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£35,000, towards whicli instalments of the free grant and loan, amounting 

 to £16,000 from the Development Fund and £2000 from the funds of 

 the Board, have been paid to the Town Council, as the Harbour 

 Authority. 



The engineers, at the request of the Council, have submitted revised 

 estimates for the schemes, from which it appears that the total cost will 

 largely exceed the original estimate if the schemes are completed according 

 to present intentions, and in view of their limited resources the Council 

 have applied to the Board of Trade for further financial aid. The matter 

 is at present under consideration. 



Lossiemouth Harbour, 



This Improvement Scheme is to provide a boat shelter for the wintering 

 of herring drifters. It consists of a basin in the estuary of the River Lossie, 

 to be dredged to a depth of 2 feet below low water of ordhiary spring 

 tides, the entrance to the basin being protected by converging piers or 

 breakwaters ; the construction of new timber wharves ; the removal of 

 old quays ; and the removal and re-erection of the existing foot- 

 bridge. 



The estimated cost of the scheme is £15,034, towards which a free 

 grant of £2000 and an interest bearing loan of £10,000 are to be provided 

 from the Development Fund, while a grant of £1000 is to be made by 

 the Board. 



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

 and tenders are being invited for the work. 



Nairn Harbour. 



This Improvement Scheme is for the reconstruction of the East Pier 

 of the existing harbour, and to provide a wintering basin for herring 

 drifters. The reconstruction of the East Pier is to be carried out by 

 sheet pihng of reinforced concrete along each side of the pier, surmounted 

 by mass concrete enclosing the fractured pieces of the structure. The 

 wintering basin is situated at the east side of the River Nairn, and is 500 

 feet long by 260 feet wide, with an entrance from the river 30 feet wide. 

 It is surrounded by pitched slopes, and has a depth of 3 feet below low water 

 of ordinary spring tides. 



The estimated cost of the scheme is £18,000, towards which a free 

 grant of £7000 is to be provided from the Development Fund, and also, if 

 not obtainable elsewhere, a loan not exceeding £9000, the balance, if any, 

 to be borne by the Harbour Authority. 



The engineer for the scheme is Mr. Alex. Grant, Inverness, and I 

 understand that tenders will be invited shortly lor the work. 



Wick Harbour. 



This Improvement Scheme is to provide additional accommodation 

 for fishing vessels in the estuary of the River of Wick. The scheme is 

 described in my report of last year, in which I also refer to the serious 

 damage sustained by the new river piers during the severe storms of 

 1912 and 1913. 



Nothing further has been done to complete the contract work and 

 repair the damaged piers, with the exception of some dredging Avhich the 

 Trustees have carried out departmcn tally with their own plant. 



Meantime a report is being obtained, dealing with the whole 

 situation. 



