Further Report On The Free Port Of Copenhagen

6 DENMARK. Description. Amount. 17 Kroner 166 ore. 66 water water 37 80 31 92 10 0 252 38 147. Os. 5d. Quay money.. Pilotage (from outer roads to harbour, draft of 20 feet) Pilotage (from harbour to outer roads, draft of 18 feet) Ferrying (about) Total Equivalent in sterling .. The tariff of charges for storage, porterage, &c., are given in detail in Appendix 1. The general regulations will be found in Appendix II., and a translation of Article II. of the Danish Free Port Warrant Act (1894) in Appendix III. Appendix IV. gives a table showing the comparative charges before and after abolition (on the day of the opening of the free port) of the harbour dues in Denmark ; and Appendix V. gives a translation of the text of the law dealing with the subject. Description of the Free Port and of the Buildings already erected therein. Description of The free port consists of 3 basins, the eastern one with a the port, depth of 30 feet, the western of 26 feet, the smaller middle basin and the Nordhavn have a depth of 24 feet. The breakwater at the entrance secures calm water in the port at all times. A further breakwater, erected between Trekroner and Lunetten, protects the roads outside the free port, and permits vessels to moor in security on the east side of Langelinie Quay, which itself forms an important extension of the customs harbour. The entrance to the 30-foot basin lies opposite the fort of Trekroner and opens directly on the deep Kornelöb Channel. It is flanked by two lights, one, to the left on entering, is a fixed red light, at the end of the Langelinie Quay ; the other, further on to the right, is a revolving green, white, and red light, situated at the mouth of the steam ferry berth. These two lights further serve as leading lights to the entrance of the port itself. There are two smaller green lights, one at the south end of the break- water, the other at the entrance to the Nordhavn. The channel past Trekroner is deep and well-lighted, and there is no appreciable tide, so that the new port is easily accessible in all weathers. There is communication by carriage road and railroad between the free port and the old harbour. These roads run through the