Statistics. Dock House

Manuscript volume created by the London and St Katharine's Docks Company containing tabulated statistics from the Dock House.

The statistics include: the number of vessels and their tonnage entering the port of London from foreign ports (1865-1871), maintenance charges affecting the LSKDC (itemised, 1867-1877), the average rental of LSKDC warehouse-space (by cargo-type, 1867-1871), the amount paid in rates and taxes paid by the LSKDC (by type, 1867-1877), incidental charges affecting the LSKDC (itemised, 1867-1875), management fees (itemised, 1867-1877), tea imported through the Port of London (by dock, 1867-1869), tonnage of goods (by type and how unloaded, giving 6 monthly and 12 monthly totals, 1867-1871), the capacity of warehouses, quantity of goods stored and amount of vacant space (separately for the London, St Katharine and Victoria Docks, 1867-1871), and the areas of the London, St Katharine's, Victoria, and the East and West India Docks.

Indexed.