THE NEW AKAROA
TRADE WITH NEW ZEALAND. LUNCHEON ON BOARD. (United Press Assn.—Telegraph Copyright.) (Rec. 5.5 p.m.) London, December 20. The interesting association of Akaroa with the hoisting of the British flag in the South Island of New Zealand was mentioned by Sir Thomas Wilford in a message at a luncheon on the Akaroa on the eve of her sailing. He complimented the company on its foresight in determining to be ready for good times instead of waiting till they came. Mr John MacMillan said that from the point of view of utility there was no better ship in the New Zealand trade. Mr Malcolm MacDonald, in a happy speech, stressed the importance of British ships in the flow of Empire trade.
The Shaw, Savill and Albion Company announced in August last that the Euripides, which was recently acquired and was being converted from coal to oil, would be renamed the Akaroa. The original Akaroa was a sailing vessel of 1398 tons belonging to the Shaw, Savill and Albion Co. which made many successful voyages in the New Zealand trade before being sold to Norwegians in 1900. The new Akaroa will take her place in the New Zealand trade as a companion ship to the Tamaroa and Mataroa, carrying cabin-class passengers only, and will leave Southampton for New Zealand on December 30 and leave New Zealand again on March 8.
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Southland Times, Issue 21895, 22 December 1932, Page 5
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230THE NEW AKAROA Southland Times, Issue 21895, 22 December 1932, Page 5
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