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Hokitika Guardian, 2 May 1934, Page 5

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XJ.S.S. COMPANY’S SERVICE. WELLINGTON, April 30. As the Makura and the Maunganui are both due for extensive overhaul this year, the Union Steam Ship Com T pany* has decided to abandon one complete round trip in the San Francisco mail service to enable overhaul vO be ! carried out. The first vessel 1o he overhauled will be the Makura, v-iicli arrived at Wellington this morning from San Francisco. The Makura will, Jeavo here to-morrow svftenjooir for : Sydney, whero she is due next Salti- | .ebay morning. She will leave S)dne\ again on Thursday, May 10, foi Wellington. On her arrival here on Monday, May 14, she will withdraw for overhaul and survey, and there will be no mail steamer to San Francisco in May. j The Maunganui, which is due atSan Francisco i>\n Friday, (will 'leave there again on 1 Wednesday, May 9, for. Wellington and Sydney, arriving here on May 28, and at Sycur-y on .June 2. She will leave Sydney again |on June 7 for Wellington, arriving ihere on .June 11. The Maunganui will

I then withdraw for overhaul and sur- ! vev, her through passengers, mails, and cargo being transhipped to the Makura, which will leave Wellington on June 12 for -Sail Francisco, via Rarotonga and Papeete. The Maunganui, after overhaul, will j take the next sailing from Wellington -on July 10, the Mararna, which will leave Sydney on duly 5 for 'Wellington, j providing the through connection from 1 Australia. I ,