▁month ▁later , ▁the ▁Alliance ▁Party ▁published ▁The ▁Sc andal ▁of ▁The ▁Ch ales ▁U ph am ▁the ▁first ▁of ▁two ▁book lets ▁critic ising ▁the ▁ship ▁and ▁her ▁ac quisition . ▁By ▁April ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁press ures ▁on ▁the ▁defence ▁budget ▁caused ▁priority ▁for ▁fund ing ▁the ▁conversion ▁to ▁be ▁reduced , ▁and ▁the ▁R N Z N ▁made ▁Charles ▁U ph am ▁available ▁for ▁civil ian ▁char ter ▁until ▁such ▁fund ing ▁became ▁available ▁again . ▁In ▁early ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁the ▁ball ast ▁t anks ▁were ▁ref itted , ▁and ▁an ▁S TP ▁was ▁installed . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 2 ▁May ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁Charles ▁U ph am ▁sa iled ▁on ▁a ▁bare bo at ▁char ter ▁to ▁Spanish ▁company ▁Cont en em ar ▁SA , ▁where ▁she ▁was ▁used ▁to ▁transport ▁or anges ▁and ▁lem ons ▁around ▁the ▁Mediter rane an . ▁The ▁Alliance ▁Party ▁released ▁their ▁second ▁book let , ▁The ▁Big gest ▁Lem on ▁Ever ▁to ▁Le ave ▁A uck land , ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁which ▁claimed ▁the ▁se al ift ▁ship ▁was ▁" do ing ▁a ▁pass able ▁im itation ▁between ▁a ▁le mon ▁and ▁a ▁white ▁ele ph ant ". ▁To ▁counter ▁the ▁claims ▁being ▁made ▁by ▁the ▁Alliance ▁Party ▁and ▁sections ▁of ▁the ▁media , ▁the ▁Aud it ▁Office ▁compiled ▁an ▁internal ▁report ▁in ▁September ▁comment ing ▁on ▁the ▁alleg ations , ▁along ▁with ▁other ▁advice ▁received ▁by