Samoa—Tonga

Shipping And Plane Services

THE following sea and air services are running to schedules in the Pacific.

Not all of the regular services which were suspended, owing to war condi tions. have been restored; but preparations are under way for their early reintroduction. As they become available they will be announced here.

Ship Services

Australia—North

America

THE regular passenger Trans-Pacific liners, withdrawn during the war, have not been restored.

Canadian-Pacific liner “Aorangi” (Sydney- Auckland - Suva - Honolulu - Vancouver) resumed running in August, 1948. A sister liner is expected soon. See time-table in following column.

Matson liners “Monterey” and “Mariposa” are not now expected back in the Pacific service.

Matson ship “Marine Phoenix,” carrying pas sengers, ran on a regular schedule —San Fran cisco-Honolulu-Suva-Auckland-Sydney; but was withdrawn in August, 1948.

New Zealand—Fiji—

Samoa—Tonga

Monthly Service by MV “Matua”

Service Conducted By Union Ss Co.,

Ltd.—Subject To Alteration Without

After completing the voyage which begins from Auckland in mid-July, and finishes there in early August, “Matua” will withdraw for annual survey, and will be off the run for up wards of one month.

New Zealand —Cook

Is.—Niue—Samoa

THE motor vessel “Maui Pomare,” owned and operated by the NZ Gov ernment, maintains a,, direct service

Sydney-NZ-Fsji-HawQis-Nf’h. America

TTHE Canadian-Australasian liner “Aorangi” (17,500 tons) recommenced a trans-Pacific service A 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 lor the Pacific section of her run is:—

between Auckland and Rarotonga (Cook

Islands), with alternative calls at Niue

and Apia (Samoa).

New Caledonia

THE 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:

RMS “Aorangi”

Honolulu June 2 Aug. 4 Oct. 27 Dec. 29 Mar. 2 Suvn June H Aug. 13 Nov. 5 Jan. 7. 1950 Mar. 11 Auckland June 14-16 Aug. 16-18 Nov. 24 Jan. 10-12 Mar. 14-16 Sydney, arr. June 20 Aug. 22 Nov. 8-10 Jan. 16 Mar. 20 Sydney, dep. June 30 Sept. 22 Nov. 28-29 Jan. 26 Mar. 30 Auckland July 4-5 Sept. 26-27 Dec. 2 Jan. 30-31 Apr. 3-4 Suva July 8 Sept. 30 Dec. 9 Feb. 3 Apr. 7 Honolulu July 15 Oct. 7 Nov. 14 Feb. 10 Apr. 14 Vancouver July 22-28 Oct. 14-20 Dec. 16-22 Feb. 17-23 Apr. 21-27 Subject to Alterations Without Notice.

iIAST COAST.—Yate, bunia, Thlo, Nakety, Canala, Kouaoua Kua, Moneo, Ponerlhouen, Tibarama, Poindlmle, Wagap, Touho, Tlplndje, Hienghene. Tao, Oubatch, Pouebo, Balade, Pam, Arama, and return.

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

LOYALTY ISLANDS.—Mare (Tadin'ej, Lifou Chepenehe) Ouvea (Pajaoue, St. Joseph) and return.

The steamer “Neo Hebrldais” runs regularly oetween Noumea and Sydney, with occasional trips to the New Hebrides (mostly Aneityumi.

The owners are Soclete Maritime et Manlere Noumea. Sydney agents: H. C. Sleigh, £54 George Street, Sydney.

Sydney-Norfolk Island-

New Hebrides

HHHE SS “Morinda,” Burns, Philp & Co., Ltd., runs at approximately three monthly intervals from Sydney to Lord Howe Island. Norfolk Island, and main ports of the New Hebrides, and re turn.

Air Services

Summary of Pacific Air

Services

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

SOLOMON ISLANDS.—Frequent regular flying boat service from Sydney bv Trans Oceanic Airways and Qantas Airway. Qantas service also from Lac. NG, to Honiara. BSI.

NEW HEBRlDES—Frequent regular flying-boat service from Sydney by Trans Oceanic Air ways. Service from Noumea by French plane runs twice weekly. Qantas plane from Sydney to NH on alternate Tuesdays 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 Trans Oceanic Airways.

FlJl.—Regular services from Australia by Pan American, BCPA and CPA (to Nadi); Auck land 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 Airways. Regular service from Suva to Labasa by NZ National Airways.

Western Samoa, Cook Islands And

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

TAHlTl.—lnfrequent service from Noumea by TRAPAS plane.

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

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

Bcpa And Cpa.

NZ National Airways

South Pacific Services

HPHE Pacific services run by the New Zealand A National Airways Corporation are as follows:

Auckland-Laucala Bay (Suva): A “Sun

derland” flying-boat leaves Mechanics Bay, 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 p.m.

Laucala 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-Fiji-Tonga

Westfrn Samoa-Cook Islands: A “Douglas”

airliner leaves Whenuapai, Auckland, or. alternate Sundays at 8.30 a.m (July 10, 24» 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 a.m., dep. 7.15 a.m.), Tonga (arr. 10.45 a.m., dep 11.45 a.m.), ‘Apia, Western Samoa (arr. 4.10 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 Thursdays (July 14. 28), for Aitutaki (arr. 8.50 am.. 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 p.m.), Nadi (arr. 5.5 p.m., dep. 2 a.m. Sunday).

Norfolk Island (arr. 8.10 a.m., dep. 1 p.m.), and Whenuapai, Auckland (arr. 5.45 p.m.). •Crosses International 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.

PARES, single (in NZ currency); Auckland to Norfolk. £l2/10/-; to Fiji, £3l; to Tonga, £3l; to Samoa, £34; to Aitutaki, £3O; 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, 104 Gloucester St.; Gis borne, 74 Peel St.; Palmerston North, 107 Broadway Ave.; Hamilton, 8 Alma St.; Rotorua, Airport Bid., Fenton St.; New Ply mouth, Grand Central Building, Egmont St.; Hokitika, Sunshine Airport; Norfolk Is., Burns Philp, Ltd.; Fiji, NAC at Nadi and Suva: Burns Philp, Labasa and Lautoka; Tonga, Mrs.

P. F. Melhose. Fou-amotu Airfield; W. Samoa, Burns Philp (SS), Ltd., Apia; Cook Is., Mrs. P McVeagh, Aitutaki, and Mr. J. D. Campbell, Rarotonga.

CPA Sydney-Vancouver

Service

C CANADIAN Pacific Airlines commenced a Trans-Pacific service between Sydney and Vancouver in July. For the present there will be one northbound and one southbound trip per fortnight. Stops are made at Nadi (Fiji), Canton Island. Honolulu, San Francisco and Vancouver.

Four-cngmcd, pressurised “Canadair 1 aircraft

re used; 36 passengers can be carried and crew of six. Flying is done in daylight. Over ight accommodation is provided at hotels in adi and Honolulu, which is, of course, cpm limentary.

Fares are (in Australian currency): Sydncy ancouver, £214 single, £385 return; Fiji ancouver, £159 single. £286 return; Sydney iji, £55 single, £99 return.

Bookings may be made at the Union Steam lip Company of New Zealand, Limited, Sydney: nion Steam Ship Co. of NZ, Ltd., Fiji; Cana an Pacific Airlines, Vancouver.

ydney-Vancouver

BCPA Service

BRITISH Commonwealth Pacific Airlines, Ltd., * operate a twice weekly trans-Pacific service om Sydney to Vancouver, via Fiji, Canton land, Honolulu and San Francisco; and a >ekly service between Auckland and Vancouver, i the same ports.

Planes leave Sydney every Wednesday and turday, and Vancouver on the Southbound p every Monday and Thursday. Every fourth p from Sydney terminates at San Francisco stead of Vancouver.

Planes Leave Auckland every Tuesday and rive in Vancouver the following Wednesday, ic Southbound trip to Auckland commences >m Vancouver every alternate Friday. Every ier Friday the service commences at San ancisco. 3.C.P.A. services make regular connections at th San Francisco and Vancouver for onward rriage, via either New York or Montreal to ; United Kingdom or Europe. The through ■e from Sydney to London is £327/10/- (Aus lian); from Fiji £323/8/8 (Australian).

'’ares are (in Australian currency): Sydney n Francisco, £2OO single and £360 return; ckland-Vancouver, £AI9B single; Auckland di (Fiji), £A39; Sydney-Nandi, £ASS.

Douglas DC6 aircraft carrying 48 passengers ated) or 37 passengers (in sleepers) and a w of nine are used on the service.

an-American—

Trans-Pacific Service

AN-AMERICAN World Airways clippers now provide the following services in the South :ific, using DC4 planes, equipped with Sleep ttes:— 'anes leave Sydney Sundays and Thursdays San Francisco, via Tontouta (New Gale na), Nadi (Fiji), Canton Island and Hono i; and every Friday for San Francisco, via itouta, Nadi, Canton Island. Honolulu.

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