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milE Royal New Zealand Navy’s four X new frigates, which arrived from Britain recently, manned largely by ex-RN personnel, are to make independent cruises to the Pacific Islands between late May and early August, They are HMNZ Ships “Taupo” (Commander L. P. Bourke, DSC, and Bar), “Hawea” (Lieutenant- Commander A. C. B. Blomfield, DSC, and two bars), “Pukaki” (Lieutenant-Com mander L. E. Herrick, DSC) and “Kaniere” (Lieutenant T. W. Stocker). The itiner aries are:—

Tt will be noted that Hawea and Pukaki will be together in Apia late in July, and that all four frigates Will as semble in Suva, Fiji, in the first week of August.

Taupo

Place Arrive Depart Auckland 23/5 Suva, Fiji . . 27/5 2/6 Nurakita. Ellice Is 4/6 5/6 Funafuti, Ellice Is 6/6 9/6 Nui, Ellice Is 10/6 10/6 Nanumea. Ellice Is 11/6 11/6 Rotuma. Fiji 13/6 15/6 Suva, Fiji 17/6 27/6 Ocean, Gilbert Is 2/7 5/7 Nauru 5/7 8/7 Tarawa, Gilbert Island .. . . 9/7 22/7 Makin. Gilbert Is . . . 23/7 25/7 Bcru. Gilbert Is 26/7 28/7 Arofae. Gilbert Is. 29/7 29/7 .

Suva, Fiji 2/8

Hawea

Place Arrive Depart Auckland 23/5 Papeete, Tahiti 30/5 6/6 Rarotonga, S. Cook Is 8/6 10/6 Mangaia. S. Cook Is 11/6 11/6 Mauke. S. Cook Is 12/6 12/6 Mitiaro. S. Cook Is :. 13/6 13/6 Atiu. S. Cook Is 14/6 14/6 Aitutaki. S. Cook Is 15/6 15/6 Rarotonga, S. Cook Is 16/6 17/6 Palmerston, N. Cook Is. . . 18/6 1976 Niue 21/6 22/6 Tongatabu. Tonga Gr 23/6 23/6 Suva, Fiji 26/6 15/7 Apia. W, Samoa 17/7 20/7 Fakaofo. Tokelau Gr. .. . 21/7 21/7 Nukunono. Tokelau Gr 22/7 22/7 Atafu. Tokelau Gr 23/7 23/7 Apia, W. Samoa 25/7 31/7 Suva, Fiji 4/8

Kanieri

Place Arrive Depart Auckland 23/5 Suva. Fiji 27/5 2/6 Christmas. Line Is 8/6 10 6 Fanning, Line Is 11/6 13/6 Canton. Phoenix Is 16/6 19/6 Hull, Phoenix Is 20/6 20 6 Gardner. Phoenix Is 21/6 21/6 Suva, Fiji .. 25/6 3/7 Rarotonga. S. Cook Is 7/7 9/7 Penrhyn. N, Cook Is 12/7 14/7 Rakahanga. N. Cook Is 15/7 15/7 Manahiki, N. Cook Is 16/7 16/7 Suvarov. N. Cook Is. . 18/7 19/7 Nassau, N. Cook Is 20/7 20/7 Danger, N. Cook Is. ... 21/7 22/7 Apia, W. Samoa 24/7 31/7 Suva. Fiji 4/8

Pukaki

Place Arrive Depart Auckland 23/6 Raoul. Kermadec Is 25/6 27/6 Ata, Tonga Gr 29/6 29/6 Tongatabu, Tonga Gr. 30/6 4/7 Haapai Gr.. Tonga Gr 5/7 8/7 Vavau Gr.. Tonga Gr 9/7 12/7 Keppel. Tonga Gr. . . . 13/7 14/7 Lakemba, Fiii 15/7 15/7 Ono-i-lau. Fiji .. 16/7 16/7 Suva. Fiji 18 '7 22/7 Lautoka. Fiii .. 22/7 25/7 Yasawa. Fiii 26/7 27/7 Lambasa, Fiii .. .. 28/7 29/7 Tavenui, Fiii 30/7 31/7 Levuka. Fiji 31 n 3/8 Suva, Fiji .. .. 3/8