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Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 January 1953Vol. XXIII, No. 6

Ship For Norfolk

p. 19 · Read in the full issue

Noumea-

N. Hebrides Service

IN February, the motor vessel Vila Star, 350 tons deadweight will inaugurate a regular two monthly freight service betweer Auckland. NZ, and Norfolk Island Noumea (New Caledonia), Vila anc Santo (New Hebrides) New Zealand is reaching otit aftei trade in this part of the Pacific and is offering the Territorie: named canned meat, dairy products timber in various forms, potatoer and honey. It is expected thai Norfolk Island produce will sell ir the more northerly groups.

To handle this trade, Mr, Richarc N. Beim. of 312 Karangahape Hoad Auckland, has organised the Nev Hebrides Trading & Shipping Co Ltd., and the Co. has opened a ne\ office at 75 Pitt St , Sydney M: Vernon Wheatley, who has beei resident for some time in Santc will represent the new Ca. in Nor folk Is.

Mrs. L. F. Roethel reached Sydney from USA by air on December 3 on her way tc Dutch NO, when she will join her husband who is ii charge of three oil-search heli copters.