and engineering journal . 606 feet being now available, viz., 6,266feel at Point, 2,365 feet at Bluff, and 3,975 feet at Congella,with depths varying from 23 feet to 38^ feet. The accommodation at the harbour was severely taxed during themonths of July, August, September, and October. The average number of steamers in port during the mouth otOctobei 54 and th< largest number in port on am. day, 59 Th< floating dock was placed out ot commitfor overhaul on 23rd September, 1920 tnd was recommis-sioned on 23rd May, 1921. 675 vessels of an aggrejtonnage ol 1,124,132 tons have been d
and engineering journal . 606 feet being now available, viz., 6,266feel at Point, 2,365 feet at Bluff, and 3,975 feet at Congella,with depths varying from 23 feet to 38^ feet. The accommodation at the harbour was severely taxed during themonths of July, August, September, and October. The average number of steamers in port during the mouth otOctobei 54 and th< largest number in port on am. day, 59 Th< floating dock was placed out ot commitfor overhaul on 23rd September, 1920 tnd was recommis-sioned on 23rd May, 1921. 675 vessels of an aggrejtonnage ol 1,124,132 tons have been docked since tieoverhaul in September, 1913 Originally the liftingoi the lock was 8,500 tons. This wi 1 1 t,600 prior to overhaul, but has since been increased to 6,500 I3,269,345 tons ol spoil were dredged during the year, anincrease ol 387,397 tons. 1,659,500 tons were removed fromfin- oil site channel. 101,102,536 tons of spoil havedredged at Durban harbour since 1884, The new dnWalrus arrived in Durban harbour on 27th March 1923. Bucket Dredger Walrus. of the & H. Administration, which arrived at Durban in March. 1921.
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