Shipping Services in The Pacific
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New Guinea—Solomons—Norfolk Is.
Sydney-Papua Service.
Papuan Inter-Island Services.
S.S. Papuan Chief (Steamships Trading Co. Ltd.) makes regular round trips from Port Moresby to Kapa Kapa, Abau, Balbara, Sama rai, and back by same route; then Port Mor esby to Hisiu, Yule Island, Kukipl, Orokolo, Kikori, Daru and back via Orokolo, Yule Is., and Hisiu —full trip occupying about one month.
A. K. Matoma (Burns, Philp & Co.) makes regular round trips from Samarai to Puni Puni, Baniara, Cape Nelson, Buna Bay, Mam bare, and back by same route, trip occupying about 12 days.
New Guinea Inter-Island Service.
5.5. Maiwara (Burns, Philp & Co.) makes regular round trips from Rabaul to New Ire land and Bougainville ports. 5.5. Mirani (Burns, Philp & Co.) makes regular round trips from Rabaul to New Guinea mainland ports. 5.5. Duris, s.s. Durour, s.s. Wyalong (W. R.
Carpenter & Co. Ltd.) makes sailings from Rabaul every two or three weeks to various ports in the Territory.
Solomon Islands Service.
Solomons Inter-Island Service.
M.V. Durambah (W. R. Carpenter & Co.
Ltd.) makes regular three-weekly trip around the Group.
Noumea-New Flebrides Service.
Sydney-Fiji-Samoa-Hawaii.
Sydney-N.Z.-Fiji-Hawaii.
Auckland-Fiji-Samoa-Tonga.
Sydney-N.Z.-Cook Is.-Tahiti.
French Eastern Pacific Service.
New Hebrides-Norfolk Is.
Sydney-Rabaul-Hongkong.
Saigon-Java-Noumea Line
South Seas Cargo Service
The “Clan” line of steamers runs a quar terly service from England, via Suez, calling at Fiji, Samoa, Tahiti, etc., and returning via Panama. Agents: Sydney, McArthur Shipping Co. Ltd.; Fiji, Brown and Joske; Samoa, Mor ris Hedstrom Ltd.
Europe-South Sea Islands Service.
M. V. Eknaren (Transatlantic S.S. Co. Ltd.) which was expected to sail from Australia early in January for European ports, via South Sea Islands, has been cancelled.
It is expected either M.V.s Ecknaren or Yngaren will make this trip during the sec ond half of 1931.
Birt & Co., Agents.
Sydney-Fiji Service.
The Karetu, which has replaced the Moe raki, will leave Sydney on her next trip on January 20, and will call at Lautoka, Suva and Levuka. The Karetu is maintaining a four-weekly service.
Union S.S. Co., Agents.
Ocean Island-Nauru Service.
British Phosphate Commission, 16 Spring St., Sydney, sends boats irregularly.
New Hebrides Inter-Island Service.
S.S. Malinoa (Burns, Philp (South Sea) Co Ltd.) connects every 6 weeks at Vila with s.s. Makambo from Sydney, then proceeds on southern trip, calling at the islands of Efate.
Erronmanga, Tanna, Aneityum, and returns to Vila—trip occupying 7or 8 days. After 2 to 3 days at Vila, departs on northern trip, call ing at the islands of Efate, Mai, Tongoa, Epi Paama, Ambrym. Malekula, Abba, Malo, Santo, and returns to Vila—trip occupying 25 to 28 days. Vessel extends to Banks Group every second trip, equivalent to about every three months.
Fiji Inter-Island Service.
T.S.S. Makatea (Burn, Philp (South Sea) Co. Ltd.) makes regular forjnightly trips, under Government contract, as follows: Long Trip, 1,050 miles, Suva to Levuka, Tavenui Coast, Buca Bay, Devo, Rabi, Rotuma and back by same route, occupying about 10 days.
Short Trip, 560 miles, Suva to Levuka, Cicia Mango, Loma Loma, Tavenui Coast. Savu Savu, Levuka, Suva, occupying about 3 days T.S.S. Malake (Bums, Philp (South Sea) Co.
Ltd.) makes bi-monthly trips to French Pro tectorates, Wallis and Futuna, 880 miles, time occupied about 10 days. Frequent trips to Luvuka, Labasa and Lautoka, with tranship ment cargo from Suva.
A.S. Makoa (Burns, Philp (South Sea) Co.
Ltd.) makes bi-monthly trips from Levuka to Funafuti and trades with all islands in the Ellice Group. Round trip, about 1,800 miles.
S.S. Adi Keva( Fiji Shipping Co. Ltd.) makes regular trips from Suva to Levuka and Lau toka, round trip occupying three days.
M.S. Sir John Forrest (Fiji Shipping Co.
Ltd.) makes regular trips from Suva to Levuka, Savu Savu, Nabouwalu, Baulailai, Le kutu, Dreketi, Raduri, Labasa, and return by the same route, round trip occupying about 9 days.
M.S. Adi Rewa (Fiji Shipping Co. Ltd.) makes regular trips from Suva to Ba and Lautoka. round voyage occupying four days.
Fiji Aerial Services.
’Plane leaves Suva every Monday, 7 a.m., arrives Lautoka, 8.45 a.m., returns Suva 11 30 a.m. ’Plane leaves Suva every Thursday, P r a.m., making alternate weekly trips to Le vuka-Labusa-Levuka-Suva and Levuka-Savu Savu-Tavenui-bavu Savu-Levuka-Suva.
Seaplane leaves Suva every Friday, 10.3' a.m. for Cuvu and Lautoka, returning 4 p.m.
Seaplane leaves Suva every Tuesday, 7 a.m. making alternate trip similar to ’plane ser vice.
Pearce & Co., Suva, Managing Agents.
Durour Returns to New Guinea
Messrs. W. R. Carpenter’s inter-island steamer, Durour, which recently grounded on the island of Vitu, about 200 miles from Rabaul and came to Svdney to undergo re pairs, returned to New Guinea at the erd of last month.
The area under cultivation on Nor folk Island is approximately 839 acres.
This represents an increase of 176 acres during last year.
The road system of the Colony of Fiji consists of 413 miles of roads, fit for motor traffic. Altogether 310 miles are surfaced and can be used in any weather.
The number cf motor vehicles regis tered in Fiji at the end of 1929 was 1,310. Of this number, 515 were pri vately-owned cars.
The largest item of imports into Norfolk Island last year, on a value basis, was motor vehicles. Altogether 39 were imported, valued at £5,676.
Per s.s.
Laperouse Sydney, dep.
Jan. 17 Mar. 7 Apl. 4 Noumea .
J. 21 -24 M. 11- -14 Apl. 8 -11 Chepenhe Jan. 25 Mar. 15 Apl. 12 Vila ...
Jan. 26 Mar. 16 Anl. 13
Sandwich . 1
Sarmettes . f
Jan. 27 Mar. 17 Apl. 14
Norsup . . J
Santo . . .
J. 28 -31 M. 18-20 Ap. 15 -17 Banks ...
Mar. 21 Epi Feb. 1 Mar. 22 Apl. 10 Vila ...
Feb. 2 Mar. 23 Apl. 20 Chepenhe . .
Feb. 3 Mar. 24 Apl. 21 Noumea . . .
Feb. 4-7 M. 25 -28 Ap. 22 -25 Sydney, arr. .
Feb. 11 Apr. 1 Apl. 29
Messageries Maritimes Co,
,, Agents.
Sonoma Ventura Sierra Honolulu . . . Dec. 29 Jan. 21 Feb. 11 Pago-Pago . . Jan. 5 Jan. 28 Feb. 18 Suva . . . . Jan. 8 Jan. 31 Feb. 21 Sydney . . . . Jan. 13 Feb. 5 Feb. 26 Sydney, dep. Jan. 24 Feb. 14 Mch. 7 Suva . . . . Jan. 29 Feb. 19 Mar. 12
P;\go-Pago
. Jan. 30 Feb. 20 Mar. 13 Honolulu . . Feb. 6 Feb. 27 Mar. 20 The Oceanic
Steamship
Co.,
Matson Line,
Agents.
Tanda St. Albans Nellore
Hongkong
. . Dec. 5 Jan. 2 Jan. 31 Manilla . . . Dec. 8 Jan. 5 Feb. 3 Rabaul . . . Dec. 17 Jan. 14 Feb. 12 Brisbane . . . Dec. 23 Jan. 20 Feb. 18
Sydney,
dep. Dec.
25 Jan. 22 Feb. 20
Sydney
. . Jan. 14 Feb. 2 Mch. 14 Brisbane . . . Jan. 16 Feb. 11 Mch. 16 Rabaul . . . Jan. 24 Feb, 21 Mch. 24 Manila . . Feb. 2 Mch. 2
Apl.
2
Hongkong
. . Feb. 5 Mch. 5
Apl.
5 E. & A.
Steamship Co. Ltd.,
Agent
3.
Per s.s. Le Maire Saigon . . . Jan. 15 Apl. 15 Jun. 26 Batavia . . . J. 22-25 A 23- ■2b 1-6 Samarang . . Jan. 26 Apl. 27 Jul. 7 Pt. Moresby . Peb. b May 7 Jul. 17 Samarai . . . Feb. 7 Ma" 9 Jul. 19 Noumea . . . Fb. 14-18 M. 16- -20 Jul. 26- -30 Vila ...
Mav 22 Aug. 1 Rabaul . . . Pb. 25-28 M. 27 -30 Aug. 6- 48 Samarai . . . Mch. 8 Jun. 2 Aug. 13 Pt. Moresby . Mch. 4 Jun. 3 Aug. 14 Samarang . . Mch. 14 Jun. 13 Aug. 24 Batav.a . . . M 15-A 6 J. 14 -17 V 25- 28 Saigon, . . .
Apl. 11 Jun. 22 Sep. 2 Singapore, Sourabava, Lae and will be called at only if sufficient inducement offers.
Royal Packet Navigation
Co,
. Ltd.,
Agents.
Morlnda Morinda Morinda Sydney, Dep. Jan. 28 Feb. 25 Mch. 25 Brisbane . Jan. 30 Feb. 27 Mch. 27 T’ville (Opt.; Feb. 2 Mch. 2 Mch. 30 Cairns . . . Feb. 3 Mch. 3 Mch. 31 Pt. Moresby . Feb. 5 Mch. 5 Apl. 2 Yule Is. . .
Mch. 6 Pt. Moresby Mch. 7 Dedele . . . . Feb. 6 Mch. 8 Apl. 3 Samara i . . . Feb. 7 M. 9- 10 Apl. 4 Woodlark Is. . Feb. 8 — Apl. 5 Samarai . . . Feb. 9 — Apl. 6-7 Pt. Moresby . Feb. 10 Mch. 11 Apl. 8 Cairns . . . . Feb. 12 Mch. 13 Apl. 10 Brisbane . Feb. 15 Mch. 16 Apl. 13 Sydney , . . Feb. 17 Mch. 18 Apl. 15 Timetable for January, February and March trips subject to Commonwealth Government approval.
Burns, Philp &
Co.
Ltd.,
Agents.
Per s.s.
Mataram.
Sydney, dep. . Jan. 7 Feb. 18 Mch. 31 Brisbane . . . Jan. 9 Feb. 20 Apl. 2
Tulagai . . 1
Makambo . J. 14 -16 P. 25 -27 Apl, 7-9 Gavutu . . 1 Su’u . . . . , , Jan. 17 Feb. 28 Ap}. 10 Aola , . . 1 Rere . . . f Jan. 18 Apl. 11 Kaukaul . . 1 Mch. 1 Rere . . - ( Apl. 12 Teneru . . . Jan. 19 Mch. 2 Lunga . . . . Jan. 19 Apl. 12 Kookoom Mch. 2 —
Mamara . . )
Jan. 20 Apl. 13
Comma . . j
14 Lavoro . . . Jan. 21 Apl.
Yandina . 1 Apl. 15 Banika . . \ Jan. 22 Mch. 3 Loabie . . Ufa . ... 1 Paiam . . ( Jan. 22 — Apl. 15 Y. Pepsale . 1
Kaylah . . (
Jan. 22 Mch. 3 Apl. 15 Merlnge . . . J. 23 -24 A1 16- •17 West Bay . 1 S6mata . . f Mch. 3 — Marovo . .
Mch. 4 — Rendova . 1
Kenelo . . f
Jan. 25 Apl. 18 Manning St.
Mch. 5 Jack Harb. 1 Hagthorn S. 1 Vila ... f Mch. 6-7 Stanmore . 1 Gizo . . . .
Jan. 26 Mch. 8 Apl. 19 Bagga , . . , Mch. 8 Faisi . . . . Jan. 27 Mch. 9 Apl. 20 Gizo . . . ) Tetipari . . f Jan. 28 Mch. 10 Apl. 21 Russell Group Jan. 28 M. 11 -12 A. 22- ■23 Mamara . . .
Mch. 13 — Tulagi . . . .
Jan.
Mch. 14 Apl. 24 Brisbane . . .
Feb. 5 Mch. 19 Apl. 29 Sydney, arr. , Feb. 7 Mch. 21 May 1 Timetable for January, February and March trips subject to Commonwealth Government approval.
Burns, Philp & Co
. Ltd.,
Agents.
Aorangi Niagara Aorangi Honolulu . . . Jan. 14 Feb. 11 Mch. 11 Suva . . .
Jan. 23 Feb. 20 Mch. 20 Auckland . . Ja. 26-27 F. 23-24 M. 23 -24 Svdney . . . Jan. 31 Feb. 28 Mch. 28 Sydney, dep. . Feb. 5 Mch. 5 Apl. 2 Auckland . . Feb. 9-10 Mh. 9-10 Apl. 6-7 Suva . Feb. 13 Mch. 13 Apl. 10 Honolulu . . Feb. 20 Mch. 20 Apl. 17 Union
S.S. Co. Ltd., Agents.
Per t.s.s.
Tofua.
Auckland dp.
Jan. 24 Feb. 21 Mch. 21 Suva . .
Ja. 28-30 Pb. 25-27 M. 25-27 Nukualofa Feb. 2 Mch. 2 Mch. 30 Haapai .
Feb. 3 Mch. 3 Mch. 31 Vavau . .
Feb. 4 Mch. 4 Apl. 1 Apia . .
Feb. 5-6 Mch. 5-6 Apl. 2-3 Suva . .
Pb. 10-12 M. 10-12 Apl. 7-9 Auckland, arr.
Feb. 16 Mch. 16 Apl. .13 Union
S.S. Co.
Ltd, Agents.
Monowal Makura Monowai Papeete . . . Jan. 3 Jan. 31 Feb. 28 Rarotonga . . Jan. 6 Feb. 3 Mch. 3 Wellington . . Ja. 12 -13 Feb. 9-10 Mh. 9 -10 Sydney . . . . Jan. 17 Feb. 14 Mch. 14 Sydney . . . . Jan. 22 Feb. 19 Mch. 19 Wellington . . Ja. 26- ■27 Fb. ; 23-24 M. 23 -24 Rarotonga . . Jan. 31 Feb. 28 Mch. 28 Papeete . . . Feb. 2 Mch. 2 Mch. 30 Union
S.S. Co. Ltd.,
Agents.
By ships running between Dunkirk and Noumea, via West Indies and Panama Canal.
Prom Panama Verdun Boussole Astrolabe Papeete . . .
Dec. 5 Jan. 16 Feb. 27 Raiatea . . .
Dec. 6 Jan. 17 Peb. 28 Suva ...
Dec. 14 Jan. 25 Mch, 5 Vila Dec. 17 Jan. 28 Mch. 11 Noumea, arr.
Dec. 22 Peb. 2 Mch. 16 To Panama— Noumea, dep.
Jan. 7 Feb. 18 Apl. 1 Vila Jan. 14 Feb. 25 Apl. 8 Suva Jan. 23 Raiatea (opt.) Feb. 6 Apl. 17 Papeete . . .
Ja. 24-26 Feb. 7-9 A. 18-20
Messageries Maritimes Co., Agents.
Per s.s. Makambo Sydney, dept, ■Ian. 20 Feb. 13 Mar. 13 Lord Howe I.
Feb. 2 Feb. 16 Mar. 16 Norfolk Is.
Feb. 5 Feb. la Mar. 19 Vila ... .
Pe. 23 -24 Bushman's B.
Feb. 25 Malo ... 1 Tangoa . . }■ — Feb. 25 — Second Ch. i Hogg Harb. . . — Feb. 26 Aoba — Feb. 27 Vila .
Feb. 28 Norfolk Is.
Feb. 6 Mch. 4 Mar. 20 Lord Howe I.
I eo. 9 Mch. 7 Mar. 23 Sydney ...
Feb. 11 Mar. 9 Mar. 25 Timetable for January, February and March trips subject to Commonwealth Government approval.
Burns, Philp & Co.
, Ltd.,
Agents.
Sydney, dep. .
Montoro Marsina Montoro Brisbane Jan. 6 Jan. 24 Feb. 14 Samarai .
Jan. 8 Jan. 26 Feb. 16 Rabaul . .
Jan. 13 Jan. 31 Feb. 21 Salamoa J. 15-16 Feb, 2-3 F. 23-25
Kavleng
— Feb. 5-6 — Lombrum . 1 Jan. 17 Feb, 26
borengau .
( Jn. 18-19 — P. 27-28 Tumleo & Seleo Jn. 20-21 — Mr. 1-2 Madang . .
Jan. 22 Feb. 7 Mar. 3 Alexishafen Jan. 23 Mar. 4 Pinschafen Jan. 24 — Mar. 5 Salamoa , .
Jn. 25-26 Mar. 6-7 Lindenhafen Jan. 27 Mar. 8
Kavieng . .
— Feb. 9 — Rabaul . .
Jan. 28 Feb. 10 Mar. 9 Samarai . , Jan. 30 — Mar. 11 Soraken . . — F. 11-12 — Teopasino .
Numa . . . 1 ( • F, 12 *13 — Kieta . . . — Feb. 14 — Tulagi . . . — Feb. 16 — Norfolk Is. .
Feb. 23 Lord Howe Is. — Feb. 25 Sydney (arr.) .
Feb. 5 Feb. 27 Mar. 17 Timetable for January and February trips subject to Commonwealth Government ap proval.
Burns,
Philp & Co. Ltd., Agents.