COASTAL SERVICES

Hokitika Guardian, 4 December 1928, Page 1

COASTAL SERVICES

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For nianv vears 1.1 1 <* linn ol Messrs Hailey and Sons Ltd. oi Auckland, Inivo been engaged in the New Zealand Shipbuilding trade, and eoa.slal vessels constructed in their Auckland yards are in service at nearly every port in the Dominion. Since the war, however, shipping owners have generally favoured a larger type ot vessel, and their orders for new motor ships and steamers have been placed with British firms, i oe result has keen that tire New Zealand shipbuilding has languished, and for a number of years no vessels of any size, with the exception of the Auckland ferrv steamers, have .bcv.’ii built. The announcement, says the "Otago Daily Times” that an order has been placed with the Auckland linn for the construction of a new auxiliary sun' 120 feet in length and costing about £Ri,(J!H) will be received with satisfaction by all associated with the shipping industry in the Dominion.

The owners of the new vessel, Messrs Wallis 15ms., have purchased a hig tract of timber land in the vicinity ol Ok uni, about HK) miles south of (»revnionth. and it is their intention to freight the timber to (ircymoiith for transhipment to Sydney. It is proposed to use the vessel for occasional trips across the Tasman.

Built to carry about dot) tons on a loaded draught of 7ft. and 1271'1. ir length, the new vessel is the largest of lief type constructed in New Zealand for nianv years by .Messrs Hailey and •Sous. In design she will be somewhat similar to the Zingara. which is at present trading between Wellington and Hokitika. She will ho fitted with a t* gallant forecastle, and accommodation for the officers and a limited number of passengers will he provided ii (lie Imlf-poop. Schooner rigged and powered by two 3-10 h.p. \\ iddop seniiHiestd engines, the scow will he enpable of a speed ol about 10 knois. Ihe bull will be three-skinned and built of heart and kauri.

The contract for Hie const nu t ion of the vessel was let last week, and the building will commence immediately. Delivery is expected at the end of aboiil nine months.

Captain Jolly, ol Hokitika, has hdt for Auckland, where he will superintendent the construction of the sco" on behalf of the owners, and when she is completed lie will take command.