THE CANADIAN PIONEER.

Auckland Star, Volume LIV, Issue 48, 26 February 1923, Page 5

THE CANADIAN PIONEER.

1 I TO BE DISPATCHED ON THURSDAY. NKW IKON I'I.ATK KITTED. Tt i> expected that the Canadian i Pioneer will he despatched from -AiK-k-I land on Thursday for New York, Buston and Halifax. This will mean tha- ,- she had been delayed a month by the tire which broke Our. in No. -l~ hold on February Hi. Tin- steamer discharged all the cargo from that hold during tlie next three nr lour days, and also removed *he coal from the* bunker* where the lire had originated, and , burned a hole in tin- wooden bulkhead that separated the cargo from that jmr- ■ tion of Xo. i hold where llie auxiliary hunker ooal was kept. Some 1.600 bales of wool, and alx.qt . 900 bales of flax were more or less damaged by fire and water, and these were taken away to Ue reconditioned, the flax" to Alexandra Park, and the wool t.« Onehimga and Richmond. Thf work of reconditioning has been continued steadily, but the changeable weather last week* interrupted and delayeil it. It is understood, however, that about ,Stn> bales, of wool, and about 400 baler* of flax have .reconditioned and are now for .shipment. Only one gang of men was working cargo u n the steamer today, loading into No. 3 hold. The iron plate which Avas damaged on the starboard side was taken off last week, and a new plate weighing about *tvo tons titted in its place. This was lieinjr rivet ted to-day, and it is expected that repairs wil] 1«- completed •o-movroiv. The «;argo will then l»e reloaded, and ' bunker coal taken in.