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his previous visit he had been delayed at the Island for [18?] days before he could complete his loading -
Then again on account of the War I found on arrival there that the work at the Island that on account of the War the work of the phosphate Company was practically at a stand still and even if the weather had been favourable it is extremely doubtful whether the Messina could have obtained a cargo of phosphate in anything like a reasonable time
Moreover I cannot reconcile the dates - The claim states 30th Sept to 28th Nov - The Messina reached Rabaul 27th Oct having presumably left Sydney 8 days earlier and reached Sydney about 21st Nov -
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