Report of Society's Meetings. 89 
Demerara, i June, 1898, 
To the Hon. Secretary, 
R. A. & C, Society. 
Dear Sir,— Captain Owen writes us :—** Conveyance 
of Fruit." — " The Secretary writes me that as an experi- 
ment, a Blackman ventilating fan is being fitted in the 
No, I lower deck of the Atrato (leaving here home- 
ward 6th August), in which there is 12,978 cubic feet 
of space for fruit. 
" The whole space was applied for in London by one 
firno, but the Company preferred to give shippers 
generally the chance of engaging." 
As you may know some people, who would like to 
try the experiment we let you know. 
loth June, 1898. 
Dear Sir, — Captain Owen writes that freight charge 
on fruit will be :— 27/6 per ton and 5 0/0 to Southamp- 
ton ; and 30/ per ton and 5 0/0 to London. 
As fruit would have to be carefully packed, the freight 
would pretty certain to be on measurement ton, viz. 40 
cubic feet. 
As we were writing above your letter was received. 
As far as packing is concerned that must rest entirely 
with shippers. 
The fruit as far as we know would not be packed in 
cool chambers, as this, we understand would have a dele- 
terious effe6l on it. 
As far as we know the use of the fan on board the 
Ocean Steamer is to keep the space allotted thoroughly 
ventilated and dry, but not as far as we are aware for 
the purpose of introducing cold air. 
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