NEW STEAMER SERVICE
< CRITICISM DISPROVED (P«p Press Association.) INVERCARGILL, this day.. Prominence) \vb» given last week to a ! statement itfiat the ißliiff-Melbouriie service was disappointing in regard to the cargo earned. The present t np of the Maheno, making Bluff the last post of: call, disproves the contention. It is not known definitely what quantity of cargo was' shut 1 out ;of 'the steamer when she left Bluff at midnight, but it is known that a number of trucks of timber wero left en -tbe Wharf, while one "firm alone was’ disappointed at being unable to ship 200 bales of flax. The five holds ot , the <Maheno were filled'to capacity. The altered itinerary making Bluff the first and last port Of call is considered, a L step in the right direction. The large number of passengers arriving by the special train 'Connecting with the north express is also tangible proof of the increasing popularity of the route, which would-rbfcoaili assured success if Milford >■ or other West ■ Oast Sounds were included in the itinerary. The Canadian bowlers were among the passengers. . ii . . ■ «■■■
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17181, 11 February 1930, Page 11
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181NEW STEAMER SERVICE Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17181, 11 February 1930, Page 11
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