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at the Alexandra docks from the products of these works, which con 
sist of tin plates, rails, and general railway materials. 
Newport offers sites on very generous terms for the establishment 
of various industries. This will meet the present agitation among 
manufacturers who contemplate moving nearer the seaboard and 
thus minimizing the cost of freight. Several works have already 
been transferred from inland districts to Newport and its environs. 
The demand for cheap or " dumped ” steel by these and other works 
is so heavy that Newport holds the record among English ports for 
its import. In 1903 207,405 tons were received, this being 230,000 
tons more than at Cardiff, and nearly 155,000 tons more than at Swan 
sea. Consequently the import of iron ore, once very large, has tem 
porarily suffered. It is now, however, increasing, though a large 
quantity of steel is still being imported. 
The dock dues and charges are the same as in other South Wales 
ports. 
Daniel T. Phillips, Consul. 
Cardiff, Wales, October SI, 1901^.