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Show Dock Floats 13,000 Miles After a journey of nearly 13,000 miles, or half way around the world, one of the largest floating docks in existence has come to its destination at Wellington, New Zealand. The dock left Newcastle, England, where it was constructed, more than six months ago, and so efficiently was it handled that its trip was rather uneventful. un-eventful. The dock was built according ac-cording to the specifications prepared pre-pared by experts of the Wellington harbor board, whose representatives went to Newcastle to supervise the work. It Is designed to accommodate accommo-date ships of 17,000 tons, which engage en-gage in the New Zealand trade. |