'REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY, FOR THE YEAR 1914-1915' [‎197v] (64/150)

Chapter III.
PROTECTION.
Marine Courts of
Enquiry.
Revenue and
expenditure.
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Shipping.
Capital expenditure
and loans.
Works.
Revenue and
expenditure.
Shipping.
Loans,
Works.
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BOMBAY ADMINISTRATION REPORT.
[1914.,
4. One Court of Enquiry was held. It decided that the collision of tl
with the Victoria Dock wall was not due to any defect in the vessel itself o T “Naneric”
part of the ship’s officers. It was of the opinion that the steamer appro r T° fault °n th
with too much speed owing to an error of judgment on the part of the pift f e d ° c ball
of opinion that this was not a case in which a certificate or license should be ' " "
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2.—Aden Shipping Office.
During the year 4,522 seamen were engaged and discharged. Ni
seamen were repatriated. Ninety-nine shipping protests were noted and Z y ' 0ne di *
were supplied. The shipping fees teceived and credited to Governm <
Rs. 5,260 as against Rs. 4,994 in 1913-14. ent
3.— Bombay Port Trust.
•„ 'essed
Cert1 ^ copi,
Counted to
1. The actual receipts (excluding special receipts) amounted to the
Rs. 1,02,73,192, an excess of Rs. 3,93,387 over the previous year’s total nfP hgUre of
hitherto the highest on record. The expenditure under all heads charo-° 1 98 ’^°S
amounted to Rs. 1,18,95,385, leaving a deficit of Rs. 16,22,1
from the reserve fund. The reserve fund was further depleted to the extent f R W ^ rawal
on account of special expenditure on the temporary cotton depot at MavaaL ° 1 ' 2,6 ^h
sidings inside Prince’s and Victoria Docks. The fund amounted in Rc ° n rela )' in S
close of the year. Ks> 86 ’ 66 .952 at the
2. The number of vessels, including transports, which entered rhp
n„ ,00^ 1 V . rne or were berthed
at the dock
with 1,579
:k harbour walls was 1,880 of an aggregate tonnage of j
9 vessels of a tonnage of 3, ^35,597 in the previous year. '
as
compared
3. A 4 percent, debenture loan for Rs. 127 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees was raised for iLp m
n n rl Pnrf Trncf * A 1 .1 __ , T . , ° r P 6 MazagaOll
reclamation and Port Trust Railway works, the Alexandra and Huahes Docks
the bulk oil scheme, and for the Prince’s and Victoria Docks and ordin.J
A or^oii 4 -u^ i :j r, . oramary new capital
•Sewr
constructions
works. A small portion of the loan was paid up after" 37 sTMarch U iQ U iTan 7 ;nri'!| C
portion the total of the Board’s capital debt will amount to Rs. 14,23,65,747 clln
4. Up to the end of the year nine transit sheds in the Alexandra Dock were ,
use and a tenth is under construction. The warehouses were almost comDlele, ! !
construction of a third is in hand The docks are being lighted throughout with , edr c 6
Ka, way sidings inside the docks were extended and connected with the main lines3
facilities thereby afforded proved of great utility in the railing in of troons and
connection with the despatch of the Indian Expeditionary Forces
and erection of the dry dock pumps were completed and the Hughes Dry Dockwa°s rea
or occupation by the end of May 19,4. A start was made on the Mole Station”
foundations of which were completed during the year. The work of the Mara™ Sen
reclamation scheme was proceeded with. The masonry walling was completed k the
of the year with the except,on of a short length of 345 feet, whL has since been
aiTarVnn pr 1 ° gre5S ' vas ma $; 1,1 tlle surlacing. Several grain sheds have been completed
and are novy being used. The construction of the Port Trust railway was carried on
vigorously. he main lines were completed last year and connected with certain sidinrs,
nch were extended to permit of the railway being opened for traffic from 1st January 1915.
4.—Kara'chi Port Trust.
1. Receipts and expenditure (excluding expenditure from the Port Fund Account and
rom oans) amounted to Rs. 42,83,758 and Rs. 46,91,623 respectively, as against
s. 48,46,100 and Rs. 39,20,852 in the previous year. The deficit of Rs.* 4,07,865 was met
C ^ ance °f Rs. 16,93,664. The reserve fund was increased to Rs. 40,00,000
by the addition of Rs. 5,00,000.
2. 1 he number of steamers entering the port of all kinds was 852 with a tonnage
° I; c'tP'w- i aS a § ains ^ 93 ° w ikb a tonnage of 1,941 407 last year. Of the above 785 vessels
were of British nationality. ^ ^ 13
3. Penders for a loan of Rs. 34]-9 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees (Rs. 4-9 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees under the improvement scheme
anc s. 30 akis under the West Wharfage scheme) were opened on 50th April ipRand
accepted at an average rate of Rs. 97-13-10-899 per cent.
, 4 ' ^ he construction of an additional length of 32 feet of steel wharf north of No. 17
1 • '\ as , coni P e^ed during the year, and the main wharf 14-ton crane from No. 7 berth was
sman ec an. ic-erected on this wharf. A second set of hydraulic engines for the hydraulic
1 en gme at the north end of the Keamari yard was erected and the working of the
Th/p U / C CaaneS r ',\ aS lia:i P rove( d by the replacement of some of the return pipes by larger ones,
en fT °f Na P ie ®- Mole boat wharf was continued and lodges, shelters and offices
durino-Tf 0 eC a ® ntrance to the wharf. A passenger shed was begun and complete
rnenJ] leyea \ r ' . 1 Th ^ foundations of a new overbridge north of the sugar shed were com-
comnlrn-; m An' ? h f constru ntion of the Port Trust village at Keamari was near
th e Nan' 00 vi 1 G i en ^ t ^ ie P ear - wo new coal depots were completed. 1 he widening 0
was b^n" , ° e brid g e ,- vas completed during the year and the increased width of roadway
ce over to the municipality. A sum of Rs. 4,43,041 was spent on works m c