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Af'pendices to Thirty-second Annual Report 



St. Andrews Harbour. 



The outer harbour basiu and entrance chaiuiel of this harbour had 

 silted up to such an extent during recent years, owing to the sluice gates 

 becoming inoperative, that fishing vessels had difficulty in entering and 

 leaving the port with safety. 



The Improvement Scheme consists in the reconstruction and altera- 

 tion of the shi icing gateway and the alteration and repair of the sluice 

 gates. The estimated cost of the scheme was £1710, towards which the 

 Board has promised a grant in aid not exceeding three-fourths of the 

 actual cost of the improvement, up to a maximum payment of £1500, 

 the balance to be met by the Harbour Authority. 



Messrs. D. & C. Stevenson, Edinburgh, are the engineers for the scheme, 

 and Messrs. John M'Adam & Sons, Glasgow, the contractors, the contract 

 price for the renew^al of the gateway being £1085, 18s. Od., to which has 

 to be added the cost of repairing the sluice gates and winches, estimated 

 at £340, and the engineering fees and cost of supervision. 



The work of reconstruction is now in progress, and is expected to be 

 finished this summer, when sluicing operations will be resumed and the 

 accumulation of silt scoured out of the harbour. 



Stonehaven Harbour. 



This Improvement Scheme is to provide berthing and landing accom- 

 modation for fishing vessels in the outer harbour basin by the excavation 

 of rock to give a depth of 6 feet at low water of ordinary spring tides, 

 and strengthening the structure of the Old North Pier to suit the greater 

 depth. 



The estimated cost of the Scheme is £13,500, towards which a free 

 grant of £6500 and a free loan of £7000 are to be provided from the 

 Development Fund. 



The engineer for the scheme is Mr. James Barron, Aberdeen, and the 

 contractors are Messrs. Kinnear, Moodie, & Co., Glasgow, the contract 

 price being £13,128. In this price is included the sum of £1755 for a 

 partial reconstruction of the Old North Pier. 



As the work of excavation proceeded, and the foundations of this old 

 pier were uncovered, it was found necessary for the stability of the 

 structure to go further in the way of reconstruction than originally con- 

 templated, and this has entailed additional cost. 



The work of reconstruction is finished, and about two-thirds of the 

 rock excavation completed, towards the cost of which payments amounting 

 to £8500 have been made from the Development Fund. 



It is expected that the work will be completed this year. 



Fraserburgh Harbour. 



A large Improvement Scheme is at present in progress and nearing 

 completion to provide additional accommodation for herring drifters. 

 It is being carried out under a Provisional Order of 1905, empow^ering the 

 Fraserburgh Harbour Authority to construct a new harbour basin, about 

 10 acres in area, with enclosing piers and central jetty, excavated to a 

 depth of 11 feet at low water of ordinary spring tides, and a spur or pier 

 on the south-west side of Balaclava Breakwater, and to further strengthen 

 this breakwater. 



