REF The Sydney Harbour 387.16/ Commissioners’ sixth report SYD being for the year ended 30th 4198 June, 1906. 4198 1906.

LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY. NEW SOUTH WALES.

THE

SYDNEY HARBOUR TRUST COMMISSIONERS’

SIXTH REPORT,

FOR THE

YEAR ENDED 30th JUNE, 1906.

Printed under No. 17 Report from Printing Committee, 8 November, 1906.

SYDNEY: WILLIAM APPLEGATE GULLICK, GOVERNMENT PRINTER. 1906. 83024 *192—A. [2s.] SIXTH REPORT

OF THE SYDNEY HARBOUR TRUST COMMISSIONERS,

BEING FOR THE

YEAR ENDED 30th JUNE, 1906.

Sydney Harbour Trust, 5th September, 1906. THE Sydney Harbour Trust Commissioners have the honor to submit to the Honorable the Premier and Colonial Treasurer, for presentation to Parliament, the Commissioners’ Sixth Report for the year ended 30th June, 1906.

FINANCIAL.

The revenue for the year amounted to the sum of £271,150 6s. 11d., and was collected under the following heads:— £ s. d. Wharfage rates (including Harbour and tranship- ment rates) ...... 143,926 13 9 Tonnage rates (including picnic, ferries, and berthing of small craft) ...... 8,844 18 10 Leases and rentals of wharves, jetties, sheds, &c. ... 67,029 13 1 Business and residential premises, hotels, &c. (rentals) ...... 40,428 8 3 License fees (tugs, lighters, &c.) ...... 1,001 9 0 Services rendered (including bonds, model lodging- house, &c.) ...... 9,167 2 7 Reclamations ...... 30 0 0 Recoveries ...... 260 19 10 Penalties ...... 85 13 2 Sale of material ...... 375 8 5

£271,150 6 11 Less Transfers and Refunds ...... 461 11 1

Total ...... £270,688 15 10 (A detail statement of these items will be found in Appendix P.)

The 4 The revenue for the year under review exceeds that of the preceding year by the sum of £17,107 18s. 1d., and is the largest for any one year since the inception of the Trust. The figures of the previous corresponding periods were as follows:— £ s. d. 1901-2 ...... 218,647 1 3 1902-3 ...... 256,145 9 6 1903-4 ...... 261,676 15 7 1904-5 ...... 253,580 17 9 Notwithstanding this increase, however, the revenue received from deep-sea wharfage is still lower than the amount collected in the years 1901-2 and 1902-3. There is also a falling off of, approximately, the sum of £2,500 in Interstate wharfage collections attributable to the bringing of these rates into line with those chargeable on State products in conformity with the provisions of the Commonwealth Constitution Act. The lodgment of manifests in connection with the collection of State wharfage has rendered it possible for the first time to obtain some reliable figures in relation to our coastal trade. When it became necessary to impose uniform rates of wharfage on all goods arriving from State as well as Interstate ports, some estimate of the extent of our coastal trade was attempted in order that rates might be struck that, while not bearing too heavily on the State producer, would at the same time bring in a fair amount of revenue. Reliable figures relating to a few of the leading lines, such as coal and timber, were with some difficulty obtained, and estimates were made in other cases, with the result that the rates on the leading lines of produce were reduced so as to meet the urgent demands from State producers for low rates, while ensuring sufficient revenue from State products to make up for the consequent loss from the application of these reductions to Interstate imports. The revenue expenditure during the year amounted to the sum of £76,303 15s. 11d., distributed under the following heads:— £ s. d. Dredging ...... 19,289 9 3 Maintenance of wharves and other properties ... 14,052 7 5 Lighting of wharves and approaches ...... 2,975 5 11 Rates and taxes ...... 5,376 18 6 Fire insurance ...... 1,768 8 10 Salaries ...... 14,056 15 0 Watching ...... 857 1 10 Collection of wharfages and supervision of wharves 4,584 18 7 Control of port ...... 1,217 7 5 Survey of port ...... 337 12 11 Prevention of fire among shipping ...... 228 14 2 Other expenditure ...... 11,558 16 1

Total ...... £76,303 15 11 (for detail statement see Appendix R), and in addition to this amount the sum of £4,000 for the salaries of the Commissioners brings the total chargeable as the working expenses of the Trust up to £80,303 15s. 11d. The amount of the Vote granted for these purposes—excluding the Commissioners’ salaries—was £78,360; the expenditure, therefore, has been kept well within bounds, and a saving of £2,056 effected. After deducting expenses, £80,303 15s. 11d., from the amount of revenue collected, £270,688 15s. 10d., there remains a balance of the sum of £190,384 19s. 11d., which will not only meet interest for the year, but will provide for the payment of the sum of £9,711 6s. 11d. to the credit of the Sinking Fund. The 5 The Loan Expenditure for the year amounted to the sum of £38,878 16s. 6d., made up of the following items:— £ s. d. New railway grain-jetty, Pyrmont ...... 15,374 15 2 Howard Smith’s sheds, &c...... 4,121 0 5 New road, Day-street ...... 5,501 6 5 Tyser’s wharf ...... 2,339 16 10 Wood-blocking, Circular Quay ...... 1,614 8 5 Kent-street, No. 87 ...... 1,455 7 7 Kent-street, Nos. 271-77 ...... 132 3 0 N.S.W. Fresh Food and Ice Company’s wharf ... 1,488 5 1 Sussex-street (widening of) ...... 948 1 8 Walker’s Wharf ...... 209 12 6 Grafton Wharf ...... 542 14 4 Central Wharf ...... 510 16 6 Grafton Wharf reclamation ...... 255 16 5 Union S.S. Company’sWhar . f ...... 130 9 0 Pyrmont Bridge Whar...f ...... 474 10 4 Pyrmont Bridge reclamation and shed ...... 230 11 5 Monier facing, Nicoll’s and Jones’ Wharves, &c ... 368 10 6 Double-decked grain-shed, Birt & Co., Ltd. ... 239 1 3 Darling Island improvements ...... 178 13 2 Argyle-street shops ...... 159 15 6 Erskine-street, Nos. 8-12 ...... 275 3 1 Erskine-street, Nos. 26-32 ...... 456 15 9 Federal stores ...... 802 0 0 Merriman-street (widening of) ...... 258 16 5 Low-level sewerage ...... 198 3 3 All other works ...... 612 2 6

Total ...... £38,878 16 6 Other works have been carried out by the Trust’s officers for the Railway Commissioners, namely:— £ s. d. Foundations for sheds on new grain jetty at Pyrmont 8,000 0 0 Filling in site of old Pyrmont Bridge ...... 447 12 8 Eepairs to eastern coal jetty, Pyrmont ...... 529 6 7 Repairs to western coal jetty, Pyrmont ...... 110 18 10 These amounts were duly recouped to the Trust’s Advance Account out of the Votes of the Railway Commissioners.

REVENUE UNCOLLECTED. The balances of accounts due to the Trust outstanding on the 30th June, 1906, amounted to £18,231 7s. 3d., made up as follows :— £ s. d. Commonwealth Government rent account ...... 7,895 17 10 State Government rent account ...... 460 13 2

Tenants’ rent and lease accounts, and sundries’ ... 7,036 18 5 Tonnage and miscellaneous charges accounts ... 2,236 18 4 Federal and Parbury’s bond accounts] ...... 600 19 6

Total ...... £18,231 7 3 The 6 The greater portion of the Commonwealth accounts represent accrued rents, accumulated since 11th Februray, 1901, in respect of properties which are proposed to be transferred to the Federal Government. Tenants’ rent accounts, &c., include various accounts which have been standing in abeyance for some time owing to settlement not yet having been arrived at in connection with claims for compensation; while in two other matters litigation is pending; and when these shall have been settled the outstandings will be reduced materially. The tonnage and miscellaneous charges also include many items for berthing alongside other vessels berthed at a wharf, wharfage charges on railway material, &c., all of which are standing over pending legal decisions as to the validity of the Commissioners’ claims. The equity of levying wharfage charges on goods, the property of His Majesty’s Government, has not yet been recognised by enactment. Under the old Wharfage and Tonnage Rates Act, as administered prior to the creation of the Trust, these charges were levied and paid as a matter of course, but while revenue received from Government Departments is not revenue in the same sense as that collected from the public, it must be borne in mind that the financial position of the Trust cannot be fairly presented until it be placed in the same position as other Government Departments which demand payment for all services rendered by them, whether to the public, or to each other.

CAPITAL DEBT. The Capital Debt of the Trust at 30th June, 1906, stood at £5,155,288 10s. 11d. (sec Appendix V), and the interest on that sum for the year, calculated at the rate of 3.51 per cent., amounted to £180,950 12s. 6d.

BERTHING FACILITIES AND WHARF ACCOMMODATION. The prosperity enjoyed by the State during the past twelve months has not been without its effect on the business of the port, the marked increase in primary production calling for additional berthing accommodation and shed space. Many of the wharves within the resumed area are not only very old and very short, but are at present quite unsuitable in every way for the accommodation of modern deep-sea vessels. Generally speaking, these wharves were constructed in such a manner as to preclude their incor- poration in any scheme of re-construction, and there remains to the Commissioners, in many cases, no other alternative but to pull up these structures and erect in their stead accommodation more in keeping with the size and importance of the vessels now coming into the harbour. ’ To meet the requirements of the increased traffic in wheat, the Commissioners have designed (inter alia) a new grain jetty, 1,000 feet long and 150 feet wide, to be erected in Pyrmont Bay, close to Darling Island. Of this work one- half has been carried out by the Trust during the year, at a cost of upwards of of £22,000, and the equipment (provided by the Railway Commissioners) includes a grain shed, three lines of rails, weighbridges, and travelling gantries, for the wheat-conveying plant. The remaining 500 feet of wharf will be carried out when required. A new wharf has been constructed for the Fresh Food and Ice Company, Limited, at Darling Harbour, whilst the new premises for the Howard Smith Company, Limited, at the foot of King- street, have been completed. These premises are the most complete in this hemisphere in connection with the Interstate trade. The wharf in the occupation of the Melbourne S.S. Company, Limited, adjoining the Pyrmont Bridge, and also the new jetty occupied by the Australasian United Steam Navigation Company, Limited, as well as Nos. 1 and 2 Grafton wharves and Pyrmont wharf, have been considerably extended. Coming around to Miller’s Point, Central and Walket’s wharves hvae been extended and otherwise improved, 7 improved, and a new wharf and two double-decked sheds for Tyser and Company are in course of construction. New wharves for Huddart Parker Proprietary, Limited, B. Byrnes, Limited, and Messrs. A. Kethel and Company are also in course of construction. No. 3 jetty at the Grafton wharves is to be reconstructed by the Commissioners for the use of the North Coast Steam Navigation Company, Limited. Repairs have been effected to forty-seven (47) wharves and jetties, included in which are those of the Union S.S. Company of New Zealand, Limited, the Messageries Maritimes, Orient-Royal Mail line of steamers, Watson’s Bay and S.S. Ferry Company, Limited, the Federal Wharf, and the Pyrmont coal jetties. In addition to the works mentioned, many minor improvements have been effected. With this report will be found a map (Bee Appendix X), showing, in colour, the present and proposed wharfage accommodation from Fort Macquarie to Darling Island. The policy of the Commissioners is to provide berthage for the over-sea trade between Woolloomooloo and the Gas-works, reserving the east and west side of Circular Quay for the various mail and passenger lines. As far as possible the Interstate and New Zealand trade will be accommodated between the Gas-works and Pyrmont Bridge, thus keeping it in close proximity to Sussex-street. The portion of Darling Harbour above the bridge will eventually be used by the smaller coasting fleet and the coal trade. A reference to the map will show:— (a) That since the inception of the Trust 63 buildings have been erected, 20 buildings altered, and 139 demolished; 21 jetties or wharves erected, 11 altered, and 12 demolished; 7,120 feet of new berthing space provided; 4,000 feet of rat-proof wall erected; 3,000 feet of new streets opened; 4 streets widened. (b) That the ferry jetties at the Circular Quay have been remodelled. The accom- modation provided for passengers is high class, and it is said to be equal to anything of its kind elsewhere. (c) That the picnic and casual passenger traffic has been removed from the Circular Quay to Fort Macquarie in order to relieve the congestion of the narrow waters of the Quay. (d) That a fresh-water service wharf has been built at Goat Island for the use of water-boats, thus further relieving Circular Quay of an unregulated portion of the traffic. (e) That as regards the over-sea trade, the west side of the Circular Quay has been entirely remodelled ; a fine berth provided for the N.D.L. Company; the northern end of Pitt-street, at the rear of the cargo sheds, widened; and provision is made for improving the eastern side of the Quay from the Orient to the P. & O. Company’s wharf. (f) That Day-street has been widened and extended past King-street to the Hunter River Company’s wharf. (It is the intention in the near future to carry Day- street through to Wharf-street, thus giving a new outlet of easy grade for vehicular traffic from Erskine-street under Pyrmont Bridge into Sussex-street, opposite the Federal wharves.) (g) That Moore’s-road, Miller’s Point, has been partially widened and the gradient improved. (It is intended to further widen and improve this thoroughfare.) (h) 8 (h) That Sussex-street is now being widened at the rear of the Union S.S. Company’s wharf. (The congested traffic at that point will soon be greatly relieved.) (i) That Windmill-street has been partially widened, near Hentsch’s Bond Stores, and a new lane has been opened parallel to Erskine-street, from Sussex-street to Shelley-street. (It is intended to widen Shelley and the adjoining streets so as to make them available for a tram terminus adjacent to the ferry jetties.) (j) That numerous extensions have been made to the over-sea and coastal berthing accommodation, amongst which may be mentioned Dalgety’s new wharf, Miller’s Point, A.U.S.N. Company’s jetty, the Howard Smith Company’s new double-decked wharf, the grain jetty at Pyrmont, and the fine berths on the north-western side of Darling Island, Tyser’s wharf, Miller’s Point, and the Melbourne S.S. Company’s wharf at the foot of Market-street. (k) That as the wharves from Dawes’ Point to the Gas-works are nearly all obsolete, provision is made for their demolition, and the construction of a series of jetties on a new and comprehensive design, as shown on the map by red lines. (l) That provision is made for a low-level roadway, about 80 feet wide, from the present horse-ferry dock at Dawes’ Point round the rear of the wharves to the Gas-works. (This roadway would be accessible from a new approach at Parbury’s-lane, Moore’s-road, and Argyle-street, and would do away with the necessity for the existing four expensive cart-lifts, and would greatly facilitate the haulage of cargo to and from the various wharves.) (m) That it is proposed to construct a block of new jetties to the north of the Gas- works, to be approached by regrading and widening part of Argyle-street and Munn-street, and confining the latter to meet a roadway at the rear of the wharves 100 feet wide. (It is proposed to erect double-decked sheds, partly on the jetties and partly on the reclaimed land. The upper decks of these jetties would be approached by a bridge from a high-level roadway, opening off Argyle-street and running parallel to Kent-street.) (n) That it is proposed to construct a block of jetties between Dawes’ and Miller’s Points, provided with single-decked cargo sheds, partly on the jetties and partly on the shore. (The proposed new roadway at the rear would offer a good access from Circular Quay.) The new wheat jetty at Pyrmont has already been referred to. The proposed new wharves and jetties, as shown in red lines, would be capable of extension to take the largest vessels afloat, and the width of the water-way between sufficient to admit colliers and lighters, &c. A number of new jetties and other improvements are projected in connection with the domestic and Interstate trade, as will be seen by the plan.

BUILDING OPERATIONS. Repairs and alterations have been carried out to the Grafton wharf sheds, Hoffnung’s stores, Balmain Ferry sheds, Sydney Free Stores, Picnic Jetty sheds, 138 shops and business premises, 288 dwellings, and 25 hotels. The floors of the Federal Stores have been cemented, and made rat-proof. Hydraulic lifts and whips have been installed in several premises. During the year 700 lineal feet of Monier plates were placed in position in Darling Harbour, making a total length of 4,000 feet of rat-proof wall completed in that part of the harbour. The electric light and pumping stations, and 9 and hydraulic lifts, whips, and other hoisting gear have been maintained in a state of efficiency during the period embraced by this Report. Several minor works have been carried out for other Government Departments. A number of old wharves and insanitary buildings have been demolished, as, with the old-fashioned wharves, many of the stores and warehouses within the resumed area are now quite out-of-date and unsuited to modern requirements. These buildings no doubt sufficed for the purpose of the owners or the lessees, at the time of resumption, but will attract tenants only when altered and fitted with the latest labour-saving machinery, without commanding any better, if so good, rentals as formerly. The average number of men employed on all works under the jurisdiction of the Commissioners has been 375, while 26 contracts were let during the year.

SANITARY WORKS. The sub-structures of the wharves vested in the Trust have been regularly steamed throughout the year, in order to remove offensive matter and destroy rats. This work is now carried on in daylight, instead of at night as was formerly the practice. The scavenging boats have collected the carcases of 6,845 animals (including 3,653 rats), 1,246 birds, and 649 bags of meat and fish. The latrines, &c., on the Darling Harbour wharves, the Darling Island wharves, and on Dalgety’s White Star wharf, have been connected with the low-level sewerage system, and steady improvement has been wrought in the sanitary conditions of the residential and business premises. Before the inception of the Trust practically all the sewage from properties on the frontage of the harbour drained into the port, but this form of pollution is gradually ceasing, owing to the extension of the low-level sewerage system by the Metropolitan Board of Water Supply and Sewerage; to the installation by householders of septic tanks; and to the adoption of the dry-earth system. During the year the Commissioners have called upon 414 property-owners to abate nuisances caused by sewage matter flowing into the harbour. There is every probability that several important stretches of harbour foreshore will be sewered in the near future, which will have the effect of further considerably reducing the pollution of the port.

DREDGING OF THE PORT. The expenditure under this head, although slightly less than during the previous year, reached the sum of £19,230 14s. The material raised by the dredges and towed to sea was, approximately, 490,000 tons, whilst the sand-pump dredge, “ Gamma,” employed at Homebush Bay, pumped ashore no less than 470,000 tons—in round figures— of silt discharged from the punts at this locality in previous years.

ROADS, STREETS, AND APPROACHES. Considerable progress has been made in connection with the formation of roads, streets, and approaches, since the close of the last financial year. Day-street has been extended from King-street to Erskine-street. An overhead steel bridge has been con- structed in order to form an approach from Sussex-street to the upper floor of the premises in the occupation of the Howard Smith Company, Limited, and a ramp connects the same Company’s upper premises with Day-street. On the east side of Circular Quay, 3,400 square yards of roadway have been blocked. Iron gates have been erected on the approaches to the horse-ferry punts at Dawes’ Point, and at Fort Macquarie. A portion 192-B of 10 of Merriman-street, opposite Dalgety’s new wool store, has been re-graded and newly- formed, and widened to 50 feet. Part of Sussex-street, between Margaret-street and the Grafton wharves, is now being widened by 21 feet. The various approaches to the several wharves, and also to the roadways at Circular Quay and at Woolloomooloo Bay, have been kept in good order and condition. The control of Moore’s-road and Roden’s-lane has been assumed by the City Council under the provisions of section 101 of the “ Sydney Harbour Trust Act, 1900.”

NAVIGATION OF THE PORT. Additional stringent regulations have recently been enacted for the better naviga- tion of Sydney Cove, in order to still further safeguard the water-borne public. It is now provided (inter alia) that ferry-boats shall not berth at Circular Quay, except when engaged in the present daily services to Vaucluse, Manly, Mosman’s, Neutral Bay, Milson’s Point, Lavender Bay, McMahon’s Point, and the Parramatta and Lane Cove Rivers; that vessels bringing lighters or punts into the cove shall have such lighters or punts lashed alongside; that every vessel entering the cove shall be navigated on that side of the cove on which it is intended to berth; and that vessels in the cove, excepting tugs when engaged in towing the vessels to or from a wharf, shall not cross the line of ferry traffic. In regard to the navigation of the port generally, the Commissioners have made arrangements whereby all inward-bound vessels shall, as far as possible, be anchored on the northern side of the harbour, and that vessels outward bound shall anchor on its southern side. The cable to Bradley’s Head completely failed some few months ago. It has, however, been replaced by the contractors, without cost to the Trust, and the electric light installed is now working satisfactorily. During the year the number of over-sea, Interstate, and State vessels entering the port was 9,885, the net tonnage being 6,114,530 tons. It is not possible to make a comparison with the tonnage of the port in the gross between the year just closed and that ended 30th June, 1905, for the reason that the actual figures for the State shipping are available only from the 27th March, 1905. If the over-sea and Interstate shipping, however, be compared, the figures show an increase of 361 in the number of steam vessels entering the port during the year ended 30th June, 1906, but show a decrease of 77 in the number of sailing vessels arriving. The tonnage when compared in the aggregate shows an increase of 761,000 tons for the year. During the period under review the Commissioners have granted permission in seventeen cases to lay down moorings in the port, and all buoys and beacons therein have been satisfactorily maintained. The warping buoys, moored in Berry’s Bay, have been removed, and the moorings of the adjusting buoy thoroughly overhauled and relaid 100 feet to the east of its former position, in order to provide swinging room for the largest class of vessels.

HARBOUR FERRY TRAFFIC. This traffic continues to grow rapidly. Within the year there were carried to and fro between the jetties at Circular Quay, Fort Macquarie, Darling Harbour, and the various suburbs and watering-places, 20,757,037 passengers. The Commissioners are informed that this immense body of persons has been transported without accident, which reflects the utmost credit on all concerned in the ferry traffic. In 11 In connection with the navigation of Sydney Cove, also referred to elsewhere, the Commissioners had several conferences with the managers of the several ferry companies, respecting the ferry traffic, the outcome of such meetings being that the companies undertook to so arrange their respective time-tables as to preclude their various steamboats leaving the jetties at the Quay at the same time; this arrangement is so far working satisfactorily, and has a decided tendency to minimise the risk of accident. Some valuable suggestions were made to the Commissioners by the ferry managers. FIRE BRIGADE. In October, 1905, an agreement was entered into between the Commissioners and the Metropolitan Fire Brigades Board, wherein it is provided that, in all future cases of fires occurring on board any vessel in the port, the Trust’s Brigade is to work under the direction of the Superintendent of Fire Brigades, and it is further provided that this arrangement is to limit in no way the powers of the Harbour-master under the “ Sydney Harbour Trust Act,” or Regulations. The agreement was put into operation for the first time at the extensive fire at McKenzie’s timber-yards, Pyrmont, in the month of February last. The valuable assistance rendered by the Harbour Trust Brigade on that occasion was acknowledged by the daily press, the Superintendent of Fire Brigades and others, while the value of the Trust’s fire-float in connection with waterside fires was amply demonstrated. During the year the Brigade has been kept in a high state of efficiency, and the fire-fighting appliances on the “ Pluvius ” and the “ Powerful ” kept in good order. SURVEYS. The work under this heading continues to increase. During the year the Chief Surveyor has reported on 708 cases, effected 214 surveys, and prepared 215 plans. The unauthorised occupations along the foreshore discovered by this officer since the previous report number 114. Surveys of sites for new swimming-baths, or extension of existing baths, have been made in six instances, namely, Municipal Baths, Lavender Bay, Leichhardt, and Manly; St. Joseph’s College, Hunter’s Hill; Smith’s Baths, Sugarloaf Bay; and Lyons’ Baths, Middle Harbour. In each case the bath has been constructed and is in use. RECLAIMED LANDS, &c. The Trust has been divested during the year of the cattle wharf at Glebe Island, reclaimed lands at Middle Harbour, Hen and Chicken Bay, Rozelle Bay, and White Bay, Blandville, and also the site of the morgue, &c. The Governor having assented to the “ Sydney Harbour Trust (Reclamations and Leasing) Act, 1905,” arrangements are now being made to divest the Commissioners of all those parcels of land below high-water mark, which the Government had contracted to alienate prior to the passing of the “ Sydney Harbour Trust Act, 1900.” This action is being taken in order to facilitate the issue of titles to the persons entitled.

MODEL LODGING-HOUSE. The results of the operation for the year at this institution were again satisfactory. The receipts amounted to the sum of £1,629 5s., and the expenses to £1,022 0s. 6d., thus leaving a net surplus of £607 4s. 6d. (against £595 9s. 8d. for the year 1904-5), which is a net return of 4.37 per cent, on the capital cost to the Trust of £13,898 19s. 2d. When it is stated that the total number of engagements for sleeping accommodation for the year amounted to 62,356, averaging 171 per night, it will be readily recognised that the Model Lodging-house is continuing its useful work. BONDS 12 BONDS AND FREE STORES. During the year the Commissioners deemed it economical to cease bonding goods at the Federal Stores, and the Custom’s license has been allowed to lapse; the whole of the available space is now used for storage purposes. In April last the Commissioners learned that the lessees of the Grafton bond and stores (A. O. Gilles, Limited) were going into liquidation, and the Trust, in order to take the business over as a going concern, accepted a surrender of the Company’s lease, which had some four months to run, Since the 1st May last, the Commissioners have worked the bond and stores, and there is every indication that the annual net return will not be less than the rent heretofore received for the premises. These stores had been worked by the Commissioners up to the 31st August, 1901, when they were leased to Mr. Gilles, who subsequently converted his business into a limited liability company.

PORT REGULATIONS. Upon the passing of the “ Sydney Harbour Rates Act, 1904,” it became necessary for the Commissioners to issue a number of regulations thereunder, and these, together with those made from time to time under the “ Sydney Harbour Trust Act, 1900,” have since been consolidated and are now being printed in book form, for distribution amongst the shipping community.

GENERAL. By arrangement with the Military Authorities, the 1 o’clock gun and salutes, heretofore fired from Dawes’ Point Battery, are now being fired from Fort Denison by the officer of the Trust stationed there. Recently some criticism has been directed against the Commissioners in connection with the leasing of water frontages for commercial purposes, particular mention being made in this regard of certain reserves, situate at the head of Careening Cove and of Neutral Bay, respectively. It has been pointed out that these reserves had been specially set apart for commercial purposes before the passing of the “ Sydney Harbour Trust Act”; that the Commissioners were appointed primarily to administer the harbour on business lines; and, that the capital debt of the Trust has been charged with the cost of the lands in question. Under these circumstances, the Commissioners would have failed in their duty to the taxpayer at large had they not endeavoured to turn these lands, in common with others, to profitable account. In dealing with applications for leases of lands at street ends and abutting on recreation reserves, the Commissioners invariably consult the authority controlling the land above high-water mark, as to whether there would be any objections to the granting of the proposed leases, and, where reasonable objections are raised, the applications are refused. Where the health and enjoyment of the public are concerned, the Commissioners are as much alive to their responsibilities as they are where the practical and utilitarian must rule, and, in order to encourage aquatic sports and swimming, the rentals charged by the Trust in connection with these purposes are merely nominal. The recently-created Harbour Trust at Geelong in Victoria has selected for its Engineer-in-Chief, Mr. A. C. MacKenzie, for several years Assistant Engineer under the Commissioners, who, while regretting the loss of his services, congratulate the newly- formed Trust on securing a very able officer. Mr. MacKenzie’s selection is flattering to New South Wales, his native State. In 13 In conclusion, the Commissioners desire to here record their acknowledgment and appreciation of the assistance given to the Trust during the year by the Metropolitan Board of Water Supply and Sewerage; by the City Council and its officers; and by the officers of the various State Government Departments, more particularly by those of the Crown Solicitor, of the Department of Public Health, and of the Inspector-General of Police; and the Commissioners again place on record in this regard their testimony of the unabated loyalty and ability of the staff of the Trust. R. R. P. HICKSON, President. T. F. WALLER, Commissioner. L. BEATON, Commissioner. HAROLD F. NORRIE, Secretary.

APPENDIX A. 14

APPENDIX A. REPORT OF THE ENGINEER-IN-CHIEF. Engineer-in-Chief’s Branch, 26 July, 1906. I NOW submit, for the information of the Commissioners, my report on works in connection with this branch for the year ending 30th June, 1906. The details given below show that good progress has been made in connection with the construction of wharves, sheds, and other works, so as to afford berthing facilities for the steadily increasing volume of shipping trading with the port. Although the expenditure from Loan funds was considerably less than in former years, several new wharves were constructed, such as the new Wheat Jetty at Pyrmont, wharves for the Fresh Food and Ice Company, and the extension of the Central Wharf, A.U.S.N. Wharf, and Melbourne Company’s Wharf, &c. The eastern side of Circular Quay was re-woodblocked, and portion of it is to be handed over to the City Council, who will in future maintain it. The work of making the foreshores of Darling Harbour, Pyrmont, and Miller’s Point rat-proof was steadily pushed on, and during the year 700 lineal feet of Monier plates were completed, making a total length of rat-proof wall of 4,000 feet, and further sections were authorised and put in hand. The floors of a few stores, not previously dealt with, were concreted and made rat-proof. A large number of wharf premises were connected with the low-level sewerage and further connections are in hand. Throughout the year the substructures of the wharves have been regularly steamed to remove offensive matter and destroy rats. Previously this work was carried out at night by the tug “ Octopus,” but it has been found that more satisfactory results can be obtained by carrying on the work in daylight, and for some months past the tug “ Scylla ” has been employed in this service. The residential and business premises have been kept in an efficient state of repair, and their sanitary condition has been steadily improved. Howard Smith and Company, Limited, new premises, wharf and shed for A.U.S.N. Company, re-construction of Nos. 1 and 2 Grafton Wharves for the Adelaide S.S. Company, and several other works which were mentioned in my last report as being in progress, have since been completed; new wharves for Tyser and Company, Huddart, Parker, and Company, A. Kethel and Company, and B. Byrnes, Limited, are now in course of construction, and plans are being prepared for several other wharves and jetties. New Railway Jetty at Pyrmont.—In June last year it became evident that the wheat harvest of 1905-6 would show a very substantial increase on previous years and that it would be necessary to provide with all possible despatch additional berthing and shed accommodation for the grain trade. Designs were prepared for a jetty 1,000 feet long and 150 feet wide, to be erected in Pyrmont Bay, between the Coal Jetties and Darling Island, the centre portion, 50 feet wide, being raised 3 feet above the deck level, to form the floor of a shed 900 feet by 50 feet, for the storage of wheat to a height of 27 feet. The sides of the jetty outside the shed each to carry three lines of rails, weighbridges, and travelling gantries, for the wheat-conveying plant. In order to meet present requirements it was decided to at once construct 500 feet, or half the jetty. The erection of the jetty was undertaken by the Harbour Trust Commissioners, and the shed and conveying-plant by the Railway Commissioners. The work of constructing the jetty by day labour was commenced early in July, and satisfactory arrangements made for obtaining the very large quantity of timber required in so short a time, comprising 1,125 piles up to 65 feet in length, 42,000 cubic feet of ironbark girders, 300,000 superficial feet of hardwood planking, &c., and some 35 tons of ironwork. The first pile was driven on August 1st and the last on November 30th, the average rate of driving being 280 pile3 per month. On the 22nd December, or four and three-quarter months after driving the first pile, a train of wheat was taken on to the jetty. The total cost of this jetty, including Monier- faced piling on shore end, was £22,130 5s. 5d. In order to provide a sufficient depth of water on the eastern side it was necessary to excavate some 1,410 cubic yards of rock; of this, 670 cubic yards were excavated by contract, and the remaining 740 cubic yards by our own men. The cost of the excavation done by contract was £670, and that by day labour £543 (including portion of the lifting). The total cost, including excavating and lifting, was—contract, £837 13s., or £1 5s. per cubic yard; and day labour, £796, or £1 1s. per cubic yard. New Wharf for the Fresh Food and Ice Company, Darling Harbour.—The company’s old wharf was demolished, and a substantial structure erected on the new line of frontage. The wharf, as now constructed, has a frontage of 126 feet by 16 feet wide, with a ramp 33 feet long and 12 feet wide on the western end, 150 feet of Monier-faced sheet piling was driven on the southern and eastern frontage of the company’s based property. The total cost of this work was £1,488 5s. 1d. New Wharf Premises for Howard Smith Company, Limited.—The extensive additions to these premises were completed during the year. The additions consist of new jetty 300 feet by 90 feet, double- decked shed on jetty 288 feet by 74 feet, double-decked cross shed at end of jetty 155 feet by 62 feet, shed 106 feet by 49 feet next A.U.S.N. Company’s boundary, latrines, offices, &c. The expenditure for the year was £6,620 19s. 2d. Extension of Day-street.—The new street constructed last year between Erskine and King streets was extended southward from King-street as far as the boundary of the Newcastle and Hunter River S.S. Company’s premises. The work consisted of demolishing portions of Pontifex Printing Establishment, Dingle’s Bond, and several buildings formerly occupied by Howard Smith Company, Limited, and the erection of brick front on the new western side. The construction of an overhead steel truss bridge, 70 feet span, to form an approach from Sussex-street to the upper floors of Howard Smith Company, Limited, sheds, and the necessary formation of roadway, asphalt footpaths, &c., &c. The expenditure during the year was £5,501 6s. 5d. Extension of Melbourne S.S. Company’s Wharf.—The Pyrmont Bridge jetty was extended 50 feet, making the total length of the jetty 373 feet. A new shed, 50 feet x 44 feet, with the usual rat-proof floor at the shore end was erected; expenditure, £705 1s. 9d. Extension of A. U.S.N. Company’s New Jetty.—The new jetty erected last year was extended 60 feet, at a cost of £970 2s. The ramp between the new jetty and No. 2 was completed. Expenditure for year, £48 4s. Extension, 15

Extension, &c., of Central Wharf.—The eastern jetty at the Central Wharf was extended 40 feet, and widened so as to make it available for the large class of vessels berthing at these jetties; expenditure £510 16s. 6d. Somewhat extensive repairs and improvements were also carried out to the eastern jetty and cross wharf by the lessees under my supervision. New Wharf for Tyser and Company, Miller’s Point.—The old wharf and shed have been demolished, and a new jetty (440 feet), wharf (153 feet), and two double-decked sheds (125 feet and 130 feet x 50 feet) are in course of construction; the work was started on the 28th March, and is being pushed on as quickly as possible, so as to have the new premises ready for the coming wool season. Expenditure to date, £2,339 16s. 10d. Reconstruction and Extension of Nos. 1 and 2 Grafton Wharves.—These jetties were reconstructed and extended 80 feet, and a new shed was erected at the shore end. A new wharf was constructed between the jetties, and other improvements effected. The work, which was well advanced at date of my last report, was completed in August. Expenditure for year, £798 10s. 9d. Woodblocking Circular Quay.—3,400 square yards along the shed fronts of the eastern side of Circular Quay was woodblocked, at a cost of £1,614 8s. 5d. Pyrmont Wharf.—The gap in the wharf, made by the removal of the old Pyrmont Bridge, was filled in with a timber wharf, at a cost of £447 12s. 8d. Reconstruction of Walker’s Wharf.—In order to give sufficient depth for modern vessels, the rock in front of this wharf was excavated to 26 feet at low water, and new front piles were let into the rock for a length of 100 feet on the northern end; new caps were also fixed and other work done to strengthen the wharf. Expenditure for the year, £209 12s. 6d. Erection of Gates at Dawes Point and Fort Macquarie Horse-ferry Landings.—In order to afford better protection to the public, the chains hitherto used to block the approach during the absence of the horse- ferry punt were removed, and replaced by iron gates at a cost of £28 16s. 10d. New Shops and Dwellings, Argyle-street.—Four shops and dwellings in course of erection at date of my last report were completed in July. Expenditure for the year, £159 15s. 6d. Erskine-street Shops.—Nos. 32, 34, and 36, formerly used as a store but most unsuitable for business purposes, were reconstructed and divided into three separate shops and dwellings, at a cost of £456 15s. 9d. Nos. 8, 10, and 12 were also reconstructed and divided into two shops and dwellings, at a cost of £275 3s. Kent-street Dwelings.—No. 87 Kent-street, which was demolished some years ago, thus affecting the stability of No. 85, was rebuilt and damage to No. 85 made good, at a cost of £1,456 7s. 7d. New Workshops for Messrs. Daniel and Saxton, in Day-street.—A new two-storey showroom and workshop was in course of erection for Messrs. Daniel and Saxton, in Day-street. Expenditure for the vear, £45 9s. 8d. Merriman-street Improvements.—Portion of Merriman-street, opposite Dalgety’s new wool store, was widened to 50 feet, regraded, and newly formed at a cost of £258 16s. 5d. Widening of Sussex-street.—The portion of Sussex-street between Margaret-street and the Grafton Wharves was so narrow as to seriously interfere with the very heavy traffic to the various wharves in the vicinity; steps were therefore taken to widen it by 21 feet. This necessitated the re-building of Hoffnung’s bond and other work; expenditure for year, £948 1s. 8d. Arrangements have been made for the setting back to the new line of the Royal Standard hotel and the Hunter River inn, and the work is in hand. Low-level Sewerage Connections.—The work of connecting the various wharf properties with the low-level sewerage has been in hand, and during the year a number of latrines, &c., on the Darling Harbour wharves have been dealt with at a cost of £195 13s. 3d. A new sewerage main was laid from the north end of Darling Island, and connected with the low-level sewer. The latrines on the west side of the island were connected with this main. Another branch sewerage main was laid to the low-level sewer for the latrines at Dalgety’s White Star Wharf. Damage to Sea-wall at Circular Quay by S.S. “ Bingarra.”—In November last the Port Jackson S.S. Company’s steamer “ Bingarra” ran into the sea-wall near that Company’s jetty at the Circular Quay, cutting through the wall and portion of the footpath. The damage was made good at the Company’s expense. Maintenance and Repairs to Roads and Approaches.—The various approaches to the wharves were kept in good order and condition during the year. The maintenance of the roadways at Circular Quay, Woolloomooloo, and section of the Federal Wharf approach are also included under this head. The total cost was £1,336 9s. 10d. Repairs to Wharves, Jetties, Sheds, and Warehouses.—Repairs were effected to forty-seven wharves and jetties at a cost of £4,943 7s. 5d. The principal items under this head were repairs to the Union Company’s jetties, foot of Druitt-street; Messageries Maritimes Wharf and Orient S.N. Company’s Wharf, Circular Quay; Federal Wharf; and pontoon for the Watson’s Bay ferry, Circular Quay. Sheds and warehouses were repaired at a cost of £2,502 11s. 5d; the principal items under this head being Grafton sheds, Hoffnung’s, Balmain ferry sheds, Sydney Free Stores, and Picnic Jetty sheds, Fort Macquarie. In addition to this expenditure the floors of the Federal Bond were concreted and made rat-proof at a cost of £802, and extra moorings were provided for Darling Island wharves at a cost of £75. Repairs to Business Premises and Dwellings.—Repairs and alterations were carried out to 138 shops and business premises at a cost of £2,095 9s. 9d. Repairs were effected to 288 dwellings at a cost of £2,408 8s. 9d. Repairs and alterations necessary to comply with the requirements of the Licensing Act were carried out to 19 hotels at a cost of £300 16s. 6d. A number of old wharves and insanitary buildings which were past repair were demolished at a cost of £684 14s. 4d. The total expenditure under this head was £5,489 9s. 4d. Cleaning Substructures of Wharves, and Scavenging.—The work of cleansing the wharves by means of a steam jet was carried on during the year with good results; the work being done by the “ Scylla ” during the day instead of by the “ Octopus ” at night, as was the case in former years. The work done by the two scavenging boats is shown by the following list of careases, &c., removed and destroyed during the year:—1,744 dogs, 938 cats, 3,653 rats, 1,231 fowls, 364 bags of meat, 285 bags of fish, 366 rabbits, 46 pigs, 8 goats, 14 parrots, 22 bags of chaff, 23 calves, 35 hares, 2 sheep, 1 seai, 24 lambs, 1 wallaby, 1 native bear, 1 emu, 1 cow, 1 sunfish, and 1 opossum. The expenditure under this head was £1,199 19s. 9d. Electric Light Stations.—Fort Macquarie Station: The number of are lamps now on this circuit is 56, extending from the picnic jetties at Fort Macquarie to Dawes Point; 54 incandescent and 3 Berenstein lamps 16 lamps and 3 electric fog-bells are also run from this station. Owing to the failure of the cable from ths station to Fort Denison and Bradley’s Head, oil lamps have had to be substituted for some months past, pending the arrival of the new cables which the manufacturer is supplying to the Trust free of cost. Cowper Wharf Station : This plant, although capable of supplying power to 60 arc lamps, has at present only 30 arc lamps and 4 Berenstein on the circuit round the various wharves at Woolloomooloo. Napoleon-street Station: 46 arc lamps and 172 incandescent lamps are run from this station, the leading lights at Goat Island and the Harbour lights at Miller’s Point are also run from this station. The whole of the plant in connection with these stations is in good order, and only the usual over- hauls and maintenance repairs were found necessary. During the year the increase in the number of lights supplied from these stations has been, arc lamps 19, and incandescent 94, making a total of 132 arc, 226 incandescent, and 7 Berenstein lamps. The expenditure under this head for the year was £2,975 5s. 11d., while the revenue derived from various shipping companies for lighting sheds and offices was £816 1s. 11d. Lifts, &c.—New hydraulic lifts were installed in the following places:—103-105 Sussex-street, at a cost of £192; Howard Smith Company (late Dingle’s bond), £248; and a hydraulic whip was installed at the City Free Stores, Kent and Sussex streets, at a cost of £132 3s. The pumping stations at Central Wharf, Parbury’s Bond, and Dalton’s Wharf were kept in good working order, and only the usual repairs and overhauls were found necessary. The expenditure on the three pumping stations for the year was £1,555 16s. 8d. The various lifts, &c., controlled by the Trust were overhauled and repaired when necessary. The various weighbridges owned by the Trust were tested and adjusted. Dredging, launches, and Floating Plant.—Attached will be found statements of the dredge and tug expenditure for the year, also statements showing cost per ton of work done, the places dredged, and other particulars in connection with the working of the dredge plant. The total number of tons dredged by the ladder and grab dredges is practically the same as last year’s, the figures being:—Year to 30th June, 1905, 490,095 tons; year to 30th June, 1906, 489,610 tons. The “ Gamma ” was employed at Home- bush Bay, pumping ashore material discharged from punts and did good work. The dredge “ Sydney ” was laid up for repairs from 1st to 31st March, to put in new lower tumbler, and for general overhaul to machinery. The “ Charon,” which is now 25 years old, was laid up on four occasions for repairs to boiler and general overhaul. The “ Pi ” was laid up from the 10th May to 24th June, when it was found necessary to turn up the king post and roller path, and effect other somewhat extensive repairs. The whole of the following floating plant, with the exception of the rock excavator “ Poseidon ” and the 30-ton crane, which were laid up during the year, received the usual annual overhaul, and is in good working order; the floating plant consists of:—2 ladder dredges, 3 grab dredges, 1 sand-pump dredge, 7 tugs, 11 hopper punts, 4 launches, 3 pile-driving punts, 2 rock excavators, 1 steam lighter, 1 5-ton steam crane, 1 30-ton steam crane, and 8 deck lighters. The expenditure under the heading dredge-service was £19,230 14s. 8d., being £43 14s. 7d. less than the previous year. General.—In addition to the works mentioned above a number of minor jobs were carried out in connection with additions to wharf moorings, beacons, &c. The fire-fighting appliances on the “ Pluvius ” and the “ Powerful ” were kept in good order, and the brigade was maintained in a state of efficiency. The cost of maintaining this service for the year was £228 14s. 2d. The whole of the life-saving appliances on the various wharves have been overhauled, painted, and re-roped. The work carried out for other Government Departments consisted in overhauling moorings of powder-hulks in Middle Harbour for tho Explosives Department; repairs to several small wharves for the Military Department and the Health Department; repairs to Pyrmont Coal jetty for the Railway Commissioners; removing and discharging ashes, &c., from Naval Station, and supplying water to various places. The Inspector of Wharves has regularly examined all wharves and other property vested in the Trust with a view to the safety of the public and the employees. Twenty-six contracts were let during the year, as follows:— 05/15. Wrought ironwork for the new Railway jetty, Pyrmont. 05/16. Steel truss bridge over Day-street. 05/17. Rock excavation at new Railway jetty, Pyrmont. 05/18. Mooring bollards at new Railway jetty. Pyrmont. 05/19. Extra decking for new Railway jetty, Pyrmont. 05/20. Demolition of Nos. 7, 9, 11, and 13 Argyle-street. 05/21. Cast-iron bollards for Darling Island. 05/22. Hydraulic whip, 10 cwt., 271-277 Kent-street. 05/23. Turpentine piles for extension of A.U.S.N. Co’s. wharf. 05/24. Hewn caps and girders for extension of A.U.S.N. Co’s. wharf. 05/25. Sawn hardwood decking for extension of A.U.S.N. Co’s. wharf. 06/1. Annual contract for Oregon, Redwood, and Baltic. 06/2. Annual contract for Kauri pine. 06/3. Annual contract for hewn Ironbark, sawn Tallow-wood, sawn Hardwood, Colonial Pine and Beech. 06/4. Annual contract for the supply and delivery of Stores, Materials, and Articles. 06/5. Monier plates for sea-wall at F.F. & I. Co’s. and Byrnes’ wharf. 06/6. Turpentine piles for F.F. & I. Co’s. and Byrnes’ wharf. 06/7. Turpentine piles for Tyser’s wharf. 06/ 8. Hewn ironbark girders for Tyser’s wharf. 06/9. Sawn hardwood decking for Tyser’s wharf. 06/10. Hydraulic freight lift (22 cwt.) for Howard Smith’s store (late Dingle’s bond) 06 11. Monier plates for Russell’s wharf. 06/12. 21 K.W. generator, at 240 V. compound wound, for Napoleon-street Electric Light Station. 06/13. Monier plates for Tyser’s wharf. 06/14. Supply of coal for year, 1/1/06 to 31/12/06. 06/15. Belgium zinc sheathing and nails. The average number of men employed on the various works, dredges, &c., was 375, exclusive, of course, of contracts. Statement showing details of expenditure under the various heads mentioned in this report will be found attached. This shows an expenditure on works. &c., carried out under my Branch during the year 6f £93,610 11s. 4d. H. D. WALSH, Engineer-in-Chief APPENDIX B. 17 APPENDIX B. DREDGE REPORT.—Statement showing Tons of Silt, &c., lifted during twelve months ending 30th June, 1906. Dredge. Where Dredging. No. of Tons lifted. Material Dredged.

“ Sydney”.. New Grain Jetty, Darling Island ...... 24,700 Hard clay and rock. Darling Island ...... 1,300 Rock, &c. A.U S.N. Co.’s Wharf ...... 23,950 Mud, sand, and clay. E. and A. Co.’s Wharf ...... 4,700 Mud, &c. Central Wharf, Miller’s Point ...... 6,850 Sand and mud, &c. Nord Deutscher Lloyd Co.’s Wharf, Circular Quay ...... 10,400 Sand and mud, &c. Walker’s Wharf, Dawes’ Point ...... 4,300 Sand and mud, &c. New Wharf, foot King-street ...... 37,100 Clay and sand. New Wharf, Pyrmont, to east side, Darling Island ...... 26,650 Stone and sand. Howard Smith’s Wharf, Blackwattle Bay... 28,450 Clay, mud, and rock. Timber Wharf, east side, Woolloomooloo Bay ...... 10,400 Clay and rock. North end, Pyrmont Wharf ...... 7,150 Clay and sand. Huddart Parker’s Wharf, foot of Margaret. street ...... 5,200 Clay and sand. Tyser’s Wharf, Miller’s Point ...... 10,400 Clay and sand. Pyrmont Jetty, No. 2 Berth ...... 13,250 Clay and rock. New Wharf, foot of Edward-street ... 11,700 Clay and rock. 226,500 tons. “Charon”.. Parramatta River ...... 94.500 Sand, mud, and clay. Manly Co.’s Wharf, Manly ...... 16,000 Sand, &c. Mortlake Wharf, Parramatta River ... 13,000 Mud and clay, &c. Wharf, Correy’s Gardens, Parramatta River 3,250 Sand, &c. Elliott Brothers’ Wharf, Balmain ...... 25,750 Stones, sand, and clay. Blackwattle Bay ...... 20,500 Silt, &c. 173,000 tons. “Chi” ... Long Cove Canal ...... 10,280 Mud and clay. Site of Baths, Leichhardt Bay ...... 960 Mud and clay. Pyrmont Jetty, No. 2 Berth ...... 1,370 Hard clay and timber. Davis’ Baths, Balmain ...... 1,580 Sand and mud. Blackwattle Bav Wharf ...... 2,530 Timber, mud, and clay. Dalgety’s Wharf, Miller’s Point ...... 480 Ballast, timber, and clay. Austral Timber Co.’s Wharf, Blackwattle Bay ...... 12,000 Silt, timber, and mud. McKenzie’sTimber Wharf, BlackwattleBay 6,900 Mud, clay, and silt. Pritchard Brothers’ Wharf, Careening Cove 5,860 Sand, silt, and stone. Foot of Harris-street, Pyrmont ...... 320 Sand and blue metal. Buckle’s Wharf, Pyrmont ...... 640 Silt, &c. 42,920 tons. “ Pi ” ... Drake’s Dock, Balmain ...... 100 Ashes, timber. Railway Wharf, Darling Harbour ... 6,360 Silt, &c. West side, Lyne Park, Rose Bay ...... 940 Sand, &c. Man-o’- War Steps ...... 3,040 Sand, shell, and stone. Picnic Jetty, Port Macquarie ...... 1,120 Sand and shell. Head of Darling Harbour ...... 2.140 Silt, &c. B. Byrnes & Co.’s Wharf, Darling Harbour 1,520 Silt, &c. East side, New Wharf, Darling Island ... 1,420 Clay, silt, and stone. Between Howard Smith’s Wharf and Hunter River S.N. Co.’s Wharf ... 1,700 Sand, silt, and clay. Pyrmont Jetty, No. 2 Berth ...... 210 Mud and sand. Kethel’s Coal Wharf, Balmain ...... 240 Mud, silt and rock. Central Wharf, Miller’s Point ...... 2,600 Sand, silt, and timber. Tyser’s Wharf, Miller’s Point ...... 740 Clay and sand. Walker’s Wharf, Dawes’ Point ...... 80 Sand, &c. 22.210 tons. 15-ton New Grain Jetty, Darling Island ...... 7,805 Silt and rock. Crane. Darling Island ...... 2,100 Silt and clay. Concrete Wall, Darling Island ...... 2,270 Clay and rock. Central Wharf, Miller’s Point ...... 250 Sand, &c. Walker’s Wharf, Dawes’ Point ...... 1.270 Sand, &c. Blackwattle Bay ...... 1,980 Metal, clay, &c. Boatshed, Rose Bay ...... 440 Sand. Murray-street Wharf, Darling Island ... 690 Mud and timber. Pyrmont Jetty, No. 2 Berth ...... 3,790 Silt and clay. Fresh Food and Ice Co.’s Wharf ...... 3,380 Silt and clay. No. 1 Jetty, Circular Quay ...... 1,005 Silt and sand. 24,980 tons, H. D. WALSH, Engineer-in-Chief. 192-C APPENDIX C APPENDIX C STATEMENT showing Cost per Ton, &c., of Dredging during twelve months, ending 30th June, 1906.

Percentage of working hours.

Cost per Cost per Hours Cost per Tons. Hours Expenditure. hour Dredge. dredging. working. ton. hour working. Bad Other causes. weather. Waiting Dredging. for punts. Repairs. Coaling. dredging. Bemovals

d. £ s. d. £ s. d. “ Sydney ” ...... 226,500 1,549 2,397 3,039 12 4 3.23 1 19 3 1 5 5 65 2 6 ... 7 13 7 “ Charon” ...... 173,000 1,714 2,404 2,250 13 0 3.13 1 6 4 0 18 8 71 3 6 1 10 7 2 “ Chi” ...... 42,920 1,644 2,409 986 17 5 5.52 0 12 1 0 8 3 68 2 5 1 17 6 1 “Pi” ...... 22,210 1,542 2,400 935 16 11 10.12 0 12 2 0 7 10 64 2 4 1 8 20 1 15-ton crane ...... 24,980 1,559 2,414 1,098 15 9 10.56 0 14 2 0 9 2 61 2 8 ... 5 10 11

H. D. WALSH, Engineer-in-Chief. 81 APPENDIX D. STATEMENT showing Cost per Ton, &c, of Towing during twelve months, ending 30th June, 1906. Percentage of time. Miles run Cost per Cost per Cost per Cost per Miles run Total Hours Cost of Cost per Where Tona towed. special working Cost of mile mile special working hour Tug. employed. towing. attending. towing. ton. service. hours. special service. towing. servioe. hour. attending. Other Causes. Steam. Coal. Repairs. Weather.

£ s. d. £ s. d. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. “ Dawn ” ... Sydney ... 101,070 7,154 202 2,400 2,008 1,297 5 9 21 13 6 3.03 3 6 2 2 11 0 13 2 53 7 16 ... 14 “Achilles” ... do ... 41,690 7,476 585 2,408 2,151 967 3 4 55 12 8 5.57 2 7 1 11 8 6 9 7 67 14 11 ... 8 “ Dayspring ” .. do ... 154,210 6,861 25 2,413 2,173 887 10 5 14 6 1.38 2 9 1 0 7 5 8 3 61 8 10 ... 21 “ Aurora ” ... do ... 43,330 8,239 40 2,400 2,270 080 1 1 1 15 11 3.77 1 8 0 11 5 9 6 0 82 5 5 ... 8 “ Pluvius ” ... do ... 204,000 10,053 60 2,418 2,003 1,874 18 0 6 18 0 1.62 2 9 2 4 11 6 13 10 65 5 17 1 12 “ Octopus ” ... do .. 80 15 6,652 4,445 4,274 0 14 1 599 3 8 ...... 1 0 2 9 2 10 94 2 3 ... 1

H. D. WALSH, Engineer-in-Chief. 19 APPENDIX E. STATEMENT of Quantity and Cost of Work done by Dredges (with towing) for twelve months ending 30th June, 1906.

Dredging. Towing and Repairs. Dredges. Tons. Expenditure. Pence per ton.

£ s. d. d. “Sydney” ...... 226,500 4,615 19 4 4.90 “Charon” ...... 173,000 3,576 4 3 4.97 “Chi” ...... 42,920 1,670 2 6 9.34 “Pi” ...... 22,210 1,828 1 7 19.76 15-ton crane ...... 24,980 1,812 16 3 17.42

H. D. WALSH, Engineer-in-Chief.

APPENDIX F. HARBOUR MASTER’S REPORT FOR 1905-6. I BEG to submit the following report with regard to the work of this Branch for the period 1st July, 1905, to 30th June, 1906. Sufficient time has now elapsed to render it possible to state with some confidence that the port charges imposed by the Commissioners will produce revenue adequate to meet, as regards interest, statutory requirements. The figures in connection with revenue collections are dealt with elsewhere, but it may be stated here that every effort has been made during the past year to minimise the cost of collection of our charges, while at the same time conserving the interests of the public. Among the more important improvements which have been made may be mentioned the abolition of the ordinary receipt for payments received, and the substitution therefor of a third copy of the entry presented by the public, which brings the procedure in the wharfage office of the Trust into line with that at the Customs; and it may also be mentioned that the convenience of the public is now met by the exhibition in the outer office of second copies of current manifests when such are available. Tonnage and berthing charges are still collected on a credit basis, but this has not been found an altogether satisfactory method of collection, and it is under consideration by you whether the cash system of collection should not be extended so as to embrace all our charges ; and it is thought that this could be done with little or no inconvenience to the public as regards tonnage dues and berthing charges on vessels under 240 tons register. The few changes which have been made in the various charges have been in the way of reductions in rates when such charges were shown to be oppressive, the result being to still further increase the claims of this port to be considered, in regard to its charges for accommodation of shipping, one of the cheapest in the Commonwealth. Perhaps nothing that has engaged attention during the period under review has caused such anxious consideration as the control of the very large traffic in Sydney Cove. Circular Quay appears to be the natural terminus on the city side of the harbour for various ferry services, and, shortly after the inception of the Trust, a rearrangement of the ferry Companies’ jetties at the Quay, and the transfer of the picnic traffic to Fort Macquarie, rendered it possible to accommodate at the Quay two ferry services in reference to which there had been a long existing demand for such accommodation. These were the Lane Cove and Parramatta River services, and the terminal points of these services were placed in such positions that the whole of the services are now carried on without any crossing of the ferry steamers entering or leaving the Cove—a most important factor in connection with its safe navigation. Regulations relating to the berthing of the large mail and other steamers which share the accommodation of the Cove with the ferry steamers were made, and that there has been no serious accident in the Cove in connection with navigation would seem to indicate that the measures taken for the safety of traffic there have answered requirements. It is, however, sometimes asserted that the freedom from accident which has hitherto existed is principally due to the care shown in navigation, but that a safe ferry service to the Quay of the dimensions of that now existing is not compatible with the use of the Cove by large ocean-going steamers. To maintain an equitable course, in view of such opinions as this—often strongly expressed,—has been a very difficult matter; but while holding that the safety of the travelling public must be the paramount consideration, you have felt that the large interests in connection with the deep-sea shipping that has for such a lengthy period been accommodated at wharves in the Cove, could not be ignored. What it was felt could be fairly done was to call upon shipping using the Cove to strictly observe Regulations that tend to minimise the possibility of accident, and with that end in view revised Regulations have been gazetted, requiring that not more than two vessels shall lie abreast at any wharves in Sydney Cove, with the proviso that during coaling operations two colliers of a maximum aggregate beam of 61 feet may lie one inside and the other outside of a vessel berthed at the wharves now tenanted by the Peninsular and Oriental; Messageries Maritimes, Orient-Pacific, and Nord-Deutscher Lloyd Companies; that oversea vessels, coasting craft, tugs, lighters and hulks, hulks not navigate in Sydney Cove between the hours of a. m.,and 9.30 20

9.30 a.m., and the hours of 4.30 p.m. and 6 p.m., and on Saturdays between tbe hours of 12 noon and 1.30 p.m., with the proviso that this Regulation shall not prevent vessels of the Peninsular and Oriental Steamship Company and the Orient-Pacific line of Royal Mail steamers from leaving the wharves in the occupation of these companies between the hours of 12 noon and 1.30 p.m. on Saturdays; and that any lighter or punt lying between the hours of sunset and sunrise outside of any steamer moored in the Cove shall exhibit a bright light at the side farthest from the steamer at the widest part of such lighter or punt. New Regulations have also been made requiring that colliers shall not navigate in Sydney Cove between the hours of 8 a.m. and 930 a.m., 12.45 p.m. and 2.15 p.m., 4.30 p.m. and 6 p.m., except on Saturdays, when the mid-day hours shall be between 12 noon and 1.30 p.m.; that vessels bringing lighters or punts into the Cove shall have such lighters or punts lashed alongside of them; that every vessel entering Sydney Cove shall be navigated on that side of the Cove on which it is intended to berth, and every vessel leaving Sydney Cove shall be navigated on that side on which the vessel has been berthed; and that vessels in Sydney Cove, excepting tugs when engaged in towing vessels to or from a wharf, shall not cross the line of ferry traffic. The ferry companies have also been called upon to do their part, and have readily responded by arranging that as far as possible the boats of the various companies shall not leave the jetties in the Cove at the same time; and a Regulation prohibiting any addition to the ferry services running from the Cove has been made. In connection with this latter Regulation, it may be mentioned that the proposal that a portion of the Balmain ferry service should be allowed to make Circular Quay its city terminal point has been felt by you to be one that could not be entertained. Even with all the precautions now existing, it is evident that the traffic in the Cove could not be added to with safety to the travelling public, and, as has already been stated, that has been the paramount consideration. The effort that you have made to have the Circular Quay tramway terminus removed to Fort Macquarie has not been successful, the Railway Commissioners considering that the increased expenditure required to maintain the extended service would not be recouped by the amount estimated to be received in additional earnings. The convenience of the public is met, however, as far as possible, by the Tramway Authorities, who are prepared, on receiving sufficient notice, to run special trams to the Fort for the accommodation of picnic parties. In relation to the navigation of the port generally, it has been arranged that, as far as possible, all vessels inward bound shall be anchored on the northern side of the Harbour, and that ships outward bound and waiting to proceed to sea shall be anchored on its southern side, in order that the chances of collisions, such as that which occurred recently between the s.s. “ Buninyong ” and the sailing ship “ Criffel,” towing out of Neutral Bay, may be minimised. On your representations, the question of the transfer of the Pilot Service of the port to your contro received the attention of the Minister, and an inquiry, conducted by the Public Service Board, was held, with the result that the Minister decided that the time had not arrived for the transfer of the Pilot Service to the Harbour Trust. The strictness of the supervision of the port is shown in the large numbers of convictions that have been obtained in the period under review against masters of vessels and others for breaches of the Regula- tions relating to shipping. It was thought that the heavy fines inflicted at various times would act as an efficient deterrent from the practice of polluting the waters of the port by throwing ashes and other refuse therein from vessels; but several convictions have been secured against persons for this offence, and it would seem to be a very difficult one to prevent. Convictions for breaches of Regulations relating to the navigation of the Cove have also been obtained, and there have been several convictions for breaches of Regulations relating to the licensing of vessels. Good service was performed by the Harbour Trust Fire Brigade at the extensive fire at Mr. H. McKenzie’s timber yard, Pyrmont, in February last. At that fire the Brigade was for the first time worked under the agreement arrived at between the Superintendent of Fire Brigades and the Harbour Master (the officer-in-charge of the Trust Brigade), and it was also the first large shore fire at which the Trust Brigade was called upon to render assistance. The very valuable work that was done on this occasion by the Brigade was acknowledged by the daily Press, the Superintendent of the Fire Brigades, and others, and the value of the fire-float in connection with waterside fires was amply demonstrated. It should be mentioned in connection with the Brigade that the uniform first adopted was not suitable, but the men are now being provided with a uniform which should meet all requirements. The unfortunate failure of the submarine cable to Fort Denison and Bradley’s Head has delayed the permanent substitution of electricity for oil as an illuminant at these light stations, but it is hoped that at an early date the change will be effected. It may be stated here that the establishment of a light at Bradley’s Head has been found very useful and has been appreciated by mariners. By an arrangement with the Military Authorities, the daily 1 o’clock gun is now fired from Fort Denison by the Trust’s officer in charge of that station, and it has also been arranged that salutes shall be fired from the Fort. The question of making a number of Regulations under the Harbour Trust Act for the purpose of controlling the handling of petroleum in the port was under your consideration, and it was felt that pending the Inflammable Liquids Bill becoming law such Regulations were very much needed; but the opinion of the Crown Law Office being that the existing Acts relating to explosives and kerosene oil precluded the making of such Regulations under the Harbour Trust Act, it was decided that no action could be taken by you in this matter at present. All buoys and beacons in the port have been maintained in a satisfactory condition, and during the year the warping buoys moored in Berry’s Bay have been removed and the moorings of the adjusting buoy thoroughly overhauled and relaid 100 feet to the eastward of its former position in order to provide swinging room for the largest class of vessel. From Appendix “ I” it will be seen that the tonnage which entered the port from inter-State and over-sea ports shows on increase of 760,962 tens as compared with the figures for the previous year. In this 21 this connection it might be mentioned that at certain periods our open wharf berthing space for large vessels is very severely taxed, and you have recognised that the great requirements is more wharf accom- modation sufficient to take the longest vessel arriving in the port; and I understand that provision is to be made at an early date to provide such accommodation. Appendix “ H” shows particulars in reference to permissions to lay moorings granted by the Commissioners. The usual information relating to licenses issued under the Regulations of the Commissioners will be found in Appendix “ G ”. ALFRED T. PRITCHARD, Harbour-master.

APPENDIX G.

LICENSES for craft issued by the Sydney Harbour Trust Commissioners, and in force on 30tb June, 1906.

Licenses. Number. Tonnage.

...... Watermen ...... 48 7,200 Lighters ...... 163 Ferry steamers 54 5,774 ...... 1,249 Tugs ...... 38 Steam launches ...... 10 214 Water boats ...... 10 507 Hulks ...... 11 4,108 4 23 Punts ...... Sailing boats plying for hire ......

NOTE.—Watermen’s licenses are issued at a fee of 5s.; lighters are licensed at the rate of 2s. per ton register up to 200 tons—minimum, £2. Water boats are charged £5 per annum. Other licenses are issued at a fee of £1. ALFRED T. PRITCHARD, Harbour-master.

APPENDIX H.

LIST of permissions to lay Moorings granted by the Commissioners during period 1st July, 1905, to 30th June, 1906.

Persons to whom Permission was granted Date of Permission. Locality.

Explosives Department ...... 22 July, 1905 ... Middle Harbour. Nord-Deutscher Lloyd ...... 24 August, 1905 ... Berry’s Bay. Lundin and Son, Chas...... 2 August, 1905 ... Berry’s Bay. Partridge, F. L...... 18 August, 1905 ... Shell Cove. Poole, Arthur H...... 1 September, 1905 ... Little Sirius Cove. Crofton-Daniel, F...... 22 September, 1905 ... Parramatta River. Blix, Arthur ...... 11 October, 1905 ... Lavender Bay. Marshall T...... 12 October, 1905 ... Careening Cove. Buzacott & Company, Limited ...... 20 December, 1905 ... Off Cooper-street, Balmain. Rene-Bragg, W...... 29 November, 1905 ... Foot Nicholson-street, Balmain. Ghest, R. C ...... 5 January, 1906 ... Snails Bay. Clark and Shark Island Trust ...... 20 February, 1906 ... Clark and Shark Islands. Woodruffe Gardam, J. R ...... 16 March, 1906 ... Mosman’s Bay. Greenwood, A. S...... 15 March, 1906 ... Mosmas’s Bay. Hatton, Dr...... 29 March, 1906 ... Watson’s Bay. Abrahall, E. S...... 18 April, 1906 ... Leichhardt Bay. Gardiner, G. A...... 21 May, 1906 ... Little Sirius Cove.

ALFRED T. PRITCHARD, Harbour-master.

APPENDIX I. APPENDIX I.

SUMMARY of Vessels entering the Port during the Twelve Months ended the 30th June, 1906.

No. of Vessels.— Net Tonnage.—Oversea and Oversea and Inter- No. of Vessels.—State. Net Tonnage.—State. Totals. State. Inter-State. Month.

Steam. Sail. No. of Net Steam. Sail. Steam. Sail. Steam. Sail. Vessels. Tonnage.

1905. July ...... 169 16 333,726 15,493 531 126 118,915 14,203 842 482,337 Ausust ...... 147 15 294,102 12,028 516 113 116,141 13,908 791 436,479 September ...... 174 15 343,008 9,592 528 108 124,839 12,795 825 490,234 October ...... 196 18 406,4l6 13,627 582 108 140,105 11,053 904 571,231 November ...... 205 11 401,610 4,045 485 89 84.581 11,439 790 501,675 December ...... 188 23 402,418 18,139 5 37 90 136,022 10,869 838 567,498 22

1906 January ...... 188 15 369,904 16,663 512 131 123,430 15,901 846 525,298 February ...... 172 21 356,840 21,884 491 91 114,25 1 10,834 778 503,809 March ...... 176 35 359,428 34,699 504 82 118,410 11,098 797 523,635 April ...... 168 22 332,315 27,835 507 92 112,989 11,977 789 485,116 May ...... 183 30 362,586 31,259 500 81 117,665 11,172 794 522,682 June ...... 180 24 342,366 19,283 567 120 129,490 13,397 891 504,536 Totals ...... 2,146 245 4,305,079 223,967 6,260 1,234 1,436,838 148,646 9,885 6,114,530

Actual figures for the year ended 30th June, 1903 ...... 1,785 322 3,457,199 310,885

NOTE.—The figures for the Inter-State and Oversea Shipping include the trips and tonnages of Inter-State vessels which proceed to Newcastle for bunker coal, but which do not report at the Customs on their return to port. It is impossible to make a comparison of the tonnage of the port in the gross between the year just ended and that ended 30th June, 1905, as actual figures for the State shipping are only available from 27th March, 1905. If the Inter-State and Oversea shipping, however, is compared, the figures show an increase of 361 in the number of steam vessels entering the port during the year ended 30th June, 1906, but show a decrease of 77 in the number of sailing vessels arriving. The tonnage when co mpared in the aggregate shows an increase of 760,962 tons for the year ended 30th June, 1906. ALFRED T. PRITCHARD, Harbour-master. 23 APPENDIX J.

CHIEF SURVEYOR’S REPORT. Sydney Harbour Trust Office, 21 July, 1906. I beg to submit the following report in connection with my branch for the year ended 30th June, 1906. During the year mentioned the number of reports furnished by me to the Secretary was 708, an increase of sixty-eight as compared with the preceding year. Although my drafting staff has been strengthened there are still a number of matters to be dealt with before the work in that part of the branch could be considered quite up to date. The exigencies of the work require many personal references to other branches of the Public Service, which must be made by competent draftsmen, and the drafting work is delayed accordingly. As a special work a map has been, prepared in this branch during the year which will give the public at a glance some indication of the number and magnitude of the works effected by the Trust since its inception. The map shows part of the section of the city vested in the Commissioners, and thereon are indicated in various colours :— The buildings erected, which number ...... 63 The buildings altered, which number ...... 20 The buildings demolished, which number ...... 139 The wharves and jetties erected, which number ...... 21 The new berthing space provided, total length ...... 7,120 feet The wharves and jetties altered, which number ...... 11 The wharves and jetties demolished, which number ...... 12 The rat-proof retaining wall erected, length ...... 4,000 feet The new streets opened, total length ...... 3,000 feet The streets that have been widened, which number ...... 4 The boundary of the area vested in the Sydney Harbour Trust Commissioners, thus ...... x x x A copy of the map is attached to this report. During the year under review the under-mentioned properties having been found unnecessary for the carrying out of the provisions of the “ Sydney Harbour Trust Act, 1900,” were withdrawn from the control of the Commissioners on the dates set opposite each item. These were eight in number, as follows:—

List of properties divested from the Trust between the 1st July, 1905, and the 30th June, 1906.

Date of of Area Property divested withdrawal.

a. r. p. 1906. 0 0 9¼ Cattle Wharf, Glebe Island ...... 23rd Jan. 0 3 39 Reclaimed land on frontage of Mosman septic tank site, at Middle Harbourr ... 11th April 0 0 6½ Hen and Chicken Bay (R. H. Ducker’s reclamation) ...... 2nd May do 0 0 36½ Middle Harbour, occupied by Metropolitan Board of Water Supply and Sewerage 0 0 33 Site of Bethel-street and the Morgue, western side Circular Quay...... do ...... Moore’s-road and Roden’s-lane, Millers’ Point ...... 23rd May 0 0 11¼ Reclaimed land (Mrs. E. E. Gray’s reclamation) at Blandville Estate, Parramatta River ...... 13th June 13 2 0 Land reclaimed by Government at Rozelle Bay and White’s Creek ...... 20th June

The number of surveys of city properties vested in the Commissioners made during the year was 29, and the number made for leases, &c., of occupations on the foreshores of the harbour by means of reclamations, wharves, jetties, boathouses, &c., was 172. In addition 8 surveys were effected in connection with defining mean high-water line for freeholders, the checking of this line in connection with applications to bring harbour frontage land under the provisions of the Real Property Act, and checking the boundaries of purchased reclamation areas, &c. For the alignment of city streets 5 surveys were made; making the total number of surveys for the year 214. The number of plans drawn in this branch during the period under review was 215, that is 20 more than were made during the previous year. The number of unauthorised occupations of portions of the foreshores of the harbour by means of jetties, boatsheds, &c., reported by me to the Secretary was 93, and the number of unauthorised, occupations by means of reclamations reported was 21, as per the attached lists. Where the occupation comprises both a reclamation and a wharf or jetty on piles, &c., the eases are marked with an asterisk (*). Consistent with the efforts of the Trust to prevent the disfigurement of the Harbour by the erection of advertisements on the foreshores, I have endeavoured to rid the harbour of the ugly remains of old wharves and jetties which have fallen into desuetude. The number of special leases of lands below high-water mark granted by the Department of Lands before the inception of the Trust, covering sites for wharves and jetties, &c., and now current is 27. The number existent at the date of the appointment of the Trust was 167. During 24

During the year the leases granted for sites for public swimming baths was 6, and upon each of them a bath has been constructed and is now in use. These are situate as follows:— The Spit, Middle Harbour.—Lyon’s Bath: The men’s bath has been enlarged and a new ladies’ bath constructed. Head of Lavender Bay.—North Sydney. Borough of Leichhardt.—At Leichhardt Park St. Joseph’s College, Tarban Creek, Hunter’s Hill, basin bath. Borough of Manly.—Extension of the men’s bath. Sugar Loaf Bay.—Middle Harbour, J. Knight Smith, proprietor.

Reclamation areas which were authorised before the inception of the Trust, but for which grants have not issued. Every effort has been made by the Commissioners to carry out the obligation which rests upon the Government in this matter, and the “ Sydney Harbour Trust (Reclamations and Leasing) Act, 1905,” having been assented to on the 9th December, 1905 (wherein the necessary authority is given to insert In such grants such terms and conditions as may appear to the Governor desirable in the public interest) titles will issue as soon as the necessary legal arrangements can be made in connection therewith.

Sewage discharging into the harbour and means adopted for its prevention. We have continued the inspections to detect cases where sewage is being discharged into the harbour, and the number of such reported during the year was 414; the principal localities inspected were Balmain North Sydney, Mosman, Drummoyne, Woollahra, Lane Cove, and Hunter’s Hill. It is hoped that in time all such pollution of the harbour will cease; this desirable end will be achieved by the extension of the sewers of the Metropolitan Board of Water Supply and Sewerage, by the construction of septic tanks, and by the adoption of the dry earth system. The number of septic tanks already constructed, owing to the action taken by the Commissioners is 46, and the nuisance of draining into the harbour has been abated at 184 houses, &c. The present estimates of the Water Supply and Sewerage Board include funds for the construction of low-level sewers along several important stretches of foreshore of the harbour, and, in such cases, there is a probability of the sewers being constructed in the near future. It is only natural that persons who have been allowed, before the inception of the Trust, to discharge their sewage into the harbour should resent the action being taken for the abolition of such, drains, and that is our experience, and it has often happened that threats of summonses have been necessary before compliance with the Trust’s requirements has been secured; but, on the other hand, the beneficial effects of the action of the Trust in stopping the pollution of the harbour by sewage matter flowing thereinto are acknowledged even by those who have been compelled to expend large sums of money in septic tanks or in connecting with the sewers. Perhaps it would not be out of place to mention here that the Commissioners have received generous and valuable assistance in this connection from Dr. Armstrong, the City Health Officer. The number of leases granted by the Trust during the year and now current is 237. E. PERDRIAU, Chief Surveyor.

APPENDIX K. Unauthorised Occupations by Wharves or Jetties on Piles, Boatsheds, &c., reported during the year ended 30th June, 1906, were as follow :—

Name. Leases accepted to Locality. 30th June, 1906.

*Perpetual Trustee Co., Ltd...... Tarban Creek ...... *Powell, Thos...... do ...... Accepted. Salter, Thomas ...... do Durham, A. G. H...... do ...... Accepted. Dampney, G. D ...... do *Reid, Wm...... Black wattle Bay. N.S.W. Mortgage, Land, and Agency Co. ... Watson’s Bay. *Peel, F. R...... Lane Cove River ...... Accepted. *Chape, Mrs. W...... Long Cove. Ward, Wm...... Woolwich ...... Accepted. Brown, Thos. S ...... Drummoyne. Binaldi, J. W...... Luke’s Bay. Rainand, Mrs. H...... Woolwich. Carpenter, R...... do ...... Accepted. Kettlewell, J. W...... do Carpenter, Mrs. G. M. E...... do *Huntley, Mrs. E ...... Tarban Creek ...... Accepted. 25

Unauthorised Occupations by Wharves or Jetties on Piles, Boatshzeds, &c.—continued.

Leases accepted to Locality. Name. 30th June, 1906.

Budden, A...... Lane Cove River ...... Accepted Rooke, J. M...... do Young, Florence S...... Neutral Bay. Linsley, Mrs. A ...... Ermington. Alderton, ...... Middle Harbour. Smith, F...... Lane Cove River. *Kelynack A...... do ...... Accepted *Spencer, Sydney ...... do ...... do Pearson, C. C, and others ...... Gladesville Hunter’s Hill Borough Council ...... Blandvill... e Cabban, S. H...... Taylo... r Bayy ...... Accepted. *Chape, Mrs ...... Lon...g Cove Read, J. F...... Mort Bay ...... Accepted. *Phillips, Miss E. 0...... Woolwich *Leslie, Exr. of late Jas. (McMaster, D.) ... Lane Cove River *Rinaldi, J. W., and Cuneo, J. M...... Parramatta River. *Riddle, W...... The Spit ...... Accepted. Tronson, F. W...... do ...... do Heesh, F...... do ...... do Johnstone ,W .D...... Fitzgerald, R .D...... Parramatta River. Jones, J. R...... do Deane Henry ...... do Accepted. Phelan Michael ...... do Accepted by S. Phelan, Wilcox, G. S...... Woollahra ...... Accepted. Morts’ Dock and Engineering Co...... Parramatta River ...... do Clarke, E. H...... do ...... do Clarke, Edwin ...... do ...... *Henley, Thos...... Long Cove Kelly, T. H...... Woolwich. Scanlon, Mrs. M. E ...... North Sydney ...... Accepted. Gordon, C. E...... Lavender Bay. Priestley , Josep h...... Long Cove Wade, Sydney ...... do Dearing, E...... do ...... Accepted. Little, F...... Grladesville ... D’Ardier, A. C...... do ...... Accepted. Taylor, J. J. K ...... Lavender Bay. Maschwit zW. P ...... do Tucket, G. S., and Curnow, H. G...... do Eaton, W. S...... do Sydney Harbour Collieries Co...... Long Cove ...... Accepted. Utz, John F...... Drummoyne. Rodrick, E...... Long Cove Walsh, Mrs. M...... do ...... Accepted. *Callan, H. W...... do Phillips, T. H...... do ...... Accepted Meadowbank Manufacturing Co...... Parramatta River ...... do Perkins, G. E...... do ...... do Towns, George ...... Grladesville• Hcllyer, W. A...... do ...... Accepted. Ives, C...... Dawes Point Ives, W. H...... do Doolen, W...... do *Loxton, Mrs. L. J...... Neutral Bay. Canty, J. M...... Chiswick. Wilson, Chas...... Sugar Loaf Bay. Muston, W. T...... do Bereery, ...... Long Bay, Middle Harbour. Moore, Jas ...... do do Espenhahn, E...... Lane Cove River. McManus, J...... Long Bay. Foy, Mark (now C. E. Legge) ...... Double Bay Hatton, Dr. P...... do Allen, J...... Balmain. Buchli, Wm...... do ...... Accepted. Gannon, J. N...... Hen and Chicken Bay

192—D 26

Unauthorised Occupations by Wharves or Jetties on Piles, Boatsheds, &c.—continued.

Name. Leases accepted to Locality. 30th June, 1906.

*Perpetual Trustee Co. (Heselton’s Estate) ... Johnston’s Bay ...... Accepted. Chapman and Hazlewood ...... do *Morts’ Dock and Engineering Co...... do Pont Brothers ...... White Bay. Pennell, Thos...... Balmain. Arcus, S...... do Phillips, Claude ...... Neutral Bay. Robertson ,James ...... Putney. Andrews, Robert...... Vaucluse Bay.

S. E. PERDRIAU, Chief Surveyor.

APPENDIX L. The Unauthorised Occupations by Reclamations reported during the year ended 30th June, 1906, were as follow:—

Name. Locality. Leases accepted to 30th June, 1906.

*Perpetual Trustee Co...... Tarban Creek. *Powell, Thos...... do *Reid, Wm ...... Blackwattle Bay *Peel, F. R ...... Lane Cove River ...... Accepted. Commonwealth Government ...... Balmoral. *Huntley, Mrs. A ...... Tarban Creek ...... Accepted...... *Kelynack, A. Lane Cove River ...... do ...... *Spencer, S do ...... do *Chape, Mrs...... Long Cove...... *Riddle, W ...... The Spit ... Accepted. *Henley, T...... Long Cove. *Waley, F. G...... Point Piper. *Callan, H. W...... Long Cove. *Loxton, Mrs. L. J...... Neutral Bay North Sydney, Borough of ...... Beulah-street. City Bank ...... Hunter’s Hi1l Smith ,Frederic k ...... Balmain. Louat, Mrs. Mabel F...... Mosman. *Perpetual Trustee Co...... Johnston’s Bay ...... Accepted. *Morts’ Dock and Engineering Co...... do Simmons, Joseph W...... Vaucluse ...... Accepted *Phillips, Miss E. O...... Woolwich. *Leslie, Exor. of late J...... Lane Cove River. *Rinaldi, J. W., and Cuneo, J. M...... Parramatta River.

S. E. PERDRIAU, Chief Surveyor.

APPENDIX M. APPENDIX M. POET JACKSON WATER FRONTAGE LEASES. LIST of Special Leases granted by the Department of Lands and existing at the time of the passing of the Sydney Harbour Trust Act, 1900, and still current on the 30th June, 1906. Term of Lease. Annual Rental. No. of Name of Lessee. Situation and Address. Area. Lease. From— To— a. r. p 1/1/92 31/12/06 £100 for first nine 789 Geddes, J. H., & Company, The Pastoral Finance Sydney, Kirribilli Point; parish of Willoughby, county Cumberland—jetty on piles...... 0 1 261⁄4 years, and £160 for Association, Limited. 1/1/96 31/12/06 rest of the term. And thereafter on an 1269 Sydney Municipal Council County Cumberland, parish St. James, Woolloomooloo Bay, below high-water mark—bathing About 0 3 22 nual tenure subject to £20. place. determination on six month’s notice 1/4/97 31/12/06 1491 Guthrey, Albert Annandale; county Cumberland, parish Petersham, at Rozelle Bay—wharf and jetty 0 1 10 £20 for 1897, and £35 for remain- der of term

1731 Five Dock Municipal Council Below high-water mark of Parramatta River, at foot of Chiswick-street—pile wharf 0 0 1 1/1/98 31/12/06 £2. 2214 Eveston, Charles F Neutral Bay; parish Alexandria, county Cumberland, below high-water mark at Rose Bay, 0 0 6 1/9/99 31/12/06 £5. near public jetty—boat-shed. 1733 Perpetual Trustee Company O’Connell-street ; White Bay, Balmain, parish Petersham, county Cumberland—jetties 0 0 6 1/1/98 31/12/07 £20. 1⁄4 1/1/98 31/12/07 £5. 1801 Walker, Eadith Campbell “ Yaralla,” Concord ; parish Concord, county Cumberland, at Yaralla Bay, Parramatta River- 0 0 111⁄4 jetty and boat-house. £2. 1915 Lane Cove Borough Council Foot of Niccol’s Wharf road, Northwood, Lane Cove River...... 0 0 63⁄4 1/1/98 31/12/07 986 Borough Council of Balmain .... Balmain; parish of Petersham, county Cumberland, at Mort’s Bay—jetty at the foot of Yeend-st. 0 0 1/1/94 31/12/08 £2. 141⁄2 1/1/99 31/12/08 £6. 1966 Mackenzie, Hepburn Bank-street, Pyrmont; Blackwattle Bay, fronting lessee’s property near Miller-street, Pyrmont, About 0 0 23⁄4 parish St. Andrew, county Cumberland—jetty on piles. 2003 The AustralianGaslight Company, Limited, of Sydney Parish Concord, county Cumberland, Parramatta River, at Mortlake—pile jetty 0 0 13 1/4/99 31/12/08 £10. 1/4/99 31/12/08 £5 for first six 2082 Fuller, George Lawrence Care of A. L. and G. McCredie ; fronting G. L. Fuller’s land at Rozelle Bay, parish Petersham, 0 0 24¼ 27 county Cumberland—jetty on piles. months; £20for rest of term. 2083 Balmain Borough Counoil Situated at end of Weston-road, adjoining Long Cove bridge, parish Petersham, county 0 0 2½ 1/4/99 31/12/08 £2. Cumberland—jetty on piles. 2497 Joubert, Numa Hunter’s Hill; on Lane Cove River, near Joubert-street, parish Hunter’s Hill, county 0 0 4½ 1/11/99 31/12/08 £10. Cumberland—two (2) pile jetties. 2128 Elliott Brothers, Limited O’Connell-street, Sydney; situated below high-water mark of Long Cove, on the frontage of 0 0 53⁄4 1/7/99 31/12/09 £15. lessees’ approved reclamation area of 2 roods 31½ perches, parish Petersham, county Cumberland—wharf. £10. 2283 West, Thomas Hutchinson Wharf, Rozelle; Rozelle Bay, Balmain West, parish Petersham, county Cumber- 0 0 23⁄4 1/11/97 31/12/09 land—jetty. £10. 2562 Sydney Ferries, Limited ...... Neutral Bay; about 200 yards north of Campbell-street, off Carabella-street, parish Wil- 0 0 31⁄4 1/1/00 31/12/09 £5. loughby, county Cumberland—wharfage. £220. 2384 Williamson, George 153, Young-street, Annandale; Rozelle Bay, Annandale, parish of Petersham, county Cumber- 0 0 31⁄4 1/12199 31/12/09 £10. land—jetty. Sydney Ferries, Limited At Great Sirius Cove, Mosman—jetty 0 111⁄4 1/7/00 31/12/09 £50. 2577 0 12 2524 Oliver, Alexander “Shelcote,“ Neutral Bay, North Sydney; Shell Cove, Neutral Bay, parish Willoughby, 0 0 1/1/00 31/12/09 £5. county Cumberland—jetty, boat-house, bathing-house. 2601 Annandale ; near Miller-street, Blackwattle Bay, parish St. Andrew, county Cumberland—jetty 0 17 16/7/00 15/3/10 £20. Taylor, Allen 0 321⁄2 2619 Lyons, Charles .... Folly Point, North Sydney ; the Spit, Middle Harbour, parish of Willoughby, county 0 1 1/9/00 31/12/10 £7 for liyears ; Cumberland—baths. £10 next 4 years. £40. 1341 Lever Bros, of Sydney, Limited 63, Pitt-street; county Cumberland, parish Petersham, at Johnstone Bay, Balmain—jetty About 0 0 141⁄4 1/10/96 31/12/11 on piles. £267. 1408 Port Jackson Co-operative Steamship Company, Ltd. County Cumberland, parish Manly Cove, at foot of Corso— wharf on piles 0 1 91⁄2 1/1/97 31/12/11 1¾ 1|1|97 31/12/11 £263. 1409 County Cumberland, parish Manly Cove, on east side of Corso—pile wharf 0 1 £20. 2024 Lever Bros., Limited, of Sydney...... Care of A. de Lissa, Denman Chambers, Phillip-street; parish Petersham, county Cumberland, 0 0 191⁄4 1|4|99 31/12/11 Johnstone Bay, near Booth-street—jetty on piles. £5. 2318 North Sydney Rowing Club...... North Sydney; parish Willoughby, county Cumberland, Careening Cove—jetty, boat-shed, 0 0 61⁄2 1/1/99 31/12/13 and floating stage. 2507 Mort’s Dook and Engineering Company, Limited ... Mort’s Bay, Balmain; Parramatta River,-Woolwich, parish Hunter’s Hill, county Cumberland— 0 0 91⁄4 1/1/00 31/12/14 £10. pile wharf. 31(12/19 2499 Goodlet and Smith, Limited 493, George-street, City ; Elizabeth Bay, near Harris-street, Pyrmont, parish St. Andrew, 1 0 8 1/1/99 £220 count y of Cumberland—wharf. APPENDIX M1.

LIST of Leases granted by Commissioners during year ended 30th June, 1906.

Name. Address. Area. Pescription. Locality. Rental—how paid. Period ol Lease Dating from.

a. r. p WHARVES, JETTIES, &c. £ s. d. Allen, A. W c/o Allen, Allen and Hemsley, Solicitors. 0 0 21⁄4 0 0 0 , 0 0 173⁄4 Bath &c “Carrara,” Rose Bay ...... 5 0 0 annual, in advance 3 years .. 1/1/05 Allan, James Johnston’s Bay 1 0 0 4 Abrahams, Mrs. E. A Lavender Bay 0 0 }Wharf Johnston’ s Bay ...... 4 0 0 annual in advance 3yrs. 49 days 11/2/06 { 21⁄2 Annandale Council Annandale 0 0 Lavender Bay 3 years ... 1/1/05 0 0 03⁄4 do 2 0 0 do Buzacott & Company, Limited 7-9, Market-street 4 Wharf and reclaimed land Annandale 5 do .. 1/1/05 Balmain Council Balmain 0 1 6 0 0 do 0 0 83⁄4 Jetty and slip for motor launches Mort Bay 20 0 0 yearly, 10 do ... 1/10/05 Do do 8 Jetty, Ac Foot Cooper-street, Mort Bay 3 do ... 1/1/05 do 0 0 2 0 0 do Do 0 131⁄4 Jetty on piles and reclaimed land Adolphus-street, Johnston’s Bay.. 3 do ... 1/1/05 do 0 2 0 0 do Do 0 0 71⁄2 Jetty Fig-tree Point . 3yrs. 49days 11/2/06 do 2 0 0 per annum Do 0 0 123⁄4 Jetty and reclaimed land Balmain 5yrs. 49days 11/2/06 Balmain New Ferry Company (transferred Erskine-street 25 2 0 0 do 0 0 Wharf, reclaimed land, &c Balmain 10 0 0 do 3yrs. 49days ll|2/06 from N. Joubert). 0 22 Jetty 5 years .. do 0 No. 7 Berth, Circular Quay 250 0 0 do 1/ 8/03 Balmain New Ferry Company (transferred 0 0 03⁄4 Wharf Flat Roc...... k 1 0 0 do 3 do .. 1/10/06 from Annie Nelson). Do do ...... do 0 0 01⁄2 do Bantry Bay 2 0 0 do to 31/3/00 Barnes, J. C Abattoirs-road 0 0 21⁄2 do Rozelle Bay 2 0 0 do 3yrs,49days 3yrs. 31days 11/2/06 Buckland, F. and T. Raine (Trustees late 86, Pitt-street 0 0 2 do Tarban Cree k ...... 2 0 0 do 1/12/05 John Hunter Baillie). Brown, A. H City Iron Works, Pyrmont 0 0 61⁄4 Part of wharf ...... Johnston’ s Bay ...... 3yrs, 49days 5 0 0 do 28 0 0 91⁄4 Cattle wharf ...... 5 years .. 11/2/06 Board of Health Sydney Glebe Islan d ...... 5 0 0 do 1/1/06 do 0 0 41⁄2 Quarantine depô t...... Woolloomooloo Bay 21 do ... Chief Secretary 0 0 5 1 0 0 do 11/2/01 1 Jetty boat-house, Ac Carpenter, R. S Woolwic h (3 areas) 0 0 1⁄4 Woolwich ...... 2 0 0 do 3 do ... 1/10/05 { 0 0 0¼ } Cooke, John & Company Sandown Meat Works, Royal 0 0 81⁄4 Jetty ...... Parramatta River 10 0 0 do 3 do .. 1/1/06 Exchange, City . 1/4/05 Crocker, Mrs. J. W Paddington 0 0 do Woolwich 1 0 0 do 3 do .. 0 1⁄4 Woolwich 1/10/05 Clarke, E.. H Woolwich 0 Jetty, steps, bath, &c. 1 0 0 do 3 do ... 0 03⁄4 Elizabeth Bay, Pyrmont ...... 1/1/05 City Council City 0 0 Wharf 1 0 0 do 5 do ... Citizens’ Life Assurance Company, Limited 63⁄4 Jetty Pearl Bay 1/1/06 City 0 0 4 7 10 0 do 1 year 1/4/05 Drummoyne Council .... Ferry whar f ...... Foot Great North-road, Abbota- 2 0 0 do ...... ford...... l0 years ... Dalgety & Company, Limited 15 Bent-street ...... Jetty, Towns’ store, &c West side Kent-street ...... 500 0 0 per annum, monthly in advance. 3 do ... 1/9/05 Dearman, E. (the Lavers’ Manufacturing Woolwich...... 6 0 16 Jetty and reclaimed land Woolwic...... h 5 0 0 per annum...... 21 do ... Company). 1/4/06 Dalgety A Company, Limited...... 15, Bent-street ...... 0 1 361⁄2 Wharf (Smith’s)...... Darling Harbou r...... 3,151 10 4 per annum, monthly 21 do .. in advance. 1/9/05 Do ...... 15, do ...... 0 2 0 Stores (Dibbs’) ...... do ...... 1,300 0 0 do 21 do ... 1/9,05 0 0 01⁄2 Deane, H...... Spring-street, City Jetty , boat-slip, 1 0 0 per annum...... 3 years ... 1/10/05 { 0 0 81⁄4 &c Parramatt a River ...... } 0 0 do ...... 3 yrs. 49 days Drummoyne Council ...... Drummoyne ...... 0 0 01⁄4 Jetty...... Drummoyn e ...... 2 11/2 /06 Do ...... do ...... 0 0 6 Wharf ...... do ...... 1 0 0 do ...... 3 yrs. 49 days ll/2/06 Do ...... do ...... 0 0 191⁄4 do ...... do ...... 1 0 0 do ...... 3 yrs. 49 days 11/2/06 Finance and Trade (Under Secretary), for Sydney...... 0 0 01⁄4 Jetty on piles and ladder...... Powder Hulk Bay, Middle Harbour 1 0 0 yearly, in advance 3 years ... 1/1/05 Explosives Department. . Fisher and Bezer...... 0 4 North Sydney...... 0 3⁄4 Jetty stage &c...... Berry’s Bay...... 5 0 0 per annum...... 1 year ...... 1/1/05 Gartlan, Rev. Thomas ...... St. Ignatius College ...... 0 0 31⁄2 Private wharf...... Riverview. , Lane Cove River ...... 2 0 0 do ...... 10 years ... 1/1/0 Grant, Robert 32, Point-street, Pyrmont 0 0 41⁄2 Jones’ Bay, Pyrmont...... 12 0 0 yearly, in advance 3 do ... 6 Wharf on piles ...... 1/1/0 6 6 ......

0 0 0 0 0 0

4¾ Jetty, stage, 3½ Private 4½ Wharf on piles LIST of Leases granted by Commissioners during year ended 30th June, 1906 — continued.

Name Address. Area. Description. Locality. Rental—ho w paid. Period of Lease. Dating from.

WHARVES AND JETTIES—continued.

a. r. p. £ s. d. 0 0 7½ { Gates, J. J c/o H. Bull & Company 0 0 4 ¼ Stone jetty, reclaimed land, &c. Chiswick .. 3 0 0 yearly, in advance 3 yrs. 49 days 11/2/06 { 1 Gibson, Humphries, and others c/o C. H. Eddie, Castlereagh-st . 0 0 05 Jetty, boat-skids Mosman 1 0 0 do ... 3 years ... 1/1/05 Golding, W. H Balmain 0 0 1¾ do Long Cove 5 0 0 do ... 5 yrs. 61 days l/5/06 Gibbs, Bright, & Co 37, Pitt-street Bertha and sheds Circular Quay 1,800 0 0 per annum, monthly, 7 years ... 1/7/05 in advance, Gascoigne, James Putney, Ryde 0 0 3¼ Jetty Kissing Point Bay 2 0 0 per annum 3 do ... 1/1/06 Gillespie Brothers & Co City 40 feet x Barker-street, Darling Harbour... 70 0 0 per annum, monthly, 5 do 1/4/06 100feet. in advance. Halloran, H. F 04, Pitt-street, City 0 0 0¾ Jetty Middle Harbour 1 0 0 yearly 3 do ... 1/4/05 Hatton, Piers (transferred from Robert Rose Bay 0 1 10¼ Jetty and reclaimed land Rose Bay 10 0 0 yearly, in advance 42 do ... 12/6/15 Little),

Hamilton, William Phœbe-street, Balmain 0 0 9¾ Jetty, slip, skid, and pontoon... Long Cove, Balmain 6 0 0 do ... 3 do ... 1/1/06 0 0 ½ { Huntley, Mrs. M. M The Point, Gladesville 1 Stone wharf, pontoon, &c Tarban Creek, Parramatta River... 2 0 0 do ... 3 do ... { 0 0 3¼ 1/1/06 Howard Smith Company, Limited Sydney 52feet Coal yard North end of Blackwattle Wharf.. 39 0 0 do ... 4 yrs. 8 months1/6/06 Huddart, Parker, & Company, Limited Pitt-street Phœtnix Wharf 1,200 0 0 per annum, monthly, in advance. Halstead, James Lavender Bay 0 0 0¾ Wharf Lavender Bay.: 1 0 0 per annum 3 years ... 1112/06 Holdahip & Company, Limited Pyrmont 0 0 9 do Black wattle Bay £0 0 0 do 11/2/06 Hill and Long 0 0 0½ Stone jetty Vaueluse 1 0 0 do 3 years ... 1/4/05 ½ Jones, L Pacific-street, Vaucluse 0 0 3 Jetty and reclaimed Iand Watson’s Bay 2 0 0 do 3 do .. 1 /1 /06 29

Joubert, N. A. Hunter’s Hill 0 0 4¼ Jetty Alexandra Bay 5 0 0 do 3 do ... 111/05

Kethel, A., & Company... Phœnix Wharf, Shelley-street Berthing accommodation Northern portion Phœnix Wharf.. 110 0 0 per annum, monthly, 1 year 1/11/05 { in advance, Langdon and Langdon Rozelle Bay (2 areas) 3 2 0 Wharf, &c Rozelle Bay 250 0 0 do ... 21 years ... { 5 l 17½ l/7|05 Lane Cove Conncil Longueville 0 0 7¼ Jetty and reclaimed land Greenwich 2 0 0 per annum 3yrs. 49 days 11/2/06 Lunacy Department City Wharves and boat-sheds Callan Park and Rydalmere, 0 0 do 5yrs. 49 days 11/2/06 Gladesville. 10 Mosman Borough Council Mosman 0 0 4¼ Wharf Foot Mosman-st., Great Sirius Cove 8 0 0 yearly, in advance 5 years ... l|l/06 Do do 0 0 5 do Musgrave-street, Mosman o 0 0 do ... 5 do ... 1/4/06

McClure, Christopher Woolwich 0 0 2¼ do Woolwich 3 0 0 do ... 3 yrs. 59 days 112105

Melbourne S.S. Company, Limited 20, Bridge-street 0 2 24½ Jetty’ Pyrmont Bridge Wharf 785 0 0 per annum, monthly, 5 years ... 1/7/04 { in advance, Mines and Agriculture City (2 areas) 0 0 2¼ do Bradley’s Head 10 0 0 per annum 3 do ... 1/4,05 { 0 0 0½ Manning, H London Bank Chambers 0 0 0¾ do Ferry, Hunter’s Hill 1 0 0 do 3 do ... 1|7 05 Meadow Bank Manufacturing Company .. c/o H. S. Steel, 98, Pitt street 0 0 6¾ Wharf and boat davits Parramatta River 5 0 0 do 3 yrs. 61days 1/11/05

Metropolitan Board of Water Supply and Pitt-street Planked wharf Johnstone’s Bay 15 0 0 do 5 years ... 5/4/06

Sewerage. ¾ Millars Karri and Jarrah Company 1 1 5 Whar{ f and reclaimed land White Bay 225 0 0 do 3 do 1/10/04 North Sydney Gas Company, Limited North Sydney (2 areas) 0 0 31¼ Jetty Neutral Bay { 0 0 1½ 80 0 0 yearly, in advance 5 do .. 1/11/05

Nicholls, Joseph Rushcutter’s Bay 0 0 7½ Jetty, stage, &c Rushcutter’s Bay 4 0 0 do ... 1 year 1/1/06

Nancarrow, M Ryde 0 0 15 Jetty, bath, &c Ryde . 2 0 0 do ... 3 yrs. 7 months 1/6/05 0 0 0⅝ { Newton, S. N Darling Point (3 areas) 0 0 0½ do Darling Point 3 0 0 do ... 3 years ... 1/4/05 { 0 0 1⅛ Nelson, Annie (transferred to Balmain New Pearl Bay 0 0 2½ Wharf Bantry Bay 2 0 0 do ... 3 yrs. 49days 11/2/06 Ferry Company). North Sydney Council North Sydney 0 0 10 Jetty Mosman 3 0 0 do ... 5 years .. 1/1/06 Nelson, Annie (transferred to Balmain New 0 0 0¾ Wharf Flat Rock 1 0 0 do ... 3 do .. 1/10/06 Ferry Company). LIST of Leases granted by Commissioners during Year ended 30th June, 1906—continued.

Name. Address. Area. Description. Locality. Rental—how paid. Period of Lease. Dating from.

WHARVES AND JETTIES—continued a. r. p £ s. d Phillips, T.H River-street, Balmain 0 0 3¼ Wharf Long Cove 1 0 0 yearly, in advance 3 yrs. 61 days 1/ 11/05 Peel, F. R Woolwich 0 0 7 Jetty, bath, &c Woolwich 1 0 0 do 3 years ... 1/7/05 Pattinson, Mary J Abbotsford 0 0 3¾ do Abbotsford 2 0 0 do 3yrs.49 days 11/2/06

Port Jackson Steamship Company Circular Quay No. 3 Jetty Circular Quay 800 0 0 per annum, monthly 3 years .. 14/1/06

in advance. 4 { Ramaciotti, G Her Majesty’s Theatre 0 0 0–9 Jetty on piles “ Cravenna,” Elizabeth Bay 2 0 0 per annum 2 yra. 319 days 1/1/06 Ryde (2 areas) 0 0 3¾ 0 0 Ryde Council { 0 0 1 Wharf and reclaimed land Gladesville 10 do 3 years ... l|l|06 Railway Commissioners Sydney 0 0 8¾ Half jetty Hayes-street, Neutral Bay 10 0 0 do 5 do 1/7/02 Sydney Ferries, Limited (transferred from Circular Quay 0 0 Jetty on piles Hunter’s Bay, Middle Harbour ... 5 0 0 do 10 do ... 1/1/03 J. Nelson). 8 Swan Brothers Rozelle 0 0 31 ¾ Jetty and reclaimed land Rozelle Bay 10 0 0 do 21 do ... 30/10/03 Staerker and Fischer 40-2, Clarence-street North end, No. 1 Berth, east 22 0 0 monthly, in advance Monthly ... 1/11/05 side, Woolloomooloo. Sydney Coal Company, Limited Queensland Chambers, Bridge- 0 0 27 ¾ Wharf, southern end,Blue Metal Black wattle Bay.. 140 0 0 per annum, monthly 5 years ... 14/11/05 street, City. Wharf. Sydney Smelting Company W. A. Gilder, Solicitor 0 0 13 ½ Wharf, &c Woolwich 30 0 0 perannum, in advance 3 do ... 1 /1 /05 Sydney Ferries, Limited Circular Quay 0 0 12 ¾ Landing stage, pontoon, &c. ... Near Mnsgrave-street, Moaman ... 4 0 0 yearly, in advance 5 yrs. 49 days 10/7/05 Sydney Ferries, Limited, and Port Jackson do “ The Spit” Wharf Middle Harbour 30 0 0 annually 5 years ... 1/1/06 Steamship Company. Sydney Ferries, Limited do 0 0 6¼ Site for jetty Near Five Dock Point 5 0 0 do 10 yrs. 61 days l/5/06 Do do 0 0 6 Jetty Ryde 2 0 0 do 5 years ... 1/1/07

Do do 0 0 10 do Athol Bay 5 0 0annually for first five 10 yrs. 30 days 1/0/06 30 years, and £10 per annum for rest of term. Do do 0 0 10 ½ do Chowder Bay 10 0 0 annually 10 years ... 1|1 07 Do do 0 0 14 ¾ do Neutral Bay 20 0 0 do 10 yrs. 49 days 11/2 06 Sydney Smelting Company O’Connell-street 0 0 5¾ Stone wall and firewood dock ... Hunter’s Hill 2 0 0 do 3 yrs. 92 days 1/10/05 Sydney Harbour Collieries, Limited Balmain 0 0 0¼ Overhanging stage, reclaimed Long Cove 1 0 0 do 3 yrs. 75 days 18/10/05

Spencer, S 295, Pitt-street 0 0 8¼ Jetty, reclaimed land,land, &c &c. Woolwich 1 0 0 do 3 years ... 1|10|05

Saxton, A. C Drummoyne 0 0 39 ¾ Drummoyne 2 0 0 do 3 do ... 1/1 06 Shelley H. M Henley Tw{ o pile sites Henley 1 0 0 do 3 do ... 1/3 06 Truscott, Elizabeth c/o Hepburn and Spruson, 0 0 0½ Wharf and reclaimed land Darling Harbour 5 0 0 do 3 yrs. 49 days 11/2/06

King-street ,City. { 0 0 0½ Walford.L. H Woolwich 0 0 0¾ Jetty{ Woolwich 1 0 0 do 3 yrs. 138 days 16/8/05 { 0 0 0⅜ 0 Walton and McIntosh 63, Pitt-street 0 0 7¼ do Fig-tree Bay 3 0 do 1 year 1/1/06 Woollahra Council Woollahra 0 0 Wharf, &c Double Bay 1 0 0 do 3 yrs. 49 days 11|2|06 Young, J. J., and Ryan, W 17, Ramsay-street, Balmain 24 Wharf Glebe-road, Rozelle 5 0 0 do 3 years ... 1/7/05 Yacht Squadron Club House Kirribilli Point 0 0 0½ Jetty and reclaimed land Careening Cove 1 0 0 do 3yrs 59 days 1/2/06 BOAT-SHEDS, 4c. Andersen, P Ithaca-road, Elizabeth Bay 0 0 3½ Skeleton skids Rushcutters’ Bay 2 0 0 yearly, in advance 1 year 1/1/06 Allen and Manning Martin Place, City 0 0 1¼ Boat-shed, skids, aud reclaimed Double Bay 2 0 0 annually 3 years ... 1/1 /06 land. Budden, Arthur Alexandra-street, Hunter’s Hill 0 0 1¼ Stage, boat-shed, and reclamation Alexandra Bay, Lane Cove 1 0 0 do 3 do .. 1/7/05 Busch, James Rushcutters’ Bay 0 0 9¼ Yacht-skids, jetty Rusheutters’ Bay 4 0 0 do 1 year l/l/06 Banks, R. J do 0 0 6¼ do do 4 0 0 do 1 do 1/1 /06 Buchli, William S Balmain 0 0 0¾ Boat-skids ... Balmain 1 0 0 do 3yrs. 31 days 1/3 06 Bowen and Jenkins Chatswood 0 0 2½ Boat-house, bath, &c Kirribilli Point 2 0 0 do 3 years ... 1/4/06 Blackwood, James 62, Sussex-street 0 0 6¼ Boat-dock Blackwattle Bay 1 0 0 do 3 do ... 1/1/05 Batty, J. T Balmain 0 0 1¼ Boat-sheds Balmain 1 0 0 do 1year 49days 11/2/06 Balmain Council do 0 0 9¾ Boat-shed, stage, &c Long Cove 1 0 0 do 3 years ... 1/1/06 LIST of Leases granted by Commissioners during year ended 30th June, 1906— continued.

Description. Locality. Rental—how paid. Poriod of Lease. Dating from. Name. Address. Area.

BOAT-SHEDS, &c— continued a. r. p £ s. d. Gladesville 1 0 0 1/10/05 D’Ardier, A. C Pile-street, Gladesville Skids and reclaimed land annually, in advance 3 years .. 17, Wharf-road, Balmain 4 Boat-shed, bath-house,wharf,&c. Snail’s Bay, Balmain 3 0 0 do 3 do ... 1/1/06 Deloitte M. L. 0 0 ½ Abbotsford 5 0 0 do 5 do ... 1/10/05 Dempsey, W Abbotsford 0 0 8 Pontoon, part of slip, and boat- shed. Woolwich 4 0 0 do 3 do .. l/1/06 Doran, F..J Woolwich 0 0 21¾ Boat-shed, steps, jetty, &c Drummoyne 3 0 0 do 1/10/05 Bearing, E., junior Drummoyne 0 0 1¾ Boat-shed and skids 3 do .. Rose Bay 7 0 0 for first half, £10 fo 10 do ... 1/1/06 Eveston, Charles F “ Wandella,” Cripps-street, 0 0 7¼ Boat-shed, pontoon, &c. last half. r Waverley. Skids and reclaimed land Blackwattle Bay 2 0 0 yearly, in advance, 3 do ... 1/1/05 Evans, Mrs. Isabel 22, Cavendish-street, Stanmore.. 0 0 6 £1 per annum from 1/1/06. 2 Private boatshed Berry’s Bay 3 0 0 yearly, in advance 3 do ... 1/1/06 Ford, W. M., junior Berry’s Bay, North Sydney 0 0 ¼ 2 0 0 do

GO, Castlereagh-street 3 Skids, slip, and part of boat-shed Drummoy ne 3 do 1/10/04

Fairland, S. H 0 0 2 0 0 do 11/12/06 5¼ Boat-skids, bath, jetty, &c Balmain 3 vrs. 49 days 39, Bent-street, City 0 0 { 3 Boat-house and jetty Double Bay 5 0 0 annually 3 yrs. 49 days Fairfax J. O...... Double Bay 0 0 ½ 11/2/06 { 0 0 2¼ Boat-shed Cremorne 2 0 0 do 3 years ... 1/8/06 Greenwood, J. H Mosman 0 0 1 0 do Foot Crescent-street, Lane Cove 2 0 0 do 1 year 1/9/05 Howell, Henry c|o Howard Smith Company .. 0 0 ½ River. 0 Heesh, F. C Longueville ...... 0 0 0– 9 Part of slip Longueville 1 0 per annum 3 years ... 1/10/05 10 Parramatta River 1 0 0 do 3yrs. 41 days 21/5/06 Hellyer, Mrs. L. M Gladesville 0 0 1 ¾ Boat-shed 3 0 0 0 0 Pontoon McMahon’s Point do 1 year 1/1/06 Holmes, W McMahon’s Point 0½ Greenwich, near St. Leonard’s 2 0 0 do 5 years ... l/7|05

Lane Cove Council (Biencke, sub-lessee) ... Greenwich 0 0 7¾ Boat-shed site Wharf.

3¾ Slip and reclaimed land Near Folly Point, Middle Harbour 2 0 0 do 1 year 11/2/05 3 Lyons, Charles The Spit, Mosman 0 0 { 1 3 Stage, pontoon, &c. (9 small Careening Cove 13 0 0 do 3 yeara ... 1/7/05 Levick, W. J 11, McDougall-street, Nort 0 0 areas). Sydney. 0 0 9¼ { Darling Harbour 1 l 8 per month 1 year 1I4/06

Langford, J., and H 58, Kent-street Boat- shed 2 The Spit, Middle Harbour 16 0 0 per annum 5 years ... 1/10/05

Moore, Mrs. Jane Th e Spit, Mosman 0 0 12 3 Boat-slip 1 0 0 MoCathie, D Cremorne 0 0 1 Boat-she{ d Cremorne do 1 year 11/2/06 Lavender Bay 3 do 3 years ..

McCormack, Dr. A Sydne y (2 areas) 0 0 1¾ Boat-slip 1/1/06

{ 0 0 0 ¼ 1 Maeansh, A. W George-street, City Boat-shed, baths, &c Lane Cove River do 3 do ... 1/10/05 0 0 { 9 Rose Bay 2 do 3yrs.49 days Miller, S. R Rose Bay (2 areas) 0 0 1¼ Boat-stage, &c 11/2/06 { 0 0 1½ Privato bath, platform Long Cove Canal, Leichhardt 1 per annum 3 years ... 1/1/06 O’Neill, William Haberfield, Ashfield 0 0 0 ¾ O’Hanlon, Charles N Civil Engineer, Queanbeyan ... 0 0 0 ¾ Boat-shed, skills, &c Drummoyne 1 do 3 do .. 1/7/ 05 Peterson, Charles P Jeffrey’s-street, North Sydney.. 0 0 3¾ Boat-house, bath, &c Jeffrey’s-street, North Sydney ... 3 yearly, in advauce 3 do ... 1/1 /05 1 Skids Luke’-s Bay, Parramatta River 1 do 3 do .. 1/4 05 Perpetual Trustee Company (Mrs. H. E. J. 24-6, Spring-street 0 0 0 –5 Forrest.) Powell, Thomas Boat-shed and reclamation Tarban Creek 1 per annum 3 do .. 1/7/05 Hunter’s Hill- 0 0 1¼ Boat-shed Shell Cove 1 do 11/2/06 Partridge, F. L. Shell Cove 0 3yrs. 49 days 0 0 ½ Stage, pontoon and slip Parramatta River 0 10 0 do 1 year 1/4/06 Pollock, T. W Parramatta 0 0 11/2/06 Percival, E. L 123, New South Head Road ... 0 0 6½ Boat-slip Rushcutters’ Bay 4 do 1 yr. 49 days 0 ¼ Skids Parramatta River 1 0 0 do 1 year ... 1/5/06 Perkins, G ... Railway’s Department 0 0 Skids, stage and reclaimed land Johnston’s Bay 2 0 0 do 1/1/06 Perpetual Trustee Company Spring-street 0 0 4 3 years .. Boat-house, bath, jetty, re- Woolwich 2 0 0 yearly, in advance 3 do .. 1/4/05 Robertson, Mrs. A. J “ Elsthorpe,” View-st. Woolwich 0 0 10 claimed land, &c.

Boat premises The Spit, Middle Harbour 16 10 do 1 yr. 10 months 1/10/05 Riddle, W The Spit, Middle Harbour 0 0 7¼ Stage{ , pontoon, skids Rushcutters’ Bay 4 0 do 1 year 1/1/06 Rasmussen, Christian Rushcutters’ Bay 0 0 9 Stage, reclaimed land

Balmai n ( 2 areas ) 0 0 3¾ Mort Bay 3 0 per annum 3 years .. 1/10/05 Read, Mrs. J { 0 0 0

12, Moore-street, City 0 0 1 Boat-house and slip Watson’s Bay 1 0 do 1/7/05 Swain, H. C. N { 3 do .. 0 0 0 c/o Fisher and Macansh, Skids Lavender Bay Scanlon, Mrs. E 0 0 0 3 0 do 3 do .. 1/10/05 George and King streets. { 0 0 0⅜ LIST of Leases granted by Commissioners daring year ended 30th June, 1906—continued.

Name. Address. Area. Description. Locality. Ren’al—how paid. Period of Least. Dating from.

BOAT-SHEDS , &c.— continue d , a. r. p. £ s. d. Tronson , F. H...... 29, Bligh-street, City ...... 0 0 1 Boat-house and skids ...... Tambourine Bay, Lane Cove River 2 0 0 per annum ...... 3 years ... 1/10/05 Thompson, Joseph ...... Wolseley-road, Rose Bay ...... 0 0 2½ Yacht rails ...... Rose Bay ...... 2 0 0 do ...... 3 do ... l|l|06 Vipond, B. H...... Rushcutters’ Bay ...... 0 0 7 Pontoon, stage and skids ...... Runhcutters’ Bay ...... 4 0 0 do ...... 1 year ... 1/1/06 Wigram, Jamea ...... Public Work’s Department ...... 0 0 0¾ Skids and part of boat-house ... Longneville ...... 1 0 0 do ...... 3 years ... 1/4/0 5 Warden, Alfred W...... 164, Pitt-street, City ...... 0 0 1½ Boat skids ...... Drummoyne ...... 1 0 0 do ...... 3 do ... 1/4 05 Wright , Mrs. M. A...... c/o Dawson, Waldron, and 0 0 0¾ ...... Glover, Pitt-street. { 0 0 1 } Slip and boat-shed ...... Johnston’s Bay ...... 2 0 0 do 3 do 1/4|05 Wrixton, Eliza ...... Willoughby-st., North Sydney 0 0 0¼ Boat-slip ...... Careening Cove ...... 1 0 0 do ...... 3 do ... 1/4/05 { 0 0 0¼ } Ward, William ...... Palser-street, -Woolwich ...... 0 0 0½ Boat-skids and shed ...... Onion’s Point, Lane Cove ...... 1 0 0 do ...... 3 do ... 1/7|05 Wilson, William ...... Greenwich ...... Boat slip ...... Greenwich ...... 1 0 0 do ...... 3 do ... 1/7/06 0 0 1¼ ...... Wilcox, G. S...... Darling Point ...... 0 0 3¼ Boat-skids ...... Darling Point ...... 1 0 0 do 3yrs.30days 1/6/0 6 Young, Mrs. F. S...... c/o J. H. Young, Stock-broktrs’ ...... Boat-slip ...... Neutral Bay ...... 1 0 0 do ...... Exchange...... BATHS, &c. Aakina, W. J...... Henley ...... 0 0 6¾ Bath ...... Henley ...... 2 0 0 per annum ...... 3 years ... 1/10/05 Balmain Council ...... Balmain ...... 0 0 16¼ do ...... Mort Bay ...... 10 0 0 do ...... 3 yrs. 49 days ll|2|06 Commercial Bank of Australia, Limited 273, George-street, City ...... 0 0 12¾ Bath and boat-house ...... Woolwich ...... 2 0 0 yearly, in advance 3 years ... 1/7/05 Clement, Rev. Brother ...... St. Joseph’s College, Hunter’s Site for bath ...... Tarban Creek ...... 2 0 0 do ... 21 do ... 1/9/05 Hill...... 0 0 31½ 0 0 7½ Cabban, S. H...... Mosman ...... { 0 0 0½ }Bath ...... Taylor Bay ...... 2 0 0 do ... 3 do ... 1/ 9/05

Duffy, P...... c/o Duffy Brothers, Bathurst 0 0 0¾ 3 0 0 2 Bath, reclaimed land ...... Woollahra ...... 1 0 0 do ... 21 do 1/1/05 2 street (3 areas). { 0 0 0¼ } Durham, A. G. H...... 61, Pitt-street, City ...... 0 0 3¼ Bath ...... Tarban Creek ...... 1 0 0 do ... 5 yrs. 82 days 11/7/05 (Jay, James W ...... Woolwich ...... 0 0 3¾ Bath and skids ...... Woolwich ...... 1 0 0 do ... 3 years ... 1/7/05 Hare, Arthur John ...... Lands Department ...... 0 0 7 Bath, boat-house, slip, &c do Lane Cove River ...... 2 0 0 do ... 3 do ... 1/4/05 Hay, Captain Arthur ...... 37 , Pitt-street , City ...... 0 0 2½ Bath, boat-davits ...... Watson’s Bay ...... 3 do ... 1/4/05 { 0 0 1¼ } 2 0 0 do Harston, A. S. D...... Blackheath ...... 0 0 5¾ Bath ...... Long Bay ...... 2 0 0 do ... 3 do ... 1/l/06 Ives, Mrs ...... Dawes’ Point ...... 0 0 31½ do ...... Dawes’ Point ...... 65 0 0 annually, monthly 5 do ... 1/1/06 Kelynack, A. J...... Phillip-street (2 areas) ...... 0 0 1½ do ...... Woolwich ...... 2 0 0 annually 3 do ... 1/7/05 { 0 0 1¾ } Leichhardt Council ...... Leichhardt ...... 0 0 37¼ Public bath and two jetties ..... Long Cove ...... 10 0 0 do ...... 10 do ... 1/10/05 Morgan, H. T., and Anderson, C. G...... c|o H. T. Morgan, 88, King- 0 0 17¾ Bath, platform, and part of boat Henley, Parramatta River ...... 2 0 0 do ...... 3 do ... 1/1/06 street, City. shed. 0 1 19½ Milne, William ...... 116, Sussex-strcet ...... { 0 0 22 } Bath and skids ...... Henley ...... 3 0 0 do ...... 3 do ... 1/1/06 Mort’s Dock and Engineering Co., Limited Balmain ...... 0 0 2¼ Bath ...... Wool wich ...... 1 0 0 do ...... 5 yrs. 92 day 1/10/05 Porpetual Trustee Company (T. H. Kelly 2-4-6 , Spring-street ...... Estate)...... { 0 0 0¾ }Bath, boat-house, and pier ..... Double Bay ...... 4 0 0 do ...... 3 do ... 1/1/05 “ Melior,” Palser.st., Woolwich 0 0 2¾ ... Phelps, S. T...... 0 0 10¾ Bath, stage, reclaimed land, &c Woolwich ...... 2 0 0 do ...... 3 do 1/4/05 Phelan, Mrs. Sarah ...... Woolwich ...... 0 0 7¾ Bath ...... do ...... 1 0 0 do ...... 3 do ... l|10|05 Rea, Mrs. Rose ...... c/o E. Digby.Solicitor, 70, Pitt-st. 0 0 8½ Bath , boat-house , &c ...... Drummoyne ...... 2 0 0 do ...... 21 do ... 1/7/05 Smith, Joseph K...... “ Willoughb v Hotel” ...... 0 0 24 Public bath ...... Sugarloaf Bay, Middle Harbour ... 5 0 0 yearly,in advance 10 do ... 1/1/0 6 Stephens, W. H...... 182, Oxford-street, Paddington.. o 1 1¾ Bath, boat-house, and fences Vaucluse ...... 5 0 0 do ... 3 do ... 1/1/06 “Athaliah,” Palser-street, Schey, Louise C. D...... 0 0 5¼ Bath, skids, &c ...... Woolwich ...... 1 0 0 do ... 3 do ... 1/4/05 Woolwich. { 0 0 0¾ } Wilcox, G. S...... Yaranabee-road, Darling Point Part bath, enclosure, and re Darling Point ...... 1 0 0 do ... 3 do ... 1/10/05 0 0 2½ clamation. Whatmore, Grace A...... “Ballator,” Onion’s Point, 0 0 2¾ Woolwich. { 0 0 0¾ } Bath and stage ...... Woolwich ...... 1 0 0 do ... 3 do ... 1/4/05 Walsh, Mrs. N...... Petersham ...... 0 0 3½ Bath ...... Lone Cove ...... 2 0 0 annually ...... 3 do ... 1/10/05 Williams, J. T...... 0 0 4¼ Baths and skids ...... do ...... 1 0 0 do ...... 3 do ... l/l/05 LIST of Leases granted by Commissioners during year ended 30th June, 1906—continued.

Name. Address. Area. Description. Locality. Rental—how paid. Period of Lease. Dating from.

MISCELLANEOUS.

192—E a. r. p. £ s. d. Abernethy, E. J. and Blanche, L 36, Erskine-street ...... Shop 36, Erskine-street 101 8 0 per annum, weekly.. 5 years ... 5/3/06 Arsenia, D. N 116, Riley-street ...... do 119, Sussex-street 156 0 0 do 7 do ... 5/3/06 Brown, E. R “Captain Cook Hotel,” 33-5, ...... Hotel 33-5, Kent-street, City 195 0 0 do 6 do ... 18/8/05 Kent-street. Cameron, Johu 157, Sussex-street ...... Stores, &c 157, Sussex-streot, City 39 0 0 monthly, in advance 3 do ... 1/8/05 Cartledge, Harry (transferred from J. Foord) 31, Sussex-street ...... 31 Sussex-street, City 65 0 0 weekly, in advance .. 2 do ... 17/4/05 Courtney, Edward 16, Munro-street, North Sydney 0 0 3 Reclaimed land and skid Berry’s Bay facing Chuter’s Estate 2 0 0 yearly, in advance .. 3 do .. 1/7/05. City Council City ...... Depôt Kent-street 250 0 0 per annum, monthly, 3 do .. 1/10/05 in advance. Clarke, A. C 22-4, Erskine-street ...... Shop 22-4, Erskine-street 65 0 0 per annum 1 yr. 4m.2d. 2/4/06 Collins, Robert Drummoyne 0 3 0½ Reclamation Drummoyne 6 0 0 do...... 99 years ... 1/7/06 Duggan, Joseph 6, Argyle-street, City ...... Shop 6, Argyle-street, City 130 0 0 monthly, in advance 3 do .. 24/7/05 104 0 0 per annum, monthly,

Daniels and Saxton 99, Sussex-street ...... Day-street in advance. 10 do .. 1/8/06

Elliott, P. J. & Company Cowper Wharf, Woolloomooloo ...... Weigh-bridge Cowper Wharf, Woolloomooloo ... 3 0 0 per annum 1 year .. 1/7/05 3 { 0 0 0–10 Felton, Strange, and Yasada c/ o A.Felton ,“Rewa” 0 0 0¼ Reclamation Foot Angelo-street, Woolwich ... 1 0 0 perannum, in advance 3 years .. 1/4/05 { 1 0 0 0 – 5 Faithful, William P The Monastery, Neutral Bay ... 0 0 0¾ Reclaimed land Neutral Bay 1 0 0 do ... 1 year ... 1/10/05 Gibbs, C. H. V. E Wunulla-road, Rose Bay 0 0 12¾ Rose Bay 2 0 0 yearly, in advance.. 3 years .. 1/7/06

Holmes, W North Sydney 0 0 0½ Pontoon McMahon’s Point 3 0 0 do ... 1 year .. 1/1/06 33 Hughes, R 125, Sussex-street, City ...... Store, &c 125, Sussex-street 84 0 0 monthly 3 years .. 10/3/05 Hollander and Govett 14, Carrington-street ...... Hoarding Corner Argyle and Kent streets ... 12 10 6 per annum, monthly 5 do .. 1/5/06 Do do ...... do 57-63, Sussex-street 26 5 0 do ... 3 do .. 1/1/06 Hanthorn, A 8, Erskine-street Shop 8-10-12, Erskine-street 208 0 0 do ... 5 do .. 1/5/06 Karistinos, Mrs. T. E. M .. 81, Kent-street ...... do 81, Kent-street 71 10 0 per annum, weekly... 2 do .. 22/1/06 Link Belt Machinery Company (C. Kolling 22, Clarence-street ...... Store 4, Shelley-street 40 0 0 monthly, in advance 5 do ... 13/7/05 trading as) Little, Robert, & Co 103-5, Sussex-street ...... do ’103-5, Sussex-street 300 0 0 do ... 5 do ... 3/8/05 Lachaume, Mary Jane Bondi 0 0 5½ Reclamation Mosman 2 0 0 per annum ...... 21 years ... 1/4/06 Moy, P. J. and Company 161, Sussex-street ...... Building site for store 161, Sussex-street 30 0 0 monthly, in advance 21 do ... Completion of New Building. McSullea, P Maitland and Morpeth Hotel ...... Hotel 159, Sussex-street 260 0 0 do ... 21 do .. 1/4/05 M uston and Sons, A 17, Bridge-street ...... Store 187A, Sussex-street 5 2 0 0 weekly ...... 6 months 9/4/06 Meares, Mrs. M. A Glebe 0 0 14 Reclamation Johnston’s Bay 2 0 0 per annum...... 3 yrs. 49 day 11/2/06 Melaleucine Manufacturing Company 157, Clarence-street ...... Shop 38, Erskine-street 65 0 0 do 1 year 1/6/06 North Coast Co-operative Company, Ltd... Byron Bay ...... Store 27, Wharf-street 15 3 4 per month...... 5 years ... 1/9/05 Poolman Brothers Port Melbourne ...... Pipe-line White Bay 1 0 0 per annum...... 10 do ... 1/7/06 Rowlandson, A. C 476, George-street ...... Book and tobacco stalls Nos. 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 Jetties, Cir 1,289 0 0 per annum...... 3 do ... 1/8/06 cular Quay aud Erskine-street Rankin, Duncan Kogarah-road, Kogarah ...... Weigh-bridge and office Circular Quay 18 0 0 per annum, monthly 1 year...... 28/5/04 Sydney Hospital Sydney ...... Ophthalmic Hospital Spencer Lodge, No. 5, Merriman 100 0 0 do ... 1 do 30/10/05 street. Small, C. H 43, Lower Fort Street ...... 43, Lower Fort street 96 0 0 do ... 3 years ... 1/1105 Sheppard, M 137, Sussex-street ...... Store 137, Sussex-street 285 0 0 monthly, in advance 4 do ... 1/7/05 Sydney and Suburban Hydraulic Power Co Martin-place ...... Woolloomooloo Bay 3 0 0 do ... 8 yrs. 50 day 1/6/06 Simmons, J. W 127, York-street 0 0 14½ Reclamation Vaucluse 1 0 0 do ... 21 years ... 1/10/05 Schute, Bell & Company Windmill-street ...... Store Windmill-street 900 0 0 per annum, monthly 3 do .. 16/7/06 Tooth & Company, Limited City ...... Hotel .... “ Royal Standard ” 286 0 0 per annum, weekly 21 do .. 1/3/06 34

APPENDIX N.

Sydney Harbour Trust, Sydney, 1st August, 1906. I HAVE the honor to submit, for the information of the Commissioners, my annual report on the Revenue, Expenditure, and Accounts of the Trust, for the financial year ending 30th June, 1906:— Revenue.—The revenue receipts for the year amounted to £270,688 15s. 10d. (refunds deducted), collected under the following headings :— £ s. d. Wharfage rates, including harbour and transhipment rate s...... 143,926 13 9 Tonnage rates, including picnic, ferries, and berthing of small craft... 8,844 18 10 Leases and rentals of wharves, jetties, sheds, &c...... 67,029 13 1 Business and residential premises, hotels, &c. (rentals) ...... 40.428 8 3 License fees (tugs lighters, &c.) ...... 1,001 9 0 Services rendered, including bonds, Model lodging-house. &c.) ... 9,167 2 7 Reclamations ...... 30 0 0 Recoverie...s ...... 260 19 10 Penalties ...... 85 13 2 Sale of material ...... 375 8 5 £271,150 6 11 Less Transfers and Refunds ...... 461 11 1

Total ...... £270,688 15 10

(A detailed statement of these items will be found in Appendix P.) The revenue for the year under review, therefore, exceeds that of the preceding year by £17,107 18s. 1d. and is the largest for any single year since the inception of the Trust, the figures of previous corresponding neriods being as follows:— £ s. d. 1901-2 ... 218,647 1 3 1902-3 ... 256,145 9 6 1903-4 ... 261,676 15, 7 1904-5 ... 253,580 17 9

Comparing the various headings with last year’s returns, as shown in Appendix Q, the principal increases are found to be, namely:— £ s. d. Wharfage rates on over-sea shipments ...... 8,742 2 8 Wharfage rates on State shipments ...... 1,348 8 10 Transhipment ratess ...... 6,454 11 9 Harbour rates ...... 6,553 4 0 Ferry traffic, picnic steamers, and small craft ...... 445 13 2

This increase in over-sea wharfages is due to the improved condition of British, Foreign, and American importing business; in this division trade is gradually recovering to the dimensions of former years, but, although there was a good improvement between last year and the year preceding it, the revenue derived from deep-sea wharfages was even greater in 1901-2 and 1902-3 (which was respectively £81,713 and £81,990) than in 1905-6—£73,247. With reference to the increases shown under wharfage rates on State shipments, transhipment rates, and harbour rates, it has to bo borne in mind that the new regulations under the Harbour Rates Act, 1904, did not come into operation until 27th March, 1905; therefore, it was not until the close of that year that the full benefit of the Act was felt, and the amounts referred to can only be regarded as fresh revenue, and not increases under old established sources with which a comparison could be made. Decreases are shown under the following items, namely:— £ s. d. Wharfage rates, Intrestate ...... 2,487 14 6 Rents, wharves, jetties, sheds &c...... 15,112 0 8 Rents, houses, shops,, &c...... 1,757 11 1 Miscellaneous, &c...... 2,313 5 6

The reduction in wharfages (Interstate) is attributable to the rearrangement of rates under the Harbour Rates Act, and bringing them into line with the State wharfage schedule, the effect being a large reduction in the rates on many lines of produce, &c., and the decrease in rents of wharves, jetties, sheds, &c., also of houses, shops, &c., is accounted for by large amounts having been received in the preceding year for accumulated rents on properties where compensation claims under the Darling Harbour Resumption Act existed, as explained in my last report, also by the reduction in rents to the three coastal steam navigation companies, and rents unpaid by coal firms against whom legal actions are pending; and with respect to the items embraced under the section “ Miscellaneous,” I would explain that the revenue from this source is always of a fluctuating nature; the receipts from dredging at private wharves, reclamations, and recoveries were exceedingly small this year in comparison with former years. Expenditure.— 35

Expenditure.—The disbursements from the Eevenue Vote for Working Expenses, including dredging, maintenance of properties, working of bonds, Model lodging-house, &c., for the year amounted to £76,303 15s. 11d., made up of the following items:— £ s. d. Dredging ...... 19,289 9 3 Maintenance of wharves and other propertie s...... 14,052 7 5 Lighting of wharves and approaches ...... 2,975 5 11 Kates and taxes ...... 5,376 18 6 Fire insurance ...... 1,768 8 10 Salaries ...... 14,056 15 0 Watching ...... 857 1 10 Collection of wharfages and supervision of wharves ...... 4,584 18 7 Control of Port ...... 1,217 7 5 Survey of Port ...... 337 12 11 Prevention of fire amongst shipping ...... 228 14 2 Other expenditure ...... 11,558 16 1

Tota l ...... £76.303 15 11 (For detailed statement see Appendix R.) And in addition to this amount the sum of £4,000 for Commissioners’ salaries, brings the total chargeable as the working expenses of the Trust up to £80,303 15s. l1d. The amount of the vote granted for these purposes, excluding Commissioners’ salaries, was £78,360; the expenditure, therefore, has been kept well within bounds, and a saving of £2,056 effected. After deducting expenses, £80,303 15s. l1d., from the amount of revenue collected, £270,688 15s. l0d. the sum of £190,384 19s. l1d. remains as the balance available to meet interest for the year (see Appendix S)’ Capital Debt.—A supplementary report will be submitted dealing with this subject. Loan Expenditure.—The total expenditure for the year out of Loan Votes standing in the Trust’s name, amounted to £46,878 16s. 6d., out of which the sum of £8,000 has been transferred to the debit of the Capital Debt of the Railway Department in connection with the construction of the new grain jetty at Pyrmont, as per agreement with the Railway Commissioners; the net Loan expenditure for the year to be added to the Capital Debt of the Trust, therefore, is £38,878 16s. 6d., as per details in Appendix T; the principal works carried out and in course of progress, covered by this amount, are as follows:— £ s. d. New Railway grain jetty, Pyrmont ...... 15,374 15 2 Howard Smith’s sheds, &c...... 4,121 0 5 New road, Day-street ...... 5,501 6 5 Tvser’s Wharf ...... 2,339 16 10 Wood-blocking, Circular Quay ...... 1,614 8 5 Kent-street, No. 87...... 1,455 7 7 Kent-street, Nos. 271-77 ...... 132 3 0 N.S.W. Fresh Food and Ice Company’s Wharf ...... 1,488 5 1 Sussex-street improvements (Hoffnung’s) ...... 948 1 8 Grafton Wharf extension...... 542 14 4 Walker’s Wharf ...... 209 12 6 Central Wharf ...... 510 16 6 Grafton Wharf reconstruction ...... 255 16 5 Union Steamship Company’s Wharf ...... 130 9 0 Pyrmont Bridge Wharf ...... 474 10 4 Pyrmont Bridge reclamation and shed ...... 230 11 5 Monier facing—Nicoll’s and Jones’ Wharves, &c...... 368 10 6 Double-decked grain shed—Birt and Company...... 239 1 3 Darling Island improvements ...... 178 13 2 Argyle-street shop si ...... 159 15 6 Erskipe-street ,Nos. 8-12 ...... 275 3 1 Erskine-street ,Nos .26-32 ...... 456 15 9 Federal Stores ...... 802 0 0 Merriman-street improvements ...... 258 16 5 Low-level sewerage...... 198 3 3 All other works ...... 612 2 6

Total ...... £38,878 16 6 Further sums of £2,499 18s. 8d. for the Howard Smith Company’s premises, and £2,046 8s. 4d. for the A.U.S.N. Company’s premises, were expended out of the Darling Harbour Resumption Loan Vote; these works were commenced in 1904, and form part of compensation settlements due to the companies mentioned and as explained in my report of last year, are not chargeable to the Trust’s Capital Debt. Other works have been carried out by the Trust’s officers for the Railway Department, namely:— £ s. d. Filling in site of old Pyrmont Bridge ...... 447 12 8 Repairs to eastern coal jetty, Pyrmont ...... 529 6 7 Repairs to western coal jetty, Pyrmont ...... 110 18 10 These amounts were duly recouped to the Trust’s Advance out of the Railway Commissioners’ Votes. Federal Bond, Parbury’s Bond.—A supplementary report will be submitted in the course of a few days, as soon as the checking of the work to 30th June is completed. Grafton 36

Grafton Bond.—This business was taken over from the A. O. Gilles Grafton Bond Company, Limited, as on the 30th April last, but as the arrangements were only recently concluded, it was decided by the Commissioners to dispense with a statement of the two months’ operations for this year’s report, as it would be of no advantage and considerable labour and expense would be entailed in balancing stock-books and preparing accrued rent-sheets again so shortly after negotiations for the take over were completed. The amount of accrued charges at 30th April, 1906, were £1,032 18s. 2d.; the receipts for two months (May and June), £257 6s. 7d., and the disbursements for working expenses, £468 18s. l1d. Model Lodging-house.—The results of the operation for the year were again satisfactory, the receipts being £1,629 5s. and expenses £1,022 0s. 6d., leaving a net surplus of £607 4s. 6d., against £595 9s. 8d. for 1904-5, being a net return of 437 per cent, on capital cost—£13,898 19s. 2d. The total number of engagements for sleeping accommodation for the year was 62,356, averaging 171 per night. Bad Debts.—The debts deemed irrecoverable, and decided by the Commissioners to be written off, Executive approval for which was obtained, amounted to £424 3s. 4d. Revenue Uncollected.—The balances of accounts outstanding due to the Trust on 30th June, 1906, amount to £18,231 7s. 3d., as follows :— £ s. d. Government (Commonwealth Rent Accounts) 7,895 17 10 State Government Rent Accounts ...... 460 13 2 Tenants’ Rent and Lease Accounts and Sundries...... 7,036 18 5 Tonnage and Miscellaneous Charges Accounts ...... 2,236 18 4 Federal and Parbury’s Bond Accounts ...... 600 19 6 Total ...... £18,231 7 3

The greater portion of Commonwealth accounts represent accrued rents accumulated since 11th February, 1901, on properties which are proposed to be transferred to the Federal Government. Tenants’ rent account, &c., include various accounts which have been standing in abeyance for some time, such as Lysaght Brothers and Company, Overall and Overall, H. McBride, Jones Brothers, Warburton and Son, &c; when these are settled the outstandings will be reduced materially. Tonnage and Miscellaneous charges also include many items for berthing alongside other vessels, wharfage charges on railway material, &c., standing over, pending legal decisions as to the validity of the Trust’s claims. State Fire Insurance Fund.—The whole of the risks covered by State insurance expired during the year; it may be interesting to mention here that the total amount of premiums on the Trust’s properties paid into the fund was £1,741 5s. 4d., against which only one claim for damage by fire amounting to £18 5s. 1d. was made, the Consolidated Revenue therefore benefited as far as the Trust’s risks were con- cerned to the extent of £1,723 0s. 3d. Special Deposit Accounts.—A statement of these accounts will be found in Appendix U J. B. WATSON, Treasurer and Accountant.

APPENDIX O.

ACCOUNTS BRANCH—SUPPLEMENTARY REPORT. Capital Debt.—The Capital Debt of the Trust at 30th June, 1906, amounted to £5,155,288 10s. l1d. (see Appendix V), and the interest on that amount for the year at the rate of 3.51 per cent., amounts to £180,950 12s. 6d.; after deducting this amount from the balance of £190,384 19s. l1d., and adding repay- ments to previous year’s Revenue Votes during the year a surplus of £9,711 6s. l1d. (as shown in Appendix S) remains to be carried to the credit of a Sinking Fund. Federal Bond.—The net earnings for the year amount to £791 7s. 1d. (see Appendix W), against £946 16s. 4d. for the preceding year; this falling off is mainly attributable to the interruption of business during the first quarter of the year, when the work of laying concrete floors was being carried out, which was done at the suggestion of the Board of Health. The book debts and accrued charges at 30th June amounted to £728 16s. 7d. Parbury’s Bond.—The net earnings of this business for the year amounted to £440 12s. 1d. (see Appendix W), which compared with the previous year’s figures (£300 8s. 9d.) shows an improvement of £140 7s. 4d. The book debts and accrued charges at 30th June amounted to £685 5s. 2d. J. B. WATSON, Treasurer and Accountant. 4/9/06.

APPENDIX P. 37

APPENDIX P. SYDNEY HARBOUR TRUST.—STATEMENT OF REVENUE COLLECTED DURING THE FINANCIAL YEAR 1ST JULY, 1905, TO 30TH JUNE, 1906.

1st July, 1904, to 30th Amount Collected June, 1905. Head of Revenue.

£ s. d. WHARFAGE RATES :— £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Oversea Trade— 64,679 0 4 Inward ...... 73,477 8 2 595 11 8 Transhipment...... 3,084 9 9 76,561 17 11 Interstate Trade— 39,953 6 3 Inward ...... 37,465 11 9 923 4 6 Transhipment ...... 3,199 13 3 40,665 5 0 New South Wales Trade— 3,005 5 4 Inward ...... 16,854 1 2 368 12 10 Transhipmen ..t ...... 2,095 15 1 Harbour Rates— 18,949 16 3 144 2 5 Oversea...... 3,268 2 0 606 19 8 Interstate ...... 2,548 18 5 411 9 11 State ...... 1,932 14 2 7,749 14 7 Tonnage Rates— 143,926 13 9 6,259 12 4 Oversea vessels ...... 6,272 12 7 615 12 4 Interstate vessels ...... 623 16 3 217 0 11 New South Wales vessels ...... 124 15 0 7,021 3 10 Berthing Charges— 497 0 0 Ferry traffic ...... 491 0 0 462 0 0 Picnic steamers ...... 453 0 0 419 1 10 Other small craft ...... 879 15 0 1,823 15 0 LEASES AND OTHER OCCUPATIONS :— 8,844 18 10 Wharves and Jetties— 22,711 16 7 Oversea companies ...... 23,845 3 3 26,325 14 10 Interstate companie s...... 13,519 7 5 15,092 13 10 N.S.W. companies ...... 12,835 7 11 4,671 17 7 Ferry companies ...... 5,053 1 10 55,253 0 5 Sheds and Warehouses— 12,041 5 4 Oversea companies ...... 10,304 14 8 Interstate companies...... 75 0 0 10,379 14 8 857 11 2 Lands ...... 2,130 3 6 219 10 1 Public baths ...... 210 2 8 7,685 13 8 Hotels ...... 5,406 14 5 21,476 6 10 Other business premises ...... 20,323 0 1 11,127 11 8 Residential properties ...... 11,150 18 0 853 7 3 Advertising ...... 1,257 6 3 1,264 4 3 Other leases ...... 1,347 1 4 107,458 1 4 LICENSE FEES :— 10 10 0 Construction of wharves and jetties ... 8 8 0 4 4 0 Construction of baths and bath-houses... 2 2 0 1 1 0 Other works ...... 2 2 0 189 0 0 Ferry steamers ,coa l hulks, &c ...... 204 0 0 627 4 0 Lighters ...... 773 17 0 9 5 0 Watermen’s boats ...... 11 0 0 1,001 9 0 SERVICES RENDEBED :— 1,001 9 0 301 0 2 Water supply ...... 365 15 3 740 6 5 Lighting of wharves ,&c...... 818 5 1 653 8 9 Dredging at private wharves ...... 60 0 0 1 15 0 Removal dues ...... 10 10 0 Cranes ,engines ,and lifting appliances ... 17 12 6 3 9 4 Weighing-machines ...... 0 0 8 5,756 4 11 Storage, Bond charges, &c...... 5,804 8 6 34 8 0 Hire of steamer s...... 25 17 0 287 6 6 Surveys ...... 306 19 0 1,548 6 0 Model Lodging-house ...... 1,629 5 0 75 16 1 Miscellaneous ...... 138 19 7 9,167 2 7 9,167 2 7

£253,739 8 7 Carried forward...... 270,398 5 6 38

STATEMENT OF REVENUE— continued.

let of July, 1904, to 30th June, 1905. Head of Revenue. Amount Collected.

£ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 253,739 8 7 Brought forward ...... 270,308 5 6

1,561 0 0 RECLAMATIONS ...... 30 0 0 ...... 30 0 0

RECOVERIES:— 10 4 4 Damages to property...... 177 11 2 ...... 547 3 5 Insurance premiums ...... 12 1 7 ...... 152 0 1 Kates on properties ...... 320 19 Other ...... 71 7 1 ...... 260 19 10 6

150 14 0 Penalties recovered at law ...... 85 13 2 85 13 2

35 0 0 Penalties forfeited ......

306 10 8 SALES OF MATERIALS ...... 375 8 5 £256,823 0 7 £271,150 6 11 Less Lett refunds, &c.— Refurds, &c.— 3242 2 10 £461 11 1 461 11 1

£253,580 17 9 Total ...... £270,688 15 10

J. B. WATSON, Treasurer and Accountant.

APPENDIX Q. SYDNEY HARBOUR TRUST.—COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF REVENUE COLLECTED DURING THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDED 30TH JUNE, 1906, COMPARED WITH THE YEAR 1901-5. (REFUNDS DEDUCTED.)

1 July, 1904, to 1 July, 1905, t Decrease. Head of Revenue. 30 June, 1905. 30 June, 1906. Increase. d. Wharfage Rates— £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. £ s. d. Oversea ...... 64,505 8 4 73,247 11 0 8,742 0 8 ...... Interstate...... 39,953 6 3 37,465 11 9 ...... 2,487 14 6 State ...... 3,005 12 4* 16,854 1 2 13,848 8 10 Transhipments ...... 1,837 9 0* 8,342 0 9 6,454 11 9 Harbour rates ...... 1,162 12 0* 7,715 16 0 6,553 4 0 110,514 7 11 143,625 0 8 33,110 12 9 ...... Tonnage rates ...... 7,074 11 4 6,935 2 4 ...... 139 9 0 Ferry traffic, picnic steamers, other small craft 1,378 1 10 1,823 15 0 445 13 2 ...... Rents, wharves, jetties, bonded stores, sheds, &c...... 82,141 13 9 67,029 13 1 ...... 15,112 0 8 Rents—houses, shops, &c...... 42,185 19 4 40,428 8 3 ...... 1,757 11 1 Mode lLodging-hous e...... 1,548 6 0 1,629 5 0 80 19 0 ...... Bond charges ...... 5,750 14 11 5,804 8 6 53 ]3 7 ...... License fees—lighters, &c...... 841 4 0 1,001 9 0 160 5 0 ...... Miscellaneous...... 4,724 19 6 2,411 14 0 2,313 5 6 256,159 18 7 270,688 15 10 14,528 17 3 Less refunds—Resumed Properties Branch, ...... 1904 ...... 2,579 0 10 2,579 0 10 Total ...... £ 253,580 17 9 270,688 15 10 17,107 18 1 ......

* These rates came into force on the 27th March, 1905 (under the Harbour Rates Act No. 25, 1904), and therefore only three months and five days collections from that source were received during the year 1904-5. J. B. WATSON, Treasurer and Accountant. APPENDIX R. 39

APPENDIX R. SYDNEY HARBOUR TRUST.—STATEMENT OF EXPENDITURE.—ACTUAL DISBURSEMENTS DURING THE FINANCIAL YEAR, 1ST JULY, 1995, TO 30TH JUNE, 1906.

Financial Year Heads of Expenditure. Actual Disbursements. 1904-5.

HEAD OFFICE:—

£ s. d. Salaries— £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 2,902 6 11 Secretary and Staff ...... 3,052 9 5 4,239 15 1 Treasurer and Staff ...... 4,243 11 3 1,465 10 6 Harbour Master and Indoor Staff ...... 1,355 0 0 3,886 6 8 Engineer and Indoor Staff ...... 3,634 14 4 1,644 4 0 Surveyor and Indoor Staff ...... 1,771 0 0 14,056 15 0

Contingencies— 69 5 5 Bates and taxes...... 138 10 10 92 10 5 Furniture and fittings ...... 32 15 1 439 0 1 Stationery and printing ...... 482 14 8 96 12 8 Advertising ...... 56 2 8 263 16 9 265 19 3 Postages, telephones, &c...... 371 1 8 Cleaning...... 363 13 11 51 19 4 Legal expenses ...... 182 10 8 20 0 0 Insurance ...... 41 1 4 717 3 0 Other ...... 975 19 2 18 0 10 Instruments ...... 15 0 281 4 2 Messengers ...... 305 5 5 2,843 5 6 16,900 0 6

COLLECTION OF WHARFAGES AND SUPERVISION OF WIIARVES:—

4.148 8 4 Salries ...... 4,360 16 7 378 12 1 Other expenditure ...... 224 2 0 4,584 18 7

CONTROL OF HAHBOUR:—

819 18 10 Lighters ...... 778 9 4 278 11 7 Beacons, buoys, &c...... 353 11 4 Maintenance of moorinss ...... 64 13 2 8 7 0 Other ...... 20 13 7 1,217 7 5

MAINTENANCE OF PROPERTY :—

1,973 17 5 Wharves and jetties ...... 4,943 7 5 1,960 11 7 Sheds and warehouses ...... 2,502 11 5 8 8 3 Cranes and engines on wharves ...... 490 4 1 Hotels ...... 300 16 6 1,962 4 9 Other business premises ...... 2,095 9 9 3,533 8 9 Residential properties ...... 2,408 8 9 ...... Baths and bath-houses ...... 2 13 11 1,766 1 2 Roads, bridges, and approaches ...... 1,336 9 10 729 13 6 Other ...... 462 9 10 14,052 7 5

LIGHTING OF PROPERTIES :—

2,126 10 5 Wharf properties ...... 2,057 2 11 45 7 9 Other do ...... 942 10 6 Streets and appreaches...... 918 3 0 2,975 5 11

£37,733 16 0 Carried forward ...... £39,729 19 10 40

STATEMENT OF EXPENDITURE— continued.

Financial Year, 1904-5. Heads of Expenditure. Actual Disbursements.

£ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.

37,733 16 0 Brought forward ...... 39,729 19 10

WATCHING :—

484 12 2 Wharves and jetties ...... 458 1 9 214 12 11 Othe r ...... 399 0 1 857 1 10

DREDGING :—

1,608 7 11 Maintenance of launches ...... 1,391 18 1 10,567 17 11 Salaries and wages ...... 11,092 19 1 3,923 2 6 Repairs to vessels ...... 4,136 16 11 3,131 6 4 Othe r ...... 2,667 15 2 19,289 9 3

SURVEY OF PORT:—

190 8 4 Salaries and wages ...... 248 8 10 107 18 3 Othe r ...... 89 4 1 337 12 11

1,524 15 1 FlRE AND OTHER INSURANCES ...... 1,768 8 10

PEEVENTION OF FIRE AMONGST SHIPPING:—

259 14 0 Maintenance of fire-floats ...... 228 14 2

5,316 2 11 SATES AND TAXE S...... 5,376 18 6 ...... MAINTENANCE OF LIFE-SAVING APPLIANCES ... 16 7 5

492 8 5 WATEE SUPPLY ...... 355 13 5

OTHER EXPENDITURE :—

1,879 16 3 Federal warehouses ...... 1,728 7 7 1,532 3 11 Parbury’s warehouse s...... 1,641 11 7 619 10 7 Central Wharf engine-room ...... 615 19 10 508 1 0 Parbury’s Wharf engine-room ...... 514 17 0 767 14 2 Demolition of buildings ...... 127 19 6 1,232 0 11 Cleaning and garbage ...... 1,199 19 9 169 3 11 Recoverable amount s ...... 42 0 5 952 16 4 Model Lodging-house ...... 1,022 0 6 411 12 8 Dalton’s Wharf engine-room ...... 424 19 10 216 17 6 Demolition of wharves...... 556 14 10 Grrafton Bond ...... 468 18 11

£73,845 0 0 Total ...... £76,303 15 11

J. B. WATSON, Treasurer and Accountant.

APPENDIX S. APPENDIX S.

192—F THE SYDNEY HABBOUB TRUST COMMISSIONERS IN ACCOUNT WITH THE STATE TREASURER.—.REVENUE ACCOUNT FOR THE PERIOD • 1ST JULY, 1905, TO 30TH JUNE, 1906.

£ s. d. £ s. d. July, 1905, to To receipts collected on account of wharfage and 1 July, 1905, to By Commissioners’ salaries ...... 4,000 0 0 30 June, 1906. tonnage dues, rent of houses, shops, wharves, 30 June, 1906. „ General salaries and wages of staff, general stores, bonds, an d miscellaneou s items...... 270,688 15 10 maintenance of wharves and properties, and of establishment, and miscellaneous expenditur e ... 76,303 15 11 „ Balance net revenue for the year ...... 190,384 19 11 £ 270,688 15 10 £ 270,688 15 10

30 June, 1906 ... To balance brought down ...... 190,384 19 11 30 June, 1906 ... By Interest for the year on the amount of Capital Add Repayments during the year Debt,30th June, 1906,viz.:—£5,155,288 10a. l1d , to previous Revenue Votes, at the rate of 3.51 per cent...... 180,950 12 6 VIZ. : — £ s. d. ,, Balance carried to the Sinking Fund ...... 9,711 6 11 41 1902-3...... 103 2 11 1903-4...... 87 0 2 1904-5...... 86 16 5 276 19 6 £ 190,661 19 5 £ 190,661 19 5

ROBT. HICKSON, President. J. B. WATSON, T. F. WALLER, Commissioner. Treasurer and Accountant. L. BEATON, Commissioner.

Examined and found correct,— H. E. NOTTING { F. A. BAYLIS Inspectors of Public Accounts. 5th September, 1906. I HAVE examined the vouchers and documents in support of the net receipts credited and net disbursements made within the period 1st July, 1905, to 30th June, 1906, by the Sydney Harbour Trust, as prescribed by the Audit Act, and as required under section 77 of the Sydney Harbour Trust Act, 1900; and I hereby certify that the above represents a true statement of the Eevenue Account. J. VEENON, Auditor-General. 42 APPENDIX T. STATEMENT OF NET EXPENDITURE OUT OF LOAN VOTES, 1ST JULY, 1905, TO 30TH JUNE, 1906. Amount of Act. Vote. Vote. Expenditure.

£ £ s. d £ s. d. No. 14 of 1903 100,000 Towards construction of new berthing accom- ...... 2,184 4 8 modation, &c., &c. No. 31 of 1904 30,000 Towards construction of new berthing accom- ...... 12,521 3 5 modation, &c., &c., further sum. No. 36 of 1905 30,000 Towards construction of new berthing accom- ...... 8,828 0 0 modation, &c , &c., further sum. No. 36 of 1905 25,000 Erection of grain jetty, Darling Harbour ... 23,345 8 5 Less transferred to Railway Commissioners’ 8,000 0 0 capital account. 15,345 8 5

£3S,878 16 6

EXPENDITURE on account of compensation settlement, Howard Smith Company and Australasian United Steam Navigation Company, for period 1st July, 1905, to 30th June, 1906, from Darling Harbour Resumption Vote, Act No. 14 of 1903, £500,000. £ s. d. Howard Smith Company ...... 2,499 18 8 A.U.S.N. Company...... 2,046 8 4

£4.546 7 0 ROBT. HICKSON, President, { Commissioners T. F. WALLER, Commissioner, of the

J. B.WATSON, L. BEATON, Commissioner, Sydney Harbour Trust,

Treasurer and Accountant. Examined and found correct,— { H. E. NOTTING, F. A. BATLIS Inspectors of Public Accounts. 5th September, 1906. I HAVE examined the vouchers and documents in support of the net disbursements within the period 1st July, 1905, to 30th June, 1906, from each of the Loan Votes above, as provided by the Audit Act, and as required under section 77 of the Sydney Harbour Trust Act of 1900. I hereby certify that the above total of £38,878 16s. 6d. represents the net disbursements incurred by the Sydney Harbour Trust on account of Loan services during the period abovenamed. J. VERNON, Auditor-General. APPENDIX T1. CAPITAL EXPENDITURE—FINANCIAL YEAR ENDED 30TH JUNE, 1906. £ s. d. Argyle-street—shop s ...... 159 15 6 A.U.S.N. Company’s Wharf ...... 48 4 0 Central Wharf ...... 510 16 6 Darling Island improvements ...... 178 13 2 Dangar-Gedye’s Wharf ...... 38 8 2 Double-decked grain shed, Birt and Company, Limited ... 239 1 3 Dalgety’s Wharf and shed ...... 74 13 6 Day-street—dwelling ...... 1 7 0 Day-street—Danie land Saxton’s premises ...... 45 9 8 Dawes’ Point Horse Ferry ...... 14 12 2 Erskine-street, Nos. 32-36 ...... 456 15 9 Erskine-street, Nos. 8–12 ...... 275 3 1 Flood’s Wharf ...... 31 13 10 Federal Stores ...... 802 0 0 Gillespie’s Wharf ...... 0 10 11 Grafton Wharf—reconstruction ...... 255 16 5 Grafton Wharf—extensioni ...... 542 14 4 Howard Smith’s sheds, &c...... 4,121 0 5 Kent-street, N o. 87 ...... 1,455 7 7 Kent-street, Nos. 271-7 ...... 132 3 0 Low level sewerage, Milton-terrace ...... 17 8 9 Low level sewerage, Hart-street ...... 9 5 1 Low level sewerage, Lockley’s Wharf ...... 12 8 1 Low level sewerage, Balmain Ferry ...... 22 10 7 Low level sewerage, Byrnes’ Whar f...... 8 16 10 Carried forward ...... £9,454 15 7 43

CAPITAL EXPENDITUER-FINANCIAL YEAR ENDED 30TH JUNE, 1906—continued. £ s. d. Brought forward ...... £ 9 454 15 7 Low level sewerage, Annandale Wharf ...... 23 17 6 Low level sewerage, Chapman’s Wharf ...... 19 14 2 Low level sewerage, Circular Quay ...... 7 0 5 Low level sewerage, Gillespie’s Wharf ...... 21 4 10 Low level sewerage, Drummoyne Ferr ...... 55 0 Leading lights, fog-bells, &c...... 68 1 7 Moore’s Wharf, now Tyser’s ...... 2,339 16 10 Monier facing—Nicoll’s, Jones,’ &c...... 368 10 6 Merriman-street improvements ...... 258 16 5 Macquarie Point Horse Ferry ...... 14 4 8 Model Lodging House ...... 71 9 4 Nord Deuteher-Lloyd’s shed ...... 44 18 7 New Road, Day-street...... 5,501 6 5 New South Wales Fresh Food and Ice Company’s Wharf... 1,488 5 1 Pyrmont Bridge Wharf ...... 474 10 4 Pyrmont Bridge—reclamation and sheds ...... 230 11 5 New Railway Grain Jetty, Pyrmont ...... 15,374 15 2* Russell’s Wharf ...... 1 19 0 Surveys ...... 85 14 0 Sussex-street improvements (Hoffnung’s) ...... 948 1 8 Union S.S. Company’s Wharf ...... 130 9 0 Walker’s Wharf ...... 209 12 6 Watson’s Bay Wharf ...... 23 18 1 Wood-blocking Circular Quay ...... 1,614 8 5 Byrnes’ Wharf...... 7 16 6 German-Australian S.S. Company’s shed, Woolloomooloo ... 39 1 6

Total ...... £38,878 16 6 *The total expenditure on this work was £23,374 15s. 2d., but the sum of £8,000 was transferred to the Railway Commissioners’ Capital Debt, according to agreement. The amount standing to debit of the Trust is therefore reducei to £15,574 15s. 2d. J. B. WATSON, Treasurer and Accountant. APPENDIX U. SYDNEY HAEBOUR TRUST — TRUST FUND COLLECTIONS — SPECIAL DEPOSIT ACCOUNT.—STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND DISBUESEMENTS DURING THE PERIOD 1 JULY, 1905, TO 30 JUNE, 1906.

Balance, Account. Receipts Total. Disbursements. Balance, 30 June, 1905. 30 June, 1906.

£ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Contractors’ Deposits ...... 406 4 6 1,646 2 6 2,052 7 0 1,333 18 6 718 8 6

Key Deposits ...... 40 0 6 11 6 0 51 6 6 17 11 6 33 15 0

Wharfage Guarantees ...... 48 10 0 84 5 0 132 15 0 10 10 0 122 5 0 Applications for Reclamations ... 53 19 0 { Applications for Leases andSurveys 148 11 6 763 3 8 1,958 0 11 1,736 9 11 221 11 0 Suspense Account...... 992 6 9 Unclaimed Moneys ...... 2 1 6 2 11 8 4 12 9 2 4 4 2 8 5

£ 1,691 13 9 2,507 8 5 4,199 2 2 3,100 14 3 1,098 7 11 Add Bank Fixed Deposit Receipts held by the Trust— Contractors’ Deposits ...... £755 0 0 Wharfage Guarantee Deposits ...... 190 10 0 945 10 0

£ 2,043 17 11 EOBT. HICKSON, President, { Commissioners of

J. B.WATSON, T. F. WALLEE, Commissioner, the Sydney Treasurer and Accountant, L. BEATON, Commissioner, Harbour Trust. Examined and found correct,— { H. E. NOTTING, Inspectors of Public Accounts. 5th September 1906 F. A. BATLIS I HEREBY CEKTIFY that the above statement represents the transactions under the Trust Fund Collection within the period 1st July, 1905, to 30th June, 1906, and that the balance shown opposite each account as at 30th June, 1906, is correct. J. VERNON, Auditor-General. APPENDIX V. 44 APPENDIX V. SYDNEY HARBOUR TRUST—STATEMENT OF CAPITAL DEBT AT 30TH JUNE, 1906. £ s. d. CAPITAL DEBT at 31st December 1905 —as per Gazette...... 5,142,758 12 6 Add Loan Expenditure by Commissioners from 1st January, 1906, to 30th June, 1906 14,314 5 8 £5,157,072 18 2 Deduct Repayment to Loan Vote, namely, 22nd June, 1906, Treasury Receipt No. 8,639. £ s. d. D. H. R. A...... £4,000,000 64 Vic. No. 10 596 15 3 Circular Quay Impts. 120,000 52 Vic. No. 17 17 12 0 Darling Harbour and 100,000 63 Vic. No. 42 200 0 0 Extension D. H. R. A...... 100,000 64 Vic. No. 60 70 0 0 884 7 3 Property divested as follows:— Cattle Wharf, Glebe Island—see Gazette, No. 44, 23/1/06 ...... 900 0 0 3 roods 39 perches, Balmoral—see Gazette, No. 142, 11/4/06 ...... Nil. 36½ perches reclaimed land, Balmoral—see Gazette, No .152, 2/5/06 ...... Nil. 33 perches, Morgue and Bethel streets, Circular Quay,—se e Gazette, No .152 , 2/5/06 ...... Nil. 6½ perches, Cabarita, Hen and Chicken Bay—see Gazette, No. 152, 2/5/06 ...... Nil. Moore’s Road and Roden’s Lane (control trans- ferred to City Council)—see Gazette, No. 166, 23/5/06 ...... Nil. 11¼ perches fronting allotment 3, Blandville Estate, Parramatta River—see Gazette, No. 177, 13/6/06 Nil. 13 acres 2 roods at Rozelle Bay and White’s Creek —se e Gazette, No.180 , 20/6/06 ...... Nil. 900 0 0 1,784 7 3

Total Capital Debt at 30th June, 1906 ...... £5,155,288 10 11 ROBT. HICKSON, President, { Commissioners T. F. WALLER, Commissioner, of the

J. B. WATSON, L. BEATON, Commissioner, Sydney Harbour Trust.

Treasurer and Accountant. Examined and found correct,— { H. E. NOTING Inspectors of Public Accounts. F. A. BAYLIS 5 September, 1906. I hereby certify that the figures in the above statement agree with those shown in the books of this Department. J. VERNON, Auditor-General.

APPENDIX W. FEDERAL STORES. June 30th, 1905— £ s. d. Balance, profit and loss account ...... 7,539 1 4 June 30th, 1906— Net profit for the year ...... 791 7 1 Balance, profit and loss, 30th June, 1906 £8,330 8 5 Average net returns per annum for the full period, 11th February, 1901, to 30th June, 1906, £1,546 12s. 0d. PARBUEY’S STORES. June 30th, 1905— £ s. d. Balance, profit and loss account ...... 2,434 19 6 June 30th, 1906— Net profit for the year ...... 440 12 1 Balance, profit and loss, 30th June, 1906 ...... £2,875 11 7 Average net return per annum for the full period, 1st November, 1902, to 30th June, 1906 £784 8s. 7d. J. B. WATSON, Treasurer and Accountant.

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