THE LAST VOYAGE.

Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 245, 16 October 1922, Page 7

THE LAST VOYAGE.

KANIEBI TO BE BROKEN XTP. AFTER 35 YEARS' SERVICE ROUND NEW "ZEALAND COAST. A well-known coastal steamer of the Northern Company's fleet, the Kamcri, has been withdrawn fro-m commission, and is now being dismantled, after a service of 35 years in New Zealand waters. The work of Stripping the vessel is well in progress at the Northern Company's wharf, and within a few weeks the veteran trader will be no more. f A number of years ago the Union Steam -hip Company ran between Blenheim and Wellington a small steamer, the Waihi, of !)2~ tons, but finding her inadequate in 18S7, replaced her by the Kanieri. The Kanieri Was built the previous year at Dunbarton by W. Denny and Brothers, and on being 'brought out to New Zealand was the second vessel to be registered at Dune din. Her gross tonnage was 'O'.tK tons and registered tonnage 115.12 tons. Her length was 105 ft and beam 21.1 ft. She was also schooner rigged. After running in the Blenheim-Wel-lington trade for some considerahM time, it was found that the Kanieri was unsuitable on account of delays 'hr> igh shoaling in the river. She was therefore laid op frrr some time in the Wellington Harbour, until her subsequent purchase, in IS!).*., by the North >m Steamship Company. The Waihi, v. r.ich the Kanieri replaced, was sent up to |Gis_orne by the I'nion Company a "id I was need as a passenger tend.r' for seme years. She wa s eventually condemned and broken up at Welling.-, iri, her place beimr taken by tlie Tuala, 'built by C. Bailey, of Auckland. The new owners of the Kanieri pla'-ed | the steamer on the West Coast service, i where for many years she uaa c tgagc.l |in the cattle trade at Waitara. She | was often ashore at WaJtara, the en- | trance to the roadstead being narrow, and on one occasion it was three weeks before they erot her off. She was brought to Auckland for repairs, reluming afterwards to the West > o.isi. She was later emp'oyed on the East Coast, and up till recently ran regula.ly between Auckland and Whangarei. "