. Canadian Shipping and Marine Engineering January-December 1916. wn in the accompanying illustration,has accommodation for 1,200 feet of 1-in. steel hawser, which passes throughthe automatic hawser leader whichtravels to and fro across the front of the purposes at one and the same lime. The location of the cylinders to therear of the drum allows the winch to beplaced nearer the centre of the tug, soas to facilitate steering, while the wholedesign is kept as low as possible to re-duce the tendency to tip when the tugis at right angles to the direction of thetow. In the case of the largest size
. Canadian Shipping and Marine Engineering January-December 1916. wn in the accompanying illustration,has accommodation for 1,200 feet of 1-in. steel hawser, which passes throughthe automatic hawser leader whichtravels to and fro across the front of the purposes at one and the same lime. The location of the cylinders to therear of the drum allows the winch to beplaced nearer the centre of the tug, soas to facilitate steering, while the wholedesign is kept as low as possible to re-duce the tendency to tip when the tugis at right angles to the direction of thetow. In the case of the largest size ma-chines, this effect is obtained by puttingthe cylinders outside of the frame, thusallowing the reduced height to be main-tained. The Corbet Foundry & Machine Co.,Ltd., of Owen Sound, Ont., are thebuilders of these winches. ? © VARIATION OF THE COMPASS IN-HIGH LATITUDES Question.—Will you inform me ofthe greatest variation of the ccmpass sofar noted in northern latitudes, andwhether I am correct in assuming thatif an observer were in practically the. STEAM TOWING WINCH WITH AUTOMATIC HAWSER LEAD. the construction of the compensationdam as recommended by the commissionappointed to investigate the water levelsof the River St. Lawrence below Mont-real. In order to lessen the cost, it wasdecided to utilize dredging material fromthe ship channel and deposit it on thesite of the proposed dams. This has beendone at Repentigny, Chenal Corbeau,Chenal des Barques and Pointe du Lac. Mr. Marcil, of Bonaventure, asked if,in view of the increased German activityon the sea, additional precautions werebeing taken to protect the ship would rather give that informationprivately to the hon. gentleman. saidMr. Hazen. The Minister also replied to a questionby Mr. Marcil as to when the proposedLoagenil extension would be done. said that he believed the MontrealHarbor Commissioners were contemplat-ing flred?ine onerations and pointed ont. however, that, because
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