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Besides the disturbance of the usual arrange- 

 ments in the hold of their vessels caused by the 

 erection of the Ice-house, shipowners appear to 

 have entertained a fear that a leakage might take 

 place from the Ice-house and injure the goods 

 stowed below. From these causes, the owners of 

 vessels who have been applied to on former occa- 

 sions have demanded much higher rates of freight 

 than they would probably have considered adequate 

 under other circumstances. 



For the conveyance of the Ice-house and swinging 

 apparatus, with the passage of Mr. W. Eamsbottom, 

 the sum of £500 was paid to the owners of the 

 Beautiful Star, whose whole capacity did not much 

 exceed 100 tons. The freight demanded by the 

 owners of another vessel, the Zealander, with 

 whom Mr. Youl had entered into negotiations for 

 the conveyance of the Ova to Hobart Town on her 

 way to New Zealand, was £750 ; while, for a like 

 service by the Percy, a regular Hobart Town 

 trader, no less a sum than £1500 was required. 

 In this last case, however, some derangement in 

 the usual period of sailing from London was 

 involved. 



Having thus provided for the conveyance of the 

 Ova to Melbourne by one of the fastest ships in the 

 Australian Trade, and having nearly completed the 

 arrangements necessary for their reception on 



