Samoa—Tonga
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Shipping And Plane Services
Ship Services
Sydney-NZ-Fiji-Hawaii-Nth. America
r PHIS Itinerary of the Canadian-Australaslan liner "Aorangi” (17,500 tons) Is Sydney, Auckland A Suva (FIJI), Honolulu (Hawaii), Victoria (Vancouver Island), and Vancouver (British Columbia Canada). Time-table lor the Pacific section of her run Is:—
Subject to Alteration Without Notice. ♦Aorangi will be withdrawn from the trans-Pacific run after she reaches Sydney.
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 ana maintained the coastal ship ping services. The East Coast, th.l 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, Ponerfhouen, Tibarama, Polndlmie. Wagap, Touho, Tlpindje, 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 (Tadine), Llfou (Chepenehe) Ouvea (Pajaoue, St. Joseph) and return.
The steamer “Neo Hebrldals” runs regularly between Noumea and Sydney, with occasional trips to tne New Hebrides (mostly Aneltyum).
The owners are Soclete Maritime et Manlere Hagen, Noumea. Sydney agents: H. C. Sleigh. 254 George Street. Sydney.
The Messageries Maritimes motor-ship Poly nesien 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—Cook
Is.—Niue—Samoa
THE motor vessel “Maui Pomare” owned and opoiaied by Hie NZ (Gov ernment, maintains a direct service between Auckland and Rarotonga (Cook Islands), with alternative calls at Niue and Apia (Samoa).
Sydney-Papua—
New Guinea
r>URNS. 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; “Malalta” every seven weeks “Bulolo” calls at Brisbane, Port Moresby.
Samarai, Lae, Dregarhafen, Rabaul, Samarai.
Port Moresby, Brisbane, thence back to Sydney.
The “Malalta’s” schedule varies considerably.
She calls at Port Moresby only occasionally, but usually calls at Samarai, Lae, Madang, Manus, Rabaul, Samarai, thence direct to Syd —Ports of call being in that order. Sometimes the order of calls is Samarai, Rabaul, Manus,
Madang, Lae, Samaral. Intending passengers should check with Burns, Phllp & Co., Ltd., Sydney, or Island branches.
New Zealand—Fiji—
Samoa—Tonga
Monthly Service by MV “TVlatua”
Service Conducted By Dnion Ss Co..
Ltd.—Subject To Alteration Without
Sydney-Norfolk Island-
New Hebrides
The SS “Morinda,” Burns, Phllp & 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.
Honolulu RMS "Aoranfl”
Nov. 9 Jan. 11 Suva Nov. 18 Jan. 20 Auckland Nov. 21-23 Jan. 23-25 Sydney, arr. — Nov. 27 Jan. 29* Sydney, dep.
Oct. 5 Dec. 7 — Auckland Oct. 9-10 Dec. 11-12 — Suva Oct. 13 Dec. 15 Honolulu Oct. 20 Dec. 22 Vancouver Oct. 27-Nov. 2 Dec. 29-Jan. 4 —
Notice
Auckland . . .. Oct. 5 Nov. 7 Dec. 7 Suva .. . . .. Oct. 9-10 Nov. 11-12 Dec. 11-12 Nukualofa .. ..Oct. 12-13 Nov. 14-15 Dec. 14-15 Vavau .. , ,. .. Oct. 14 Nov. 16 Dec. 16 Pago Pago * .. Oct. 14 Dec. 16 Apia* .. . . .. Oct. 15-18 Nov. 16-19 Dec. 17-20 Suva .. . . .. Oct, 21-22 Nov. 22-23 Dec. 23-24 Auckland . . ,. Oct. 26 Nov. 27 Dec. 28 ♦Western Time.
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 by 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
ft&ys. 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.
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 Laiicala 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.—Monthly service from Noumea by TRAPAS plane via Fiji, W. Samoa, Cook la.
DUTCH NEW GUlNEA.—Regular weekly service from Darwin to Biak by KLM under charter to NEI Government.
AUSTRALIA-NEW ZEALAND.—ReguIar service by Tasman Empire Airways.
AUSTRALIA-NORTH AMERICA—Regular Trans pacific services by Pan American Airways,
Bcpa And Cpa.
Europe - Indo-China -N. Caledonla.—Fort
nightly service by Air France.
Sydney-Vancouver
BCPA Service
BRITISH Commonwealth Pacific Airlines, Ltd., operate a twice weekly trans-Paclflc service from Sydney to Vancouver, via Fiji, Canton Island, Honolulu and San 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.
B.C.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,
£A4II/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
PAN-AMERICAN World Airways clippers now provide the followlm? services in the South Pacific, using DC4 planes, equipped with Sleep erettes:— Planes leave Sydney Thursday and Sunday for San Francisco, via Tontouta (New Cale donia), Nadi (Fiji), Canton Island and Hono lulu.
The return flights are made from San Francisco every Tuesday, Saturday, via Honolulu, Canton Island, Nadi and Tontouta; and from Seattle every Tuesday, via Portland, Honolulu, Canton Island, Nadi and Tontouta.
Planes leave Auckland every Thursday and Sunday, and fly via Nadi. Canton Island and Honolulu to San Francisco. They leave San Fran cisco for Auckland every Tuesday and Saturday by the same route. Fares, in Australian cur rency, 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.
Trans-Tasman Service
Sydney—Auckland
TASMAN Empire Airways, Ltd., operate a flying-boat service between Rose Bay, Sydney, and Mechanics Bay, Auckland, with a fleet of four new Solent flying-boats each with a capacity for 45 passengers, in seven self contained cabins on two decks. Full fresh-cooked meals are served en route. Average crossing time is 6V2 hours.
Flying-boats depart from Sydney at midnight on Sundays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Satur days, and at 10 p.m. on Fridays. They depart from Auckland daily at 12 noon, except on Tuesday.
Fares: £35 (A), £2B (NZ), single; £63 (A), £5O/8/- (NZ), return.
Passenger reservations may be made in Aus tralia at any office or agency of Qantas Empire Airways (General Agents), offices of TAA and all leading travel agents. In New Zealand book through TEAL (Auckland and Wellington) or any leading travel agents.
Trans Tasman Services
Sydney—Wellington
TASMAN Empire Airways, Ltd., operate a regular flying-boat service between Sydney and Wellington with Solent flying-boats.
Services depart Sydney at 10 p.m. on Mondays and Thursdays, and depart Wellington at 11 a.m. on Tuesdays and Fridays; the flight cross ing time is 7 hours.
The fares are: £A3S. £NZ2B single; £A63, £NZSO/8/- return.
These services will be increased to a 3-per week frequency on October 30.
Darwin—Netherlands
New Guinea Service
r PHE service between Batavia, NEI, and Biak, Netherlands New Guinea, has been dis continued and a new service from Darwin to Biak and return has been inaugurated.
The service is run by the Netherlands Govern ment, with DC3 aircraft, chartered from KLM Airlines. The service is run once weekly.
New Caledonia-
New Hebrides
TRAPAS (French Air Line) operates a service between Noumea and the New Hebrides The plane leaves Noumea every alternate Tues day, and flies direct to Vila and Santo, and returns. Return fare for the journey, Noumea- Santo, is approximately £42 Australian.
France-1 ndo-China-
Aust.—N. Caledonia
THE French national airways, Air Prance, runs a fortnightly service between Paris and New Caledonia, and return. Stops are made at Cairo, Karachi, Calcutta, Saigon, Batavia, Darwin, Brisbane.
DC4 Skymasters are used in the service bet
Sydney-Seattle . . .. £ 8. d. £ s. d.
Single. 265 10 0 £ s. d £ s. d.
Return. 477 18 0 Sydney-’Frlsco 265 10 0 477 18 0 Sydney-Fiji 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-Flji Auckland-’Frlsco . .. 39 0 0 70 4 0 246 5 0 443 5 0
ween Saigon and New Caledonia, Lockheed I Constellations between Salgon-Paris, and Mes ' sageries Maritimes are agents in Australia.
Fare between Brisbane and Tontouta (Noumea) are £3O/12/6 single, £55/2/6 return. Sydney- Tontouta, £37/10/- single, £63/17/6 return.
Sydney—Queensland—
New Guinea
Q.E.A., Ltd., operate regular services be tween Sydney and Port Moresby, Lae, Finsch hafen, Madang, Rabaul, Bulolo and Wau, via Brisbane, Rockhampton, Townsville and Cairns.
This service is known as the “Bird of Para dise” Service and DC4 Skymaster and DC3 air craft are used. The Skymaster aircraft leaves Sydney every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at 8.30 p.m. and, making a night flight calling at Brisbane, arrives at Port Foresby the follow ing morning at 9.30 a.m. and Lae at 9.50 a.m.
The Skymaster leaving Sydney on Thursdays also calls at Townsville between Brisbane and Port Moresby, making the arrival times at Port Moresby and Lae IV2 hours later than normal.
The return flights depart Lae at 8 a.m. Mon days and Thursdays, and 7 a.m. on Saturdays, arriving at Port Moresby at 9.20 Mondays and Thursdays, 8.20 Saturdays, Brisbane at 5.30 p.m.
Mondays and Thursdays, 6.25 p.m, Saturdays and Sundays, and Sydney at 9.45 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays, and 10.15 p.m. Saturdays. The service on Saturdays also calls at Townsville, between Port Moresby and Brisbane.
The Skymaster which reaches Lae on Wed nesday mornings connects with a DC3 which departs Lae at 2 p.m. for Bulolo and Wau, re turning to Lae the same day.
DC3 aircraft leave Sydney on Mondays and Fridays at 8.15 a.m. for Lae, calling at Bris bane, Rockhampton, Townsville, Cairns and Port Moresby. An overnight stop is made at Townsville and Port Moresby is reached at 11.10 a.m. and Lae at 1 p.m. the day after leaving Sydney.
Return trips are made from Lae to Sydney on Wednesdays, departing Lae at 5.45 a.m. and from Port Moresby to Sydney on Tuesdays, de parting Port Moresby at 7.35 a.m. for Sydney, calling at Cairns, Townsville, and Brisbane, arriving Sydney at 10.15 p.m. the same days.
Rockhampton is an optional port of call only on the south-bound journey.
The aircraft that reaches Lae from Sydney on Tuesdays at 1 p.m., flies on to Madang, re turning to Lae the same afternoon.
The aircraft that reaches Lae from Sydney on Saturdays flies on to Rabaul. on Sundays, via Finschhafen, night-stops at Rabaul, and flies direct from Rabaul to Port Moresby on Monday morning.
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 DC3 leaves Lae. New Guinea, every Thursday, and flies to Rabaul, and Kavieng, and returns to Lae; but every alternate Thurs day the plane goes on from Kavieng to Manus, and returns via Kavieng to Rabaul (overnight) and 'returns to Lae on the Friday morning.
Every Wednesday a plane flies from Lae to Madang and Wewak, and thence, via Madang 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, Kikorl, Lake Kutubu and Lake Murray, remaining overnight at Kikori and returning to PM next morning.
Every alternate Wednesday, a Qantas Catalina 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, Kleta 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.
(Optional calls are made at Inus and Lenden hafen.) Every alternate Monday a Qantas Douglas flies from Lae to Rabaul, and continues on to Honiara (British Solomon Islands), via Toro kina, Vellalavella and Yandina remains over night at Honiara: and returns to Lae the fol lowing day Tuesday), over the same route.
Every Tuesday and Friday a plane leaves Port Moresby at 7.30 a.m., reaches Kokoda at 8.35 a.m., flies on to Higatura (Popendetta) at 8.55 a.m., and leaves again for Port Moresby at 9.5 a.m., reaching there at 10.15 a.m.
Dragon DHB4 aircraft operate the following internal services in New Guinea:— Every Tuesday depart Madang for Goroka, Kainantu, Aiyura, Arona, returning to Madang at noon the same day. Calls as required for loading are made between Arona and Madang.
Every Thursday departs Madang at 7 a.m. for Wabag, Baiyer River, Mt. Hagen, with optional calls at Kerowagi and Chimbu, and returning to Madang at noon the same day.
Every Friday departs Lae at 6.30 a.m., calling at any or all of the following places as re quired; Asolaka, Aiyura, Arona, Banz, Bena Bena, Chimbu, Goroka. Kalaipit, Kainantu, Kerowagi. Kup, Mt. Hagen, Nadzab, Nondugl,
Ogelbeng, Wabag, Wabumunda.
Daily, except Thursdays and Sundays, depart Lae at 3 p.m. for Bulolo and Wau, returning direct from Wau to Lae the same day, arriving at Lae 5.5 p.m.
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 1 returning same day) from Sydney to Norfolk Island. Fare, £22 single; £39/12/- return. (For Norfolk Island, see also under N 2 National Airways. For Lord Howe, see also under TOA.)
Sydney-New Hebrides
QANTAS operate a service to the New Hebrides with Sandringham flying-boats calling at Noumea, Port Vila and Espiritu Santo. Frequent non-scheduled flights are made, subject to the approval of the Governments concerned.
NZ National Airways
South Pacific Services
THE Pacific services run by the New Zealand National Airways Corporation are as follows: —
Auckland-Norfolk Island-Fiji-Tonga
Western Samoa-Cook Islands: A “Douglas”
airliner leaves Whenuapai, Auckland, on alter
nate Tuesdays at 9 a.m. (October 3, 17, 31, etc.) 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.), ♦Faleolo, Western Samoa (arr. 4.5 p.m. Wednes day, dep. 8 a.m. Thursday), Aitutaki, 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
(October 7, 21, November 4. etc.), at 8 a m. for j Aitutaki (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 am. 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 am., 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 a.m. for Norfolk Island (arr. 11.55 a.m.), and departs on the return flight at 12.55 p.m., arriving at Whenuapai at 5.45 p.m.
On alternate Sundays (October 1, 15 and 29, etc.), a second aircraft also makes the run. leaving Whenuapai at 9 a.m., reaching Norfolk at 12.55 p.m., departing again at 1.55 p.m., and reaching Auckland at 6.45 p.m.
FARES, single (in NZ currency): Auckland to Norfolk, £l4; to Fiji, £3l; 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/-.
Return fares, less 10 per cent.
BOOKING OFFICES: Wellington. Govt. Life Bldg., Customhouse Quay; Auckland. Air Centre.
Nathan’s Bldg., Commerce St.; Dunedin, 8-10 Manse St.; Christchurch, 104 Gloucester St.; Gisborne, 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.
Lautoka; Tonga, Mrs. F. P. Melhose, Fou-amotu Airfield: W. Samoa, Burns Philp (SS), Ltd., Apia; Cook Is., Mrs. P. McVeagh, Aitutaki, and Mr. J. D. Campbell, Rarotonga.
TOA Services
TRANS Oceanic Airways run the following Pacific services:— SYDNEY -LORD HOWE IS.: A regular fort nightly service with large four-engine flylng
boats from Rose Bay. Pare: £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 Espiritu Santo (overnight stop). Fares (single and re turn); Sydney-Vila, £39/10/- and £7l/2/-; Sydney-Santo, £42/10 - and £76/10/-; Noumea- Vila, £lO and £18; Noumea-Santo, £l5 and £27. Freight: Sydney-Vila, 2/- 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. Fares: Sydney-Tulagi- Honlara, £55 S; £99 R. Free baggage allow ance. 60 lb.; excess baggage and freight, 3/6 per lb.
N. Caledonia-Tahiti
TRAPAS (Soclete Francals de Transports Aeriens du Pacific Sud-Noumea) runs a monthly service from New Caledonia to Tahiti Western Samoa (Faleolo), Cook Islands (Aitu takl) to Papeete, where it arrives at about 11.40 a.m. two days later. One evening is spent in Nadi and one night in Altutakl. The plane re turns by the same route In the following week.
Fare 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.
Sydney-Noumea-Suva
THE following is the time-table of the Qantas Sandringham flying-boat:— Sydney dep. 9.30 p.m. alt. Tues.
Noumea arr. 6.30 a.m. alt. Wed.
Noumea dep. 8.20 a.m. alt. Wed.
Suva arr. 2.30 p.m. alt. Wed.
Suva dep. 6 a.m. alt. Fri.
Noumea arr. 10.30 a.m. alt. Fri.
Noumea dep. 12 noon alt. Fri.
Sydney arr. 7.15 p.m. alt. Fri.
Intending passengers may book through Qantas offices in Australia. Burns Philp (South Seas) Company, in Suva; and J. Brock, in Noumea.
The fares for this service in Aust. currency are:
CPA Sydney-Vancouver
Service
/■ CANADIAN Pacific Airlines, Ltd., run a trans- 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.
Pour-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 Franclsco-Los Angeles and Port land-Seattle, £265/8/- single, £477/14/- return- Fiji-Vancouver, £207/8/- single, £373/7/- re turn; Sydney-Fiji, £57/15/- single, £lO3/19/- re turn; Sydney-Honolulu, £217/13/- single, £391/16/- return.
Bookings may be made at the Union Steam bhip Company of New Zealand. Limited, Sydney or Melbourne: Union Steam Ship Co. of NZ, Ltd.
Fiji; Canadian Pacific Airlines, Vancouver.
TEAL Flying Boat
Service
Auckland Fiji
VX/TTH new 45 sieater Solent flying-boats, Tasman Empire Airways, Limited, operate weekly Auckland-Suva-Lambasa and return service.
Aircraft depart Mechanics’ Bay, Auckland, a
half hour after midnight, each Tuesday, and operate to the following time-table:- dep. Auckland .. 0.30 a.m. Tuesday arr. Suva 7.00 a.m. Tuesday dep. Suva 9.00 a.m. Tuesday arr. Lambasa .. .. 16.00 a.m. Tuesday dep. Lambasa .. .. noon Tuesday arr. Suva 1.00 p.m. Tuesday dep. Suva 7.00 a.m. Wednesday arr. Auckland .. .. 1.30 p.m. Wednesday Fares (Single): Auckland-Suva, £3l (NZ), £34/9/- (Fijian), £3B/15/- (Aust.); (Return): £55/16/- (NZ), £6l/19/- (Fijian), £69/15/- (Aust.).
Suva-Lambasa (Single): £4/10/- (NZ), £5 (Fijian), £5/12/6 (Aust.); (Return): £B/2/- (NZ), £9 (Fijian), £lO/2/6 (Aust.).
Reservations may be made through TEAL (New Zealand I. Qantas or TAA (Australia), NZNAC (Suva) or any leading travel agents.
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—in 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 .. , Single, Return. £37 10 0 £67 10 0 Sydney-Suva 55 10 0 99 18 0 Noumea-Suva ... 20 5 0 36 9 0