COASTAL SHIPPING.
SOUTH ISLAND TO NEW PLYMOUTH: MAPOUIUKA TO BE REINSTATED. When Mr. Aicken, general mejiager oi the Union S.S. Company, was 'ln New Plymouth a fortnight ago, the Taranakl Chamber of Commerce waited upon him with a view to seeing if anything could be done to improve the shipping servicds between New Plymouth and Wellington, and to reinstate, if possible, the Mapourilea on the run Lyttelton-Wellington-New, Plymouth, a fortnightly service which, with the other ships from and to Wellington, fully met the needs of Taranaki. In order to make the Service pay and ensure its continuance, members of th» deputation assured Mr. Afi..<m that a reasonable increase in, freights would not be objected to. T)ie Chamber of Commerce receive! word yesterday from the company thai 'it had decided to accede to the request and give the service a fair trial, And t? make an increase of 2s 6d a ton Iron southern ports. " ' * The service will commence at the end of next week, when the Mapourika wIL 1 leave Lyttelton for New Plymouth dire>:i with a full cargo lor TaranakL
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Taranaki Daily News, 16 July 1920, Page 4
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181COASTAL SHIPPING. Taranaki Daily News, 16 July 1920, Page 4
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