A MISCELLANEOUS CARGO.
(PRESS association ______G-_A__.)
AUCKLAND, August 8.
This afternoon the steamer Morayshire left for London, via Rio de Janeiro, with a full and valuable cargo of New Zealand produce, besides several passengers. The Morayshire took in here considerable shipments of local produce for London, totalling some 600 tons. Amongst her outward freighting from here, the principal lines are 852 carcases of frozen sheep and about 1200 quarters and ribs of frozen beef shipped by the local freezing Company, 200 tons of kauri gum, also tallow, dressed flax, wool, bark, leather, quartz, pearl shells, &c A rather unusual item in her manifest of cargo shipped is one box of ostrich feathers, besides a quantity of ostrich eggs. Included in her cargo from Auckland are two boxes of gold bullion, valued at .£3OOO. She took in some coal this morning, and is to call at Rio for farther supplies of fuel.
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Press, Volume XLVIII, Issue 7937, 10 August 1891, Page 6
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151A MISCELLANEOUS CARGO. Press, Volume XLVIII, Issue 7937, 10 August 1891, Page 6
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