REPAIRS TO HAURAKI

Hokitika Guardian, 1 May 1931, Page 3

REPAIRS TO HAURAKI

LONC PERIOD IN DOCK

(By Telegraph —Per Press Association)

WELLINGTON, April 29

iho work of repairing the Union Company’s motorship Mauraki, which grounded at New Plymouth on February 21, i-s being further prolonged in dock at Auckland and the vessel is not oxnected to come out before tomorrow. She will then have been iii dock more than seven weeks, a very inueb longer period than was anticipated. The extended time being taken to repair the Hauraki has prevented the dock being used by other vessels and lias caused considerable delay. *1 lie Richardson motor-vessel Pukeko was withdrawn from the Past Coast' l,v trade last -Monday to be docked for overhaul. After waiting a week in port the vessel lias resumed running, the docking operations having been postponed until the dock is available Tile Union Company's steamer Kaimanawa completed her overhaul more than two weeks ago and she was to have been docked for cleaning and painting before being re-commissioned. Her docking bad also to be postponed and she sailed or Lyttelton to load for Auckland. The docking of the vessel will be done when' she returns to Auckland.