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Ti-te: Docks:consist of the Prince of Wales Dock, the North Dock, and the South Dock; each equipped with modern appliances' for the rapid loading and up- loading: of vessels. The Entrance Channel to the Harbour is lighted by means of Gas Buoys The New King's DOCK capalle of accommodating the largest vessels afloat is expected to be opened for traffic this year. The Quays are 19,000 feet in length The Warehouses contain a floor area of 288,000 square feet. The Railways of the Tryst have direct connections with the Great Western, London and North Westen), Midland, and Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railways. There are Tips, arid 80 Hydraalie, stean" and Hand Cranes. Swansea Is the Centre of the Anthracite Ooal district. There are more Paten-t-, Fuel Works in Swansea than at any other port in the Kingdom and the Fuel is held in high repute in Continental, and other markets. There is a Large Arca of Land available for Fuel Works, Creosote Works Saw Mills and other commercial purposes r Lines of Steamers run between Swansea and the following ports, viz. New York, Baltimore Philadelphia, Singa- pore, Hong Kong, Yokohama, Nagasaki Riogo, Java ports, Rio de Janerio, Santas Rosario, Montevideo, Buenos Ayres, Ports in Chili and Peru, SJ;, Petersburg, Hamburg Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Antwerp, Treport, Rouen, Nantes, Bordeaux, Oporto, Lisbon, Setubal. Barcelona, Genoa, Leghorn, Venice, Trieste, Fiume, ports in Greece, Constantinople and other Turkish ports Galatz, Ibrail, Odessa, Batoum, Alexandria &c. Withm the Harbour are Wine Gr"aving Docks. Extensive provision has been made for the Fish Trade, in the South Dock, The Swansea Fleet now numbers about 30 Steam Trawlers in addition to Liners and Smacks. Pilotage.—The Trustees are the Pilotage Authority, Pilotage is noncoxn- pulsory, both inward and outwards. Rates and Charges.ar* moderate. The Mumbles Lighthouse Signal Station is worked by the Trustees. Vessels calling for orders can communicate with their Owners without lowering a boa,t-good and sheltered free anchorage being [OUDa. under the Mumbles Head at any state of the tide The Trustees have erected on the Mumbles Head a Reed Fog Horrr Signal giving three blasts of about two seconds' duration in quick succession every two minutes. For information on, any point connected with the Port and Harbour, apply to— WILLIAM LAW, General Manager Regist red Address tor Telegrams- 'Lawj' SWANSEA.