FREE PORT OF SALONIKI 281 
lying to the westward of the port. It is contiguous to the business 
section of the city of Saloniki. The Yugoslav zone is surrounded on 
all sides bv the Greek free zone. 
DIMENSIONS AND AREA OF THE GREEK FREE ZONE 
The present area of the Greek free zone is 172,000 square meters 
(1,849,000 square feet). This area is regarded as totally inadequate 
for the growing commerce of the port of Saloniki and an extensive 
anlargement of the free zone is contemplated for the immediate 
future. 
The plans include an extension of the Greek free zone westward 
from the present area. It can not be said what the exact area of 
the new extension will be until the final plans of the projected works 
can be drawn up. These plans, which the free zone administration 
hopes to have completed during the current year, will include the 
progressive construction of three new basins, and two new break- 
waters. The first part of these works, the construction of which is 
considered to be immediately necessary, include a quay of 300 to 350 
meters (984 to 1,184 feet) in length, and a breakwater of 300 meters 
{984 feet) in length and 150 meters (492 feet) in width. Along this 
quay and on the breakwater two series of warehouses with a floor 
space of 15,000 square meters (161,250 square feet) and all modern 
»argo handling appliances, will be erected. 
The cost of the first part of the proposed works will be approxi- 
mately 300,000,000 drachmas ($4,000,000), which will be obtained 
through the medium of a loan. Service for this loan will be provided 
for by a port fund. The proceeds for this fund will be obtained from 
a port dues of 2 to 10 per cent of the customs duties on merchandise 
imported into Saloniki. Legislation providing for the creation of such 
a fund is already in effect. 
Terminals and berthing space—The berthing space in the Greek 
free zone is limited. The length of the only quay available to the 
free zone at the present time is 390 meters (1,279 feet). One other 
quay, which lies at right angles at the eastern end of this quay, is 
ased for vessels engaged in the coastwise trade; the other quay, which 
ies at right angles at the western end of the main quay, is in the 
Yugoslav free zone. 
On account of the shortage of quays vessels are not permitted to 
moor alongside. They are usually moored with stern to quay, and all 
loading and discharging operations are effected by means of lighters. 
The mooring space in the free zone inside of the breakwater will 
permit from 12 to 15 vessels to be loaded or discharged at the same 
time. The inconveniences occasioned by the present limited space 
will disappear with the completion of the improvements mentioned 
above