BRITISH PORTS.

Timaru Herald, Volume XCVIII, Issue 18084, 18 November 1924, Page 7

BRITISH PORTS.

ARE FACILITIES OBSOLETE? By Cable—Press Association —Copyright. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association LONDON, Nov. 16. The report of the Port Facilities Committee, appointed in the autumn of 1923. by the Chamber of Shipping of the United Kingdom, in consequence of complaints by foreign ship-owners that ports were in many respects obsolete, states that the cost of handling bulk cargoes is 67 per cent, higher at British ports than Continental ports, while with regard to London expenditure has been concentrated on the more distant sections, like Tilbury, to the neglect of the docks near the city. Received November 17, 9.30 p.m. LONDON, November 16.

The Chamber Shipping Committee seriously criticises the method of handling food in London, and points out that Victoria, and Albert docks, both are unprotected against the weather. Frozen meat is handled in all weathers, and left exposed on the quayside before £oiii£ to its destination, ivliile tlio 1 ort of London Authorities pi, ant for dealing with hulk grain is most inadequate, with a capacity of 63 tons hourly, compared with Liverpool’s 125 tons.