Malinoa Finished.

To Become Hulk In Port Vila.

IT has been decided that it is imprac ticable to repair the Burns, Philp inter-island steamer “Malinoa," which ran on to a reef at Aoba, in the New Hebrides, during a hurricane in April; and which was afterwards refloated by the crew and brought to Port Vila.

Surveyors inspected the vessel at Vila, on behalf of the underwriters and the owners, and it was found that, although the captain had effected a really excellent “save,” the structural damage done to the ship while on the reef was so great that it would not pay to bring her down to Sydney for repairs. She, therefore, became a “compromise total loss,” and has been

abandoned. It is understood that she will remain in Vila harbour, for use as a hulk.

The “Makambo” is carrying- out the “Malinoa’s” itinerary in the New Hebrides for the present. It is not expected that she will remain inde finitely in this service, as she is some what too big and expensive to run in inter-island work.

Another view of the “Malinoa” fast on the reef.