Works in a report submitted pointed oni that in normal times native boats and lighters were permitted to land cargo only on the pontoons south "of the Custom House, those north of the Custom House being Maserved for passengers. On the outbreak of hostilities the whole of the Bund frontage was converted as an emergency measure into a universal wharf, at which ocean-going steamers were permitted to load and unload cargo and passengers, The free use of this frontage had been a great boon to the shipping interests for more than seven months, Considerable damage had, however, been done to the Bund frontage, the pontoons, and their moorings which were never intended for the strain to which they have been put.
N it were decided to charge fees, the Commissioner of Public Works suggested the following basis which had been reached in consultation with the Harbour Maste Loading or Upto Per Foot of Discharging Hours Overall Length Vessels 100 feat or Vessels less than 100
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