§ Mr. Wm. Rossasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what have been the total sums paid for each year to the members of the Londonderry Harbour Authority since it was set up; and what were the sums paid to the commissioners for the last two years of the method of running the harbour.
§ Mr. Giles ShawThe total sums paid each year to the members of the board of the Londonderry Port and Harbour Commissioners since its reconstitution are as follows:
1997 £4,567 1978 £5,150 1979 £5,200 Prior to reconstitution, the members of the board of commissioners were not remunerated for their services.
§ Mr. Wm. Rossasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list the tonnages imported and exported through Londonderry harbour for each of the last 10 years.
§ Mr. Giles ShawThe information is as follows:
Imports ('000) Exports ('000) 1970 1,211 tons 172 tons 1971 1,312 tons 182 tons 1972 1,288 tonnes 124 tonnes 1973 1,316 tonnes 129 tonnes 1974 1,219 tonnes 131 tonnes 1975 1,000 tonnes 111 tonnes 1976 1,078 tonnes 94 tonnes 1977 1,021 tonnfes 107 tonnes 1978 1,041 tonnes 115 tonnes 1979 1,117 tonnes 105 tonnes
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1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 Office staff … … … … 15 15 13 13 13 12 12 11 11 11 Police … … … … 9 9 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 Carpenters … … … … 7 6 6 7 6 5 2 2 3 1 Crane drivers … … … 6 7 7 5 6 5 6 6 6 6 Labourers … … … … 21 19 19 16 15 14 10 10 11 11 Dredge crew … … … 40 37 38 41 36 32 29 4 4 4 Tug crew … … … … — — — — — — — 5 5 5 Others … … … … 6 7 6 4 5 5 6 6 7 7
§ Mr. Wm. Rossasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list the improvements and the cost of such improvements to Londonderry harbour since the harbour authority was set up, indicating which of these improvements were initiated by the authority and which by the former commissioners.
§ Mr. Giles ShawNo improvements have been completed since the establishment of the new harbour authority in 1977, but since 1978 the commissioners have been engaged on a major scheme of improvements at the port's city docks complex. The scheme, initiated by the present board, involves the infilling of a disused dry dock to give an additional length of quay and provision of new transit accommodation. Outlay on these works will be approximately £2½ million.
§ Mr. Wm. Rossasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what have been the total sums received as income by Londonderry harbour in actual and constant terms for each of the last 10 years, excluding any sums from public funds.
§ Mr. Giles ShawThe information is as follows:
At current prices At constant prices* £ £ 1970 270,010 498,173 1971 331,671 559,310 1972 315,315 495,778 1973 323,299 465,849 1974 317,888 394,892 1975 399,966 399,966 1976 554,248 475,749 1977 534,138 395,658 1978 613,267 419,471 1979 718,462 433,331 * Base year=1975.
§ Mr. Wm. Rossasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what has been the total labour force in each category of worker in Londonderry harbour.
§ Mr. Giles ShawThe information is as follows: