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Not Interested” [?] Cook Is. Shipping
fEWS that the New Zealand I Government’s MV Maui I Pomare was to be recom- Issioned for a further three years ; a probable cost of £Stg.2oo,ooo is received as the August issue int to press and appeared briefly, rhe NZ Minister of Island Terri fies (Mi\ T. L. Macdonald), in an icial statement, said that after 5 recent visit to the Cook Islands [ was more convinced than ever at the provision of an adequate ipping service was a basic sential to further progress in ose islands.
Inquiries in the last few months ,d made it clear that private terprise was not prepared to pro le a ship for the trade, and so e Government had no option but continue to take a direct interest the service.
A Cabinet sub-committee had en set up to consider a new ship, lich would take up to three years deliver, after the order had been jren.
After repairs, the Maui Pomare ould be able to carry on for that riod and still have a reasonable irketable value.
The 700-ton “stand-in,” Viti, lich broke down in July, was not pected to be back in service on e Auckland-Cooks freight run itil mid-September.
A basketball team from Fiji has en invited to visit New Zealand ixt year.