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cable and depths of ocean are both not only navigable, but 
practicable, and no difficulties in the working exists that 
are not already known by reference to the practical work- 
ing of existing cables under the conditions of similar lengths 
and depths. As regards the presence of ice, it must be re- — 
membered that it is only at certain seasons of the year that 
the south-west coast of Greenland is closed by the ice, at 
other times this ice breaks up, and the coast is accessible 
to the Danish and other trading vessels frequenting the 
port and harbour of Julianshaad, the proposed station and 
landing place of the cables, and at such times the cables, 
will be laid. Reference to the depth of the soundings up 
the Julianshaad fjiord will at once indicate the security of 
the shore ends of the cables from interference from ice, 
when submerged. The landing places of the cable in Iceland 
are likewise in no way liable to be disturbed by ice of such 
a nature as to cause damage to the cable; and on the 
Labrador coast, the risk of injury to the cable cannot be 
considered greater than that to which the Anglo-American 
shore ends are exposed in the vicinity of Newfoundland 
Bank. In stating these facts, it must be remembered that 
the officers of Her Majesty’s Government in the ‘ Bulldog,’ 
- in 1860, accompanied by the ‘ Fox,’ screw steamer, made 
sutveys of the intervening seas and landing places, charts of 
which were published by the Admiralty. 
230 Trade of the Island of Crete. 
TRADE OF THE ISLAND OF CRE ie 
T the present time, when attention is being attracted 
to Crete, owing to the Revolution there, the follow- 
ing, concerning its Trade and Commerce, may not prove 
unacceptable to our readers :-— 
As no other custom-houses, except those at Canea, 
Candia, and Retimo, are established on the Island, and all 
ships having goods to load or discharge, are consequently 
required to call at either of these three ports, in order to 
obtain permits and enter their manifests, the following 
general observations, compiled by Mr. Consul Dickson, at 
Canea, Mr. L. A. Colocherino, Consular Agent at Candia, 
and Mr. Colocherino, Consular Agent at Retimo, will fur- 
nish some idea of the navigation and commerce of the 
whole Island of Crete during the past year :— 
