Pacific Islands Monthly
The news magazine of the South Pacific · since 1930
Pacific Islands Monthly, 24 September 1936Vol. VII, No. 2

Pacific Shipping

p. 25 · Read in the full issue

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Subsidy

Time for Tenders Extended

¥>ECAUSE no tenders had been received for the operation of the Pacific Islands shipping services, the Federal Government decided to extend the date of application from August 31 to Sep tember 30.

The services for which the Government is calling tenders are those from Aus tralia to Papua, New Guinea, British Solomon Islands, Lord Howe Island, Nor folk Island, and the New Hebrides.

The services are being carried on at present by Messrs. Burns, Philp and Co.

Ltd., under an extension of the old con tract, which expired over 18 months ago.

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