POVERTY BAY FREEZING WORKS

Horowhenua Chronicle, 8 February 1916, Page 3

POVERTY BAY FREEZING WORKS

Uisborno. Tins Dav- j I'll.. IVverty Buy Fanners' JbYcosmiy \\ orks have been opened at lvaitora- ' tlii, 1000 o) the townspeopie journeying out. to the i unction. The ioundaUoii stone was Laid, on August -0 , and it is claimed that I tie erection of the works within six months is a dominion record. Mr Lysuar, chnirnuui oi dilectors, mentioned that this was to the credit of the imperial 'authorities at lliVme. One or the iirst notions ot the company was to inform the authorities of the esUi.Uli.-ih incut oi the works and the importance of its relation in maintaining food supplies, and then tile authorities hud readily consented to place the material and jlant in the same category as \v«ir material, 'llius I the company obtained its despatch, whilst the plant for other works start cd twelve months before nad reached the docks at Home and Had boon commandcered. The works have at present a capacity ot 1500 sheep daily with ail ultimate lull capacity oi 4000. GORED BY A BULL. I'a.liiatua, This Day. John Ambrose Bradley, aged fortyfive, a riuirried man with a family, and a dairy"*farmer ut Kotiini. was fatally' • gored hv a bull which he wus leading. He received; shocking injuries. 1' OU THE Ft! M\CH Hl!,!> CROSS. • ; HSsttngs, This Day. j A French flag sold at the ram fair j at Eiasfings realized audi street | collections £374, malting a. total ot' j £82/' for the French Red Cross Day. j