5,000 Cases Of Oranges
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Lost
Misfortune In Cook Is.
From Our Own Correspondent.
Rarotonga, June 23.
DURING the last trip of the “Matua” to the Cook Group, rough seas pre vented the loading of over 5,000 cases of oranges from the island of Mauke.
As this was their first shipment this season, special care and attention had been taken by the natives with the pick ing and packing, as they wished to create a good name for Mauke oranges on the N.Z. market. They were bitterly disappointed, and much criticism has been levelled at the Union Steam Ship Co. for not allowing the “Matua” to return to Mauke, after loading at Rarotonga and Mangaia, as by that time calm seas prevailed at Mauke.
Besides the loss to the growers, the U.S.S. Co. themselves lost over £l,OOO in freight.
Through the efforts of Mr. Smith (Re sident Commissioner) the Mauke grow ers have been granted from the Govern ment the sum of 1/- a case, to compen sate them for their loss.