FLOATING DOCK
STARTS COMMERCIAL CAREER. S.S. MAORI BEING CLEANED. (By Telegraph —ter tress Association) WELLINGTON.'ApriI 6. The floating dock commenced its commercial career to-day, the lerry steamer, Maori, 1 being raised out of the water for cleaning and painting, and swell repairs ns. may he necessary, before relieving tin* YVahine on the Lyttelton run
'■Everything went without a hitch.The operations of lbe painters above Hie ' iv.-fter continued during the docking, and ns the Maori rose higher an<( higher, gangs on punts around her sides, were busily plying .scraper and 1 1111 s1 1 , getting rid of marine growth (hat had collected .while the vessel had been idle since tlie Rangatira commenced funning in November. The Maori will lie in dock for two or three days.
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Hokitika Guardian, 6 April 1932, Page 6
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