London, Sept. 24, The Imperial Shipping Committee, ided over by Sir Halford Mac-for, having considered the provision' of additional deep-water berths at Port Swettenham, to-day [submitted its report, which ts favour of the scheme. The ex mated cost of carrying out the project is, $1,300,000.
The scheme provides that the length of the wharfage should be from 1,100 feet to 1,200 feet in order to provide two adequate berths for ocean-going vessels, making the maximum capacity of the quay] [about 50,000 tons' annually.
Sir Halford Mackinder, who is chairman of the Imperial 'Economic [Committee, has been a member of several Royal Commissions. In the course of a distinguished career he has been' a lecturer, - university. professor, member of' Parliament, British High Commissioner for South Russia (1919-20), and the author of several books, jin and the British Democratic Ideals and Reality, He was knighted in 1920 and made member of the Privy Council in 1926.—Reuter,
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