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HULK "HYGEIA."
The hulk "Hygeia" was docked at Messrs. Mills and Knight's slipway on May 16th
and undocked on May 30th after extensive repair.
The thorough examination of the whole bottom entailed in the light caulking of
every seam below the water line and the affixing of battens over felt to these and the
butts, showed several places which required graving, and treenails which required boring
out and renewal. There were also many minor repairs needed in the upperworks.
The result has hitherto proved satisfactory. After the seams had taken up, on
refloating, the leakage was found to be reduced to a regular and negligible amount.
The time at which the hulk gave out was one of the greatest difficulty for getting
the necessary work done or attempted, and on the other hand her replacement was
found to be impossible. She is now, as far as can be foreseen, good for some years of
useful work.
CANAL BOATS ACTS.
In accordance with Section 3 of the Canal Boats Act, 1884, I beg to present
herewith the Annual Report on the working of the Canal Boats Acts and Regulations
within the district of the Port of London Sanitary Authority during the year ended
31st December, 1918.
The Acts and Regulations apply within the whole of the district under the
jurisdiction of the Port of London Sanitary Authority, including the River and Docks
—as a "canal," for the purposes of the Act, "includes any river, inland navigation,
lake, or water being within the body of a county, whether it is or is not within the
ebb or flow of the tide."
The navigation, in addition to the enclosed Docks, includes the following navigable
tributary waters and creeks of the River Thames:—
On the right bank from Teddinffton downwards:—
Wandsworth Creek (River Wandle).
Hay's Dock.
St. Saviour's Dock.
Part of the Grand Surrey Canal within the Surrey Commercial
Docks.
Deadman's Dock.
Deptford Creek (River Ravensbourne).
Dartford Creek (Rivers Cray and Darenth).
The entrance to the Gravesend Canal.
Cliffe Creek.
Yantlet and Coalmouth Creeks.
Part of the River Medway, and of the Swale.