"Moui Pomare" Still Out of Luck

THE New Zealand Government motor vessel, “Maui Pomare” which has been off the New Zealand-Samoa run since her engines broke down, between Tonga and New Zealand, several weeks ago, has been in trouble again. Extensive repairs to the engines were carried out in Wellington and the “Maui Pomare” went out into the harbour on December 16, on a test. She had to be towed back to her berth by a tug. She went out again, on a further test, on December 20, and again the engines broke down and the vessel was anchored. A strong tide and high wind began to force her on to the rocks, and she was hurriedly rescued and towed to her berth by a couple of tugs.

Mr. R. Skillen arrived in Rabaul, New Guinea, recently to relieve Mr. Ken Diamond as accountant at the Bank of N.S.W., while the latter is on furlough.