ENTERPRISING FREEZING COMPANY.

Taihape Daily Times, 7 October 1919, Page 6

ENTERPRISING FREEZING COMPANY.

BIG STEAMER PURCHASED.

QGAPABLE OF CARRYI-N-G 125,000

CARCASES.

G-ISBORNE, Oct. 6.

An item of. news of great interest in slxiipping, commercial, and farming‘ cir-cle-s was given to 9. Gisborne Times reporter on Saturday by Mr W. D.» Lysnar,- chairman of directors of the Poverty Bay Farmers’ Meat ’Co._. Ltd., pi'opriet.ors of the VVaipal'a Freezing Works. He said that his‘ company :had concluded the purchase, of a large Bri-.ti:s‘h-built stea.mer._ This steamer, the ‘building of which was -only completed ~la'-st‘yeal-,0 has ;a, carrying caf>acif'y of 10,800 tons, and will be provided with fzieilities for"éarry‘l~ng at least 125,000 ca:l:cases of frozen" meat, and in addition about 23.500 bales of wool, or its equivalent in other cargo. Mr Lysuar Stgtes. that at the. time of purchase the steamer was under charter to a. foreign Power- His company takes possegion of the boat towards the end-of thy. pxtesent mo.nth.