New Zealand—Fiji—Samoa—Tonga
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Shipping And Plane Services
THE following sea and air services are running to schedules in the Pacific.
None of the regular services which were suspended, owing to war conditions, have been restored; but preparations are under way for their early re-introduction.
As they become available they will be announced here.
New Zealand—Fiji—Samoa—Tonga
SERVICE CONDUCTED BY UNION SS CO., LTD.—SUBJECT TO ALTERATION WITHOUT NOTICE
Auckland Suva Vavau Nukualofa Vavau Apia* Suva Auckland * Western time.
New Zealand — Cook
Is.—Niue—Samoa
riIHE motor vessel “Maui Pomare,” x owned and operated by the NZ Gov ernment, maintains a direct service between Auckland and Rarotonga (Cook Island), with alternative calls at Niue and Apia (Samoa).
Auckland Nov. 30 Dec, 21 Rarotonga Dec. 6-7 Apia Dec. 28-29 Niue Dec. 26 Auckland Dec. is Lyttelton - Jan - 9 Details from Islands Department, Gov ernment offices, Wellington, NZ.
Sydney— Norfolk Island—
M pw Hekrirloc ntumitb rrtH E SS “Morinda,” Burns Philp & Co., X Ltd., runs at approximately six seven weeks’ intervals from Sydney to Lord Howe Island, Norfolk Island, and main ports of the New Hebrides, and return. A regular fixed timetable is not yet practicable.
SS “Morinda” will sail approximately on Dec. 1, 1945, Jan. 16, 1946, and March 2, 1946.
Sydney—Auckland
Airways
Empire Airways* Ltd., operate a flying-boat service between Rose Bay, Sydney, and Mechanics Bay, Auckland. Large flying-boats, capable of carrying 20 passengers, are employed. The trip is comfortable, and takes from 8 to 10 hours, according to weather.
The flying-boats usually leave Sydney at day light on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, and leave Auckland at daylight on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
Bookings may be made at the Auckland and Sydney offices of Tasman Empire Airways.
Sydney—Queensland—
Port Moresby Airways
Q ANT AS Empire Airways, Ltd., employing DC3 planes, operate a regular service between Sydney, Port Moresby and Lae, and return, via Brisbane, Rockhampton, Townsville and Cairns.
Planes leave Sydney on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 10 a.m., and arrive at Lae at noon on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.
Planes leave Lae at 5.45 a.m. on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays, and arrive in Sydney at 10 p.m., accomplishing the Lae-Sydney run in a day.
Bookings may be made at Qantas offices at any of the towns named. At present, berths are available only to passengers holding official per mits to visit Papua or New Guinea.
“Matua” “Matua” “Matua”
December January February 7 29 (Dec.) 25 (Jan.) 11-12 2-3 29-30 14 15-16 5-6 1-2 7 3 7-10 3-6 13-14 9-10 19 18 14