Title: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Taranaki, Hawke’s Bay & Wellington Provincial Districts]

Author: Cyclopedia Company Limited

Publication details: The Cyclopedia Company, Limited, 1908, Christchurch

Part of: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand

License: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 New Zealand Licence

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The “Uhuroa,” a small sailing vessel, was built by Messrs. Lane and Brown, Whangaroa, in the year 1900. She is 150 feet in length, with a beam measurement of thirty feet, and her carrying capacity is 200,000 feet of timber and 300 tons of coal. The vessel is owned by Mr. Lane, of Totara North, and is engaged in the coal and timber trade between Australian ports and Wanganui.