STEAMERS FOR THE EAST.
TWO FURTHER SALES MADE. Two more vessels of the Union Steam Ship Company, the Komata and the Kaimanawa, have been sold to Eastern buyers to be broken up for scrap. Chinese crews arc expected to arrive at Auckland about the middle of December to man the steamers. The Kaimanawa, which lias been idle at Auckland since 1931, will ho towed on the long voyage of over 5000 miles by the Komata, at present laid up at; Wellington. The journey is expected In take about five weeks.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/MH19341020.2.11
Bibliographic details
Manawatu Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 4407, 20 October 1934, Page 2
Word Count
90STEAMERS FOR THE EAST. Manawatu Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 4407, 20 October 1934, Page 2
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Manawatu Herald. 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.