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Plan for New Services by a NZ Company

rE Northern Steamship Co., Ltd., a vigorous New Zealand coas'tal trans port company, is making plans for the formation of a new Pacific shipping organisation. It is proposed to build four ships, and inaugurate shipping services between New Zealand and: (1) Solomon Islands, New Hebrides, New Caledonia and Norfolk Island; (2) Tonga, Fiji and Samoa; (3) Cook Islands and Tahiti.

For some years, at the annual meet ings, the chairman of Northern Steam ships has indicated the belief of the direc tors that a field for expansion lies in the Islands trade. At the last meeting of shareholders a definite proposal, along the lines indicated above, was submitted, and unanimously approved.

The plan is now being worked out in detail.