Proposals for an Irish trans-Atlantic packet station
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- CMD
- Paper No
- 1391
- Title Actual
- Irish trans-Atlantic packet station: report of the Commissioners appointed to inquire as to the proposal for an Irish packet station: with appendix and index
- Corp Authors
- Royal Commission on the Proposal for an Irish Packet Station
- LC Subject Heading
- Harbors - Ireland/Shipping - Ireland/Communication - Ireland/Postal service - Ireland
- Breviate Keywords
- Irish papers - transport - shipping
- Publisher
- HMSO
- Breviate Page
- 125
- Tables
- Numerous tables throughout the report and the following maps: trans-Atlantic distances; and plan for establishing a central western packing station at the port of Galway, on Ireland's western coast, thereby completing the steam communication from London,
- Series
- Sessional papers
- Chairman
- Granville, Earl
- Abstract
- The remit of the Commission is to: (1) select a harbour in Ireland most appropriate for adaption as a packet station; and (2) identify the advantages and disadvantages of converting an Irish harbour into a packet station, taking into account trade and oth
- Pages Sectioned
- 384
- Held By
- The Queen's University of Belfast
- Additional Components
- Treasury warrant appointing Commission, report, appendices: (i) replies to queries; (ii) oral evidence; (iii) letters, returns, &c.; and (iv) miscellaneous reports, &c.
- Start Page
- 251
- Volume
- 25
- Sub Volume
- 1
- Session
- 1851
- Published
- 1851