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Waikato Independent, Volume XVIII, Issue 1740, 15 April 1916, Page 5

Olio of the relics of earlier shipping days, to he seen on the Wellington wharves, is the bell of the old Coromandel ( now doing humble service as a coal hulk), in the vicinity of the place where waterside labour is engaged. -At the last meeting of the Harbour Board (says the “Post”) the chairman (Mr C. E. Daniel) mentioned that Mr Chas. Hanson, while walking along the wharfs, had seen the bell with the name Coromandel on it, and had asked to be allowed to take possession of it explaining that for many years his father had owned the Coromandel. Mr Hanson, said Mr Daniell, was prepared to replace the bell with one quite as good, or even better. Mr E. Fletcher, M.P., said the request was one of sentiment and he thought it -would be a gracious act if the Board agreed to it. On his motion it was decided to accede to the request. The chairman reminded the members of the Board that the Coromandel sank alongside the wharf in lS9fi. and remained there for two years.