Shipping Time-Tables

There now are comparatively few ship ing lines running on regular time-tables i the Pacific Islands. The following time inies are only approximately correct— ley are subject to much alteration at jort notice:—

Sydney-Suva-N. America

Canadian-Australasian liner Aorangl 17,500 tons) maintains regular two onthly sailings—Sydney-Auckland-Suva onolulu-Vlctorla-Vancouver, and return

Rms Aorangi

yd. , . Feb. 12 Apr. 16 uck. . Feb. 16-17 Apr. 20-21 tva . . Feb. 20 Apr. 24 ’nTu . Feb. 27 May 1 ic. . . Mch. 5 May 7 anc. . Mch. 6-12 May 8-14 ic. . . Mch. 12 May 14 ’nTu . Mch. 19 May 21 iva . . Mch. 28 May 30 uck. . Mch. 31-Apr. 2 June 2-4 yd. . . Apr. 6 June 8 On arrival at Sydney June 8, 1953, jrangi will withdraw from service.

Sydney-Papua-N. Guinea

MV Bulolo, modern liner, sails about ery six weeks: Sydney-Brisbane-Moresby marai - Lae - Madang - Manus - Rabaul - .marai-Moresby-Brlsbane-Sydney.

Next departure from Sydney in mid )ril.

MV Malekula will leave Sydney te in April for Samarai, Rabaul, inus, Wewak, Madang, Lae, Samarai d return to Sydney.

Details from Burns Phllp & 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 end of March; Sinkiang in mid-April.

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 for 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.

Tofua leaves Auckland on next voyage on March 17. April 14, May 12.

Matua scheduled to leave Auckland on April 4, May 2.

Details from Union SS Co.

N. Zealand-Cook Is,

The NZ Government’s old motor vessel Maui Pomare is scheduled to leave Auck land every month for Rarotonga and other Islands in the lower Cooks, subject to requirements of trade. This vessel carries 30 passengers. Next sailing: Late March.

Pull 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 - BSI ports - Bougainville - Rabaul - Samarai-Sydney.

Next sailing from Sydney about early May.

Details from Burns Phllp & 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 Polyneslen (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.