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THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.(

THE PILOTAGE QUESTION. I

THE LIGHTING OF THE CHANNEL.

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THE LIGHTING OF THE CHANNEL. AT Monday's meeting of the Harbour Com- missioners, Mr. COOMBS, one of the new mem- bers, brought to the fore the important question of lighting the channel, and thus making Llanelly a twenty-four hours' port. The im- portance of this improvement cannot be over- estimated. It goes to the root of the conditions of prosperity underlying the management of the port. We are rejoiced, therefore, that Mr. OOOMBS has taken the matter in hand, especially in view of his declaration that in consequence of the primitive limitations of navigation in our channels, thousands of tons of shipping are dealt with at Swansea. Our readers will, we are sure, join with us in expressing the hope that Mr. OOOMDS will keep this question constantly in front, for we have abundant testimony on all hands that in the satisfactory solution of this problem lies the hope of a large extension of our shipping tramc. An objection was raised at the meeting referred to, arising out of the fact that the work will incur a considerable expenditure which cannot be undertaken until the new projected loan is negotiated. Mr. COOMBS, however, is of opinion that a section of the scheme may be carried out in the absence of the financial re-adjustment which, it is hoped, will soon be effected, his contention being that the increased traffic and the consequent increased revenue would cover the cost, or at least, the interest on the cost involved in giving effect to the proposal. Mr. FOWLER, the resident engineer, is to report on the question at the next meeting of the Com- missioners, and we are living in the hope that his report may be of such a character as will warrant the Commissioners in initiating the work at once.

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