THE WARRIMOO FIRE.
DAMAGE OVERESTIMATED.
[BY TELEGRAPH. PRESS ' ASSOCIATION.]
Dtjnedin, Tuesday. The damage to the s.s. Warrimoo is not) so great as was first supposed. It is not anticipated that many plates will have to be removed in consequence of buckling. A considerable quantity of the lighter cargo was damaged by fire and water." The work of unloading is expected to be completed to-day, after which the vessel will be docked and examined by surveyors. The company, although not incurring any liability, have agreed to pay the board of second-class passengers during their enforced stay ashore. . The s.s. Manuka. takes the Warrimoo's cargo and passengers at the end of the week, and the Waipori, from Australian ports, will call at Hobart and load the New Zealand cargo which should have been brought on the Warrimoo's return trip. v
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 14220, 17 November 1909, Page 7
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138THE WARRIMOO FIRE. New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 14220, 17 November 1909, Page 7
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