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Press, Volume LXXXIV, Issue 25549, 17 July 1948, Page 6

Fishermen Criticise Weather Report The Maimai, Wellington's largest fishing trawler, brought back a W 1 load of fish from grounds on the east coast of the North Island yesterdayHer crew highly critical of »‘>nje of the recent weather forecasts. "* e were badly knocked about by a soUUJ* crly gale from Castlepoint to W-y lington. after being comforted w forecasts for moderate south to south' west winds off the Wairarapa.? said one senior hand, Mr A. McDonald“We were caught in high seas wbicn carried away some gear on the uppbdeck. smashed one of our traxylidj ! lights from a heavy iron support, a°d • did other minor damage. On Thursday morning we heard over the radio that we could expect moderating south, south-west winds off Wellington. the afternoon, instead of modaraf^ 1 ® the wind freshened into a real blow- r~ (P.A.) J