FIFTY YEARS AGO.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15551, 7 March 1914, Page 11

FIFTY YEARS AGO.

MAR'NE RISKS and divers. i'V THE PRUR.Y RAILWAY. t.ji li?\i- '§ ' J .■ '■ , ' (From the HERALD of March 9, 1864.) ) Qua local Insurance Company has suf- \ /fared a loss to the extent of £2500 by tbo wreck of the Grassmrre on the Irish - ; coast- The risk was principally 011 railvi plant, for the Southland Government, ami was insured by the London agents of the company, Messrs. Bowley ! I jjncl Bnstow. Divers were busily employed at 'Ut.- "f last advices, and several tons of •-ain" had '>° cn recovered. We ,; BiidorsUitid the New Zealand Insurance | Company have by this mail ordered one I of Hftinlie's patent diving apparatus com--1 plete. to b" ready in case of accident 1 jhould specie or valuable cargo lie sunk i anywhere ou the c- sst. This useful apparatus is now extensively used by the | chief shipping companies. Upwards of fl £300,000 "( specie was recovered by its 1 means fi->m Mi" «reck of the Malabar, I at Point 'I" Hallo, anil the whole of the i ni&ils And tV .-lit ire cargo were recovered I from the wreck of the P. and 0. Com--1 pany's stenmir Colombo, by Heinke's diving appai at ns. ; Auckland and Prttry Bail way Act.—We !j tie in a position to state that contrary I to tho impression our contemporary would I fain have made the public believe, His 1 Excellency the Governor has been pleased I to leave the Auckland and Drury Railway I Act to its operation.