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Large ocean-going steamers drawing 18 feet 
can enter only by the Northern Entrance and vessels 
drawing over 26 feet have to study the tides. 
Swettenham Pier having a length of 1,200 feet 
with a minimum depth of 30 feet low water (ordinary 
spring tides) is used principally by the mail steamers 
and large liners. Vessels of all descriptions anchor 
in the harbour, landing passengers by launch and 
discharging cargo by lighters. The Penang Harbour 
Board possess about 80 lighters, and cargo can be 
transferred by these direct to the Board’s godowns, 
under European supervision. 
During the year 1922, 17,434 vessels represent- 
ing a tonnage of over 8,000,000 were entered and 
cleared at Penang. These figures comprise Mer- 
chant vessels, Native Craft, Warships, etc. 
There are no port dues. 
The new wharves on the other side of the 
harbour at Prai (mainland) with a length of 2,400 
feet enable lighters from vessels working in the 
roads to discharge their goods direct to the railway 
wagons. 
Prai is in direct rail communication with the 
Malay States and Siam. 
Port Swettenham. 
This port is situated at entrance to the Klang 
River. The Harbour is completely landlocked. The 
minimum depth over the bar at the Southern En- 
trance is 22 feet ; the average rise of tide above this 
depth is 15 feet at springs and 9 feet at neaps. The 
minimum depth in the anchorage is 32 feet. 
