MATUA ARRIVES AT AUCKLAND
(TRESS ASSOCIATION TEWOEAJI.) AUCKLAND, June 16, The island trader Matua, which arrived at Auckland this morning, escaped the battering from the gale which affected liners crossing the Tasman. The vessel encountered a heaVy swell nearing New Zealand, Captain Whitfield is relieving Captain Prosser for six weeks. Having called at several islands in the Fijian, Tongan. and Samoan groups, the Matua brought a good cargo of tropical fruit, including 16,350 cases of bananas, a small consignment of other produce, but no oranges. There were 29 passengers.
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Press, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22430, 17 June 1938, Page 19
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