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Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20414, 8 December 1931, Page 14

•An interesting arrival at Auckland about the end of January will be> the Finnish'*full-rip;ged ship Grace Harwar, whicli is on her way from Seychelles Islands to Auckland with about .*SOOO tons of phosphates for discharge at that port: She is a steel vessel of 1816 tons gross and was built at Port Glasgow by Messrs W. Hamilton and Company in 1889. It is very seldom that a "large sailing vessel is seen at Auckland. The last "windjammer" to visit the port was the Finnish fourmasted barque Olivebank, which arrived from Seychelles Islands qn December 20th, 19i8. The Olivebank was formerly a unit of Messrs Andrew Weir Company's last fleet' of Bank Line sailing vessels which have been superseded by large steamers and motor-ships. She is a steel vessel of 2795 tons, and was built at Glasgow in 1892 by Messrs Mackie and Thomas.;