Shipping Time-Tables

There now are comparatively few ship ping lines running on regular time-tables in the Pacific Islands. The following time taoies are only approximately correct— they are subject to much alteration at short notice:—

Sydney-Suva-N. America

Canadian-Australasian liner Aomngl (17,500 tons) maintains regular two monthly sailings—Sydney-Auckland-Suva- Honolulu-Victoxla-Vancouver, and return

On arrival at Sydney June 8, 1953, jhorangi will withdraw from service.

Sydney-Papua-N. Guinea

; MV Bulolo. modern liner, sails about every six weeks: Sydney-Brisbane-Moresby- Samarai - Lae - Madang - Manus - Rabaul -

Bamarai-Moresby-Brisbane-Sydney.

Next departure from Sydney early March. \ MV Malekula Will leave Sydney on Ibout March 17 for Samarai, Rabaul, Manus, Wewak, Madang, Lae, Samarai ind return to Sydney.

Details from Burns Philp & Co. Ltd., 7 Bridge Street, Sydney.

MV Shansi and MV Sinkiang, modern 3,000 tons vessels, will leave every six weeks approximately (making a three weekly service): Sydney-Brisbane-Port Moresby-Madang-Rabaul, Port Moresby, Sydney. Shansi departs next trip Feb. 18; Sinkiang on March 9.

Details from New Guinea Australia Line (G. S. Yuill & Co., Ltd., agents), 6 Bridge St., Sydney.

N. Zealand-Fiji-Samoa-Tonga

Motor vessels Tofua and Matua, from New Zealand, serve Suva (Fiji), Nukua lofa and Vavau (Tonga), Niue Is.. Pago Pago (American Samoa), Apia (-Western Samoa). Tofua leaves Auckland tor any or all of above ports at approx, five weeks intervals. Matua calls at Wellington and Lyttelton (NZ), Lautoka (Fiji) and sup plements Tofua’s schedule in Islands, calling at ports as directed by owners.

6yd. . .

Rms Aorangi

Feb. 12 Apr. 16 Auck. .

Feb. 16-17 Apr. 20-21 Suva . .

Feb. 20 Apr. 24 H’nTu .

Feb. 27 May 1 fVic. . .

Mch. 5 May 7

[•Vane. .

Mch. 6-12 May 8-14 me. . .

Mch. 12 May 14 H’nTu .

Mch. 19 May 21 Suva . .

Mch. 28 May 30 Auck. .

Mch. 31-Apr. 2 June 2-4 Wyd. . .

Apr. 6 June 8

Tofua leaves Auckland on next voyage about February 17.

Matua scheduled to leave Auckland on February 9, March 9.

Details from Union SS Co.

N. Zealand-Cook Is.

The NZ Government’s old motor vessel Maui Pomare is scheduled to leave Auck land in November, December, 1952, and in January, 1953, for Rarotonga and other Islands in the lower Cooks, subject to requirements of trade. This vessel carries

30 passengers.

Full details on application to NZ Government Department of Island Terri tories in Wellington, or to any office of the Union SS Co. of NZ, Ltd., which Company acts as Agent for this vessel at some ports.

Sydney-New Hebrides-BSI-

Rabaul, Etc.

MV Malaita will make a round trip at about 8-weeks intervals from Sydney to

Lord Howe-Norfolk Is.-New Hebrides Ports - ESI ports - Bougainville - Rabaul - Samarai-Sydney.

Next sailing from Sydney about March 7.

Details from Burns Philp & Co., 7 Bridge Street, Sydney.

Sydney-N. Caledonia-Tahiti

Vessels of Messageries Maritimes Line, coming from Marseilles, via West Indies and Panama, call about every six weeks at Papeete, Vila (New Hebrides), Noumea and Sydney, and return by same route. Details from Messageries Mari times.

Small motor-ships Polynesien (Messa geries Maritimes) and Neo Hebridais (H.

C. Sleigh, Ltd.) maintain fairly regular service between Noumea and Sydney,

N. America-Fiji-Hebrides, etc.

Norwegian motor vessel Thorsisle, carry ing cargo and passengers maintains a regu lar service between North American ports and French Oceania, Samoa, Fiji, New Caledonia and New Hebrides.

Details from General Steamships Cor poration Ltd., 432 California St., San Francisco.