A record cargo of phosphate totalling 3500 tons was brought to Wanganui by the Foreric, which berthed at Castlecliff. This will be the largest cargo ever discharged from one bottom direct on to the local wharf, and marks the port’s consistent advancement. The Foreric is 420 ft long, and she was berthed with ease this morning.
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Otago Witness, Issue 3804, 8 February 1927, Page 50
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