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Ivor Jenny
From Our Own Correspondent APIA, January 11.
THE freighter Ivor Jenny, now dis charging her damaged cargo in Suva, carried goods for Western Samoa. (Fire broke out in one of the holds of the ship when she was at sea between Balboa and Suva in December. She later
ran aground on Horseshoe Reef, 100 miles from Suva but got off.) A general average has been declared and Lloyd’s agent and insurance asses sors are now working at Suva to establish the extent of the damage suffered by ship and cargo.
Though the actual loss suffered by consignees may be small, most of the goods were purchased at lower rates than those ruling at present and replacements have to be paid for at a much higher rate, particularly in the case of cotton goods from England.