REFRIGERATED BARGE.
USE IN LIGHTERING MEAT. Per Press Association. AUCKLAND, May 29. A barge built by the Auckland firm of Lowe and Son to the order of the New Zealand Refrigerating Coy. left Auckland to-day in the tow of the motorship Port "Waikato for Wanganui. It will be used to convey meat from the company’s works at Imlay to liners in the \Vanganui roadstead. Built of three skins, it is a kauri vessel 70 feet long with a beam of eight feet. The one hold runs the tull length of the vessel, which is insulated for the carriage of frozen produce. The barge, wliicl* is double-ended, is specially constructed for crossing the Wanganui River bar and lightering work. It has a steering wheel and rudder but will be towed when in use. The firm will commence immediately the construction of a sister vessel.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 153, 31 May 1937, Page 2
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143REFRIGERATED BARGE. Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 153, 31 May 1937, Page 2
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