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The jurisdiction of the London Port Authority extends from just below Teddington lock beyond the range of the map to the left, to Warden point a distance of nearly 70 miles \eAl eel i Xf) “onan Dock Management Progress Section ’ How Successful Dock Operators Have Met Problems of Giving Best Service to Ships at The Tilbury docks den point, is over 49 miles beyond the range of the map to the r’gne }i\ are over 25 miles below Lon- don Bridge and the distance from London Bridge to War- the seaward limit, LF, eof eat i fog ia ean = $ / a Oe 7 = RSS I: ! (A eae een. ee a VOR TT CK é | is River Thames from London Bridge to Barring Creek—From the left in order are, the London docks, the Lower Pool, the West and East India, the South and Millwall docks, the Royal Victoria, Albert and King George V Docks Port of London is Wisely Managed Natural Handicaps are Overcome by Skillful Planning and Energetic Execution ITH the laudable ambition to \ \ give London first place among the ports of the world, the Port of London Authority has started operations on a large improvement scheme which, it is estimated, will cost about £12,000,000 ($58,000,000). The Port of London Authority was con- stituted by act of Parliament in 1908. Its immediate function was to unify, re- organize and modernize the old docks, formerly managed by private com- panies, and to secure the development of the tidal portion of the River Thames, formerly under the jurisdic- tion of the Thames Conservancy. Its permanent function is to preserve and administer the port. The Authority consists of a board of 28 members. Eighteen are elected by the payers of due and ten are appointed by govern- ment departments and public authori- ties. Its capital at the present time is about £30,000,000 and is in the form of port stock bearing fixed rates of interest. There are no share- holders and no division of profits in the ordinary meaning of those terms. The members of the Authority give BY VINCENT DELPORT European Manager Marine Review their services gratuitously. The Port of London exténds from a point just below Teddington lock on the Thames to an imaginary line drawn from Havengore creek in Essex to Warden Point in Kent, a distance of nearly 70 miles. The whole area of the river within these limits is under the ‘jurisdiction of the Port of London Authority. Above London Bridge the traffic is confined to barges and vessels of light draft, but a few specially constructed steamers of 1200 tons proceed as far as Wandsworth. Large sea going steamers ascend as far as the Pool of London, the name given to that part of the river im- mediately below London Bridge within ten miles of which all the docks are situated, except Tilbury docks, whic are 26 miles down the river. Immediately below the Tower Bridge, which terminates the Pool of London, is St. Katharine dock, con- structed in 1825-28. It covers an area of 23% acres, and admits vessels of 20 feet draft. In the Authority’s warehouses here are seen mother-of- pearl, foreign marine shells, tortoise- 375 shell, indigo, perfumes, tea, marble and many other valuable articles. The London docks, which were opened in 1805 and enlarged in 1858, have an area of 102 acres. The Au- thority has improved the facilities at these docks by the construction of a ferro-concrete jetty (782 feet long) with double story transit sheds, and a double decked ferro-concrete shed. A large variety of goods is stored in the warehouses, such as wool, ivory, spices, gums, quicksilver and india- rubber. There are also. extensive brandy-vaults and wine-vaults con- taining port, sherry and madeira. The only docks on the south side of the river are the Surrey commercial docks, built in 1807. They cover an “rea of 880 acres, of which 165 are water. In these docks immense quan- tities of timber, grain, and dairy produce are landed. Much of the timber is kept in extensive timber ronds, and. the more perishable goods, such as meat, butter and cheese, are stored in large refrigerating ware- houses. At the West India docks the chief