The sun., 1902-07-20
TRADE DRIVEN FROM LONDON.
oITI,!u Rsr0Rr 0> THE PRI -
gNT DOsk StsrEw.
r., I,.nalinS ss tarss~s sis~ ard tssib
q. Compared WITH Oth~r res,s
,s1imrrce seUt Elsewhere ssus~>
of the trsahie nemr,ii,s prepes~ss.

.t....i. - Isni.ntAiIon over The revelation
,,~.r the TiwcS -,ii'"riaty tr>cr'l-'- aS n
i. ...i .i.'inu ~ bsrs ~ardness, confusion and
,nrtal unrsieusr
lH. rec. "a for ths ate ~ AFFAIR.", ~"
49,. ,r.,cl, ss.s. l. bad ami .ll-c',n-id.
r.y.,l,,!un. ur tho total failure oi the
t.,,-r,,t,r, to amend ito "nartm"nts IN
,uay ~ 'n deal with ineyi,all" con'-
,... a. ,,l aus,- and to provide for ne~
~. ~hIrh hav" long l-cn "la"orns
g.. ..-. gG'tun
.... 'ry nrS' witnesses i-for" ~"
........-.,nu whlCh started it, lai"rS ~"
So 4 va- Slr N"Slnd"r knn'" ""
,....... ...., hat 80 great al" ia" natural
,,.+,.t 90. " tho riy"' ihs' h''l" ha- 'r"n
..,..r. snun. ucstltorv dredging, 10
.....,.. 80 ,,rnditinn Sin,- ih"-" almost
.-,.r... uua. when % vas originally
o. a',",.
v..r orc INSIDERS IN" rapid growth IN
:, -... srn dralght ~ o,,'an- going ships,
-. N, f,,. 81 a, uS,tw.en -ae ami lss' he
49,. r.t ,.rrag' for IN" year "f ShipIhns
...... ,.' rI"arrd with cargo d"r-'sn
.-. .,s 80 the port II London r"~r
,.. ... r>a 'on- to iS.?~s. .Gt1 tons. u -
,. t'.,..' q" understand that th" port
..., 'o pu, " mildly. wants rrform-
ms ...nd
.rir,d wears agn London had no
... \uV the rh.i duck~ ar" III" lsrg"
mined IN tn. hands uf the London
rin books Company. including
;. d. ,,.Nn a. IN. London, IN" ~ hath
49,. OBJ. West. Fast and Southwest India
a.. ,hc Albert and Victoria and III"
Tp,,ry n,rhs Next most important are
,t..-. On IA. ~odth side. belonging I" the
surrev Commercial Dock Company, ana
ir..-., ~ the north side, belonging 7" The
N val Book company
|, Na- at the beginning of III" nineteenth
century that private en'.rpr'-" projected
a.. London and the Wcs, and Fast India
no.ks Prior to this th" ~harfing~r-
.,t rsh,.rrnen carried On the trade "i
a.. p,r, The result even then was tina,
a.. ,.y,.r "a. 80 overcTuwded With hsrges
And lyhterr A. to cau-' IN the words oi
th. N.s, India Dock act 81 iIe@ great
DELAYS. damase- and losses
H.. addition tn this, " ~as imp"s-lh'"
f,r the Government to collect the duties
,h,n imposed upon innumerabl" ARTICLES
AID soods The system Il lpnded ware
houses Was then introduced Tor the b-neht
a. rh. revenue. and To the dock companies
VA given encouragement hy way of mo-
nnpnIi-- for a period Of t~enty-on" wears
al all ships coming from certain countries
o. crnvrytng goods Of certain kinds
Rr the wharfng-rs and lighterm"n.
.,ho lad previously carried on IN" trade
of the port. made great "u'"rv lh"N
,,.r.,ved IN compensation considerable sums
of public money, ard ver" also po~erful
enough To Obtain the ins"r'ion IN th" Deck
sc,s 81 clau.-.S giving them tn" frc" u-e
Of the dock waters aud s,empting from
do-rk charges all the gond- conveyed hv
them either to nr from ship living m ia"
locks Th.t y ,o -ay prop~rtv cs~'tns
million. Il pounds was placed a. at'-"-
.u,.ly a, the disposal of T-'ople who had not
c,ut rihu,ed a T-'nny ~ nj that 81 IN" IF"Pr
,ho had found the money
" the end of their period of monopoly
IN. dock companies still had an 'ndinc'
,d,an,age over tho wharfingerS. tscau-"
rr -nme tim. longer the only bonded ware
hou-,- sanctioned hy the customs were
tho. within the dock walls But, again TO
,irlu,. tho Tirnes's summary ~ IN" report:
The steady abolition II duti'--. and the
,,.,,i,n ~ handed warehouses outSid" the
dos. gradually destroyed that security
-,1n.lgner- naturally sought IN" cheap
49, method of obtaining their goods ana
Mo rhrapes' delivery could naturally u"
gwen pv thos.. who had m. full u~e of IN"
d,,,- without paving anything toward
,b..r maintenance The outside wharf
niger, and hghtarmen Il Cuur~" pr"ti"d
.rnrrr,u-Iv. and the more their capital
err,, tho moro determined did Parliament
t...,rro not to interfere with the right OF
f,... l-ar ,o which ~ growth was due
What has happened j. precisely what
vs. nlt.rd To happen IA the-s' circumstances
In no wear isg3 only - per cent. OF the
g,uH, discharged In III" docks PAID any
DIX dues whatever III" other ~ per cent
v.r. .arr"d away IRE" by people who used
T.. l.ak prnperty a. Il " were their own
n, .u.y "a. water enclosed ai vast "N-
uer,.. bat al-, 'he uuays that inclo-" u.
4, already pointed out. III" trade of the
par. has been steadily increasing all III"
.tr. The benefits of his increase hav"
-.ioi ~hi,ry 20 he wharfingers. who's"
&c. 4 hars.s and lighters have Increased
H. .t'ura' proportion
I.. dock companies could not AFFORD 20
rr..tds 'ha necessary improvements and
.l'.r.,ons 80 the docks. with the result that
~, ..pcas arr hopcie--ly cong"sts'i. The
q..1v space l. inadequate Tor the shipping
.f,r ~ -av nothing % the equal p''e-siiy
a. frdins space Tor the barg-s and lighters
& = 'pna for the goods.
I0- water % the docks l. crowded with
;N.-- uarsr- waiting for a chance {" reach
au.,ay aLd the general result IL 9 slowne-S
a. ..a.ing and discharge which Is driving
',1tn p. ports like Rotterdam.
~ large and costly modern ship-. A.
''a Tr.s points out. rapid loading and
a..,r,tg. - a primary consideration, The
...,' Z aying them lying IDLE IL more -eri'
cog, han any dock char g-s, and IN default
OF .u,' pali,y they necessarily lo-e csrg"es
,ri.'r they would otherwise obtain.
l.u~ the d-adloCk brought about by
'.c water CLAUSES. hft unrrodih"d
ami mm-usa changes. IL complete III"
o..Ls ar. nvervruwdcd ~ith great modern
.r, which cannot u. in the tideway. and
va has. csrgos from which they derive
o.. 'oy"nue. and with fleets Of bargcs which
oai.u,' iind quay space
Thrv have no money fur extension and
n" hops of g,.tting II. Such revenue A.
. ~ cuni-rand ~ extracted from q limited
nuu.'.r 81 ship- kept a; the uuays thr-e