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EAST GREENWICH MOORINGS,
During the year your Worshipful Committee considered the
desirability of moving the mooring "barge "ELLA VICARS" from her
moorings at East Greenwich to a more suitable berth, and, with the
assistance of the Harbour Master, Port of London Authority, such a
berth was found to be available at the South Metropolitan Gas Co's.
moorings at East Greenwich, approximately 2 miles below the existing
moorings.
There also arose the question of acquiring another barge
to take the place of the "ELLA VICARS" which was considered as
beyond repair owing to war damage.
A suitable craft - a wooden sailing barge, the "UPLEES"
was offered for sale by Messrs. Thomas P. Wood of Gravesend and its
ultimate purchase was accelerated by the fact that on the 6th
September the "ELLA VICARS" was again so severely damaged by a
steamship while lying at the moorings that she had to be beached
and became a total wreck.
The new mooring barge the "UPLEES" was towed up from
Gravesend by your m.l. "ALFRED ROBERTSON" on the 3rd November and
moored at the new site off the South Metropolitan Gas Co., at East
Greenwich.
PARROTS (PROHIBITION OF IMPORT) REGULATIONS, 1950.
Twenty-one parrots etc. came under the notice of your
Officers during the year. Thirteen Notices were issued in
respect of 19 parrots etc.-
Number exported in respect of Notices served 8
Number destroyed (Notice served to export) 9
Number admitted under Ministry of Health permit 2
Bodies of birds sent for investigation to the
Ministry of Health Nil
Number transhipped on through Bills Nil
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