FARMERS BUY A STEAMER
FOR THE CARRIAGE: OF PRODUCE.
, <BS tBtiECRAPH.—PRESS ASSOCIATION.) ;; GISBORNE, sth October.
An item of news- of' great interest in shipping, commercial,, and farming circles was' given, to a Gisborne Times reporter on. Saturday by Mr. W.: D. Lysnar,. chairman of director! of the Poverty Bay Farmers'- Meat Company,- Ltd., proprietors of the Waipaoa Freezing: Works". He said that his company had concluded the purchase of a large British-built steamer. This steamer; the building of which was only completed last-year, has a 'carrying capacity,of-10,800 tons, and"will be provided with facilities for carrying at least 125,000 carcases of frozen meat, and' in addition about 23,500.ba1es of wool, or its equivalent m other cargo. Mr. Lysnar states that- at the time' of purchase the steamer was under charter to a foreign Power. His company takes possession of the boat towards the end of the present month. » '
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Evening Post, Volume XCVIII, Issue 83, 6 October 1919, Page 7
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