UNION COMPANY'S FLEET.

Hokitika Guardian, 28 April 1925, Page 2

UNION COMPANY'S FLEET.

WELLINGTON, April 2d. The Fnion Steam ."snip Company inis six vessels building at four dilfcrent establishments at tne north-east coast of Britain. A twin-screw Diesel-,-ii-gi 1 led oil-tanker ol IO.tIOO toils mi-ey-ing caput iiy is being built for the company. by Messrs Livingstone and Cooper, of Hull. This ves.cl. which it is expected will bo completed about the middle of this year, will nave Salyer engines from the original Inline oi the type at 'Winterthur, itt Switzerland. She is to lie name,l the Otokia. .Messrs Swan. Hunter and Wigham Richardson of Wallsen<l-nn-Tyi;e, are building a twin-screw re: ipmeating engined vessel with neemnniodation for between <;!).) and 700 pas-ei,gels, and with Diesel electric auxiliaries. The ship is intended for the WellingtonI’icton service. TT, ■ Northumberland Shipbuilding Company of Howdon-on-Tyne is constructed an insulated, reciprocating engine,l cargo-carrier of 21 ft) tons carrying capacity, and .Messrs William Gray and Co., of Wc-t Hartlepool, are cnUslru, ling three colliers of 2500 tons dead weight, with reciprocating steam engines. I*. AND T. REVKNCF.. INCREASE OF £357.55,8. WELLINGTON. April 28. The total Post and Telegraph revenue from all sources for the year ended 31st. March was £3.043.0l 1. as compared with £2.C55.0.13 for the previous year. Postages contributed t£l ,143.389, money order and postal note commission £50.7u,3. private box. Big rents, rural delivery fees £49.850, miscellaneous receipts (postal) £IOB,050, paid telegrams £749.100. telephone exchange rentals and miscellaneous (telegraph) £902.407. The expenditure figures are not yet available.

Savings Bank figures showed deposits amounted to £29.582.897 and withdrawals £30,413.609, exceeding deposits by £830,712.