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APPENDIX. 6 1
TABLE OF RATES OR FARES TO BE EXACTED BY
LICENSED BOATMEN AT THE PORT AND HARBOURS
OF GREENOCK.
1st. Boat-hire from any of the Quays, Piers, Harbours, or the
Esplanade, to any ship or vessel lying in the roadsteads, between the
Tail of the Bank Buoy on the west, and Garvel Point on the east, said
vessel not being at a greater distance than a mile and a half from the
shore of Greenock between these two points : — If one passenger, is6d ;
two passengers, 2s ; every additional passenger, 6d.
2nd. Boat-hire from any of the above-mentioned stations to any
ship or vessel lying at the anchorage termed the Tail of the Bank : — If
one passenger, 2s; two passengers, 2s 6d; every additional passenger, 6d.
3rd. Boat-hire from any of the above-mentioned stations to the
powder anchorage ground : — If one passenger, 3s 6d ; every additional
passenger, 6d.
4th. Boat-hire from any of the above-mentioned stations to the Hill
of Ardmore, or Helensburgh, Kilcreggan, or Point of Roseneath, or
Row, or any other point on opposite shore : — If one passenger, 5s; two
passengers, 6s ; three passengers, 7s ; every additional passenger, 6d.
5th. Boat-hire from any of the above-mentioned stations to any ship
or vessel lying in Gourock Bay : — If one passenger, 3s 6d ; two
passengers, 4s 6d ; and every additional passenger, 6d. For these rates
or fares the boatmen shall be obliged to wait 30 minutes and bring back
the passengers. If detained beyond 30 minutes, one shilling to be paid
for each half-hour, or part of half-an-hour after the first.
The above rates or fares shall include luggage, if under I cwt.; but
all luggage above that amount shall be, for every cwt., 4d.
Vessels in harbour shifting, passing lines, up to 300 tons, 7s 6d ;
ships, 10s ; if boatmen employed by time, 12s 6d per day.
For the above rates the boatmen shall be obliged to furnish 4 oars
and men, when from the state of the weather this is required to enable
them to make the passage ; but when required to do so by the hirer
himself, for expedition or otherwise, one-half fare to be paid in addition
to the above rates. The harbour-master to be sole judge in case of
dispute between the boatmen and the hirer as to the state of the
weather, and as to the necessity of 4 oars.
PUBLIC PARKS AND CEMETERY.
Committee of Management for 1895 — Provost Shankland ; Bailies:
Black, Swan, and MTnnes ; Treasurer Moon; Dean of Guild Watson ;.
Councillors M'Neill, A. J. Black, M'Gregor, Chalmers, Cameron,.
Anderson, Cook, Peden, Hair, and Calder. Councillor Anderson,
Convener ; Treasurer Moon, Vice-Convener. Superintendent — Robert
Sheridan.
Well Park Promenade and Pleasure Grounds. — Entrances
— Regent Street, Bank Street, Sir John's Brae, and Lynedoch Street.
Wellington Park. — In connection with which are Bowling Green,
Cricket Ground, and Bathing Pond for youths. Entrance — Drumfrochar
Road (East).
Whin Hill. — Entrances — Top of Lynedoch Street and Drumfrochar
Road.