Fictitious Figures of TransTasman Waiting Lists
WELLINGTON, May 14. ■ The head offiee .of the Union Steam Bhip Company commented today that the estimate of 5700 persons waiting to croaB the Tasman to Australia, which was given by a touriat agency booking for the4respective companies, vyas in its opinion pure fiction. The same applied, said the Union Company, to the division of the numbers waiting as between sea and air ana the assertion £hat more passengers were waiting in Australia than in New Zealand. The company said no tourist agency had the facts. The experience was that waiting lists were not a reliabie guide as to the .number of passengers actually afiailable. As far as temporary insuffieiency of transportation by sea was concerned, that w&s aue dirOCtly to the nation 's paramount need of passenger ships in the recent war. It Was anticipated that it would be remfidied for the next tourist seafion, the company added.
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Chronicle (Levin), 15 May 1948, Page 5
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