCKS BOARD.

31st December, 1911.

18 10 721 12 2 1,485 15 11

l •l 3 HI 8 0 1,129 18 2 {>8 1l ,)

TO EXPE DITURE

To Reclaimecl Land-Filling ... I ,, Alexandra Wharf-Paving north of

Alexanclra Ba iu Exte11sion ... ,. Do. Dredoing by" and piper" " " Do do. by Bucket and Suction Dred 0 er

" Alexandra Wharf ,. Electrical Equipment Electric Pnrt11l Wharf Crnnes " " 'hed for Me sr" G. & J. Burns, Ltd ,, hcd for i\fe rs. Laird Line, Ltd. " Widening Roadway- orth Wall Quay Gas Buoys on Bar nn•l in Rin·r .,

31st December, 1911.

s. d. BY RE CEIPTS.

5,027 lR 2 By Balance from 1910 ... ... 8,()00 0 0 ,, Amount rni sed on Mortgage Bonds ...

To EXPENDITURE from the date of Incorporation in 17 8G as the Corporation for Presen-ing anc1 Imp roving the Port of Dublin, 111Hler the Act 26 Geo. III., Cap. 19, up to 1868 :-

1868-Part of Purcha se -money of the Cu s tom Hou

" EXPENUITURI~ from 1869 to 1911, by the Dublin Port and Docks Board, viz.:-

1869 and 1870-Balance of Purchase-money of the Cu stom House Stores,

For Over se a TradeNorth Quay Extension, East End of South Quay, and Great Britain Quay,

For the Steam Coasting TrndeSouth Quays and North Quays

AUTHORISED UNDER ACT OF 1902 :-

Dredging the River Channel and Bar, including New Plant and Reclamation North of Alexandra Basin,

Recorn1trnction of Old Quay Walls, Glasgow, Belfast & London Co.'s Berths,

Eastern Breakwater, Outer Wall (No. 3 Design), and Breakwa.ter Lighthouse,

Deepwater Jetty near Goulding's Works, and Renewal of Timber Frontage,

Towards the Completion of the North Quay Extension, and Alexandra Basin,

Graving Slip Alterations and 100-Ton Crane,

Light s, Buoy s And Beacon s, ...

DOCKS BOARD.

31st December, i9I I.

BY RECEIPTS.

BY .RECEIPTS UP TO 1868.

By Amount raised on Debentures under 26 Geo. ill., or any other Act:Late Irish Currency, oc £100 .Debentures ... British Currency, on £100 do. ...

" Amount received from the Government in 1813 for Purchase of Pigeon House premises, ... ... ...

" Balance from Surplus Revenue, ... ... ... ...

1 .. BY RECEIPTS FROM 1869 TO 1911. Amount rai ed on Mortgage Bonds under the Act of 1869 (including £350 for Trnmway purposes) ... ...

I " Amount raised on Mortgage Bonds under the Act of 1879 ... ...

" Amount raised on Stock under the Act of 1898, ...

" Amount rai sed on l\lortgage Bonds under the Act of 1898 ... ...

" Amount raised on Stock under the Act of 1902, ...

" Amount raised on Mortgage Bonds under the Act of 1902 ...

,, Amount received for Premiums on Mortgage Bonds, ... ... ... ,, Amount received from Commissioners of Irish Lights on the transfer of Poolbeo- Li«hthouse and for repairs ...

" A. " 0 • mount received for Sale of an Acre Lot, ... ...

" Amount received for Sale of Yearly Sum payable on Acre and Foot Lots in 1892, 1893, 1896 ...

" Aw11.rd 1·e Loop Line-Dublin, Wicklow and Wexford Railway Co.-Dublin Junction R ·1 . '

S aI Wa),

" ale of Hoppers,

From C • orporntion of Dublin-Aw11.rd ,·e Slob Lands ... ... ...

From the Corporation of Dublin Account-Repairs to Pigeon House Road ...

"

£2,000,558 l 11

DOCKS BOARD.

Dublin Port and Docks Board, 31st December, 1911. <rrt.

BY RECEIPTS.

By Balance from 1910

,, Amount set aqide in 19 1l (Account 2 years, 1910-1 l J

,, Amount se t asicle on ncconnt of In suranee of the Pilot Steamers "Energy" '.id" D,ilores" 1111<1 the Tug·· Majestic" (Account 2 year,, Hll0-11) ,. Dinclc1H!, 011 l11v e~t 111 e1its

for other Parties, &c., 31st December, 1911.

BY RECEIPTS.

By Aino,_111~ received fro111 t lie City of Dublin Steam Packet Co. for repairs to their l'ramway in lU I()

" Ai_noiint recei\·cd from Rir Michael l\Iurphy Bart., for repairs to his Tramway in 1910 '

" A~1: 11 111t 1·eceivecl f·,:0111 l\Ie s~ ;-~ W. & r-i:°. i\l. Go,:iaing, Ltd., for r epair s to their l ,·amway in 19 J()

" Amc_i 11 nt n·ceiv,•d f1·01n Ano-lo-American Oil Company, being their proportion of cnst>, of r"pai, s to l\le~srs. " r· & II. 1\1. Goulding's Tramway in 1!l 10

" Amount received from L on don & North ,Ye~tern Railway Company re al 1er •i1 io s t I) 1• ' n o e 1very Office m 1910

" Amount 1:ecei\ ed from Anglo-American Oil Compnny re work don e in A con11e,:t1on with Oil Tank mount I eceivetl from City of Dublin ~team Packet Company re alterations to Gates, &c. _

·, Ainount refunded per Law A~ent ,·e Law Costs it/ c ro rth ,vall ,videoing

" Amount recouped from owners of Sunbeam'' •·· ,, Amount collected fol' City Due s fol' Corporation of Dublin

31st December, 1911.

By Balitnce from 191 0

N. Pnoun, s~:c 1tl!:TA1n-. Po1u AND DoCL<s OFJiJCE, DuuLtN, 21Jt Mar h, 1912.

To Sinking Fund, under the Act of 1869 (see page 18)

,, Sinking Fund. under the Act of 1879 (see page 18)

,, Sinking Fund, under the Acts of 1898 and 1902 (see page 18)

,, Capital Account (see page 10)

,, Surplus Revenue Account (see page 8)

,, Insurance Account (see page 14)

,, Custom House Docks, Workmen's Insm·ance Account (see page 22)

,, Suspense (see page 14)

,, Deposit Account (see page 14)

DOCKS BOARD.

31st December, 1911.

Hy Amount invested in 2½ rer Cent. Consolidated Government Stock, under the Acts of 1869 and 1879, At cidl,

" Amount inve s ted in ::l~ per Cent. India Stock, under the Acts of 1 i39K arnl 1902, At call,

" Amount i11rn ted in 3 per cent. [udia ' tock for Io ut'llnce Account At call, •.

" Amom1t invested in Consolidated Govemment Stock, for Custom House Docks-"\Vorkmen's Insurance Account

,, Balance, viz.:In the Bank of frela11cl In hands of Cashiers, &c.

£ 124,834. 18 1J PORT AND DoCKS OFFICE, DuBLJN, 21st March, 1912.

Statement of Borrowing Powers, showing the

VIII. DUBLIN FORT AND

26 Geo. HI., &c., on Debenture of £92 6~. 2d. each (late Iri h currency), Do. on Debenture of £100 each, ;Jt Vic., Cap. 100, Dublin Port aud Docks Act, 1869, viz.:In connexion with the Custom Hou e Doek . In connexion with the Port, In connexion with the Tramway~, 42 & 43 Viet., Cap. 170, Dublin Port and Dock. Act, l 79, viz.:In con11exion with the Port, Gl and 62 Vic , Cap. 1 0, Dublin Port and Docks Act, 18!)8, Edward VII., Cap. 244, Dnblin Port and Dock .Act, 1902,

A

Statement of the Ballast Office

To Debentures paid off 10 31st December, 1 97, prior to Act of 1 98, Do. converted into , tock under the Act of 1 98,

,, Balance outstanding,

A Statement of the Sinking Fund in relation to the Mortgage

To Borrowing Powers under the Act of 1869 extingui hed,

., Bonds urnler the Act of 1 G9 paid off to 31 t December, 1910, Do. <lo. <lo. in l!lll,

Bonds under the Act of 187!) paid off lo 31st December, Hll 0, D,. <lo. do. inl91I,

, Stock under A<·t of 1902 pm chasetl and extinguished in l!J IO, Do. do. 1911,

,, Balances im ested in Government Stock, or at Call-viz.,

T Jl(ler the Act of 1869-in . 'tock, Do., clo. at Call, ...

Un,lcr the Act of 1879-in ~tock, Do., do. at Call,

Fueler the A<:Ls of 1898 nncl 1902-in .'tock, Do., do. at Call, £1.850 2,200 £ J,050

A Statement of the Amount due on all

Amount issued, extinguished, and remaining unissued on 31st Dec., 1911.

Debenture Debt on the 31st December, 1911.

Loans and Stock under the Acts of 1869, 1879, 1898 and 1902.

By Amonnt set aside to Sinking Fnnd A!'connt, including Dividend s thereon, to 31st December, 1910,

,, Amount set aside in 1911, viz.:Dividends on previous amounts, 1/50 part of original sum borrowed under the Act of 1869, LeRs Amount converted int.o Stock ,

1 / 50 part of original sum borrowed under the Act of 1879, Less Amount converted into Stock, ... £257,150 91,800

,, Amount applicable to extinction of Bonds raiser! under the Act

of 1898, Less Amount converted into Stock ...

£165,350

,, Amount applicable to extinction of Bonds raised nnder the Act £77,000 4,000 £73,000 of 1902, £421,700

,, Amount applicable to extinction of Stock

,, Dividends on previous amounts-Lonns Fund Account,

Loans on the 31st December, 1911.

1879,

1910 TO EXPENDITURE.

£ s. d. 157 17 10 Tu Wages for i\faintena11ce and Repairs,

149 10 0 ,. Wages to Engineers and Firemen,

572 11 10 ,, Material~, S1ores, &c.,

94 18 1 " RPpairs by Engineer·s Department to teamer~,

11 12 6 ,, Incident : -Printing, &c.,

91 14 () ,, In)<11r1111,·1>s on Ste1rn1er;;,

_§ 8 ,, l11surn nc,•s under Workmen' s Compen~al ion Act,

2,028 8 ,, Payments to Pilots on Inward Voyages,

48,1 11 ,, Payments to Pilots on Outward Voyage ,

86 0 ,, Allowances to l\111.ster. and l\Iates,

to Pilot uperintendent, and Clerk to ,lo.,

0 0 ., Award , Contribntions to Pilot,-' Superannuation F1111<l :-

377 17 4 Fees Oil Licences, rec·eive<l in uno,

To Totnl Amount paid from Port Funds on account of Pilot Cutters and Steamers, nn<l maintenance of the Pilot Service 1n excef.s of Revenue 1heiefrum. f b per Trienninl Return to the B:iard of Trade up to 31st December, 191() Defic:iency cm the year 1() ii' ... ...

THE 31 st DECEMBER , 1911.

BY RECEIPTS

s. u. 2,737 l!) (J 663 1 6

3 0

() 0

0 • (I 3 0 5

3,918 4 8 667 19 6

£ 4,586 4 2

By Amouut recein~d from Vessels Piloted:ln\\"ards, Outwanh,

,, .Fees from Pilotago Certificates, ,, Heco11p In~11ra11ce Pn·minm~, . , Awards f,.r Salrnge ,. Con1pe 11sa 1ion for 1Jamuge

,, Bal nnce to Consolidntecl Revenue Account IN RELATION TO THE PO RT OF DUBLIN .

By Deb i t on 1h is Accouut to 31st D ecember, 19 11 , P.

AND DocKs Ot't'Jc~:,

1910 'l'O EXPE DITURE. £ d. 1,297 l9 ;, To Rent 971 10 !) ., Taxes, ,, Fire In urance and In urances under Workmen's Compen162 4 2 ation Act, 4,872 5 4 ,, Wages, 282 19 11 ,, Materials, for General l\fn.intenance,

,, Cnrtnge, ,, Repair by Engineer to ,v arebouses, &c •• ,, Repairs to Sen Gates, &c., ,, Clothing, ,, 'alari e. , ,, Supernnnul\tion. and Pension., ,, Gui-, ,, Printing and Stationery, ,, Incidentals ,, Refund Account Overtime Sale

Ilonse

., Ilal ance to Consol idated RcYenue Account (page 7)

6 3

AND WAREHOUSE ACCOUNT, 23

THE 31st DECEMBER, 1911, 1910 I BY RECEIPT £ s. d.

8,696 !J !l IBy Re11t and Charge. on Goods, " Rent of Premise :-

27!) 12 0 Dublin and Liverpool Screw Steam Packet Company, :362 14 0 .1. orth British and Ardros an Steam Packet Company,

0 7 0 ,, Gt. Northern Ry. Co., Telegraph Posts, &c.,

175 0 0 ,, General .Post OHice, :/ l 14 2 ,, Hoardings and Tran former,

,, The Coal Trade Wharfage :-

1,140 () 4 .\fe. s rs. Thos. Ileiton & Co., Ltd.,

393 15 0 l\Ie rs. Wallace Bros., Ltd.,

251 10 4 Messr Tedcastle, l\I Cormick & Co., Ltd., 1,113 ., 4 l\lr. T. J. Nicholl, ..,

261 1 8 l\le, . rs. J. E. Dickson & Co.,

14 4. 8 Messrs. II. l\l'Dermott & Co., 19!) 4 2 .l\Ie~srs. Diamond Coal Co. ,, Sundries:-

271 14 2 Labour, Watching, Weighing 1md Weighbridge ,

0 12 5 Recoup for Damage

1 rn 2 Do. under Workmen's Compensation Act

£1a, 18 9 2 2 11!) 4 l Balance to Consolidated Revenue Account (page 7) ,, £13,308 6 3

By Balance from rn 10

XI. A STATEMENT OF THE CUSTOM HOUSE

To Payments from 1st August to 31 t December, 1866

" Do. to 31st December, 1867

,, !., :>. to 31 t December, 1 6f-

,, llo. to 29th , cptember, 1 G!J

" Do. to 31st December, Hi69

,, Do. do. 1870

" Do. do. 1871

,, Do. do. 1873

" Do. do. 1872

,, Do. do. l 74

,, Do. do. 1875

,, Do. do. 1 76

,. Do. do. 1 77

,, Do. clo. 1878

,, Do. do. 1 7fl

,, Do. do. 1 0

,, Do. do. 188l

,, Do. do. 1882

,, Do. do. 1 3

,, Do. do. 18 4-

,, Do. do. 1885

,, Do. do. 18 G

,, Do. do. 1887

" Do. do. 1 8

" Do. do. 18 !J

,. Do. do 1890

Do. do. l 8fll

,, Do. do. 1892

,, Do. do. 1893

,, Do. :lo. 1 9-1

,, Do. ,1, .. 1895

,, Do. do. 18£16

,, Do. do. 1897

,, Do. do. 18!)8

., Do. do. 18!J!l

., Do. do. moo

., Do. do. 1901

14,919 3 14 79-1

" Do. do. 190.!

Do. od. 1903

,. Do. do. rno ,1

,, Do. do. Hl05

Do. do. 1 \106

Do. do. Hl07

Do. do. 1908

,, Do. do. 1\109

,, Do. do. 1!'110

,, Do. do. l!J ll

6fi7 9 10 ,

ACCOUNT IN RELATION 'rO 'l'HE POR'l' OF DUBLIN. ACCOUNT.

By Rents

11nd Shipping Dues from 1st A11;.!11 t to 31st December, 1866

,, Do. 10 31st De!'e111ber, 1867

,, Do. 10 3l&t Dece111ber, 1868

,, Do. to 29th ~eptember, 186H

,, Gener11l Receipts from 2!Jth September 10 31st December, 1869

,, I>o. to 31st De cembe r , 18i0

,, Do. do. 1871

,, Do. do. 1872

,, Do. do. 1873

,, Do. do. 1874

,, Do. do. 1875

,, Do. do. 187(i

,, Do. do. 187 7

,, Do. do. 1878

Do. do. 1879

,, Do. do. 1880

,, Do. do. 18Rl

Do. do. 1882

Do. do. IRS;,

Do. do 1884

,, Do. do. 1885

,, Do. do. 1886

Do. do. 1887

II Do. do. 1888

Do. do. 1889

Do. do. 1890

Do. do. 1891

Do. do. 1892

Do. do. 1893

Do. do. 1894

Do. do. 1895

Do. do. 1896

Do. do. 1897

Do. do. 1898

Do. do. 1899

Do. do. 1900

D~ do. 1901

do. 1902

do. 1903

do. 1904

do. 1905

do. 1906

d~ 1907

do. 1908

do. 1909 Do. do. 1910

21st March, 1912.

14 1

2 2

A. STATEMENT OF THE CUSTOJVI HOUSE DOCKS

Amount repaid Port Funds-Year 1867

Do. do. 1868

Do. do. 1874

Do. do. 1875

Do. do. 1876

Do. do. 1877

Do. do. 1878

Du. do. 1879

Do. do. 1880

Do. do. 1881

Do. do. 1882

Do. do. 1883

Do. do. 1884

Do. do. l 885 Do. do. 1886

do. 1887

1891

do. 1901

Jo. 1902

<lo. 1903

do. 1904

do. 1905

do. 1906

do. 1907

do. 1908

do. 1909

P. F. M'ALLISTER, .ACCOUNTANT.

N.

PROUD, SECRETARY

Po1n AND DocKs, OFFICE, DUBLIN, 21st Ma r ch, 1912.

XII . APPENDIX-DREDGING ACCOU T, 1911.

( EE PAGE :2.) HllO £ ~- cl.

Tmi: DrmDGJNG ACCOUNT, including Repairs to team Dredger., 1 7,;;74 2 10 lloppers, Tugs, Launch, &c. By Proportion of Dred"iil" paid by the Rathmine and Pembroke Township!>, ,, Towage by the Board's Tu"', ,, Recoup Compensation for dama~e.

I , 131> 2 6 To Debit lfalnnce on Ballast.

Hi,439 0 4 88 1 11 1,019 12 11 20,546 15 2 8,8;'i.! 10 1 11,694 5 1

£20,546 15 2 ,, Dredging al the Bar, ,, Dredging at Alexandra B1 in by ' , and piper••

AlllOUNT C HARGED TO ~EW WORK - VIZ., ALEXANDRA BA IN EXTENSION AMOUNT CrrARGED TO MAINTENANCR

PonT A ·u OocKs O1rncE, DuuLtN, 21st JJarclt, 1912•

BALBRIGGAN HARBOlTR ACCOU :NT.

31ST DECEMBER, 1911.

BY RECEIPTS.

By Balance from 1910 ,, Tonnage Duty, ,, Dues on Goods, ,, Gas Light, •. . ,, Licences, ,, Ballast, ,, Sale of old Hulk, ,, Laying up Dues, ,, Sale of Stone, ,, Amount recouped 1·e Alteration to Harbour,

18 7

F. M•A LLTSTER, ACCOUNTANT.

N. PROUD, SECRETARY.

PORT AND DocKs OFFIC~:, DrmuN, 21st Jllarcli, 1912.

31st DECEMBER, 1911.

£ d. BY RECEIPTS.

47 17 3 By Tonnage Duty, 1 l 7 7 ,, Half Rates, 11 2 0 ,, Ballast,

5 17 6 ,, Bertbage and Laying-up Dues

0 6 6 ,, Vessels paying 6s. 6d: per voyage, 0 12 6 ,, Do. 2s. 6d. do. 13 13 6 ,, Dues on Goods, 6 0 0 ,, Licences, ,, Compensation for Damage

N. PROUD, SECRETARY.

PORT AND DOCKS OFFICE, DUBLIN, 21st March, 1912.

AND BRIDGES ACCOUN'"f,

31st DECEMBER, 1911.

1,081 17 10 I By Balance in Bank from 1910, 195 19 2 ,, Two Instalments from the Council of the City of Dublin Account, 1911-12 I ,, Two instalments from the Council of the County of Dublin Accflunt, 1911-12 £1,277 17 0

31st DECEMBER, 1911.

31ST DECEMBER, 1911.

BY REC~IP'fS

UP TO 31s-r DECEMBER,

OF THE DUBLIN PORT AND DOCKS BOARD

TO EXPENDITURE.

·r ., r,

,, Dredging fo1· Harbour Maintenance, ,, Proportion of Dredging for Rathmines and Pembroke Township , :, Beacons and Buoys; Harbour Master; Quay Police, and Launch ,, Lighthou es, ,, Great North Wall, ,, Great South \Vnll, ,, North 4,uayt1, ,, South Q1111ys , ,, Sheds and Stores, ,, Offices, City Quay, ,, Bullock and Sandycove Harbours ,, Offices in \Vestmoreland Street, ,, Ballast und Builders' i::land, ,, !toads and Walls, ,, lncidents,

,, Graving Dock and Slips, ,, Printing and Stationery, ,, Bridges on the Custom House Quay, ,: Sal11ries, ,, Superannuations, ,, Pensions and Charities, ,, Advertising, ,, I 11tert!SL.

,, Income Tax ou Interest,

,, Do. paid through Bank of Ireland, ,, Do. Premises,

1 Alexandra Bnsin, ,, Engineer's Offices, ,, Cranes, ,, Commission on Goods Rates, ,, Law Costs, ,, Electric Generating Station, ,, Wharves,

., Sunken Vessels and S11lvage, ,, Tr11mwnys, ,, Sinking Fund, ,, Sinking Fund, for Board's Stock, ,, Weighbridge, ,, I nsnrances, ,, Insurnncll Fund ,, Kingstown Vessels

SuRPLUs REvgNui-: AccoUNT :-

" City Quay Duipeninl!, ,, George's Q11Ry Deepening ...

,, Bridge o\'er 1he R11ynl C,mal, ,, Weighbridge for Britisl, and Irish Steam Packet Company

,, Electric Crane-South Quay

,, Electrical Equipment-South Quayb

,, Jnsurnnce Fund-Amount set aside, Account

THE AOOOUNTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER, 1911.

BY RECEIPTS.

/Jalmu:e ji ,1·wm d ,11·0111 191 0,

.By Tonnage Duty on Over scii HIJCI Coasting Vessel s,

,, Dues on Goods,

., Dues on Steam Trawlers,

,, Dues on Ves sels 0\·e1 · six weeks in Port, ,, Fines and D11es 011 Lighters and Gunpowder Boats, ,, Cranes, ...

,, Weif?bbridge 011 Nortli Quay Exten i1111, ,, Rents,

,, Repairs, &c., Pigeon House Road, ,, Acre anrl Foot Lots, yearly sums, ,, Ballast, ,, So.le of Old 8tores, ,, Graving Dock and Slips, ,, Casual Receipt~,

,, Interest on Deposit.,

,, Alliance Gas Co., Pipe on Quays, ,, 'fowage by the Board's T11g, ,, Compensation for D11mage .•

,, Corporation of Dublin for Collecting City Due s ,

,, Agricultural Department for Retnrns, •.•

,, Proportion of Drediring from Rathmines & Pembl'Oke l\Iain Drainage,

,, Insurance Refunds,

,, Recoup A/c, North Quays

,, Recoup A/c, Sheds

A mount brought forward TO :EXPl~NDJTURR.

To PrLOTAGE DEP ,IRTMENT:-

Payments to Pilots-Inward s, Do. Outward s, Allowances to l\Iasters and Mates, Cloth in~, ,v a~es for l\Iai11teniu1ce, foci<lent , ~tore , l\faterial , Coals, &c. Engineers and Firemen, Travelling Expen e , Insurance , Repairs by En~~ineers' Department, Surveys.

alaries to Pilot uperintendent, and Clerk to do., S11l11ry to 1edical Officer, ... Contributions to Pilots' nperannuation Fnnd, Repairs to "Dolores" re Damage ...

,, Ci.;s-rolt IIovs,,: Doc1cs AND ,v AREHOUSE AccouNT :Hend Rent~, Taxes, Wages, Repairs by Engineer, Do. to ea Gates, &c., l\Interials, Cnrtage, Clothing, Salaries, Superannuations and Pensions, Gas, Printing and Stationery, Incident , ln snrancP.s, Moiety of Bridges' Repairs charged to Custom House Docks, Dock Master's Crew, Wages and Clothing, Dock Ma ter's Snlary, -

A mount carried forwa,·d,

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 3 1ST DECEMBER, 1911.

.A mount brought forward, BY RECEIPTS.

BY P1LOTAGE DEPARTJIIENT :-

Fees on Vessels Inwards, Do. Outwards, Fees on Pilotage Certificates, Insurance Premiums Recouped, Recoup-Fee for Surveyor Compen sation for Damage

,, CUSTOM HOUSE DOCKS AND WAREHOUSE ACCOUNT:-

Rent and Charges on Goods, Rents of Premises and Ground Rents, The Coal Wharves, The General Post Office, Hoardings and Transformer, Sundries , A mount ca,·ried forwa r d,

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 1911,

REPORT OF THE DUBLIN PORT AND DOCKS BOARD

FOR THE YEAR 1911.

THE accompanying Statement (p. 88) of Tonnage Dues shows that the total registered tonnage that entered the Port of Dublin in 1911 was 1,917,411 tons, being 17,625 tons less than in 1910.

The several classes of trade were affected as follows :-

The registered tonnage from CONTINENTAL and other OVERSEA Ports shows a total increase of 5,699 tons; sailing vessels show n. decrease of 8,088 tons, and steamers an increase of 13,787 tons.

In the COASTING and GENERAL CROSS-CHANNEL trade the tonnage of steamers -decreased 12,494 tons, and sailing vessels decreased 3,287 tons.

STEAM colliers decreased 6,991 tons, and sailing colliers decreased 552 tons.

The receipts from TONNAGE RATES were £73,284 7s. 0d., being an increase of £709 lls. 7d. compared with 1910.

The receipts from Rates in respect of Goons were £21,274 18s. Ud., being a . -decrease of £595 6s. 7d. from those of 1910.

MEMBERS.

In compliance with the provisions of the Dublin Port and Docks Act, 1898, the Returning Officers duly appointed attended at the offices of the Board on Monday, 1st day of January, 1912, pursuant to the Regulations as to the mode of conducting Elections of Elective Members of the Dublin Port and Docks Board, when the following were duly proposed and seconded:-

As TRADERS' Members :-George Byrne, Frank V. Martin, James H. North, William Ross.

As SHIPPING Members :-William J. Dollar, Sir James Murphy, Bt., Sir Michael Murphy, Bt.

There being no more persons standing nominated than the number of vacancies, the Returning Officers declared Mr. G. Byrne, Mr. F. V. Martin, Mr. J. H. North, and )fr. vV. Ross elected as Traders' Members; and Mr. \V. J. Dollar, Sir Jamos Murphy, Bt., and Sir Michael Murphy, Bt., elected as Shipping Members.

TONNAGE RATES AND GOODS RATES.

On the 9th Novemb er last the Board adopted the following Resolution fixing the Tonnage Rates and Goods Rates to be levied for the year 1912 :-

" That th.e Tonnage Rates and Goods Rates respectively leviable in the Port of Dublin for the year commencing 1st January, 1912, and ending 31st December, 1912, shall be the same as the Tonnage Rates and Goods Rates respectively, now leviable in the Port of Dublin for the year ending 31st December, 1911, namely:-

" TONNAGE RATES.-The rate of 101-d, for every ton of the registered tonnag_e (ascertained for the purposes of Rating in accordance with the Dublin Port and Docks Acts, 1869 and 1902) of every vessel arriving in the Port from any Foreign or Colonial Port for every voyage such vessel shall make. Provided that the Board shall levy, demand, and take one-half only of the Tonnage or other rates payable in respect of any vessel arriving within the Port from any Foreign Port, and discharging within the rates limits only such an amount of cargo as is less than one-half of the Register Tonnage of such vessel.

" The rate of 5½d. for every ton of the Registered Tonnage (ascertained for the purposes of Rating in. accordance with the Dublin Port and Docks Acts, 1869 and 1902) of every vessel arriving in the Port coastwise from any part of the United Kingdom, or from any place not within the Port of Dublin, for every voyage such vessel shall make.

"GOODS RATES.-" Twenty-five per cent. of the rates set out in the 5th Schedule to the Dublin Port and Docks Act, 1902, except in the case of Flaxseed, the rate upon which ,shall continue to be t\yentyfive per cent. of 5d. per ton."

ADDRESS TO H. M. THE KING.

On Saturday, the 8th July, His Maje:;::ty made his first entry into Dublin smce bis accession, accompar1ied by the Queen, and on the 10th July the Board presented His Majesty with an Address.

.

KINGSTOWN HARBOUR TO 1 NAGE RATES.

The Board are not aware of any favourable change 'having taken place within the past year in the financial cirqumstances affecting preferential treatment to , certai1~ cl.asses of Vessels , usi~g ~Gngstown Harbour that would be considered le ss injurious tp t!J.e interest~ of th~ Port and Harbour of .D~blin.

. ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT OF TH .E POR'l'.

• I ' ,

"\iVithin the year the sum of £2,489 13s. 7d. was expended in the maintenance and repairs of the Electric Generating Station. In Electrical Equipment, South Quays, ' £2,704 8s. ld.; and on Electric Portal Wharf Cra11es, South Quays, £73 2s. 1 ld.

On the North Wall Quay the final payment on Electrical Equipment was made of £441 7s. 6d., and on Electrical Portal Wharf Cranes of £167 tis. 3d.

WIDENING THE NORTH WALL QUAY.

This work, carried out under the Act of 1902, was completed, the sum of £192 Os. 6d. having been expended within the year, making a total of £11,368 10s. 9d., including compensation, &c., to 31st of December last.

In connection with this work, and in accordance with Section 11 of the Dublin

Port and Dock s Act, 1902, the Board continued the construction of twin bridges across the ·entrance to the Royal Canal in lieu of the former bridge. The sum of £8,351 14s. ld. was expended on the work within the year, making a total to date of £10,018 16s. 8d.

SOUTH QUAY DEEPENING.

The rebuilding of the wall and deepening of the berths of City Quay was completed during the year. The sum of £3,603 10s. 5d. was expended, making a total expenditure on rebuilding City Quay of £49,780 4s. 10d. The Board, subsequently, . determined upon rebuilding George's Quay up to Butt Bridge, and expended thereon £7,028 12s. 6d. up to end of the year

.

WIDENING BUTT BRIDGE.

This Bridge was built under the powers given the Board by the Dublin Port and Docks Board (Bridges) Act, 1876. Representations having recently been made as to the urgent necessity of widening the Bridge, an improvement contemplated in the original design, ·the Board are taking the necessary steps u.nder the Dublin Port Act, 1854, to carry it into effect; and have solicited the Municipal Corporation to co-operate with them in having Tara Street widened at the same time.

DREDGING.

.

During the year the total qua~tity dredged in the Harbour was 874,852 tons. Under the term of " Ordinary Maintenance" within the Harbour 387,627 tons was dredged; and at City Quay 69,945 tons, the total cost of which was £12,076 3s. 6d. Towards the completion of the Ale~andra Basin 417,280 tons was dredged at a cost of £8,973 14s. 5d.

SHEDS.

The following sums were expended within the year on the Construction of Sheds, viz. :-On the North Wall Quay for Messrs. G. & J. Burns, £519 12s. ld., giving a total of £2,937 •6s. 4d.; and for the Laird Line, £2,503 16s. 0d., giving a total of £2,645 4s. 0d.

IMPORTS.

The total nu~ber of tons of General Goods imported was 1,018,328 against 1,009,917, being an increase of 8,411 tons. There were also 1,170,400 tons of Coal imported, being an increase of 14,467 tons over 1910. Timber imported amounted to 94,008 loads.

EXPORTS.

The total number of tons of General Goods, exclusive of Round Timber, was 466,205, being an increase of 1,338 tons on the year. Round Timber exported amounted to 19,479 loads.

LIVE STOCK.-There

were also 308,661 Cattle exported, against 334,584 in 1910; 370,830 Sheep, against 376,518 ; 212,260 Pigs, against 192,379; a.nd 9,920 Horses, against 9,653 the preceding year.

LOAN.

The amount due on Mortgage Bonds on 31st December, 1911, was £600,900 0 0

The amount due on 3¼ per cent. Redeemable Stock on 31st December, 1911, was ... .. . £293,230 0 0

The amount due on Debentures on 31st December, 1911, was £460 19 7

SINKING FUND.

On the 31st December, 1911, the Sinking Fund under the Port Acts of 1869, 1879, 1898 and 1902, amounted to £84,819 12s. 4d., of which £32,933 7s. 5d. is invested in 2½ per cent. Consolidated Government Stock; and £38,020 8s. 11 d. in !3½ per cent. India Stock; and £13,865 16s. 0d. at call at Bank of Ireland.

The INSURANCE FUND for the FLOATING PLANT, stands at £17,721 14s. 5d.

ACCOUNTS.

The Accounts of the Board for the year 1910 were duly submitted to, examined, and -certified by the Auditor appointed· under the provisions of the Act of 1879. ·

There were 52 meetings of the Board, 144 of Standing Committees, and 20 of Special Committees held within the year.

N. PROUD, DUBLIN. 28th Februo1ry, 1912.

Secretarv of tlie Dublin Port and Ducks Boa,·d.

ENGINEER'S REPORT

FOR THE YEAR 1911.

ENGINEER'S REPORT

Jior the ) ·eo r r~11dPrl ,Jlst Decrmiber, 191-1.

DREDGING.-The following is a summary o{ the tonnage dredged by the Board's plant for the improvement and maintenance of the Harbour in 1911 :-

Improvement of the Harbour-

Towards the completion of the Alexandra Basin

City Quay Deep-water Berths

Maintenance of the HarbourRiver Channel and the Alexandra Basin

Ballast dredged and served direct to shipping

Total Ballast served to shipping during the year

The Suction Hopper Dredger " Sandpiper" was engaged during the year dredging for the approach to the Alexandra Basin, and for filling for the Eastern Breakwater and the R ec laimed lands to the north of the Alexandra Basin Extension.

No. 3 Suction Dredg er worked for ~7 weeks at the approach to the Alexandra Basin and on maintenance dredging on the north side of the River channel east of the Breakwater lighthouse.

No. 4 Bucket Dred~e,: worked for 17 weeks, and was chiefly engaged at the dredging of the River opposite the ne~v quay ':'.',Ji A~ City Quay.

o. 5 Bucket Dredger worked for 45 weeks, and was engaged in maintenance dredging in the River Channel and the Alexandra Basin, and also in improvement dredging at the Alexandra Basin Extension and City Quay deepening.

The Suction Dredger " Coquct " worked 43 weeks in dredging for the extension of the Alexandra Basin, the sand dredged being used for filling and ballast for shipping.

The Board's tugs were engaged for 459 hours on public towage.

CITY QUAY AND GEORGE'S QUAY DEEPENING.-Early in the year the last length of the deepening of City Quay was founded on rock at a depth of about 20 feet below low water. This last length brought the deep·water wall as far as the west side of Moss Street. After very careful consideration and protracted discussion the Board decided to continue the deepening of the South Quays as far as Butt Bridge. A total l ength of 296 feet of quay wall was founded during the year, of which 52 feet were on City Quay and 244 on George's Quay.

A length of 319 feet of new quay wall was opened to the public use during the year, the whole quay surface Jrnving been raised to correspond with the raised level of the new wall, and repaved from the footpath along the frontage of the houses to the quay coping.

Siner the comm ncement of the deepening of City Quay at Cre ighton Stre t a length of 1,169 feet has been reconstructed and openccl to the public.

l EW H1u0Gr.s OVER TUE

ROYAL CANAL ENTRANCE.-Messrs.

Spencer & Company, the contractors for the steel work and machinery of the twin Scherzer Bridges across the Royal Canal on the North Wall, began the erection of the northern or inner bridge in February. The bridge was built on the western side of the Canal, and was moved into its permanent position on the 30th of March. This bridge was successfully tested on the 2nd of June, and opened to the public on the 5th of July. Immediate steps were then taken for the removal of the old rolling bridge, which has been in use since 1860. As soon as this was done the piled foundations for the southern or outer bridge were constructed by the Board's workmen. On the 8th

-0f September the contrttctor began the erection of the econd bridge. On the 31st of October the bridge was moved into its permanent position, and at the end of the year the work was so far advanced that the bridge could be ,rnrked electrically, the painting was in hauds and the paving of the approaches in progress.

1 ORTH WALL WrnENINGS.-The r orth Quay was widened between Guild treet and the Royal Canal to form the west approach to the northern Scherzer bridge aero s the Canal entrance. This completed the widenings of the . orth ,vall, which the Board decided to undertake under the powers of tho Port Act of 1902.

Smms.-The ,restern shed at the Glasgow berths on the Torth Wall having been :finished at the end of HH0, waH handed o ·er early in .January for th joint ui-e of the Burns and Laird Lines, during the erection of the eastern r-,hecl for the latter 'ompany.

'l'hc builcling of this latter shed, which is 210 fert long and 42 feet wide, was immediately begun. It was finished a11tl handed oYcr for the use of the Laird Line in the month of June.

ALEXANDRA WnAHF.-'l'hc .\.lexandra Wharf has now been completed for a length of 976 feet, and the quay surface adjoining paved, about 4,000 square yards of this paving being laid during the year.

'J'nA,!WAYs.-In compliance with an application from the Alliance and Dublin Consumers' Gas Company, an additiomil tramway was laid across Sir John Rogerson's Quay, to connect the Company's premises with the wagon tramways on th quay at the berth allocated to the Company. The work was completed in June.

'J'he crane and wagon tramways used by l\Icssr S. Robinson & ompany on City Quay had to be taken up in .\pril moo to allow of the deepening of tlw quay wall. Under a new agreement the Board undertook to eornitrnct similar tramways on the new quay, and at the end of the year the work was nearly completed.

GrmA'l' Sot:Tll W ALL.-In consequence of the washing away of the foreshore on the river side of the Pigeon How,e Road, and the cons quent expo ure of the foundations of the river wall, it was found necessary to eontinue the concrete footing begun some years ago for a length of 365 feet, so as to prevent further breaches in this portion of the wall.

RECLAomo LANDS AND ALEXANDRA BASIN ExTE!sSION.-During the year 179,734 tons of filling were pumped on shore by the " Sandpiper" for reclamation of the lands north of the lexandra Basin Extension and the Eastern Breakwater, and about 700 feet of temporary staging was removed where the filling of the Eastern Brealnrnter has reached its finished level.

EL"EC'l'RICAL EQUIPllIEN'l'.-The electric power and lighting cables were extended eastward at the Alexandra \Yhad, l,nd two additional lamp posts erected. Two additional crane plug boxes were also fitted up, so thi:it the three electric cranes can now be used at any part of the Alexandra Wharf.

J: ower ::md lighting cables were laid from the electric generating station along the North Wall Quay to ihe entrance of the Royal 'anal Dock for supplying current t-0 the twin 'ch rzer Bridges and to ihe South Quay The power cables for the bridges were earri d aero s the Dock in a submarine cable, and a submarine lighting cable across the Dock entrance in the river bed.

The electric wiring has been continued westward from the Canal along the sheds of the ity of Dublin team Pucket 'ompuny and the Silloth Company. Electric lighting has been substituted for gas in all the Board's lamps on the North ,Vall and the Custom House Quay as far as George's Dock entrance. Two power and one lighting submarine cables were laid from the North Wall Quay io the South Quay immediately to the east of the London & orth Westem Railway Company's berthR. A corresponding set of cables are to be laid across the river at the Royal Canal.

On the South Quays power and lighting cables haYe been laid from Benson Street westward to within 50 feet of the British and Irish Shed. These cables will provide current for the cranes which the Board have had under consideration and for the lighting of the quay within these limits.

The crane rails on the southern quay of the Alexandra Basin have been extended 260 feet to the eastward, and the necessary plug boxes £or connecting the cranes have been erected.

LIGnTrrousEs AND BuoYs.-At Poolb g Lighthouse a hot-water apparatus was erected for h eating the lightkeepers' dwelling, and to facilitate the landing of store a small crane was erected on the lighthouse wall.

The fog-bell machinery of the orth Bull and ol"th Bank lighthouses, which was 26 years in use, has been thoroughly overhauled and put into good working order.

The old double-wick oil lamps in the orth Bull and orth Wall lighthouses were replaced with Chance-Kitson oil vapour burners. This alteration haR had the effect of greatly improving the efficiency of these lighthouses, and of bringing them into conformity with th power of the Poolbeg and North Bank lights. Preparation have been made to make a similar alteration to the Eastern Breakwater light.

The lighthouses at Poolbeg, the orth Bull, tlw ~.,.orth Bank, and the Eastern Breakwater were painted.

Th River channel buoy os. 1 and 4 have been converted into gas buoys with occulting lights. One of the Board's float. has been fitted with gas cylinders for the purpo of charging the Bar and River Buoys with gas while on their stations.

BALBRIGGAN HARBOUR.-The entrance to th innl•r harbour at Balbriggan has been widened to a width of about 60 feet. The work waR done> by the Department of Agriculture and Technical Instruction as the Board's agents, the expenR being met out of the harbour funds and by private subscription. This improvem ent has been of great benefit to th working of the harbour, giving easier access to vessels using the inner harbour.

By arrangement with the Department their Suction Hopper Dr dger visited Balbriggan in April and Sept.ember, 1911, and dr clged 3,1 0 ton. at the harbour entrance and 380 tons from the inside of the harbour. The encroachment of and into the harbour entrance will necessitate periodical dredging, and the Department have agreed to co-operate with the Board "·ith thi object by contributing to th cost of th work and sending their dredger to Balb1iggan in 1912.

SKERRIES HARBOUR.-Th slip outside the harbour pier at Skerries ,YaR damaged by a storm in Augu t. A tender of Mr. Thomas Reen y for its repair and some pointing to the harbour quay wall was accepted. The work was almost finished at the close of the year.

QUAY WALLS AND BRIDGE .-In the spring of the year the iron work of Butt Bridge, Grattan Bridge, and Victoria and Albert Bridge was painted, the cost being paid out of the West Quay Walls and Bridges rate.

JOH - P. GRIFFITH, M.Inst.C.E., Engineer of the Dublin Port and Docks Bo wl.

Jamiary, 1912.

MANAGER'S ACCOUNTS

Custon1 House Docks and Warehouses Department,

YEAR

CUSTOM HOUSE DOCKS AND WAREHOUSES DEPARTMENT.

MILLINGTON, CHIEF CLERK.

CUSTOM HOUSE DOCKS AND WAREHOUSES DEPARTMENT

CHIEF Cu:n K,

CUSTOM HOUSE DOCKS AND WAREHOUSES DEPARTMENT.

CUSTOM HOUSE DOCKS AND WAREHOUSES DEPARTMENT . To Jialan•:e to Profit Loss .~ccountSundrie.~

CUSTOM HOUSE DOCKS AND WAREHOUSES DEPARTMENT.

F MILLI GTON, CHIEF 0LERK,

NAGER

COLLECTOR OF PORT DUES' REPORT

Fo1· the Year ended 31st Dereniber, 1911.

I beg to submit for the information of the Boa.rd the following Returns relating to the collection of Tonnage Rates, Goods Rates, Pilotage Rates, &c., for the year ended 31st December, 1911 :-

(1) A comparative Sta.t.ement of all moneys collected during the yea.rs 1910 and 1911.

(2) A classified Return of the Tonnage on which Rates were collect.ed.

(3) A Return of the Number and Tonnage of Vessels which entered the Port during the year.

(4) A comparative Statement of Goods and Live Stock imported into and exported from the Port of Dublin for the two yea.rs ended 31st DecE>mber, 1911.

The Revenue from Tonnage Rates a.mounted to £73,284 7s. Od., being £709 lls. 8d. more than the a.mount collected in 1910.

In the Oversea Trail,e the total registered tonnage upon which rates were pa.id was 368,138 tons, as compared with 362,439 tons in 1910; sailing vessels showing a. decrease of 8,088 tons, and steamers an increase of 13,787 tons; the total amount collected was £14,369 Os. 6d., being £366 lls. 4d. more than in 1910.

In the Cross-Channel and Coasting Trade the total registered tonnage upon which Rates were pa.id was 1,549,273 tons, as compared with 1,572,597 tons in 1910; sailing vessels showing a. decrease of 3,839 tons, and steamers a decrease of 19,485 tons; the total amount collected was £58,915 6s. 5d., being £343 Os. 4d. more than the previoul.l year.

The total registered tonnage for the year was 1,917,411 tons, showing a. decrease of 17,625 tons as compared with. 1910. In addition, vessels of a. registered tonnage of 24,042 tons entered the Port carrying Mails or Troops upon which no Rat.es were paid.

The a.mount received m lieu of Tonnage Rates from Steam Trawlers was £232, being a decrease of £5, as compared with the pr ~v iou s year.

DUES ON GOODS.

The Receipts from Dues on Goods for the last four years, during which time 25 per cent. of the Scheduleof Rates has been in fo rce, have been as follows:-

The Decrease of £595 6s. 7d as compared with the previous year was no doubt caused through thediversion of traffic owing to strikes during the year.

The following comparative statements show the trade of the Port for the years 1910 and 1911, settin~ out separately Foreign, Cross-Channel, and Irish C~asting Imports and Exports. IMPORTS.

Revenue derived from Dues on [mports and Exports in th e Forei gn Trade amounted to £3 ,138

, and in the Coasting and Cro ss-Chann el Trade to £18 ,136 l8 s . 2d.

In tlie Import 1.'rade the followin g ar e some of the principal articles which show an increase or decrease as compared w:ith 1910 :-

" d ecrea se

Food , &c , .:J.,4 50 " do.

880 " do. Lins eed Cak e 1,891 " do.

2,RR9 , , :increase

(Artificial) 5 :333 :, decrease

(Paraffin and P etroleum) 7,362 " do. ,..

mcrease ,,

26, 721 tons, increase

And rn the E x port Trade the following increases or decreases occur :Aerated

Biscuits Butter

Whiskey

The following figures show comparative statements of Live Stock exported during the last five years:-

Comparative Statement of all Moneys collected during the Years

A Return of the Tonnage of all kinds entering the Port of Dublin, on which Tonnage Rates were collected, from 1st January to 31st December, 1911.

TRADE.

COASTIN G TRAnE.

The Number and Tonnage of British and Foreign Sailing and Steam Vessels (including their repeated Voyages) that entered the Port of Dublin in 1911 :-

Oversea Trade I Coasting Trade Coasting

" Docs not include 74 Vessels of a Register To1mage of 24,042 toru carryin~ Mails or Troops. WM. S. B. HOMAN, 13th February, 1912 Collector of Port Dues.

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT

OF GOODS AND LIVE STOCK IMPORTED INTO AND EXPORTED FROM THE PORT OF DUBLIN FOR THE TWO YEARS ENDED 31ST DECEMBER, 1911.

GOODS AND LIVE STOCK IMPORTED

STATEMENT OF EXPORTED FROM THE PORT OF DUBLIN

E DED 31sT DECEMBER, 1911.

4

Aerated Waters Alabaster 4

Alkali Alum

Ammonia

Anchors, Chains, &c.

Anvils

Animals (Wild) (number) Annatto

Antimony

Apparel

Apples and Pears Arrowroot

Ashes

Asphalte

Axles

Baking Powder

Banding

Bark

Barytes

Baskets

Beans

Bearers

Bedsteads

Beeswax

Bellows

Biscuitei

Bitumen

Blacking

Bladd c.i<l

Bladders

Bleaching Powder

Blocks (Paving)

B oats (number)

(Flooring}

Do. (Mill)

Bobbins

I Bobbin Blocks

Boilers (Steam)

Boiler Composition

Bones

Books

Bottles

Bowls (Wood)

" Boxes (New)

- I -- - Boxwood 23 " 1,815 " I 1,838 20 tons 2,121 " 2,141 " Bran and Pollard " - 229 " I 229 " - 38 " 38 " Brandy 2 " 183 " 185 " 2 " 173 " 175 " Brass - 10 10 " - 2 ., 2 " Bricks (Building)

- l t~n I 1 ton - 2 " 2 " Do (Bath) - 5 tons 5 tons- I - Do. (Fire) - - -- - Brimstone - l ton 1 ton - 1 ton 1 ton Bristles - 29 tons 29 tons - 25 tons 25 tons Brooms 18 18 17 I 17 Brushes, &c." "" " - 5 " 5 " - 9 " 9 " Buckets ·- 14pkgs. 14pkgs. - l8 pkgs. 18pkgs. Bullion - 17 tons 17 tons - 50 tons 50 tons Buoys

- 6,643 " 6, 643 " - 7,788 " ... ,788 " Butter - 81 " 84 tons - 91 tons 91 tons Candles - l ton 1 ton- - Candle Wick - - -- Candy - ] " 1 " - 2 " 2 " Cane - 79 tons 79 tons - 92 " 92 " Canvas - 26 " 26 " - 35 " 35 " Carbide of Calciu m - 5-'1 " 51 " - 55 " 55 " Cardboard BoxeH - 78 " 78 " - 65 " 65 " Carpeting - 968 " 968 " - 784 78-! Carriages, Motor Cars, &c.(numbe r) - 30 30 - 91 91 Carts, &c. dn . - - - - 4 tons 4 tons Cart Boxes - 308,661 308 , 661 - 334.584 334,584 Cattle (number) - - -- - Do. Spic6 5G4 tons 564 tons - 340 " I 340 " Do. Food and Fu d.mg St uffs - 68 " 68 " - 57 " I 57 " f',emPnt 26 tons 1,540 " 1,565 " 19 tons 957 " 976 " Chaff - 1 ton 1 ton - - - Cha&

GOODS, &c.

Channel

Channel I Foreign and Irish Total Foreign and Irish

- 3 tons I 3 tons - 4. t0ns I ! t-0ns Charcoal - 27 ,, 27 " - 13 ,, -13 ,, Cheese- - - -I - hicory

- - - - - Chimney Pieces - 17 " 17 - HJ " 19 " China ,, I - 3 ,, 3 " - 3 " 3 " hocolate - 3 " 3 ., - :i " 5 ., Churns - 10 " 10 ., - \) . , 9 " Cider - l ton 1 ton - I ton l ton Cigars - ~2 tons ~2 tons - 3J tons 31 tons Cinders - J.! " lJ " - 13 " 13 " Clay (Fire) - - - - 1 ton 1 ton Do. (Pipe) - - -- - Do. (China) - - - - 2 tons 2 tons Do. (other) - 6 " 6 ,, - 6 " 6 " Clocks - -!53 " 453 " - 266 " 266 " Clogs and Clog Soles - 29 " 29 " - 12 " 12 " Coal - 17 " 17 " - 14. " 1-! " Cocoa - 13 " 13 " - 8 " 8 " Do. Shell - 7 " 7 " - 8 " 8 " Coffee - 8 " 8 "- - Coke - Concrete - - - - ·195 195 . 257 :!.57 Confectionery" "., ., 10 tons 144 " 154 " - 43 " -!3 " Copper - 303 " 303 "- - Do. (Ore) - 7 " 7 " - 1 ton I ton Do. (Sulphate on - - - - - - Copperas - 6 " 6 " - 10 tons 10 tons Cordage - 9 "

Cordials

Corkwood

Corks

Cornfood

Cotton Goods

" Cotton Seed Cake - 104 "

- - -

" Do. Meal

- Cotton Wadding - - - - - - Cradles - 1 ton 1 ton - ± " 4 ,, Cream of Tartar - 2 tons 2 tons - 6 " 6 Creosote - - - - - - Crucibles - ± -1 - C) 2 Cullet " " - " " - - - - - - Cutch - 5 " 5 " - 8 " 8 Cutlery " 4 tons 76 "

Cylinders

Dogs do.

Drugs and Chemicals 14 " 183 "

(Mill) - 108 " 108 " - 77 " 77 " Do. (Founders and Coal) . - 3 " 3 " - 3 " 3 ., Dye Stuffs ancl Dye Wood -

Channel

GOODS, &e.

Channel I

I

- - - 23 t ons - 23 tons Earth (Fuller's)

1 ton 75 t ons 76 t o ns - 91 ton s 91 " Earthenware - 2 ,, 2 "- - Ebony

4 tons 19 ,050 " 19 ,054 " - 18 ,023 ,, 18 ,023 ton s Eggs - H " 44 " - 13 " 13 " Ele ctric Cable - 18 " 18 " - 10 " 10 " Electro-Plated Ware - - -- - Emery Cloth- -- - Emery

27 " 2, 323 " 2,350 " 27 " 2,870 ., 2,897 " Empty Bags 342 " 16 ,716 " 17 ,058 " 311 " 15, 781 " 16 ,09 2 " Do. Boxes, &c. - 82 " 8 2 " - 85 " 85 ,, Engine£ (Steam)

- -- - I Farina - 51 to ns 51 tons - 39 tons 39 tons Farming lmplement!I 42 tons 2 " 4-1- " - 11 ,, 11 ,, Felt 6 tons 310 " 31 6 " 6 tons 287 " 293 ,, Feathers

- 3 ., 3 " - 3 " 3 ,, Fenders - 7 " 7 " - 18 " 18 " Fibre - 8 " 8 " - 10 " 10 " Fi g ur es - - -- - Filters - 3 " 3 ., - 27 ,, 27 " Firearmi: - - -- - Fir ewood - - -- - · Fire Lights

- 15 ,, 15 " - 10 ,, 10 " Fire-clay Goods - 286 " 286 ,, - 587 " 587 " Fish (Dried)

- 2, 961 ,, 2, 961 ,, - 3,323 , 3,323 ,, Do. (Fresh)

- 9 ,, 9 " - 15 " 15 " Do. (Preserved)

5 tons 15 " 20 "- - Flax - H " 14 " - 57 " 57 ,, Do. (Seed)

- 5 33 " 533 " - 422 , 422 " Fleshings - 27 " 27 " - 29 " 29 " Flock - 969 " 969 " - 2,446 " 2,4-46 ,, Flour- - - 3 ,, 3 " Flower Pots

- 32 " 32 " 1 ton 20 ,, 21 " , Flower Roots - 1 ton 1 ton -- 1 Forks and Rakes

- 4- , 667 tons 4- , 667 tons - 4,5 16 4,516 " Fowl " - 21 " 21 ,, - 47 47 " Fruit (Dried) " - 192 " 192 " - 113 113 " Do. (Green and Preservrd} " - 3 " 3 " - 6 6 " Fuel (Patent) " 4 " 381 " 38 5 " - 309 " 309 " Furniture tNew) - 881 " 881 " - 91 5 915 Do. (Old) ,, "

- 56 tons 56 tons - 77 tons 77 tons Gam e - - - - - - Gannister - 1 ton 1 ton - - - Gas (Carbon , &c.) - 32 tons 32 tons - 28 28 " Do. Fittings " - - - - 5 5 " Geese "

- 8 " 8 " - 4 " 4 " Gig Shafts

2 tons 9 " 11 " - 5 " 5 " Gin and Geneva- - - - - Ginger

3 ,, 146 ,, 149 " - 134 " 134 ,, Gl838 - 209 " 209 " - 213 ,. 213 Glue

- 3 " 3 " - 4 " 4 " Glucose

Glycerine - 27

GOODS, &c.

Goats (number)

Grains

Grapes

Grass (Foreign)

Grates

Gravel

Grease

Greaves

Groceries

Guano

Gum

Gunpowdei-

Gutta Percha

Gypsum and Plaster of Paris

Haberdashery and Drapery, le. - 59 "

Hair (Curled)

Do. (Plasterers)

Hams

Handles

Hardwar

" Hats - 1,265 "

"

" - 43 " 43 " Hay ~... - - - - - - Heddles - - - - - - Hemp - 65 " 65 " - 109 " 109 " Herrings (Salt) - 1,536 " 1,536 " - 1,675 " 1,675 " Do. (Fresh ) ~

(Smoked)

Hoofs and Horns - 1 ton l

Hoops (Wood) - 4 tons 4 tons -

4 tons Hops - 10,365 10, 365 - 9,921 9,921 Horses, Mules and Asses (num·i:ler)

Hosiery

Hurdles

(Hoop)

(Pla;~e

(Bolts)

Isinglass

GOODS, &c.

Jewellery

Juic e (Lemon, Lime, &c.)

Jute

Kainit

Lace Ladders

Lamp Black

Lamps

Lard

Lasts

Lath s Lead

(Piping)

Do. (Ashes, &c.)

Leather

Do. (Cuttings)

Lemons

Lentils

Lignum Vitre

Lime

Limestone

Do. (Shingle)

Linen

Linseed Cake

M1-1al

Locust Beans

Logwood

Lorries (number)

Luggage

Machinery

Lard

Lasts

Laths

Do. (Piping)

Do. (Ashes, &c.)

Do. (Cuttings}

Lemons

Lentils

Lignum Vitro

Lime

Limestone Do. (Shingle)

Linen

Do. Meal

Locust Beans

Logwood

Lorries (number)

Luggage

Machinery

Mahogany

(Common)

Mastic

GOODS, &c.

Ma.~ches

Matting

Mattresses, &c.

Meal

Do. Seeds and Shudes

Meat (Coarse)

Do. (Preserved)

Meters

Mille

Millinery

Mineral

Mirrors

Mollasses, Treacle and Syrup

Moss

Motor Cycles (number)

Mustard

Music and Musical Instruments

Nails and Screw Nails

Naphtha

Nets

Nuts

Oakum

Oars and Spars (number)

Oats

Oil (Pet and Par.)

Do. (all others)

Oil Cloth, &c.

Onions

Oranges

Ore (Bog)

Do. (Burnt)

Organs, Harmoniums, &c.

Oxide (Spent)

Paint

I

, &e.

Matting

" Mattresses, &c.

" Do. Seeds and Shudes

" Do. (Preserved) '.

Meters

Mineral Waters

Mirrors

Mollasses, Treacle and Syrup

Motor Cycles (number)

Music and Musical Instruments " " J l

Nails and Screw Nails

Naphtha

Nets

Nuts

Oakum

Oars and Spars (number)

Oats

" Oil (Pet. and Par.) 17 " 1,172 "

"

"

" Do. (all others) - 5 " 5 " - 7 " 7 " Oil Cloth, &c. - 36 " 36 " - 20 " 20 " Onions - 9 " 9 " - 107 " 107 " Oranges - 1,014 " 1,014 " - 1,152 " 1,152 " Ore (Bog) - 13,586 " 13,586 " 7 " 14,418 " 14,425 " Do. (Burnt) - 3 " 3 " - 2 " 2 " Organs, Harmoniums, &r.. - - - 1 ton 1 ton Oxide {Spent) " - 8-i tons 84 tons - 48 -tons 48 tons Paint 4 tons 5,169 " 5, 173 " - 5,248 " 5,248 " Paper (all kinds) - - - - 2 " 2 " Do. (Pulp) - 12 " 12 " - 9 " 9 " Peas - - -- - Do. (Split) - - -- - Pepper - 7 " 7 " - 8 " 8 " Perambulators - - -- - ?eriumnry

- 274 " 274 " - 188 " 188 " Periodicals and New15papers - 2 " 2 " - 5 " 5 " Pewter - 642 " 64-2 ,, - - - Phospha1;e R.ock

5 133 138 I 176 177 Pianos (nuruber)

- 14 ,, 14 " - 6 tons 6 tons Pickles, &.c, - 37 " 37 " - 41 " 41 :Pictures

&o,

Picture

Pipes {Tobacco)

{Drain)

{Sewer)

Pitwood

Plant {Contractors)

Plants and Trees

Plate

Pork -

Potatoes

Pots and Pans - 36 "

" Preserves- - - - Pumice Stone

"

Putty

Pumps

Rabbits

- 6 " 6 " - 10 " 10 " Railway {Rails and Chairs) - 33 loads 33 load~ - 5loads 5 loads Do. (Sleepers)

- - - - 2 tons 2 tons Do. (Wheels)

- - -- - Do. {Buffers) - - - - 3 " 3 " Do. (Wa.ggons) - 2,231 tons 2,231 tons - 2,360 " 2,360 " Rags - 274 " 274 " - 292 " 292 " Do. {Pulled)

- 3 " 3 " - 3 " 3 " Ranges - - -- - Retorts

- 10 " 10 " - 6 " 6 " Rice - 1 ton 1 ton- - Rivets

- 1 " 1 " -- - - Rods - 13 tons 13 tons - 6 " 6 " Rollers {Wood)

- 66 " 66 " - 65 " 65 " Rope {New) - 141 " 141 " - 96 " 96 " Do. {Old) - 114 " 114 " - 2 " 2 " Rosin - 12 " 12 " - 4 " 4 " Rushes - 8 8 - 17 " 17 " Rum I " " - - -- - Rye

- 210 tons 210 tons - 212 tons 212 tons Sacking and Bagging - 13 " 13 " - 9 " 9 " Saddlery - 6 " 6 " - 3 " 3 " Safes - - -- - Sago

GOODS, &c.

Salt

Do. (Cake)

Do. (Rock)

Saltpetre

Salts

Sand (Building)

Do. (Moulding

Do. (Silver)

Sawdust

Sausages

Seaweed

Seed (Clover)

Do. (Grass)

Do. (Hemp)

Do. (other)

Scythes

Scythes (Stones)

Sheep (number)

Do. (Wash)

Shell Fish

Shellac

Shoes and Boots

Shoe Pegs Shot

Show Cards

Silicate Cotton

Silk, &c.

Sizing

Slates and Slate Slahs

Do. (Writing)

Snuff

Soap

Do. (Powder)

Do. (Spent Lye)

Soda

Do. ( itrate of)

Do. (Ash)

Soot

Spad es and Shovels

Spices

Splints and Skillets

Spokes (number\

Sponges

Sti-i.rch

Stationery

Staves

Steel

Sticks (Walking)

Stones (P a ving)

Do. (Cnrb, Flag, Granite and Setts, &c I

Do. ). Grind, Mill and Cuthlrs) '.

Do. (Broken)

Articles)

Tallow

Tanning Extract

Tapioca

Tar

Tares

Tarpaulin

Tea

Terra Cotta

Thread

Tiles (all kinds)

Timber Do. (Wrought)

Tin Do. (Scrap)

Do. (Foil)

Tobacco

Tongues

Tow

Toys

Tripe

Trucks

Trunks

Turf and Peat Litter

Turpentine

Twigs

Twine and Cord

Type

U:nbrellas

Valonia

Varnish

Vegetable.; V cneers

Vinegar

Vitriol 2

. Forelrn I

Do Cotton I Wax (Paraffin)

Wedges

Wheat

Wheelbarrows (number

Wheels (Coach and Car) do.

Whiskey

Whiting

Window Blinds

Window Frames]

Wine

Wire (Iron)

Do. (Brass and Copper)

Do. (Cloth)

Woollens

Wool

Wood Pulp

Ya.rn (Linen)

Do. (Woollen)

Do. (Cotton)

Do. (Coir)

Do. (Jute)

Yea.st

Yellow Meta.I

Zinc and Spalter

WM. S. B. HOMAN, Ooll.ector of Po7t Due,

A. STATEMENT

OP

THE REGISTERED TONNAGE

THA.T

ENTERED THE PORT OF DUBLIN

1786 TO 1911~ INCLUSIVE.

STA'J'EYIENT

REGISTERED TONNAGE THAT ENTERED THE PORT OF DUBLIN

FROl\1 THE YEAR 1786 TO 1911, INCLUSIV.E.

Native from Foreign Foreign, Coasters

I • Year Colonial, Total Colliers

VesselH and Engliah (Irish)

Ports

• Steam Coastel's commenced March, 1824, tonnag e not entered separately from Sail in ~ Con.ste rt1 until tl,., yea1· 183~. t 1872:

COASTING TRADE

Colliers Tota.I

1

943,637 95 2,785 900,178 878 , I 32 845,316 975,350 I 70 I 7, I I 8 1,057,181 1,068,884 1, 110,663 1,097,069 1,121,593 I, I 5 I ,913 1,1s-7,265 1,172,796 1,194,217 1,137,215 1,246,818 1,200,896 I, I 74,629 1 , 2 79,59° 1,185,254 11 I 28,684 1,121,412 1,108,918 51,4 2 3 49,frz4 49, 2 38 45,982 48,964 46,042 45,461 4 2 , 0 99 41,842 39,529 4i,783 37,467 34,672 37,54 1 36,160 43, 20 9 45,018 33,208 26 ,939 28,980 2 I ,473 19,2 5 I 22,288 23,081 19 , 794 tons 329, I 50 333,7 2 7 344,529 339,78 2 354, 21 5 322,571 354,283 359,020 3 13,344 359,5 88 353,62 I 362,444 366,463 361,317 382,635 362,776 357, 2 36 385,538 399,828 397,9n 389,508 375, 2 55 387,080 387,063 402,985 424,396 417,4°5 ton s I 10 ,974 106,779 96,258 80,872 74,7 5 I 52,870 40,814 35,961 21 ,997 19,657 16,530 10,805 9,7 2 5 7,882 7,876 7,308 10,056 9,808 9, 2 •~9 7,737 4, 2 35 3,536 3,708 3,156 tons 1,435,184

1,458,676 1,494,261 1,446,067 1,529 , 437 1,509,003 1,532,309 1,562,773 1,564,005 I ,599,467 1,607,510 1 ,549,5 2 5 1,675,372 1,636,912 1,609,257 1,7°5,977 I 1,67 ,,156