BLUFF-MELBOURNE SERVICE.
♦ MAHENO UNABLE TO LIFT ALL CARGO. (PRESS iHSOCIATIO* TZLEOaAK.) INVERCARG-ILL, February 11. Prominence was given last week to a statement that the Bluff-Melbourne service was disappointing with regard to the cargo carried, but the present trip of the Maheno, which -is making Bluff the first and last port of call, disproves the contention. It is not known definitely what quantity of cargo was shut out from the steamer when she left Bluff at midnight, but it is known that a number of trucks of timber were left on the wharf, while one firm alone was disappointed at being unable to ship 200 bales of flax. The five holds of the Maheno were filled to capacity. The altered itinerary, making Bluff the first and last port of call, is considered a step in the right direction. The large number of passengers arriving by special train and connecting, with the north express was also tangible proof of the increasing popularity of the route, which would be an assured success if Milford or other West Coast Sounds were included in the itinerary. The Canadian bowlers were among the passengers.
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Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 19851, 12 February 1930, Page 13
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188BLUFF-MELBOURNE SERVICE. Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 19851, 12 February 1930, Page 13
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