Imperial Harbors

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 163, 9 January 1914, Page 5

Imperial Harbors

I IMPERIAL MINIMUM DEPTH. | KAVAL ARCHITECT'S PREDICTION By Cable—Press Association —Copyright Received 8, 10.3Q p.m. London, January 8. lord Pirrie's memorandum expressei the opinion that the minimum depth o an Empire port sihould be 45 feet. Professor j. 11. Biles, the well-knowi naval architect, submitted a memoran dum predicting that within twenty o) thirty years a depth of sixtj feet would be profitably employed. AND OCEAN-COIXO VESSELS. Times —Sydney Sua Special Cables. Received 8, 8.35 p.m. London, January S. Lord Pirrie's memorandum, in the Dominions Commission's report, on likely developments in ocean-going vessels, states that Australian and New Zealand developments are limited by the facilitiea obtainable and also by the draughts of water prevailing in the various ports. It refers in satisfied terms to the improvements at Port Melbourne. Provided that the facilities for draughts in the different Australian ports permitted a steady increase in the nif.e of vessels, the Commission is not justified in setting a limit.