NEW SHIP FOR N.Z.
Government Steamer Matai to
Leave England.
MODERNLY EQUIPPED
(Received 11.30 a.m.)
LONDON, July 24
Captain William Manning is taking out on July 31 the twin-screw, lighthouse general service tender Matai, built by Hawthorn, Leslie, and Company, at Hebburn-on-Tyne, for the New Zealand Government. The Matai is sailing via Panama at a reduced speed of nine knots. She is equipped with an echo-sounding machine, and wireless has been installed in the cabin for the Governor-General's suite.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXI, Issue 174, 25 July 1930, Page 7
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79NEW SHIP FOR N.Z. Auckland Star, Volume LXI, Issue 174, 25 July 1930, Page 7
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