ISLAND SHIPPING
EFFECT OF EPIDEMIC Replying to Mr. C. H. Poole in the House of Eepresentatives, the Minister for- Marine (Hon. Thomas M. Wilford) said that a cable had been received thi3 morning that the epidemic was raging in Tahiti, and that no coaling or harbour facilities were possible, and shipping was warned against sailing for the port. Regarding the general question of manning ships, there was a great shortage of condensed milk at Samoa, where the epidemic had resulted in many fatalities. The. Xalune had not a full complement of men, and he had communicated with the Superintendent of Marine at Auckland to see whether it would be possible to obtain the crew. Doctors and mirses were also required at Samoa. The Health Department had arranged for the doctors. It was now a. question of obtaining a crew for the Talune. The difficulty in manning Was not due to. any, recalcitrant action of seamen. Unfortunately there had been not only great mortality among seamen, but many others were laid up.
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Evening Post, Volume XCVI, Issue 139, 9 December 1918, Page 8
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171ISLAND SHIPPING Evening Post, Volume XCVI, Issue 139, 9 December 1918, Page 8
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