Sydney—Queensland—

Shipping And Plane Services

rE 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 —Cook

Is.—Niue—Samoa

THE motor vessel “Maui Pomare,” 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).

New Zealand—Fiji—

Samoa—Tonga

Service Conducted By Union Ss Co.,

Ltd.—Subject To Alteration Without

Notice

MATUA” was withdrawn for survey after her return to Auckland, from the Islands, on July 23. She has returned to the service, and sailed from Auckland, about August 29.

Thereafter her schedule will be as follows:

New Caledonia

rE New Caledonian Government has sub sidised and maintained the coastal ship ping services. The East Coast, the West Coast, and the Loyalty Islands, under present conditions, receive 10 round trips per annum.

The ships call at the following ports: EAST COAST.—Yate, Ounia, Thio, Nakety, Canala, Kouaoua Kua, Moneo, Ponerihouen, Tibarama, Poindimie, Wagap, Touho, Tipindje, Hienghene, Tao, Oubatch, Pouebo, Balade, Pam, Arama, and return.

WEST COAST.—Pouembout, Kone, Temala, Voh, Ouaco Gomen, Kouraac, Tangaiou, Tiebaghi, Nehoue Poume, Baaba, Belep and return.

LOYALTY ISLANDS.—Mare (Tadine), Lifou (Chepenehe) Ouvea (Fajaoue, St. Joseph) and return.

The- steamer “Neo Hebridais” runs regularly between Noumea and Sydney, with occasional trips to the New Hebrides (mostly Aneityum).

The owners are Societe Maritime et Maniere Hagen, Noumea. Sydney agents; H. C. Sleigh, 254 George Street, Sydney.

Sydney-Norfoik Island-

New Hebrides

rE SS “Morinda,” Burns Philp & Co., Ltd., runs at approximately 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.

Sydney—Auckland

Airways

Tasman 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 both Sydney and Auckland, soon after dawn, four and five days each week—it is now practically a daily service.

Bookings may be made at the Auckland and Sydney offices of Tasman Empire Airways.

Pan-American—

Trans-Pacific Service

pAN-AMERICAN World Airways is now operating a weekly service between Auck land and Los Angeles with 40-passenger Douglas Skymasters. Booking through local agents of PAA in places named. Schedule of times and fares is as follows:

Free baggage allowance is 55 lb. Excess at 1 per cent, of the one-way fare for each kilogram of excess (1 kilo = 2.2 lb.), (Note: For easy conversion to Australasian currency £1 should be counted as $3.)

Sydney—Queensland—

Port Moresby Airways

Q ANT AS Empire Airways, Ltd., employing DCS 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

M. Pomare M. Pomare Auckland, dep.

Sep. 30 Oct. 28 Kara tonga (WTi Oct. 6/8 Nov. 3/5 Mangaia 1WT1 Nov. 5/6 Aitutaki 1WT1 . ...

Nov. 6/7 Apia IWT) Oct. 11/12 Niue (WT) Oct. 14 Nov. 9 Auckland Nov. 16

“Matua”

Suva Sep. 26 Oct. 24 Nov. 21 Apia* . . Sep. 30-1 Oct. 28-29 Nov. 25-26 Auckland .. . .. , — — Vavau — — — Nukualofa . .

Oct. 3-4 Oct. 31-1 Nov. 2.S-29 - Vavau Oct. 5 Nov. 2 Nov. 30 Apia Oct. 5-9 Nov. 2-6 Nov. 30-4 Suva Nov. 9 Dec. 7 Auckland Oct. 16 Nov. 13 Dec. 11

Northbound

Leave Auckland .. .

Arrive Tontouta .. ..

Leave Tontouta .. ..

Arrive Nadi Leave Nadi 1435 1600 2125 (Crosses Date Line) Arrive Canton Island Leave Canton Island Arrive Honolulu .. ..

Leave Honolulu .. ..

Arrive ’Frisco .. .. 0025 „ 0155 .. 1250 „

Southbound

Leave ’Frisco Arrive Honolulu .. ..

Leave Honolulu .. ..

Arrive Canton Island Leave Canton Island . 1800 0235 (Crosses Date Lines) Arrive Nadi Leave Nadi Arrive Tontouta .. , Leave Tontouta . ..

Arrive Auckland 0900 Tuesday 0925 noo 1740 (Note: Tontouta is near Lautoka.) Noumea field.

Nadi is

Fares

Auckland-Suva .. ..

Auckland-Honolulu .

Auckland-’Frisco . ..

Suva-’Frisco Suva-Honolulu .. $165.00 (via 395.00 5&D.00 442.00 257.00 Tontouta* Suva-Auckland .. .. 165.00 (via Tontouta)

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.