MAKES LYTTELTON A FIRST-CLASS PORT.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 18629, 5 December 1928, Page 1

MAKES LYTTELTON A FIRST-CLASS PORT.

CRANE’S RECORD LIFT OF LOCOMOTIVES WAS GOOD ADVERTISEMENT

e in Lyttelton are proud of the craneship Rapaki's record lift of 48£ tons. That has done more to make and advertise Lyttelton as a first-class port than anything else,” declared Mr M. J. Miller at a meeting of the Lyttelton Harbour Board to-day. The matter was referred to in the report of the engineer, which stated that since th© last meeting the work dqpe by the crane included the lifting of the three electric locomotives weighing 48£ tons each from the s.s. Hertford. These appeared to constitute the heaviest single lifts made from a *hip to date in a New Zealand port. The engines, which were fully assembled on their own wheels, were landed on the rails on No. 7 jetty.

“This month the Rapaki will be showing a good ‘divi,’ ” stated the secretary, in explaining that the heavy lifts had brought in £lO6 3s 9d in revenue. On the preceding day the Rapaki drew nine tons from a vessel, representing a revenue of £ls.