The news magazine of the South Pacific · since 1930

Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 May 1950Vol. XX, No. 10

Sydney-NZ-Fiji-Hawaii-Nth. America

pp. 89-96 · Read in the full issue

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

Sydney-NZ-Fiji-Hawaii-Nth. America

T H suv a ln (Fnn Cans *; dian " Austr alaslan liner "Aorangi” (17,500 tons) is Sydney, Auckland.

Canada) Time’tah?e D aWa li’' Victoria (Vancouver Island), and Vancouver (British Columbia.

Canada), xime-table tor the Pacific section of her run is:—

Sydney-N. Caledonia- Tahiti

LINERS of the Messageries Maritimes main tain a service at about two-monthly intervals between Sydney, Vila (New Hebrides), Noumea (New Caledonia) and Papeete (Tahiti), en route to Marseilles, via the Panama Canal; and they return by the same route.

New Caledonia—New Hebrides

THE New Caledonian Government has sub sidised and maintained me 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. Ounla. Thio. Nakety Canala, Kouaoua Kua. Moneo, Ponerlhouen, Tlbarama, Polndlmie. Wagap, Touho, Tlpindje, Hienghene. Tao, Oubatch, Pouebo, Ealade, Pam.

Arama, and return.

WEST COAST.—Pouembout. Kone. Temala Voh, Ouaco Gomen, Kouiaac. Tangalou. Tlebaghl.

Nehoue. Poume, Baaba, Belep and return.

LOYALTY ISLANDS.—Mare (Taoinei, Lliou

(Chepenehe) Ouvea (Pajaoue, Bt. Joseph) and

return.

The steamer “Neo Hebrldais” runs regularly between Noumea and Sydney, with occasional trips to trie New Hebrides (mostly Aneltyum).

The owners are Soclete Maritime et Manlers Hagen, Noumea. Sydney agents: H. C. Sleigh, 254 George Street. Sydney.

The Messageries Maritimes motor-ship Poly nesian sails from Sydney about every six weeks to Noumea, Vila and Santo (New Hebrides) and outports, with occasional trips to the Wallis and Futuna Islands. Details from Messageries Mari times branch office, in Sydney, Noumea and Vila.

New Zealand—Fiji—

Samoa—Tonga

Monthly Service by MV “Matua”

Service Conducted By Un»On 88 Co..

Ltd.—Subject To Alteration Without

Notice

Honolulu Suva Auckland ui

Rms

“Aorangl” jĵ urir hj j uMay 4 July 6 Sept. 7 Nov. 9 Jan. 11 May 13 May 16-18 July 15 July 18-20 Sept. 16 Sept. 19-21 Nov.

Nov. 18 21-23 Jan.

Jan. 20 23-25 Sydney, arr.

May 22 July 24 Sept. 25 Nov. 27 Jan. 29 Sydney, dep.

June 1 Aug. 3 Oct. 5 Dec. 7 Feb. 8 Auckland June 5-6 Aug. 7-8 Oct. 9-10 Dec. 11-12 Feb. 12-13 Suva June 9 Aug. 11 Oct. 13 Dec. 15 Feb. 16 Honolulu Tune 16 Aug. 18 Oct. 20 Dec. 22 Feb. 23 Vancouver June 23-29 Aug. 25-31 Oct. 27-Nov. 2 Dec. 29-Jan. 4 Mar. 2-8 Subject to Alterations Without Notice.

Auckland May 18 June 20 Suva May 22-23 June 24-25 Nukualofa May 25-26 June 27-28 Vavau May 27 June 29 Niue* May 27 Pago Pago* — June 29 Apia* May 28-31 Jn. 30-Jul. 3 Suva June 3-4 July 7-8 Auckland June 8 July 11 * Western Time.

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 islands), with alternative calls at Niue and Apia (Samoa).

Sydney-Norfolk Island-

New Hebrides

The 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.

Sydney-Papua-

New Guinea

DURNS, PHILP LINE motor-vessels "Bulolo” and “Malaita” maintain regular services be tween Sydney and ports In Papua-New Guinea.

“Bulolo” leaves Sydney, northbound, approxi mately every six weeks; “Malaita” every seven weeks.

“Bulolo” calls at Brisbane, Port Moresby, Samarai, Lae, Dregarhafen, Rabaul, Samaral.

Port Moresby, Brisbane, thence back to Sydney.

The “Malaita’s” schedule varies considerably.

She calls at Port Moresby only occasionally, but usually calls at Samaral, Lae, Madang, Manus, Rabaul, Samaral, thence direct to Syd ney—ports of call being in that order. Sometimes the order of calls is Samaral, Rabaul, Manus, Madang, Lae, Samarai. Intending passengers should check with Burns, Phllp & Co., Ltd., Sydney, or Island branches.

Air Services

Summary of Pacific Air

Services

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

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

NEW HEBRIDES. —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; from FIJI by NZ National Airways.

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

FIJI. —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 bv NZ National Airways.

TAHlTl.—Monthly service from Noumea by TRAPAS plane via FIJI, W. Samoa, Cook Is.

DUTCH NEW GUlNEA.—Regular weekly service fi-om Batavia by KLM.

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

AUSTRALIA-NORTH AMERICA.— Regular Trans pacific services by Pan American Airwavs BCPA and CPA. y '

Europe - Indo-China -N. Caledonia Fort

nightly service by Air France,

Sydney-Vancouver

BCPA Service

ORITISH Commonwealth Pacific Airlines, Ltd., •L* opeiate a twice weekly trans-Paciflc service from Sydney to Vancouver, via Fiji, Canton Island, Honolulu and Ran Francisco; and a weekly service between Auckland and Vancouver, via the same ports.

Planes leave Sydney every Wednesday and Saturday, and Vancouver on the Southbound trip every Monday and Thursday. Every fourth trip from Sydney terminates at San Francisco Instead of Vancouver.

Planes leave Auckland every Tuesday and arrive in Vancouver the following Wednesday.

The Southbound trip to Auckland commences from Vancouver every alternate Friday. Every other Friday the service commences at San Francisco. 8.0.P.A. services make regular connections at both San Francisco and Vancouver for onward carriage, via either New York or Montreal to the United Kingdom or Europe. The through fare from Sydney to London is £325 (Aust.).

The fares for the Pacific flight are: Sydney- Nandi (Fiji), £AS7/15/- single, £AIO3/19/- re turn. Sydney-San Francisco, Seattle, Portland, Los Angeles or Vancouver. £A265/8/- single, £ A477/14/- return. Auckland-Nandi (Fiji), £NZ3I single, £NZSS/16/- return. Auckland- San Francisco, Seattle, Portland, Los Angeles or Vancouver, £NZI97/2/- single, £NZ3S4/15/- re turn.

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

Pan-American

Trans-Pacific Service

DAN-AMERICAN World Airways clippers now *■ provide the following services in the South Pacific, using DC4 planes, equipped with Sleep erettes:— Planes leave Sydney Monday and Friday for San Francisco, via Tontouta (New Cale donia), Nadi (FIJI), Canton Island and Hono lulu.

The return flights are made from San Francisco every Monday, Thursday, via Honolulu, Canton Island, Nadi and Tontouta; and from Seattle every Monday, via Portland, Honolulu, Canton Island, Nadi and Tontouta.

Planes leave Auckland every Wednesday, and fly via Nadi, Canton Island and Honolulu to San Francisco. They leave San Francisco for Auckland every Saturday by the same route.

Pares, in Australian currency, are:—

(Time-tables and fares subject to alteration without notice.) To convert to FIJI currency, reduce above each kilogram of excess.

Free baggage allowance is 30 kilos per person Excess baggage at 1 per cent, of single fare for figures by about 10 per cent.

Sydney-New Hebrides

A QANTAS plane leaves Sydney for New Hebrides on alternate Tuesdays. It flies via Noumea and Port Vila to Santo, and returns.

Sydney-Lord Howe ls.-

Norfolk Is.

QANTAS, Sydney, run a Sandringham once weekly from Sydney to Lord Howe Island.

Pare, single, £l2. Return, £2l/12/-.

Qantas run a DC4 Skymaster alt. Thursdays (returning same day) from Sydney to Norfolk Island. Fare, £22 single; £39/12/- return.

(For Norfolk Island, see also under NZ National Airways, For Lord Howe, see also under TOA.)

£ s d. £ s. d £ s. d. £ s. d.

Single.

Return

Sydney-Seattle

265 10 0 477 18 0

Sydney-’Frisco

265 10 0 477 18 0

Sydney-Piji

58 0 0 104 8 0

Sydney-Honolulu . ,.

217 15 0 391 19 0 Auckland-Seattle . . . 246 5 0 443 5 0 Auckland-Honolulu 199 0 0 358 4 0

Auckland-Fiji

39 0 0 70 4 0 Auckland-’Frisco . .. 246 5 0 443 5 0

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 45- passengers, are employed. The trip is comfortable, and takes approximately 6 hours.

Flying-boats now depart Sydney and Auckland daily.

Aircraft leave Rose Bay at 8.30 a.m., and Mechanics Bay at 11.15 a.m.

Fares: £35 (A) (£2B NZ currency) single; £63 (A) (£5O/8/- NZ currency) return.

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

N. Caledonia-Tahiti

TRAPAS (Soclete Francals de Transports Aeriens du Pacific Sud-Noumea) runs a monthly service from New Caledonia to Tahiti, Departing at 8 a.m. from Noumea, every third Thursday, the plane flies via Fiji (Nadi), Western Samoa (Paleolo), Cook Islands (Aitu takl) to Papeete, where it arrives at about 11.4 u a.m. two days later. One evening is spent in Nadi and one night in Aitutakl. The plane re turns by the same route in the following week.

Pare from Noumea to Papeete is 16,000 Pacific francs single, and 28,800 return. (160 Pacific francs equal £1 Australian.) While the plane is at Papeete it runs one round trip between Papeete and Bora Bora.

New Caledonia-

New Hebrides

TRAPAS (French Air Line) operates a service between Noumea and the New Hebrides.

The plane leaves Noumea every Tuesday, and flies direct to Vila and Santo, and returns. Re turn fare for the journey, Noumed-Santo, is approximately £42 Australian.

KLM Dutch New Guinea

Service

K.L.M. Royal Dutch Airlines run a regular weekly sef-vice from Batavia to Dutch New Guinea, via Sourabaya, Makassar and Ambon, on the following schedule: Batavia dep. Sundays at 10.30 a.m,, Biak Island arr. Mondays at 4.40 p.m.; dep. Tuesdays at 6 a.m., Hollandia arr. Tuesdays at 8.10 a.m. On the return journey the aircraft leaves Hollandia at 9 a.m. on Tuesdays: Biak Island arr. 11.10 a.m., dep. 12.15 p.m. on Tuesdays; and Batavia arr. 6 p.m. on Wednesdays.

The aircraft used are C. 475, a type of DC-3, and the single fares are Batavia-Biak Island £A80; Batavia-Hollandia £A9I/15/-; and Biak Island-Hollandia £AII/15/-. Return fares, double single.

France-Indo-China-

Aust.—N. Caledonia

r pHE French national airways, Air France.

A runs a fortnightly service between Paris and New Caledonia, and return. Stops are made at Cairo. Karachi, Calcutta, Saigon, Djakarta, Darwin. Brisbane.

Constellations and DC4 Skymasters are used in the service, and Messageries Maritimes are agents in Australia.

Pare between Brisbane and Tontouta (New Caledonia) has been fixed at £A29/8/- (one way), and £AS2/18/- (return ticket). Sydney- Tontouta £A3S single; £A63 return.

Sydney—Queensland—

New Guinea

QANTAS Empire Airways, Ltd., employing DC3 planes, operate a regular service between Sydney, Port Moresby, Lae. Plnschhafen.

Madang, Rabaul, Bulolo and Wau, and return via Brisbane, Rockhampton, Townsville and Cairns.

This service is now known as the “Bird of Paradise” Service. Skymaster and DC3 aircraft are used.

Skymaster aircraft leave Sydney every Tues day and Saturday at 8.30 p.m., and making a night-flight calling only at Brisbane, arrive at Port Moresby the following morning at 7.20 a.m.

They return to Sydney the same day (Wednesday and Sunday). A DC3 shutlle service operates between Moresby and Lae to connect with Sky master service. This is only a temporary mea sure, pending repairs on Lae strip, when Sky masters will complete the journey as formerly.

DC3 aircraft leave Sydney every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 8.35 a.m. for Lae, calling at Brisbane, Rockhampton, Townsville, Cairns, Cooktown, Port Moresby. An overnight stop is made at Townsville and Port Moresby

is reached at 11.10 a.m. the day after leaving Sydney.

Return trips are made from Lae to Sydney (calling at the same intermediate airports as on the northern journey) each Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday. Planes depart Lae at 5.45 p.m. and reach Sydney at 10.15 p.m. the same day.

The plane that reaches Lae from Sydney on Tuesdays later that afternoon flies on to Bulolo and Wau and returns to Lae.

The plane that reaches Lae from Sydney on Thursday flies on to Rabaul on Friday, via Finschhafen, returning to Lae the same after noon.

The plane that reaches Lae from Sydney on Saturday at 1 p.m. flies on to Madang, re turning to Lae the same afternoon.

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.

Qantas Subsidiary Services In

Papua-New Guinea-Solomons

Qantas Empire Airways run the following sub sidiary services in Papua, New Guinea, and British Solomons; — A Douglas DCS leaves Lae, New Guinea, every

Wednesday, and flies to Rabaul, and Kavleng, and returns to Lae; but every alternate Wed nesday the plane goes on from Kavleng to Manus, and returns via Kavleng to Rabaul (overnight) and returns to Lae on the Thursday morning.

Every Wednesday a plane flies from Lae to Madang and Wewak, and thence ' direct to Rabaul. It returns from Rabaul to Lae on Thursday. This service is primarily for the carriage of native labour to and from Wewak, and Europeans travelling on this service are always advised of the fact.

Every alternate Monday, a Qantas Catalina flies from Port Moresby, westward to Daru, via Yule Island, Kerema, Klkorl, Lake Kutubu and Lake Murray, remaining overnight at Klkori and returning to PM next morning.

Every alternate Wednesday, a Qantas Calalina flies from Port Moresby eastward (dep. 9 a.m.) and calls at Abau and Samarai before flying out to the Archipelagoes in the afternoon. Calls are made at Esa’ala and Losuia (where an over night stop is made), and the following day (alternate Thursdays) at Deboyne Lagoon, before returning to Port Moresby, via Samarai and Abau.

Every alternate Monday, a Qantas Catalina leaves Port Moresby for Rabaul. via Moewe Har bour, and Talasea (New Britain); next morning (Tuesday) it flies to Buka, Kieta and Buln (Bougainville) and returns to Rabaul; next morning (Wednesday) it flies to Talasea, Moewe Harbour and Jacqulnot Bay, and returns to Rabaul; and next morning (Thursday) it re turns from Rabaul direct to Port Moresby.

Every alternate Monday a Qantas Douglas flies from Lae to Rabaul, and continues on to Honiara (British Solomon Islands), via Torokina; remains overnight at Honiara; and returns to Lae the following day (Tuesday), via Torokina and Rabaul.

Every Tuesday and Friday a plane leaves Port Moresby at 7 a.m., reaches Higatura (Popen detta) at 8 a.m., departs at 8.30 a.m.. arrives at Kokoda at 8.35 a.m. and departs again for Moresby at 9.15 a.m.

NZ National Airways

South Pacific Services

'"J''HE Pacific services run by the New Zealand ■- National Airways Corporation are as follows:

Auckland-Laucala Bay (Suva): A “Sun

derland” flying-boat leaves Mechanics Bay, Auckland, at 11.30 p.m. each Monday for Laucala Bay, Suva (arrives 8.10 a.m. the follow ing day).

The aircraft departs from Laucala Bay, Suva, on the return journey at 7.30 a.m. each Wednes day, and arrives at Mechanics Bay, Auckland, at 4.15 p.m.

Laucala Bat (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 Tuesday.

Auckland-Nobfolk Island-Fiji-Tonga

Western Samoa-Cook Islands: A "Douglas”

airliner leaves Whenuapai, Auckland, on alter nate Tuesdays at 9 a.m. (May 16, 30, June 13. ett.) for Norfolk Island (arr. 12.55 p.m.; dep. 2 p.m.), Nadi (arr. 8.40 p.m., dep. 5.40 a.m.

Thursday), Nausori (arr. 6.25 a.m., dep. 7.30 a.m.), Tonga (arr. 10.50 a.m., dep. 11.50 a.m.), •Paleolo, Western Samoa (arr. 4.5 p.m. Wednes day, dep. 8 a.m. Thursday), Altutaki, Cook Islands (arr. 1.50 p.m. Thursday, dep. 2.50 p.m.), Rarotonga, Cook Is. (arr. 4.5 p.m.).

The aircraft departs from Rarotonga on the return journey on alternate Saturdays (May 20, June 3, 17, etc.), at 8 a.m. for Aitutakl (arr. 9.15 a.m., dep. 10 a.m.), Paleolo, W. Samoa (arr, 3.15 p.m., dep. 8 a.m. Sunday), *Tonga (arr. 10.55 a.m. Monday, dep. 11.50 a.m.), Nausori (arr. 2.40 p.m., dep. 3.40 p.m.), Nadi (arr. 4.25 p.m., dep. 5 a.m. Tuesday), Norfolk Is. (arr. 10.55 a.m., dep. 12 noon), Whenuapai, Auckland (arr. 4.50 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. 12.10 p.m.), and departs on the return flight at 1.10 p.m., arriving at Whenuapai at 6 p.m. fares, single (in NZ currency); Auckland to Norfolk, £l2/10/-; to Fiji, £3l; to Tonga, £3l; to Samoa, £34; to Altutaki, £39; to Raro tonga, £39/10/-. Norfolk to Fiji, £l9. Fiji to Tonga, £B/15/-; to Samoa, £l3; to Altutaki, £29/15/-; to Rarotonga, £3l. Samoa to Raro tonga, £l7/15/-; to Altutaki, £l6/10/-; Suva to Labasa, £4/10/-. Return fares, less 10 per cent.

BOOKING OFFICES: Wellington, Govt. Life Bldg., Customhouse Quay; Auckland, Airways Rouse, 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.; New Plymouth, Grand Central Building, Egmont St.; Blenheim, 13 Queen St.; Hokitika, South side Airport; Norfolk Is., Burns Philp, Ltd.; Fiji, NAC at Nadi and Suva; Burns Philp, Labasa and Lautoka; Tonga, Mrs. F. F. Melhose, Pou-amotu Airfield; W. Samoa, Burns Philp (SS), Ltd., Apia; Cook Is., Mrs. P. McVeagh, Aitutaki, and Mr. J. D. Campbell, Rarotoga.

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: £l2 single; £2l/10/- return. Free baggage allowance 50 lb.

Excess baggage and freight rate Bd. per lb.

SYDNEY-NEW HEBRIDES: A regular monthly service with large four-engine flying-boats from Sydney, via Noumea, to Vila and Bspiritu Santo (overnight stop). Pare: Sydney-Vila, £45; Sydney-Santo, £5O; Noumea-Vlla, £l2/10/-, Noumea-Santo, £lB/15/-. Freight: Sydney-Vila, V- per lb.; Sydney-Santo, 2/3.

Sydney-Solomon Islands: A Regular

monthly service from Sydney, via New Cale donia and New Hebrides to Tulagi and Honiara, Solomon Islands. This service is frequently ex tended to Llngatou, in the Russell Islands, and calls are sometimes made at Vanikoro, in the Santa Cruz Group. Pares; Sydney-Tulagi- Honlara, £65. Free baggage allowance, 60 lb.; excess baggage and freight, 3/6 per lb.

Papua-NG Local

Services

MANDATED Airlines, Ltd., of Lae, New Guinea, and other private operators, run air ser vices between Lae and the New Guinea mainland centres of Wau, Bulolo, Madang, Wewak. Aitape, Mt. Hagen, Flnschhafen, Moresby, Kokoda—ln fact anywhere in Papua or New Guinea where there is an air-strip. These planes carry pas sengers, malls and cargo on regular schedules or charter flights

Sydney-Noumea-Suva

THE following is the time-table of the Qantas Sandringham flying-boat:—

intending passengers may book through Qan*as offices in Australia. Burns, Philp (South Sea<> Company, in Suva; and T. Johnston In Noumea.

The fares for this service in Aust. currency

CPA Sydney-VancouvGf

Service

C CANADIAN Pacific Airlines, Ltd., run a trans- A Pacific service between Sydney and Van couver. For the present there will be one northbound and one southbound trip per fort night. Stops are made at Nadi (Fiji), Canton Island, Honolulu and San Francisco. The north bound flight commences from Sydney every alter nate Tuesday.

Four-engined, pressurised “Canadalr” aircraft are used; 36 passengers can be carried and a crew of 7. Flying is done in daylight. Over night accommodation is provided at hotels in Nadi and Honolulu, which is, of course, com plimentary.

Fares are (in Australian .currency: Sydney- Vancouver, San Francisco-Los Angeles and Port land-Seattle, £265/10/- single, £477/18/- return; Fiji-Vancouver, £207/10/- single, £373/10/- re

Sydney .. . . . . .. dep. 10 p.m. alt.

Tues.

Noumea . . . . .. arr. 6.30 a.m. alt.

Wed.

Noumea .. . . .. dep. 7.30 a.m. alt.

Wed.

Suva .. .. . . . . arr. 2 p.m. alt.

Wed.

Suva . . .. . . .. dep. 6 a.m. alt.

Fri.

Noumea .. . . .. arr. 10.30 i a.m . alt . Fri.

Noumea , . . . .. dep. 11.30 a.m. alt Fri.

Sydney .. . arr. 6 p.m, alt . Fri.

are: Single.

Return Sydney-Noumea .. . £37 10 0 £67 10 0 Sydney-Suva 55 10 0 99 18 0 Noumea-Suva ... , 20 5 0 36 9 0

turn; Sydney-Fijl, £5B single, £lO4/8/- return; Sydney-Honolulu, £217/15/- single, £391/19/return.

Bookings may be made at the Union Steam Ship Company of New Zealand, Limited, Sydney, or Melbourne: Union Steam Ship Co. of NZ, Ltd., Fiji; Canadian Pacific Airlines, Vancouver.