ISLAND TRADE.
THE GOVERNMENT SCHOONER. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) Auckland, last night. The schooner Countess of Ranfurly, built to the order of the Government for the Cook Island trade, was christened by the Governor this afternoon. There was a very large attendance of prominent citizens, and tho [function was a great success. The Primate was present, and offered a prayer, and the boys from St. Stephen’s Maori school gave songs in Maori and English. The Governor, in a speech, said that an idea was prevalent that the vessel was built in opposition to the Union Company. That was a mistake, nor was she specially intended to run to Wellington. She might make an occasional trip thero, but the idea was to carry Island fruit to the mosji profitable market: He wished the vessel every success, and Captain Worsley God-speed.
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Gisborne Times, Volume VI, Issue 164, 23 July 1901, Page 2
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138ISLAND TRADE. Gisborne Times, Volume VI, Issue 164, 23 July 1901, Page 2
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