REDUCED SERVICE

Hokitika Guardian, 14 July 1930, Page 3

REDUCED SERVICE

BETWEEN DOMINION AND SYDNEY.

WELLINGTON, July 11

Owing to- a very heavy falling off in passenger traffic between New Zealand and Australia the Union Steam lliip Company advises ..that it will be impracticable to continue the present sen ice to and from Sydney during the winter months. The slafaina will accordingly be withdrawn on her arrival at Wellington from Sydney on i’nosday mopping, and until the end of October the service will be maintained by the Maunganui and 'TJlimnroa, in conjunction with the through trans-Pacific mail steamers.

Tn order to commence the new running the Maunganui will leave Auck- - nd on" Wednesday for Wellington; is due here on Friday morning, and will leave again the same afternoon for ‘Hney. On the subsequent inward trips she will proceed coastwise be- ' ween Wellington and Auckland to enable Iter to maintain regular outward sailings. , . ’ I.v V 1 This new arrangement will mean >‘Vht when the Vancouver or San Fran's-/- mail steamer, leaves Auckland of ! W-)!iugton ' respectively ford Sydney the Maunganui will sail'that.. Week •Vom the other port, as, for instance, N-ngfirn win leave AiiVklniid .next ■'"'lesday for, Sydney and the Mhiinaaiiai w’ll leave Wellington oilthe '■ day of the same week for Sydney. ' v 'hcn the Tahiti leaves Wellimto’n on Tuesday, August 1. Thus, where be'A.v. two steamers left Auckland or ”T,!li nr rton in one, week for Sydney 1.p.-o will now be only one. With resard to tlm inward service fl -e arrangements will.be the same, ■'"■n Niagara will leave Sydney on her roHwn trip on July 21.' arriving at Auckland on. duly 28. The >r nune-ami! will leave Sydney '.on July for Wellington, arriving here on July 29. The Tahiti will, however, 'cave Wellington on July .29 fn' - ‘ Sydney so that the Maunganui will lesfve ’’ere on .Tidy 30 for Auckland, leaving dwiWfli Friday. August. 1 . for,Sydney. TUo TTRiharoa will maintain her usiial funning. ' fi