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barnacles; moreover, the bunkers had been filled with coal, which increased
the displacement. Notwithstanding this, her time for the mile against the
tide was 7 minutes 20 seconds, and with the tide 5 minutes 43 seconds,
giving a speed of 8.02 knots per hour against the tide and 10.5 knots with
the tide, or a mean of 9.26 knots per hour. She ran from the West River Middle
Buoy off Leigh to Gravesend Town Pier, a distance of nearly fifteen miles, in
1 hour 21 minutes 10 seconds. The result of these trials must be considered
as quite satisfactory.
STAFF.
Henry Carter, who had been employed as watchman on the mooring barge
"Collingwood" for five years, fell overboard on the 27th December, 1904, and
was drowned. His body was recovered on the 17th January; an inquest was
held, the verdict being "accidentally drowned." His place has been filled by
the appointment of William Shaw.
Hospital.—Nellie Ovenden and Isabel Walker were appointed in April as
Probationers in the place of Bridget Reilly and Grace Deehan, who had
resigned.
Thomas and Laura Bradley resigned their position as Hospital Caretakers
in August. The vacancy has been filled by the appointment of Robert and
Emily Adams.
Clara Bates, the Cook-maidservant, also resigned her position in September,
the vacancy being filled by the appointment of Ellen Batchelor.
CANAL BOATS ACT.
I beg herewith to present my Annual Report on Canal Boats, in accordance
with Section 3 of the Canal Boats Act, 1884.
(1.) Arrangements for the inspection of canal boats in the Port of London
remain the same as in preceding years.
No Inspector is appointed solely for the work of inspecting canal boats, but
each Port Sanitary Inspector, of whom there are seven, has a district of the
Port allotted to him, as follows :—
Inspector Romeril - 195/. per annum.
Central District.
West India Dock.
South West India Dock.
Poplar Dock.
Millwall Dock.