New W.R.C. Ship Launched

For Islands Trade

the Dolphin, a new wooden vessel, built to the order of W. R. Carpenter and Co. Ltd., was launched on August 5 at Huskisson, on the shores of Jervis Bay, N.S.W.

The vessel, which will be used for the Islands trade, cost £7,000 to build and, when fitted up at Lavender Bav, Sydney’ a total sum of £14,000 will have been ex pended. The overall length of the ship is 135 ft. and her displacement is 250 tons.

The Dolphin is the second largest wooden boat constructed in Australia since the war. She is the fourth vessel of this type built at Mr. A. W. Settree’s shipbuilding yards during the last four years.

Mr. John A. Parer, who has extensive business interests on the Morobe gold field in New Guinea, departed for Sala maua after a visit to Sydney by the July Montoro.

Mr. C. Budden, manager of Morobe Alluvials N.L., Wau, returned to New Guinea by the Montoro from Sydney on July 29, after conferring in Melbourne with his Company’s directors.