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APPENDIX N —continued. North Otago Cool Stares, Oamaru :— Refrigeration unit: Haslam, 6 ton. Power unit: Electric motor. Chambers (fish): 18 ft. by 10 ft. by 8 ft. Piping : 240 running feet. Remarks : Only used for small quantities of fish. Main supply sent to the meat-freezing works. Particulars not available. P. Feron and Sons Ltd. (Timaru) :— Refrigeration unit: York, 10 ton. Chamber : Size not available. Capacity : 250 cases to 300 cases. Piping: Very light. Temperature : 25° F. Remarks : Used as a pre-cooler only. Christchurch. P. Feron and Sons, Ltd. :— Refrigeration unit: Haslam, 45 ton, 2 cylinder, single-acting enclosed-crank type. Power unit: Electric motor, 80 h.p., direct-coupled. Standby—one complete unit as above. Chambers — (1) Freezing-room —capacity, 1,140 cubic feet. (2) Ante-chamber (for daily use) —capacity, 1,160 cubic feet. (3) Store (5) Store capacity, 8,475 cubic feet. (6) Store J Temperatures— (1) Freezer, 10° F. (2) Lobby, 20° F. to 30° F. Open frequently for daily use. (3) to (6) Stores, 20° F. Remarks : Freezing by brine circulation through a double pipe brine cooler, then through the rooms. On its way back to the brine cooler, the brine passes through the icemaking tank, thus maintaining a supply of ice. P. Feron and Sons, Ltd. (Kailcoura) (Pre-cooler only) :— Refrigeration unit: Hull, 3 ton. Power unit: Tangye, suction gas, 40 h.p. Chambers—(l) Fish-cooler —30 ft. by 8 ft. by 8 ft. (2) Bait storage only—'2o ft. by 8 ft. by 8 ft. (3) Ice storage only —size not given. Temperature : Fish-cooler, 26° F. Remarks : The ice is made in Christchurch and is only held here for storage. Not used by fishermen ; supplied to hotels. Plant requires to be completely remodelled. Napier. Napier Fisheries Go-operative, Ltd. (Port Ahuriri) Refrigeration units : Frick automatic, 4| ton, icemaking (ammonia); Sterne automatic, 1 ton (methyl chloride). Power units : Electric motor, 17| h.p. ; electric motor, 2 h.p. Chambers : Two — (1) 18 ft. by 8 in. by 7 ft.—lce store and ice-making. (2) 5 ft. by 5 ft. by 7 ft.—Cooler for smoked fish. Insulation : 8 in. cork. Temperature— (1) 26° F. (2) 15° F. Remarks: Both machines are coupled on to both chambers. The Frick machine carries as a normal load the larger chamber and the icemaking plant. The Sterne can be used for both chambers, but its normal load is the small chamber used as a cool store for the smoked fish. No fish is frozen or held for export in this plant. Tauranga. Moore Fisheries, Ltd., Tauranga :— Refrigeration units : Hercules, 3 ton ; Hull, \ ton ; Lipman, J ton. Power units : Electric motor, 10 h.p.; electric motor, 1| h.p.; electric motor, 1 h.p. Chambers : Two — (1) 10 ft. by 8 ft. by 7 ft. (2) 15 ft. by 12 ft. by 6 ft. Piping—• (1) 300 ft. of in.; 160 ft. of 1 in. (2) 585 ft. Remarks : The Hercules 3 ton plant is coupled to the largo chamber and also runs the icemaking plant. The other two machines take care of the smaller room ; either one or both may be used. Union Fish and Ice Co., Ltd., Tauranga:— Refrigeration unit: Worthington, 1 tons. Chambers : One —capacity, 8 tons of fish ; ice-maker—capacity, 1,500 lb. in twenty-four hours. Remarks : Further details unobtainable, as the plant was closed when the Committee visited it for the purpose of inspection. Thames. Thames Fisheries, Ltd., Thames: — Refrigeration units : Linde, 7 ton (ice); Linde, 2 ton (ice). Power units : Electric motor, 35 h.p.; electric motor, 20 h.p. Chambers : Eight. Descriptions as under—

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No. Size. Piping. Purpose. . . _ . 1 12 ft. by 18 ft. by 10 ft. .. .. 605 ft. .. .. .. .. Chill-room. 2 10 ft. 6 in. by 18 ft. by 10 ft. .. 493 ft., plus brine-tank 3 ft. by 9 ft. by 6 in. Cool-room. 3 10 ft. by 18 ft. by 9 ft. .. .. 810 ft. .. .. .. .. Not in use. 3a 12 ft. by 18 ft. by 9 ft. .. .. 576 ft. .. .. .. .. Not in use. 4 16 ft. 6 in. by 11 ft. 6 in. by 6 ft. 6 in. 1,596 ft. .. .. .. .. Freezer. 5 16 ft. 6 in. by 11 ft. 6 in. by 6 ft. 6 in. 1,624, banked in racks .. .. .. Freezer. 6 16 ft. 6 in. by 11 ft. 6 in. by 6 ft. 6 in. 1,596 ft. .. .. .. .. Freezer. 7 24 ft. by 18 ft. by 10 ft. .. .. 880 ft., roof only .. .. .. Store—not in use.