WELLINGTON-LYTTELTON FERRY SERVICE.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume X, Issue 47, 7 February 1920, Page 5

WELLINGTON-LYTTELTON FERRY SERVICE.

FILL RUNNING MAINTAINED. Dunedin. February 7. Official: The Union Coy. state that the ferry service will be maintained. The Maori is expected to leave Wellington on Monday evening, and will leave for Lyttelton "on arrival of the second express from Dunedin. On Tuesday evening the usual running will be resumed.

In compliance with the requests of the crew, the Mararoa was thoroughly fumigated at Lyttelton, and leaves Lyttelton to-night on the arrival of the second express from Dunedin. She will be despatched from Wellington on Sunday afternoon, leaving Lyttelton again on the arrival of the first express from south on Monday evening. Extra steamers are provided during the weekend. The Monowai leaves Wellington this evening for Lyttelton and Dunedin. The Mapourika also will be despatched from Wellington to-night for Lyttelton, and later leaves Lyttelton on the return trip to-morrow afternoon. In order to cope with the position arising and to hurry up the handling of the Mapourika’s 250 odd passengers, many of whom are proceeding to Dunedin, the Railway Department has decided to run a special express from Christchurch on the vessel’s arrival tosjorro-’'.