SALVAGE SYNDICATE.
[United tbess: association. j • Auckland, Feb. 17. . An Auckland syndicate bas acquired the entire rights to the sheamerAepn, wrecked on Christmas, island. It has despatched -, the auxiliary scow Zingara, fully equipped .with lifting gear, and carrying divers, carpenters, aDd la- ; bourers. ' : r The aynaicate is hopeful of sal-' vaging the cargo of 1000 tons-, of general merchandise, 2,000,000 feet of. timber, and refloating the Aeon hull, which is reported as not being badly damaged. The cargo is Well preserved. Thei expedition is .in charge of Captain KobertsoD, and was fitted out under the direction of Captain W. Ross. - . _ ■ :
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Colonist, Volume LI, Issue 12468, 18 February 1909, Page 3
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100SALVAGE SYNDICATE. Colonist, Volume LI, Issue 12468, 18 February 1909, Page 3
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