Samoa—Tonga

Shipping And Plane Services

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Ship Services

Australia—North

America

'T'HE regular passenger Trans-Pacific liners . withdrawn during the war, have not yet been restored. y Canadian-Pacific liner “Aorangi” (Sydney-

Auckland-Suva-Honolulu -Vancouver) mav re sume about July, 1948.

Matson liners “Monterey” and “Mariposa” are being reconditioned, but are not expected back In the Pacific service. Matson ship “Marine Phoenix.” carrying passengers, ran on a regular schedule—San Francisco-Honolulu-Suva-Auckland- Sydney; but is soon to be withdrawn.

New Zealand—Fiji—

Samoa—Tonga

Monthly Service by MV “Matua”

Service Conducted By Union Ss Co.,

Ltd.—Subject To Alteration Without

Notice

Auckland June 26 July 27 Suva July 1 Aug. 1 Nukualofa July 3-4 Vavau July 5 Niue- July 5 A P ia<: July 6-9 Aug. 2-5 Vavau Aug. 7 Nukualofa Aug. 8-9 Suva July 12-13 Aug. 11-12 Auckland July 17 Aug. 16f Time.

I Withdraws for survey.

New Zeoland—Cook

Is.—Niue—Samoa

rE motor vessel “Maui Pomare,” owned and operated by the NZ Gov ernment, maintains a direct service between Auckland and Rarotonga (Cook Islands), with alternative calls at Niue and Apia (Samoa).

Sydney-Norfolk Island-

New Hebrides

THE SS “Morinda,” Burns Philp & Co., 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.

New Caledonia

r F'HE New Caledonian Government has sub -l 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, Ponerlhouen, Tibarama, Poindimie, Wagap, Touho, Tipindje, Hienghene, Tao, Oubatch, Pouebo, Balade, Pam, Arama, and return.

WEST COAST.—Pouembout, Kone, Temala, Voh, Ouaco Gomen, Koumac, 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 Manlere Hagen, Noumea. Sydney agents: H. C. Sleigh, 254 George Street, Sydney.

Sydney-N Z-Fiji-Hawaii-Nth. America

THE Candian-Pacific liner • Aorangi” (17,500 tons) will recommence a trans-Pacific service between Sydney and North America in August. Her itinerary is Sydney, Auckland, Suva (Fiji). Honolulu (Hawaii'. Victoria (Vancouver Island), and Vancouver (British Columbia, Canada). Time-table for the Pacific section of her run is:—

Air Services

Summary of Pacific Air

Services

PAPUA AND NEW GUlNEA.—Regular Qantas service from Sydney.

SOLOMON ISLANDS.—Frequent irregular flying boat service from Sydney by Trans Oceanic Airways.

NEW HEBRlDES.—Frequent irregular flying-boat service from Sydney by Trans Oceanic Air ways. Weekly service from Noumea by French plane is suspended.

NORFOLK ISLAND.—Regular service from NZ by NZ National Airways; from Sydney by Qantas.

LORD HOWE ISLAND.—Regular weekly service from Sydney by Qantas and irregular service by Trans Oceanic Airways.

FIJI. —Regular services from Australia by Pan American and ANA (to Nadi); Auckland by NZ National Airways (to Nadi); from Australia by Qantas (to Laucala Bay, Suva); from Auckland by NZ National Airways (to Laucala Bay, Suva). Irregular calls from Australia to Laucala Bay, Suva, by Trans Oceanic Air ways.

Western Samoa, Cook Islands And

TONGA. —Regular service from Fiji by NZ National Airways.

TAHITI. —Regular service from Noumea by TRAPAS plane suspended in March.

AUSTRALIA-NEW ZEALAND.—ReguIar service by Tasman Empire Airways.

AUSTRALIA-NORTH AMERICA.—Regular Trans pacific services by Pan American Airways and

Bcpa.

Sydney—Queensland—

New Guinea

QANTAS Empire Airways, Ltd., employing DC3 planes, operate a regular service between Sydney, Port Moresby, Lae, Finschhafen and Rabaul, and return, via Brisbane, Rock hampton, Townsville and Cairns.

This service is now known as the “Bird of Paradise’’ Service. DCS aircraft, carrying 19 passengers, are used.

Planes leave Sydney on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays at 9 a.m., and arrive at Lae at 1 p.m. on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.

The plane which leaves Sydney on Wednesday and arrives at Lae on Thursday then goes on to Rabaul. It returns on Friday.

Planes leave Lae at 5.45 a.m. on Wednesdays.

Saturday and Sunday, and arrive In Sydney at 10 p.m., accomplishing the Lae-Sydney run in a day.

The return plane from Rabaul leaves at 1.30 p.m. on Fridays.

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.

Sydney-Noumea-Suva

fortnightly a Qantas flying-boat (a Catalina), leaves Sydney in the early morning, and goes directly over the Pacific to Noumea. From Sydney to Noumea is a journey of about 11 hours. An overnight stop is made in Noumea, and Suva is reached the following afternoon.

Intending passengers should book through Qantas offices in Australia. Burns, Phllp (South

Seas) Company, in Suva; and T. Johnston in Noumea.

Fares: To Noumea, £35 single: £63 return.

To Suva, £52/10/- single; £94/10/- return.

Noumea-Suva, £17/10/- single; £31/10/- re turn.

Sydney—Lord Howe ls.-

Norfolk Is.

QANTAS, Sydney, run a Catalina once weekly from Sydney to Lord Howe Island. Fare, single, £12. Return, £24.

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Rms

“Aorangi”

Honolulu Sep. 23 Nov. 25 Jan. 27 Mar. 31 Suva Oct. 2 Dec. 4 Feb. 5 Apr. 9 Auckland Oct. 5-7 Dec. 7-9 Feb. 8-10 Apr. 12-14 Sydney, arr.

Oct. 11 Dec. 13 Feb. 14 Apr. 18 Sydney, dep.

Aug. 19 Oct. 21 Dec. 23 Feb, 24 Apr. 28 Auckland Aug. 23- ■24 Oct. 25-26 Dec. 27-28 F. 28-M. 1 May 2-3 Suva Aug. 27 Oct. 29 Dec. 31 Mar. 4 May 6 Honolulu Sept. 3 Nov. 5 Jan. 7 Mar. 11 May 13 Subject to Alterations Without Notice.

Trans Oceanic Airways Pty., Ltd., 14 Martin Place. Sydney, run a large flying-boat fairly frequently between Sydney and Lord Howe Island.

Qantas run a land plane about once a fort night from Sydney to Norfolk Island. Fare, £22 single; £39/12/- return. (For Norfolk Island, see also under NZ National Airways.)

Noumea-Fiji-Tahiti

TRAPAS (a French company with headquarters in Noumea) runs an air service once a month from Noumea (New Caledonia), via Nadi (Fiji) and Aitutaki (Cook Islands) to Papeete (Tahiti), and return.

It was announced in January that this was to become a fortnightly service; but service was suspended in March owing to hurricane damage.

New Caledonia —

New Hebrides

A PLANE based on Noumea runs between Noumea and Port Vila (New Hebrides), with calls at Santo and other places as required, and returns, once each week. (It was suspended in March owing to hurricane damage.)

Pan-American —

Trans-Pacific Service

PAN-AMERICAN World Airways clippers now provide the following services in the South Pacific, using DC4 planes:— Planes leave Sydney every Wednesday and Saturday, and fly via Tontouta (New Caledonia), Nadi (Fiji), Canton Island. Honolulu, to San Francisco, and return along the same route, leaving ’Frisco every Saturday and Tuesday.

Planes leave Auckland every Friday and fly via Nadi, Canton Island, and Honolulu, to San Francisco: and leave ’Frisco for Auckland every Monday. Fares are given below, in Australian currency:—

(Time-tables and fares subject to alteration without notice.) To convert to Fiji currency, reduce above figures by about 10 per cent.

Free baggage allowance is 66 lb. per person.

Exoess at 1 per cent, of single fare for each kilogram of excess (1 ki10—2.2 lb.).

Sydney-Vancouver

BCPA Service

BRITISH Commonwealth Pacific Airlines Limited operate a three trips per fortnight trans-Pacific service from Sydney via Fiji, Canton Island, Honolulu and San

Single Return £ s. d. £ s. d Sydney-’Prisco 200 0 0 360 0 0 Sydney-Piji 55 0 0 99 1 3 Auckland-’Frisco .. 184 1 3 331 5 0 Auckland-PIJi 39 1 3 70 6 3 Piji-’Frisco .. ... 145 0 0 260 18 9

Piancisco, and a fortnightly service between Auckland and Vancouver, via the same air- Planes leave Sydney every Sunday evening and alternate Wednesdays, and Vancouver, on the southbound trip, every Sunday and alternate Thursdays. Planes leave Auckland every alter nate Wednesday and arrive in Vancouver the following Saturday. This southbound trip com-

mences from Vancouver on alternate Fridays Pares are (in Australian currency). Sydney- San Francisco, £2OO single and £360 return Auckland-Vancouver, £AI9B single- Auckland Nadi (Fiji) £A39 Skymasfcer aircraft carrying 38 passengers and a crew of 9 are used on the service.

NZ National Airways

South Pacific Services

Pacific services run by the New Zealand , „ National Airways Corporation are as follows: A i UC^ AND-LAUCALA bay (SUVA); A ‘ Sun derland flying-boat leaves Mechanics Bav Auckland, at 7 a.m. each Saturday for Laucala Bay, Suva (arrives 3.30 p.m.).

The aircraft departs from Laucala Bay Suva on the return journey at 7.30 a.m. each Monday' and arrives at Mechanics Bay. Auckland, at 4

Bay , (Suva) -Labasa (Vanua

LEVU). A Sunderland” flying-boat operates this service on a charter basis. A return trip is made between Laucala Bay and Labasa each Sunday

Auckland-Norfolk Island-Fi Ji-Tonga

Western Samoa-Cook Islands: A ‘

airliner leaves Whenuapai, Auckland, on alter nate Sundays at 8.30 a.m. (July 11 and 25 August 8) for Norfolk Island (arr. 12.30 p m dep. 12.1 a.m. Monday), Nadi (arr. 6.55 a.m.'' dep. 5.40 a.m. Tuesday), Nausori (arr. 6.30 am dep. 7.15 a.m.), Tonga (arr. 10.45 a.m., dep’. 11.45 a.m.), *Apia, Western Samoa (arr 4io P.m Monday, dep. 7.45 a.m. Tuesday), Aitutaki, Cook Islands (arr. 1.50 p.m., dep. 2.45 p.m.), and Rarotonga, Cook Islands (arr. 4.5 p.m.).

The aircraft departs from Rarotonga on the return journey at 7.30 a.m. on alternate Thurs days (July 15 and 29, August 12) for Aitutaki (arr. 8.50 a.m., dep. 9.45 a.m.), Apia, Western Samoa (arr. 3.35 p.m., dep. 8 a.m. Friday), Tonga (arr. 11.15 a.m. Saturday, dep. 12 15 p.m.), Nausori (arr. 3.10 p.m., dep 4.15 pm) Nadi (arr. 5.5 p.m., dep. 2 a.m. Sunday), Norfolk Island (arr. 8.10 a.m., dep. 1 p.m.), and When uapai, Auckland (arr. 5.45 p.m.).

An additional return service between Raro tonga and Aitutaki is operated on alternate Wednesdays when trafiic warrants. lnternational Date Line.

Auckland-Norfolk Island: A “Douglas”

airliner leaves Whenuapai, Auckland, every Sun day at 8.15 a.m. for Norfolk Island (arr. 12.15 p.m.), and departs on the return flight at 1.15 p.m., arriving at Whenuapai at 6 p.m. (This service is suspended at present due to the out break of poliomyelitis in New Zealand.) PARES, single (in NZ currency): Auckland to Norfolk, £l2/10/-; to Fiji, £2B/10/-; to Tonga, £3l; to Samoa, £34; to Aitutaki, £39; to Raro tonga, £39/10/-, Norfolk to Fiji, £l9. Fiji to Tonga, £B/15/-; to Samoa, £l3; to Aitutaki, £29/15/-; to Rarotonga, £3l. Samoa to Raro tonga, £l7/15/-; to Aitutaki, £l6/10/-; Suva to Labasa, £4/10/-. Return fares, less 10 per cent.

BOOKING OFFICES: Wellington, Govt. Life Bldg., Customhouse Quay; Auckland Airways House, Customs St.; Dunedin, 8-10 Manse St.; Christchurch, Union SS Co., 168 Hereford St.; Gisborne. 74 Peel St.; Palmerston Nth . 107 Broadway Ave.; Norfolk Is., Burns Philp Ltd.; Fiji, NAG; at Nadi and Suva; Burns Philp, Labasa; Tonga, Mrs. F. F. Melhose, Fou-amotu Airfield; W Samoa, Burns Philp (SS). Ltd., Apia; Cook Is., Mrs. P. McVeagh. Aitutaki and Mr. J. D. Campbell, Rarotonga.

Trans-Tasman Service

Sydney—Auckland

TASMAN Empire Airways, Ltd., operate a flying-boat service between Rose Bay, Sydney, and Mechanics Bay, Auckland. Large flying-boats, capable of carrying 30 passengers, are employed. The trip is comfortable, and takes approximately 8 hours.

The flying-boats leave both Sydney (6.30 a.m.) and Auckland (8 a.m.) every morning except Sundays. Six flights each way per week. Fares: £2B single; £5O/8/- return.

In addition, this flying-boat service is, at pre sent, supplemented toy a Skymaster service, details of which are available on application to TEA offices in Australia and New Zealand.

Bookings may be made at Tasman Empire Airways in Auckland and at Qantas Empire Air ways, Carrington Street. Sydney.

TOA Services

TRANS Oceanic Airways run the following Pacific services:— SYDNEY-LORD HOWE IS.: A regular fort nightly service with large four-engine flying boats from Rose Bay. Fare; £ll single; £2l return. Free baggage allowance 50 lb. Excess baggage and freight rate 6d. per lb.

SYDNEY-NEW HEBRIDES: A regular monthly

rvice with large four-engine flying-boats from dney. via Noumea (overnight stop), to Vila d Espiritu Santo. Pare: Sydney-Vila, £45; dney-Santo, £5O; Noumea-Vila. £l2/10/-; lumea-Santo. £lB. Freight: Sydney-Vila or nto, 2/- per lb.

Sydney-Solomon Islands: A Regular

anthly service from Sydney, via New Cale nia and New Hebrides to Tulagi, Solomon ands. This service is frequently extended to ngatou, in the Russell Islands, and calls are metimes made at Vanikoro, in the Santa Cruz •oup. Fares: Sydney-Tulagi, £75. Free bag ge allowance, 60 lb.; excess baggage and sight, 3/- per lb.