SUBSIDISED SHIPS
MELBOURNE, HOBART AND BLUFF N.Z. MAY CALL TENDERS (United P.A.—By Telegraph — Copyright) Reed. 10.55 a.m. SYDNEY, To-day. An announcement that a passenger shipping service would be established shortly between Melbourne, Hobart and Bluff was made by Sir Walter Lee, Minister of Lands and Works in Tasmania, who arrived by the Ulimaroa. He said the negotiations with Sir Joseph Ward had not proceeded far enough to make a definite statement. A good deal, depends on the attitude of the Victorian Government. Some
form of subsidy would have to be provided to induce the shipping companies to run the service. The main advantages of the scheme would be to dispense with transhipping. If it were decided to establish the service, the New Zealand Government would probably call for tenders. The service would be fortnightly, and vessels would run from Bluff to Melbourne to Hobart and back to Bluff. There was a possibility of mails also being carried.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 646, 24 April 1929, Page 9
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157SUBSIDISED SHIPS Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 646, 24 April 1929, Page 9
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