Matson Line And Auckland

THE “New Zealand Herald”, in a strongly-worded article published on May 24, scouts the suggestion that there is any serious intention on the part of the Matson Line to divert its trans-Pacific liners, “Monterev” and “Mariposa”, from Auckland to Welling ton.

It appears that the plan has been dis cussed in some places, evidently in the belief that in such a manner the Matson Line could command a larger volume of New Zealand traffic; but the newspaper is of opinion that the higher cost of steaming as far south as Wellington, and the dislocation of timetables, render the suggested change quite unlikely.