ISLAND FRUIT
JETTISONED BY “MAUI POMAR-E.” ,By Telegraph—Ber Brest Association) WELLINGTON, January 8. A report to tile eiiect mat uie refrigerating maciiiiieiy of the Government motor ship “Alain l'uimire had urokeu down, and that hei c.ugo ot uun. bad been jettisoned, was current in Wellington tins aliernoon. llie agents ior the vessel, Messrs Gardiner, Bnime and Hainuurtou, stateu this evening tliat the vessel, which was to have proceeded to Lyttelton direct, nas been inverted to Wellington, anu is due here to-morrow morning. They unuerstund tliat portion of her cargo uf about blmv) cases oi iruit principally bananas 1 rum Apia and Niue island had become over-heated, and a small quantity bad been jettisoned. Tliey also stated that there had been no trouble with the relrigerating macbiikiy. The Wellington portion of fruit cargo will be discharged at Wellington on the vessel’s arrival, it will probably depend on the condition of tuc remainder of the Iruit as to whether it will be put out hole or taken to Lvttelton in tile vessel.
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Hokitika Guardian, 9 January 1932, Page 5
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170ISLAND FRUIT Hokitika Guardian, 9 January 1932, Page 5
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