Trying Out Shell 40
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Shell 40, a tug built in Vancouver for the Royal Navy to carry out fire fighting and salvage duties, was recently acquired by the Shell Company (Pacific Islands), Ltd., and is to be stationed in Fiji. The tug will be engaged primarily in the work of towing bulk cargoes of motor spirit, etc., between Suva and Lautoka, but in cases of emergency will be available for salvage work in the Colony. She was demonstrated at Suva on August 28 to Government officials and members of the Snva Fire Board. The official party is shown in this photograph: Sitting (left to right): T. J. Kerin (Shell Superintendent Engineer); R. C. Evetts (Pacific and Atlas Insurance); W. Alport Barker (Mayor and Chairman, Fire Board); R. D. Moore (AGM, Bank of NZ); D. A. Butler (Manager, Union Steamship Co.); Capt. E. W. Harness (Harbour Master); and T.W. Davis (Secretary, Marine Board).
Standing (left to right): W. G. Simmons (Shell Representative); T. P. Harrison (Liverpool, London and Globe Insurance); J. Bish (Mechanical Engineer, PWD); T. S. Mote (Fire Commissioner); F.W. Pet^ e (Shell Representative, SW Pacific); H. W. Halstead (D. Commissioner of Police); P.H. Nightingale (A/Colonial Secretary); I. B. Chalmers (Manager, Queensland Insurance); and John Trotter (Director and GM. Burns, Philp).