MAKO SOLD
SERVICE IN THE ISLANDS By Telegraph —Press As.ocutlt*. AUCKLAND, July 31 The first long tow that has been undertaken from Auckland for more than three years will begin this week when the motor ship Salamula 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 Coy., Limited, of Sydney, is to be used in the company’s New Guinea service. The Mako. it is understood, will proceed from Sdyney 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 formerly 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 Withdrawn from the East Coast service early in 1930, the Mako lay in the stream at Auckland for seven years but was recommissioned in August of last year to supplement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.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXLV, Issue 21103, 1 August 1938, Page 11
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223MAKO SOLD Timaru Herald, Volume CXLV, Issue 21103, 1 August 1938, Page 11
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