. Marine Engineer . ss than the estimated cost, and was the cheapest shipof her class, and complimenting the officers and workmenwho had contributed to bring about that result, has beenreceived here. The Warrior cost ^1,186,395, while the aver-age cost of her three sisters, which were built by contract,was ^1,200,822. My Lords may now possibly show theirfurther appreciation by sending us enough work to keep usfully emploj ed. VISIT TO BURNT MILL WORKS KIRKALDY, LIMITED. THE River Lee is one of the northern tributaries of theThames, rising about three miles north-west of thetown of
. Marine Engineer . ss than the estimated cost, and was the cheapest shipof her class, and complimenting the officers and workmenwho had contributed to bring about that result, has beenreceived here. The Warrior cost ^1,186,395, while the aver-age cost of her three sisters, which were built by contract,was ^1,200,822. My Lords may now possibly show theirfurther appreciation by sending us enough work to keep usfully emploj ed. VISIT TO BURNT MILL WORKS KIRKALDY, LIMITED. THE River Lee is one of the northern tributaries of theThames, rising about three miles north-west of thetown of Luton, and after a winding course of about70 miles, with a fall of about 400 feet, it joins the Thamesby Bow Creek; from the Lee and its neighbourhood, the mainsupply of the water for the New River and Hast LondonWater Companies are drawn. The river is of great antiquity ; history tells us that theDanes sailed up the stream, spoiling the dwellers on its banks,and King Alfred visited Ware, one of its towns, by Compactum/ Patent Fresh-Water river Stort. one of the Lees main tributaries, joins theLee at Fieldes Weir, near Hoddesdon ; it rises a little above. nham and was made a navigable river about the year1761. HOur journey to the works of Messrs. Kirkaldy, at BurntMill, takes us along the valley through which these riversflow, past the Enfield Lock Small Arms Factory, WalthamAbbey and Cross, renownedTn Queen Eleanors time, andnow thi centre of the Government smokeless-powder factories, J ULY I, 1908. THE MARINE ENGINEER AND NAVAL ARCHITECT. 479 near Broxbourne, with its pretty neighbourhood, where weget a good view of the river. The Crown gardens here areworth a visit ; there is boating to be had and plenty of other
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