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New Zealand Listener, Volume 20, Issue 500, 21 January 1949, Page 4

Ie SHELL' NEWS COlUMN After a voyage of more than 5,000 miles in the South Atlantic; the Pequena returned to Cape Town recently wich her party of South African scientists and other experts on board. The expedition carried out fishery survey work around Tristan da Cunha and included several visits co the islands of Nightingale and Inaccessible_ A visit was also made to Gough Island Altogether some 54 anchorages were made, often in uncharted and dangerous waters and occasionally in full gales. Ic was established by the expedition that many of the fish in Tristan waters are of South American and not South African species; many specimens were brought back Some time was spent on Tristan Island by the soil expert, entomologist and engineer in the party and hundreds of specimens of Plant and insect life and soil Were collected. Initial reports indicate that there are good prospects of establishing a fishing industry on Tristan da Cunha, and the inhabitants seem keen to co-operate in the development of the island The Pequena is a wooden-built ship equipped with a 450-h.P. diesel engine and saw service as a mine-sweeper in the recent war. Her master, Captain L F Pettit, reports that Her en- gines gave not a moment' S trouble; and Mr. K. Godo, the Chief Engineer, reported that her engines ran like a watch: On this voyage in the South Atlantic the Pequena was at sea for six and a half weeks, and on the reliability of her engines depended not only the success of che expedition but its safety too. Ic is therefore with pride that we are able to report that they ran exclusively: on Shell Lubricating Oil: EL.9 Another in the Series THE SHELL COMPANY OF NZ: LTD: (Incorporated in England)