DREADNOUGHT DOCKS.

Auckland Star, Volume XLI, Issue 161, 9 July 1910, Page 5

DREADNOUGHT DOCKS.

HEEDS OF THE EA7JT COAST. THE TYNE UNSUITABLE. LONDON. July 8. j The Mersey Docks Board has sanctioned the construction of a dock, 1920 ft by 120 ft, costing £500,000, as part of an extension scheme costi-g £3,500,000 to be completed in 10 or 15 years, including deep water docks for the biggest vessels likely to bo built for the next half century. The scheme is due to a fear that the Mersey would lose the Cunard liners. An influential deputation from various chambers of commerce waited on Mr. McKenna (First Lord of the Admiralty) yesterday and urged that dry docks be provided for the largest warships on the Tync, Ilumber, and otner east coast ports. Lord Charles Beresford stated that Germany uad seven docks on the North Sea, and would soon have 13. If the British fleet was to carry out the fastest tactics, clean bottoms and docks were essential., Mr. McKenna replied that two floating docks would shortly be completed, and one would be stationed on the east coast, and the other at Portsmouth. He hoped that the Rosyth naval base would be completed in 4.1 years. He intended asking Parliament shortly for permission to build another dock at Rosyth. He added that the Tyne was unsuitable for a large dry dock. Liverpool had just decided to build enormous docks without the Admiralty's help. This had met all requirements for the west coast.