THE AWATEA
YESTERDAY'S INSPECTION
As a result of the public Inspection of the liner Awatea yesterday afterno6h a sum of between £75 ancl £80 has been collected for seamen's charities. Heavy rain fell during the day, ( but this did not deter the sightseers, and a crowd of approximately 8000 people visited the vessel and took the opportunity of admiring the many new features incorporated in her construction. '.''\ Today the Awatea was gaily bedecked with bunting for the Plunket Society function on board, the proceeds of which will be devoted to the funds of the society. Tomorrow there is to be a luncheon at "which a number of citizens will be entertained by the directorate of the company, and the vessel will leave for Auckland and Sydney tomorrow night. ■ .
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19360914.2.124
Bibliographic details
Evening Post, Volume CXXII, Issue 65, 14 September 1936, Page 11
Word Count
128THE AWATEA Evening Post, Volume CXXII, Issue 65, 14 September 1936, Page 11
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Evening Post. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in