FRUIT SHIP MAUI POMARE

Taranaki Daily News, 8 October 1928, Page 8

FRUIT SHIP MAUI POMARE

HER SUITABILITY FOR PURPOSE. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Wellington, Last Night. In view of the recent reports from Dunedin that a portion of a shipment of bananas received by the motor-ship Maui Pomare had been landed in an unsatisfactory condition, inquiries have been made as to the condition of the fruit discharged at other ports. The reports received from all other ports show that the bananas have ripened in good condition and that the average prices realised have also been satisfactory. Some incorrect reports have been published as to the unsuitability of the vessel for carrying fruit. The authorities state that the carrying machinery has recently been re-surveyed by Lloyds and by independent engineers, and the reports of these experts are to the effect that the machinery is considered suitable in every way'for the purpose for which it is intended.

Captain MacDonald, master of the ship, states that no trouble whatever has been experienced with the main engines. From the time she left Dublin to the completion of her voyage to Dunedin the ship had travelled 41,500 miles, and in covering that great distance the vessel had maintained an average speed of 9.7 knots.