FIFTY YEARS AGO
The Dominion's frozen meat export industry was just beginning to find its feet in 1883. The Fenstanton, with, a cargo of 7840.; carcasses of mutton, reached,' London ; after a trip : of fiftythree, days from Otago. .The meat arrived in good condition: and , brought nearly one penny per pound more than that brought' by the: cargoes ofthe British. King .and the Lady Joco-, lyn. The latter "ship was, incidentally,, t'ho first vessel'to\take .frozen meat Homo froni^Vcllington. ' ' .'A message 'from Sydney stated that arrangements' had been made with the Orient Steam Navigation. Company'for the 'conveyance' of to.' New South Wales by the cpmpajiy's steamers.
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Evening Post, Volume CXVI, Issue 49, 26 August 1933, Page 10
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105FIFTY YEARS AGO Evening Post, Volume CXVI, Issue 49, 26 August 1933, Page 10
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