NEW STEAMER MATUA
MODERN EQUIPMENT PRESERVATION OF CARGO (British Official Wireless.) Heed. 0.30 a.m. RUGBY, March 25. The most -modern methods of refrigerating, insulation and ventilation, specially designed for the carriage of fruit, are being installed in the new Union Steam Ship Company's steamer, the Matua, which is 331 ft. long and is fitted with a Sulzer direct Diesel drive to her twin screws. She is primarily intended for cargo traffic on the New Zealand service, bur "will also have accommodation for 45 saloon passengers. Her speed will be "iG-J knots.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 18975, 27 March 1936, Page 5
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