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in the outer wall near the centre of its length. The breach has been 

 repaired, and apron blocks laid along the sea face of the outer wall to 

 protect its foundations, but nothing has been done to restore the inner 

 wall and roadway, and the pier remains in a critical state, liable to further 

 damage by storms. 



Whitehall Harbour (Stronsay). 



This Improvement Scheme is to provide additional berthing and land- 

 ing accommodation for herring drifters, the number of which, fishing from 

 the port, is increasing yearly at a remarkable rate. The scheme consists 

 of extensions of the existing Old Pier and New Pier for lengths of 300 feet 

 and 200 feet respectively, and the dredging of the approach channel to a 

 depth of 10 feet at low water of ordinary spring tides. 



The estimated cost of the scheme was £20,500, towards which a free 

 grant of £10,000 was to be provided from the Development Fmid. 



The engineer for the scheme is Mr. Malcolm Heddle, Kirkwall. When 

 tenders were received for the extension of the piers, it was found that the 

 cost of the scheme would be about £33,000, being £12,500 greater than 

 the estimate. Under these circumstances the Orkney Harbours Com- 

 missioners were not prepared to proceed with the extension of the piers 

 unless they could obtain additional fuiancial assistance from the Develop- 

 ment Fund, and they submitted the case to the consideration of H.M. 

 Treasury, who recommended them in the first instance to obtain further 

 borrowing powers, or make other arrangements for defraying the greater 

 part of the increased cost of the scheme. Meantime they entered into a 

 contract with Messrs. C. H. Campbell, Ltd., London, to execute the 

 dredging work of the scheme for the sum of £9000, the estimated cost of 

 which was £7500. Towards this a free grant of £4500 was paid from the 

 Development Fund. It now appears that the nature of the material to 

 be dredged was much harder than anticipated, and the contractors are to 

 be paid a further sum of £3170 to complete the dredging work, somewhat 

 modified however. The Commissioners have applied to the Treasury 

 for further assistance towards the payment of the larger contract price, 

 and are at present awaiting the reply. 



Lerwick Harbour. 



This Improvement Scheme is to provide a new boat harbour alongside 

 the Victoria Pier, for the accommodation of fishing vessels, having an 

 area of about 2 acres and an average depth of about 10 feet at low water 

 of ordinary spring tides. 



It is being carried out under a Provisional Order of 1911, empowering 

 the Trustees to construct an extension of Victoria Pier for a length of 

 100 feet, a new pier 416 feet long enclosing the boat harbour on the south- 

 east side of Victoria Pier, new quays along the foreshore in the vicinity 

 of Victoria Pier, the formation of a slipway, and the dredging of the boat 

 harbour and other areas. 



Statutory powers were at the same time obtained to increase the 

 borrowing powers of the Trustees, under the Act of 1877, to £35,000. 



The estimated cost of the scheme was £17,000, towards which a free 

 grant of £7500 and an interest bearing loan of £2500 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 £31,401. 



