LAST OF DUTCH LEAVING SOON
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AUCKLAND, August S. Making her last visit lo New Zealand as an evacuntion vessel, tlie Hospital sltip Tasman arrived in Auckland tonighl from Brisbane witli 154 passengers. Tlie sliip whicli will embark 150 Dutch evacuees from Camp Oranje 011 Hatnrday is expeeted to sail tlie saiue day. The sliip is under the command of Captaiu W. Eleveld and tlie voyage ' which concluded tonighl was the 1irsL occasion on which she had carried civilian pussengers sinee Eebruary 1!>12 when she was-" converted for troop c.arrying. She became a hospital shiu ' in 1943 and early tliis year she brougbt ■ Dutch evacuees to New Zealand from 1 the Netherton cl s East Indies. 1 The Dutch evacuees who board Ihe sliip 011 Saturday, will travel with her to Wellington where about 170 more Dutch nationals will embark. The ship is exjiected to leave Wellington 011 Tuesday aiul will go to Hrisbane, Sydnev, Milbourne, I'ertli and Hatavia. All of the evacuees are destined for tlie Ne.therlands East Indies. As soon as conditions perniit it is expeeted tlie j Tasman will revert to her former comi mercial passenger service bctwoeu j Malay States, Netlierlands East Indies ! and New Zealand.
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Chronicle (Levin), 9 August 1946, Page 2
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