THE SYDNEY SERVICE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LII, Issue 15942, 12 June 1915, Page 9

THE SYDNEY SERVICE.

DIRECT FROM AUCKLAND.

WEEKLY SAILINGS AGAIN.

COMPANY'S ARRANGEMENTS,

An important announcement in connection with the Auckland-Sydney direct passenger and cargo- service has just been made by the Union Steam Ship Company. The new arrangement provides for a regular weekly connection with Sydney, in con junction with the Huddart-Parker steamer Riverina. The service has been somewhat disorganised of lute, owing to the withdrawal of the Maheno, which lias been taken over for use as a hospital ship.

Commencing on Monday next, the service will again be maintained weekly. The Navua will sail at 5.30 p.m. on that day, and will return again on Sunday, June 27, when she will be withdrawn. The subsequent sailings after the Navua will be made by the Westralia on June 21, the Niagaradue from Vancouver on June 27— June 28, Riverina on July 5, Mamma on July 12, Riverina on July 19, Mnkura on July 26, Riverina on August .2. Mararoa on August 9. and so on. It will he noticed that the connection will be made once a month by the inward mail steamer from Vancouver, while the Mararoa, when she enters the service, will only make one trip a month from Auckland. This means that she will reman here for a fortnight after each trip from Sydney. The mail steamers when making the trip will carry inter colonial passengers and cargo at the rates ruling on the ordinary steamers. The list of sailings from Svdney for the next two months will be as fol'°ws:—Makura, due on Monday, Westralia sailing on June 16, Navua on June 23, Riverina on July 1, Niagara on July 8, Riverina on Ju.y 14, Mararoa on July 21, Riverina on July 29, Makura on August 5, Riverina on August 12, and Mararoa on Aitguet 18. The Mararoa will arrive at Auckland on a Sunday, while the Riverina and the two mail steamers will arrive here on the Monday. 'the Union Company also announces an alteration in the running of the steamers engaged in the Fiji, tonga, and Samoa service. The Atua will '.cave Auckland on Saturday, .Tune 26. for Suva and Apia (Samoa) only, instead of on Monday, June 28, for ■ all South Sea Island ports, as previous] announced. From Samoa the .Una will proceed to Suva and then to Svdney. to take up the Tofua's running in the Sydney-South Sea Island trade. 'I he Atua will remain in that trade for the future. On the Navua's return to Auckland from Sydney on Sunday. June 27. she will withdraw from the service. She will remain here until Monday. July 19, when she will take up the Atua's running in the Auckland-Fiji-Tonga-Samoa trade. The Tofna, leaving Sydney on June 22, wi.l proceed as usual to Suva", Levuka. Nukualofa. Hapaai, Vavau, Apia, and returns to Suva. Instead of returning to Sydney from Suva, the Tofna will come to Auckland. She will be due here on Sunday. July 18, and will then be. withdrawn from the service, as she has been taken over for other purposes.