TILE SHIP RANGITIKEI.

Timaru Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 2770, 9 August 1883, Page 7

TILE SHIP RANGITIKEI.

Tho New Zealand Shipping Company's ship Rangitikoi comploted her Joading on July 26, and cleared at tho Customs on Friday, and sailed for London on Saturday, 28th. Wo wish Captain Milnian a pleasant and smart run Home, and hopo to havo the ploasuro of seeing him hero again noxt season. Tho Eangitikoi arrived horo on tho 7th inst., and sinco then has had fifteen working days, during whioh timo sho has discharged GOO tons of ballast and takon m over 1500 tons of wheat, wool, tallow, Ac, making a total of fully 2100 tons. This shows what the Landing Sorvioo can do, whilo working a nunibor of other vessels besides. Tho snoors of outsiders aro lost m tho faco of such figures. A meodof praiso must also bo given to the Kailway, Department for tho manner m which they have striven to assist tho snippers and tho Service by kooping them well supplied with trucks: Full partioulava of the Eangitikei's cargo aro published below. In tho Eangitikoi, Bhip, for London, Now Zoaland Shipping Company, agents :— ■ £, a. d. 13,678 sacks of wheat 11,147 0 0 100 sacks of oats 41 1U 0 04 bales of wool 800 0 0 6 bales of basils ... ... 150 0 0 ; 9 bales of sheepskins ... 102 0 0 70 casks of tallow 320 0 0 ■,: 5 bags of horns 3 0 0 2. eases of indiarubbor ... 40 0 0 lcaso of plate 50 0 0 1 trunk wearing apparol and portmanteau ... 20 0 0 ' 5 oases Chinese vasos and Fijian onrioa ... ... 103 0 0 3 pa'okagea sundries ... 6 0 0 10 logs kauri pine and 7 tons ofbark ... 143 0 0 I . To'.al ... . £12,931 16 0

Shippers — Miles, Archer, and Co. ; R. WilUin and Co. ; Now Zealand Loan and Meroantilo Agency Company (Limited) ; Priest and Holdl gato ; S.C. Farmers' Association ; K. Tnrnbuland Son ; G. C. Milos ; Moody and Ziosler.