AN ILL-FOUND VESSEL.
On behalf of the Customs Department, Captain Allman and Mr Mowat have inspected the barquo George Thompson, which recently put in at "Wellington in a leaky condition. They found that the boats were not properly equipped, that the Kfebucys and belts were insufficient, and that the limejuice was an extraordinary Eeasoupy looking compound. The life - uoys would barely float, and sank when the regulation weight was attached to them. The vessel is not to be allowed to leave the harbour till the appliances and stores are brought into consonance with the requirements. The excuse offored by the Kiapara harbourmaster for letting her go i& that ths vessel was just out of dock, having been refitted at Sydney, her port of registry, and that he largely accepted the captatn's assuranco that things were allright, as he concluded that she would not have been ablo to get out of Sydney otherwise.
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Hot Lakes Chronicle, Volume 3, Issue 143, 28 August 1895, Page 3
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152AN ILL-FOUND VESSEL. Hot Lakes Chronicle, Volume 3, Issue 143, 28 August 1895, Page 3
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