NELSON'S HARBOR.
. ENTRANCE f.v QE //.' EIRST;!, t • prtPjER-,; TfftßSS ' : T-( ; y r : ; ' ; : ;; : April 20. be . Tlie. rtekpibr ’Rakair/ the' 'first ocean' liner, to enter! tho. harbor, opening Nel-; son to direct'with the markets of then . world* sa’fply entered the heiy cut; with . this.' mofning.’s’* 1 title'; 1 ’ 'asd'' wd&’-'succoss 1 '• . skill ully berthed i at -the wharf- , byCaptain Collins,, the' ;pilot. There ! was a ; great .'crowd l at tlie Wharf andon . the surrounding hills, and cheers' i were;; given „ the i who, were- - eiw - ; tertai'ned 'by /the. 'Chamber of 'Commerce! this ’ afternboll !'[' ‘/Tlie :paptain < receivied; a sbuydnif pres'ehtation. • The Rlakaia takes 14,000 sheep frbffi the local meat works. The vessel was flying bunting in honor of the occasion.
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2481, 21 April 1909, Page 6
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118NELSON'S HARBOR. Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2481, 21 April 1909, Page 6
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