BLUFF SERVICE
“NOT A FAIR RUN.” By Telegraph—Press Association. DUNEDIN, February 5. In reply to the Union Company s statement re small cargo on the Maheno on tho Melbourne-Bluff run, a prominent commercial man stated that had there been regular services between Melbourne and South Island ports, consignees would have notified therr correspondents at road to have cargo transhipped to Melbourne. Owing to the lack of connection, the cargo has been carried on to Sydney, and transhipped through via Wellington for South Island ports. When a proper service is offered, via Melbourne and South Island ports;, 'importers here would undoubtedly give every assistance they could to the service, and trade should steadily grow. If the company would feature the West Coast Sounds by calling there, he was sure the Melbourne-Bluff route would become very popular. This was proved on the present trip, when as a result of a request to the captain to take the boat to Milford Sound, a charge of £IOO was asked, and collected from the passengers for the xirivilcse-
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXXV, Issue 18492, 6 February 1930, Page 13
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173BLUFF SERVICE Timaru Herald, Volume CXXV, Issue 18492, 6 February 1930, Page 13
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