ZANE GREY IN THE ISLANDS
NEW YACHT BUILDING Mr. Zane Grey and party travelled as far as Papeete by the steamer Makura which arrived at Wellington from San Francisco yesterday. The party is to spem some time in the Islands, and according to reports from America it is possible that Mr. Grey will come to -New Zealand again in the near future. His party includes Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Mitchell, Miss M. K. Smith (his secretary), Mr. W. K. Robertson, Mr. R. Carney, and Mr. John Loeb. It is stated that Mr. Grey is having a new yacht built for an extended tour lt will replace the auxiliary schooner Fisherman, in which he visited New Zealand waters some time ago, and which had been converted from a trading vessel to a pleasure craft. Plans for the new vessel are stated to provide for a first-class auxiliary yacht, fitted with every requirement for deep-sea voyages. It will take over a year to complete.
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Dominion, Volume 23, Issue 141, 11 March 1930, Page 10
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