SHIP SENT URGENTLY FROM BRITAIN FOR FOOD
WFLLIN GTON, May 5. On account of Britain's food shortage, the passenger-cqrgo linex Port Wellington was directed 011 q fgst yoyage to New Zealand at short noiice to load a cargo of refi'igerated produce fois'thp tlnited Kingdpm, instead of ^making the voyage from Fngland with a cargo for 'New York as liad been originally intended. Tlie Port Wellington, which arrived; at Wellington on Satprday, did not even wait to load cargo for Zealand. but was dispa.tchpd; after" discharging hei; paygo from Wellington, qt- Avpnmputh, She' left England on Apri] after load ing hallast of sand which will be used to impTOya Oriental Ba.y beach. Her actual sajling; tinie was 27 days 23 hours. The ship will load all her cargo of food at Wellington, and probably "saiJ on May 31. ' • •
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Chronicle (Levin), 6 May 1947, Page 8
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