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Volume Nine - Pre-Victorian to the present day - even more aspects - Penarth Dock and Tidal Harbour - Handbook - 1893 . . .

Cranage Rates. - For discharging Iron Ore, Coal, Pig Iron and similar cargoes -

	9d. per ton by day,
	1s. per ton by night,

these rates include labour in hold, cranage, and loading trucks.

Vessels to provide men to attend hatchways, and find lights on board for night work. Trimming, if required, 3d. per ton on the quantity trimmed in vessel's holds where the crane tubs or slings will not reach the cargo.

For Cranes Lifting up to Ten Tons. -

				Per use First Lift.		For each Succeeding Lift.
			---------	£ --- s. --- d.		£ --- s. --- d.
Under	1 ton ... ...			0 -- -2 -- -6	--...--	0 -- -0-- -4
	1 ton and under	2 tons ... ...		0 -- -3-- - 0	--...--	0 -- -0-- -6
	2--"---------"	3--"---... ...		0 -- -3-- - 6	--...--	0 -- -0-- -8
	3--"---------"	4--"---... ...		0 -- -4-- - 0	--...--	0 -- -0-- 10
	4--"---------"	5--"---... ...		0 -- -4-- - 6	--...--	0 -- -1-- -0
	5--"---------"	6--"---... ...		0 -- -5-- - 0	--...--	0 -- -1-- -2
	6--"---------"	7--"---... ...		0 -- 10-- - 0	--...--	0 -- -5-- -0
	7--"---------"	10-"---... ...		1 -- - 0 --- 0	--...--	0 -- 10-- -0

The labour to be done by the parties requiring the use of the cranes. In addition to the above rates for cranes, sixpence per hour to be paid as wages to cranemen attending while to crane is in use.

For Use of the 20-Ton Crane. - Rates upon application to the Collector, Penarth Dock.

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