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APPENDIX N—continued. National Mortgage and Agency Go. of N.Z., Ltd. (Wailcawa) :— Refrigeration unit: Sterne, 5 ton, automatic. Chambers : Three, as under :— (1) Ice-making room. (2) Cliill-room for fish going to Port Chalmers. (3) Small freezing-room. Insulation : 4 in. cork. Temperature : 15° F. Remarks : This is a small but up-to-date plant, and its primary use is for chilling fish intended to be sent to Port Chalmers or held to supply orders from Invercargill. Recently the latter market has been absorbing the bulk of the supply, on which it has first call. Johnston Bros. (Fiord Fisheries, Ltd.) "Stella" at Chalky Inlet:— Refrigeration unit: Sterne, 4 ton. Power unit: 12 h.p. Gardner —semi-Diesel. Chambers : Three. Capacity : 800 cases to 1,000 cases. Insulation : 8 in. sawdust. Piping : 5 running feet of piping to each 2 cubic feet of space. Temperature : 10° F. Freezing-time : Green fish to hard frozen—three days. Remarks : The highest load so far has been ninety cases per day. Average load, fifty to sixty cases on any one day. About six fishing days per month. Otago and South Canterbury. Otago Fish-supply, Ltd. (Gibbs), Dunedin :— Refrigeration unit: Lipman, 7-J ton. Power unit: Electric motor, 15 h.p. Chambers — (1) Antichamber. (2) 13 ft. by 12 ft. by 8 ft. —Store. (3) 13 ft. by 7 ft. by 7 ft. —Quick freezer. (4) 16 ft. by 16 ft. by 7 ft.—Store. Piping— Quick freezer —2 running feet per cubic foot of space. Stores —1 running foot per cubic foot of space. " Temperature — Quick freezer, 5° F. Stores, 15° F. Antichamber, 25° to 28° F. Otago Dairy Producers' Cool Storage, Ltd., Dunedin:— Refrigeration units : Two 30 ton compressors. Power : Electric motors. Chambers (fish) — (1) 40 ft. by 30 ft. by 7 ft. (2) 40 ft. by 30 ft. by 7 ft. Piping : 1,800 ft. per room. Temperature : 12° F. to 14° F. Remarks : Mainly used as storage by retail trade. National Mortgage and Agency Co. of N.Z., Ltd. (Port Chalmers) :— Refrigeration unit: Liverpool-West, 25 ton. Power unit: Electric motor, 50 h.p. Chambers : Six —as under : —

Piping — (1) Total, 661 running feet—double on roof ; shelves on one side. (2) Total, 230 running feet—single on roof only. (3) Total, 510 running feet—single on roof only. (4) Total, 2,520 running feet—double on roof ; shelves on both sides. (5) Total, 1,130 running feet—double on roof. (6) Total, 1,130 running feet—double on roof. Temperatures— (1) 5° F. to 15° F. (2) Varies. (3) 8° F. to 13° F. (4) 0° F. to 10° F. (5) 9° F. to 13° F. (6) 9° F. to 13° F. Insulation : 8 in. cork throughout. Freezing-capacity : Over 10 tons of fish per day. Storage capacity : 170 tons. A. Hull (Moeraki) :— Refrigeration unit: Linde, 4 ton. Power unit: Electric motor, 15 h.p. Chambers — (1) 12 ft. by 16 ft. by 8 ft. (2) 5 ft. by 18 ft. by 8 ft. Piping : On sloping-loft principle, 100 ft. Insulation : 12 in. pumice. Temperature : 28° F. Remarks : Plant used as a chiller only. Fish not held here long.

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No. Use. Capacity. Cubic Feet. 1 .. .. Hard freezer .. .. 943 2 .. .. Chill-room .. .. 943 3 • .. .. Store .. .. 2,570 4 .. .. Hard freezer .. .. 2,570 5 .. .. Store .. .. 4,550 6 .. .. Store .. .. 4,550