MOKOIA FOR THE SOUNDS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1013, 31 December 1910, Page 7

MOKOIA FOR THE SOUNDS.

THE LIST OF BOOKINGS.

: To-day will mark-.the. beginning, of• "new .enterprise by tho Union Company, for-at. noon the fine steamer Mokoia'will leave,.the Queen's Wharf . the initial excursion; to the , Marlborough .Sounds.; -.'For' years, past residents across Hhe'. Strait .havo desired such excursions,, and last year . tho .. Union Company endeavoured to meet that wish, but met with insufficient support to ■ warrant-undertaking.the expense of dispatching ono of their larger vessels. This year,- however,;the. hook ; ing has. been exceptionally heavy, 'aiid when the Mokoia loaves to-day sho will .. .he. a full shin.- It' is now reasonably tbat this pioneer, excursion will be tho forerunner of others. As for itinerarj', the vessel 'wilkfirst .visit Pictonj.and after; a stay p.t this beautiful little port she will, steam through Queen/Cha-lotte Sounds and thence out round Cape Jackson between the Chotwode Islands and the mainland into tho Pelorus Sound. '

An added attraction will be the opportunity of landing and visiting some of tho Bpots.in the Sounds made famous by . Captain Cook's historic visit.. Tho vessel is duo to arrive back', "Wellington on Tuesday morning. Tho list"of' passengers booked is as follows:— . ! . • '. Mesdames J. D. Avery, Bothamloy, Young, W. Jelfs Jackson, F. Reading, Litchfidld, Fraer, Salmon/ Laurie ' and child, Benton, Chambers/ A. Moderate, Wright, O'Meara, Mowat,' E. Jones, Ritcliie and child; Baxter, H. Peje.y Coleman, Daniel, A. : J.-.Sullivan, A. P.Burnes, Wallis, Burt, Yellow lees and child, J. Salek, N.> Armstrong, Hamill, Ellison. .. .. Misses E. Fleming, Ryan (2), Poynder, E. Cunningham, K. Fitzgerald, Litchfield, Thomson, Chomondeley, Moore, -Lingham, . Bland, Peat ' (2), Gibbs,Higgie, Bruntlett, Phillips,- Gaynor (3)j. Nodine, Mullens, Putnam (3), Mitchell, E. Naylb'r, J. ;Davies, K. Wil'kinsonj Stevens, Ritchie, Broadway (2), . Rising,. Graves. Messrs. G..F. Howard, E. C. Adams, A. Phelps, D. Skinner, E.; Norton, R. Finch, A. H. Wrightson, Kirschberg, J. Brown,, 31. Gibson, Jewbank, O'Meara,..Humphreys, Sellars, Mowat, T. Matsori,' W. A'. Seymour, 'B'aigeht' (2), D. Moderate, J. D." Avery, Levick (2), Bothamloy, Cromme'lui, Trice, F.. Reading, F. R. Baker, S. C. Smith, J. F. Kirk, J. Storer, Bricb (2), A: Norman, R. W. Elliott, H. Barr, H. Goodwin,. Aylirig; H. W: Roy, W> S. Pearce,' •A. -.8. "Watkins, Murison, -A. Young,R. M." Simpson, Chas. .Haines, J. Oorbett, J. I Scott, T. '0. Kerr, Wright, Carroll, Litchfield, H. V. Gcddes,' Mowbray (3), ;F: •]}. Staddcn, G. F. Poarco, A. StaddGn, Trengrove, C. B. Bothamly, W. ' Jells, Fraer, Salmon, Laurie, Coleman, A. J. Sullivan, Daniel, Tabuteau, Lever, M'Laehlan, Mowat', Davics, 'Jackson, G., Fleming, Andorsou, J. Peat, Nodine, C. Freyberg,- Beuton, Chambers,. A. Moderate, Burnes, . .Wallis, Burt, W. G. Yellowlces, G. B. Ashley; J. Mogrjdge, Aitken, H." A. W ar dj «• Aikle, Jackson, Bragg, .F. E. Wilson, Finch, W. A.-Kennedy,'#. Salek, Armstrong, J. Franklin,-H. R,. Gibbs,"S.-.N, Braer, Frazer, Hamill (3), Pope, Hobson, Etheridge, E. W. Kane, Perkins, W. B. Smith) H. Smith, H. W. Thomps'on, Martin, T. Waghorn,. Li Treweru, H: Rides, E. Wil- • steed, R. L. Bush, W. H. Tripe, F. L. Branfill, Pratt, Jackson, Morgan, Percy, Waddilovej P. Moses, F. Jones,'Gurncy, J. Nicholson, J. Havripon, D. Little, H. Lewis, S. Lewis, Phillips, Rev. Wm. Venablfes, Dr. and Master Diamond, Dr. Jones, Master Carroll.