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October, 1909 'TAE Marine Review toria been active. harbor, has particularly Two general schemes of harbor im- provement are being advocated, each having for its main object an increase in the area available for wharves and warehouses. One plan involves the building of a stone breakwater in deep water be- yond and south of the outer wharves. This breakwater, shown in Fig. 1, would cost approximately $1,125,000 and would protect the outer harbor from all southerly storms. In_ this way a considerable area, depending on the extent of breakwater, would be- come available for additional deep water wharves. : The second plan includes dredging and removing obstructions from the inner harbor and upper basin, making a free channel with a minimum depth of 25 ft. from the open water in the Straits to the head of the upper har- bor 'basin. Through the efforts of the Inner Harbour Association con- siderable work has already been done in this direction and arrangements have been made looking toward the completion of the entire project with- in three years. At present, on ac- count of shallow water, the western Shore of the harbor is not available REP ea for. warehouses and wharves. Part of the work now under way includes filling in this shallow shore and building a retaining wall. In the upper harbor alone, 1,250,000 cu. yds. of mud and 10,000 cu. yds. of rock will be removed, 500,000 cu. yds. be- ing used for the fill behind the pro- posed retaining wall. These improve- ments will increase the depth of the harbor, enhance 'its safety and add 100 per cent to the available shore line suitable for building wharves, bunkers and other harbor facilities. It is probable that the growth. of. a= = Fic. 8--Canapran Paciric RAILWAY Wuarves, Victoria, B. C. Puoro sy FLeminc Bros., Vicrorta. other British Columbia seaport. There is a government navy yard at Es- quimalt equipped with a large grav- ing dock, open at all times for com- mercial work and in addition there are three marine railways ranging from 180 to 300 ft. in Jength. The dimensions of the Esquimalt graving dock are as follows: Length of dock to gate, 450 ft., level with the keel blocks; width of gates, 65 ft. depth of water varying from 27 ft. to 29 ft. 6 in. according to the season of the year. The following table gives the charges for the use of this dock: For : For the each following day. Gross Tonnage of Vessel. first day of day including ; docking. : undocking day. For all vesselsup. to #1000: tons... 6: 45s se ee - $300.00 cents per ton. roms 1,0005 to 25000 tons 356 es a a Pew ae 350.00 4% cents per ton. For: all. vessels. above.,2,000; 46nS... sine. clyde... aus 400.00 {4 cents per ton Vessels from -430° to 450° iti length. os 6 gaa ce 550.00 +up to 2,000 tons Vessels trom. 450. to 480: fn leneth. | eee ee 700.00 J land 2 cents' per i ton on all -- ton- nage above 2,000. Victoria's commerce will. soon make The Esquimalt marine railway, both 'the outer breakwater and the inner harbor improvements necessary and will in addition require the use of Esquimalt -- harbor for deep sea shipping, for which purpose it is ad- mirably suited. _ es Repairs and dry docking facilities are better at Victoria than at any controlled by the British Columbia Marine Ry. Co., Ltd., has a cradle length of 300 ft, a beam of 60 ft. and a capacity of 3,000 tons; a sec- ond marine railway controlled by the same corporation is 180 ft. in length, 42 ft. beam with a capacity of 1,000 tons. The Marine railway of the