May 21.
THE report by the Whangpoo-Conservancy Board then passes. to an enunciation of the general principles which have to be borne in mind. The ultimate aim is. that of providing the most. economic and productive circula~ tion of goods and the fundamentals. of this proposition are (1) Lowering freight rates by the provision of navigational accom. modation for ships of th most: economic size:
(2) Diminution of handling charges by the provision of such well. organized harbour facilities and wharf equipment as will enable rapid handling of goods and a reduction of the time which a ship has to spend in port, and (3) The influencing of routes on land and sea so that concentration: and efficiency favours direct routes, full cargoes and through connexions: vid Shanghai, Turning to navigational accommodation it will be remembered. that in our last article we recorded a total frontage on both sides of the harbour of 109,400 ft. and! that is divided, in the report, into the following classification Depths on normal—Length in.
line.
feet. Exceeding 30 ft. at L.L.W.
5,600 24—30 ft. at L.L.V 18—24 ft. at L.L.W 12—18 ft. ab L.L.W.
6—-12 ft. at L.L.W.
6 ft. at L.L.W.
oft. at L.L.W.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.