With Gold-Seeking Party
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Samarai Next Port Of
Call
‘“Joseph Conrad" Leaves N.Z.
With Gold-Seeking Party
CONTINUING her voyage to Papua with a gold-seeking expedition, the sailing ship Joseph Conrad left Auckland, New Zea land, on February 27 with Samarai as the next port of call.
The Australian mining engineers pur chased in Auckland a 23ft. launch, which was placed on board the Conrad The launch will be used to transport native boys and stores up the rivers of the is lands to be visited in their search for gold.
Neither the mining men nor Captain Alan Villiers would divulge the exact position or names of the islands, but it is understood that the party will be put ashore in the Louisiade Archipelago.
Situated at the eastern end of Papua, the Louisiade Archipelago comprises several hundred small islands.