Transpacific
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Liners.
Slow Progress to Agreement.
NEW ZEALAND newspapers say that a final agreement on the new British Pacific shipping service is ex pected soon, which means that the way will be clear for the construction of two 22,000 ton liners.
It is believed that New Zealand’s suggestions for improved crew accom modation in the projected liners have been adopted.
The proposal that one liner should be on New Zealand articles has not been pressed, as it threatened to delay the negotiations.
Even when the agreement is com pleted the main difficulty will be the construction of the ships, because of the pressure of work in British yards.
Construction costs are expected to be greatly in excess of the original esti mate of £2,500,000 each.
Mosese Konau, who has been a mis sionary in Papua for the Methodist Church for 30 years, has left the Terri tory to visit his homeland, Fiji.
Dr. J. Dovi, brother of Ratu J. L. V.
Sukuna, M.L.C., returned to Fiji by the “Niagara” on February 26. For some time Dr. Dovi has been house surgeon at the Waikato Hospital, Hamilton, New Zealand.