DAMAGED BANANAS
(Per / Press Association.) > AUCKLAND, March 2W. ' Bananas landed from the Tofua*. which arrived from Suva on Tuesday. I were in poor condition. Nearly half of 1 19,000 cases in the cargo showed signs I similar to heating. The market valpe ' of the cargo in good condition is abont, £17,000, but is estimated to realise be- ’ tween £ll,OOO and £12,000. AN EXPLANATION. (Per Press Association.) k AUCKLAND, March 27. 1 In reference to the Tofua’s a shipping authority states that thq temperature at Fiji was higher ini March than in any other month. The Tofua’s hold temperature was lower than the fruit loaded, and it was the heated condition of the fruit before entering the hold, he alleges, that war the original cause of fermentation. I considerable quantity was shipped in ( ripe condition.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXI, Issue 18975, 28 March 1924, Page 5
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134DAMAGED BANANAS Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXI, Issue 18975, 28 March 1924, Page 5
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