Manawatu Herald. TUESDAY, AUGUST 11, 1891. Shipment of Frozen Meat.

Manawatu Herald, Volume III, Issue III, 11 August 1891, Page 2

Manawatu Herald. TUESDAY, AUGUST 11, 1891. Shipment of Frozen Meat.

Last week the Wanganui Freezing Works made their first shipment of frozen meat. The four-masted iron steamer the Duke of Sutherland, having taken a load off the Waitara river, arrived off the Wanganui bar on Tuesday. The s.s. Huia left with the first shipment at 10 p.m. and put on board the large boat 1100

carcases. From thftt time up to Friday the Hitia hai been 1 steaming to and fro, making about four loads in the twenty-four hours. Thus our Wanganui friends are to be congratulated on the success that has attended their first attempt. What we have to notice is this, that whatever success lias been attained by Wanganui, can be copied here, and that everything is more favourable for -shipment off the Manawatrt bar than off the Wariganuibaiv. The ocean . steamer would not have to lay so far off the land here, as she did at Wanganui, thus giving more time to make trips to and from her. . We feel sure that the Wanganui shippers will be anxious to see the trade developed here, as we noticed it mentioned in the local papers that if the weather did not suit for the Duke of Sutherland to lay off, she would run down to Kapiti and be tendered there. It stands to reason that, with only one tender being employed, the detention of the ocean steamer at Kapiti would be longer than when lying within four miles of the river, and therefore the owners would be disinclined to wait the time necessary to put the number of carcases on board which the Freezing Company would desire to do to clear their store. If, however, it was shown that whilst lying under Kapiti the steamer could be receiving cargo from another port, she would be practically placed at no disadvantage in giving extra time to her Wanganui supporters. If the weather suited at Wanganui it would suit the Manawatii, and if we had an export the ocean steamer could in fine weather lay a little further from the mouth of the Wanganui and nearer to our river, whilst the tenders from either place 3 could make her a rendezvous. We are exceedingly pleased that not the slightest hitch has occurred in the first shipment from Wanganui, and congratulate all concerned most heartily. ■