A NEW SERVICE

Hokitika Guardian, 5 January 1929, Page 3

A NEW SERVICE

WITH PACIFIC COAST. SOUTH ISLAND FORTS TO BENEFIT. (By Telegraph—Press Association). AUCKLAND, Jan. 3. At an estimated cost of about £sii,j 000. the Oceanic and Oriental Xaviguj tion Juno is installing refrigerating j machinery in four vessels for the Pacific Coast-New Zealand trade. The local representatives of the line. Messrs Henderson and Macl'arlane. Ltd., stated tin’s morning that the equipping of these vessels if or carrying refrigerated produce would open up trade between the United States and ports m New Zealand which were not at present served. In the South island especially tho new service would be welcome, as Wellington and Auckland were the only ports which have direct regrigerating steamers to America at present. The O. and O. Line’s steamers would cab at Lyttelton and Dunedin to IP South Island produce. The four steamers wiii adhere to the present time-table, leaving Los Angeles on the first of each month, and returning, via Honolulu, lo Vancouver. San Francisco, Seattle and Los An geles. Tho Golden Cross will ho the first of the newly-equipped steamers, flov refrigerating machines will be installed at San Francisco, and she is to leave Los Angeles ifor New Zealand on April Ist.