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The Clayton apparatus was used in the disinfestation o£ 16 vessels. The time
and labour involved in transport of the barge from dock to dock added to that of
disinfestation, and the uncertainty which existed as to the availability of vessels for
disinfestation under the crowded circumstances of the year, was found to leave
insufficient margin for exigencies in the normal work of launches and their crews. If
this mechanical system were to be used, and especially in case disinfestation became
as general as is desirable, a staff entirely devoted to this work would become necessary.
The report on Canal Boats included, shows the consistent reduction in work
under the Acts over the past eight years, and the marked diminution since 1914.
The reopening of the Port to general traffic and the withdrawal of various factors
in control of the many branches of the work of the Authority, which though necessary
were nevertheless hampering, bring home in a gratifying way the fact of the close
of the War.