TRANS-TASMAN TOW

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 19697, 1 August 1938, Page 4

TRANS-TASMAN TOW

MAKO FOR SYDNEY

POPULAR COASTAL VESSEL

NEW GUINEA SERVICE

(Per Press Association.)

AUCKLAND, this day.

The first oceanic tow that has been undertaken from Auckland for over three years, will begin this week when the motorship Salamaua will leave for Sydney with the well-known Richardson Line steamer, Mako, in tow. The Mako, which has been purchased by W. R. Carpenter and Company, Limited, Sydney, is to be used in the company's New Guinea service. The Mako, it is understood, will proceed from Sydney to Salamaua, New Guinea, but it is not known in Auckland whether she will be towed there or proceed under her own power. The vessels are expected to leave Auckland on Wednesday or Thursday. For years one of the main means of communication between Auckland and East Coast bays, the Mako was one of the most popular ships on the coast. Of 505 tons gross, she was built for Richardson and Company, Limited, in 1914 at a contract price of about £28,000. Withdrawn from the East Coast service early in 1930, the Mako lay in the stream at Auckland for seven years, but was recommissioned in August of last year to supplement the cargo service provided by the Richardson line. After operating throughout the summer, the vessel was laid up in the stream at Auckland several months ago.