Moresby,

New Boat-Slip.

In Operation At Port Moresby,

A YEAR ago, workmen began to ex cavate the hillside on the fore shore of Port Moresby, about 200 yards south of the public wharf. To-day, there is a large slip in existence there, and the attached photograph shows the first ship upon the slip.

The work, which is not yet complete, is being carried out by Steamships Trading Co., Ltd. The breakwaters, on either side, run right out into deep water. The hauling gear, operated by electric motors, is powerful, and it brought up the “Papuan Chief” without any difficulty. There is already a con siderable workshop available, with elec tric drills, riveters, welders and various labour saving devices.

The slip is being deepened and ex tended in towards the hillside, so that it will take larger and still larger vessels.

Since the fine slip put in in Rabaul Harbour by W. R. Carpenter & Co., Ltd., was destroyed a year ago by the erup tion, the S.T.C. slip at Port Moresby probably will be the largest in the South West Pacific.

Mr. Claude Champion, of the Papuan public service, was on leave in Sydney in February and March. He successfully underwent a somewhat severe operation for a complaint which developed while he was on the Lake Kutubu patrol, last year.

Mr. Sydney Wilkins, who was employ ed on the B.G.D. staff, on the Morobe goldfield, New Guinea, for some years, left by the “Marella” on March 9 for Siam, wh,ere he will enter the service of a tin-dredging Company.

The coastal steamer “Papuan Chief” on the new slip at Port Moresby.