Proposals for an Irish trans-Atlantic packet station

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Source
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