Reports of the harbour commissioners for Montreal, Quebec, Three Rivers, Toronto, North Sydney, Pictou and Belleville; Report of pilotage authorities. ... shipping-masters and of wrecks and casualties

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1908 Excerpt: ...facilities within the port for the rapid and economical handling of cargo. What the improvements to the St. Lawrence ship channel, in the last five years, mean may be inferred from the record of depth for the past season, one of the dryest in a quarter of a century. Depth of St. Lawrence ship channel during season of navigation:--Ft. Ins.. May 41 0 June 37 6 July-34 0 August 32 0 September 31 1 October 31 0 November 30 5 "That there should be an average depth of 40 feet of water in the St. Lawrence ship channel during the month of May, 37 feet during June, 34 feet during July 9-10 EDWARD VII, A. 1910 gives a low water depth for the first half of our season of 34 feet. From August to November the depth varies from 32 feet to 30 feet 5 inches, thus a clear low water depth of 30 feet is now maintained in the St. Lawrence ship channel during the entire season, and 34 feet during the first half. These are facts of no mea'n significance. Despatch in the handling of cargoes in the port of Montreal.--It has been the aim of the Commissioners to supplement the great work oi the Marine and Fisheries Department, in giving to Canada a safe, well buoyed and well lighted channel from the ocean to Montreal, by creating within the port itself, conditions tending toward despatch and economy in the handling of cargoes. What has been accomplished during the past season toward this end can be inferred from the following instances of rapid loading and discharge selected at random:--The Canadian Pacific SS. liner Mount Boyal discharged 4,250 tons inward and took on 9,500 tons outward, general cargo, in 53 hours. The Allan liner Hesperian has been loaded and unloaded in 40 hours. The average time taken in European ports to load and discharge 10.000 ton? is 14 days. The port o...