Unable to make web request - Xcode v10.2.1

I am using Xcode 10.2.1

I have successfully connected a Tor thread/circuit, initialised a TorController, authenticated the TorController and used TorController.getSessionConfiguration to convert the tor configuration to a URL session configuration as per the usage example, but when attempting to make a web request to a public V3 hidden service I get an error in the console of:

FWIW I definitely have an internet connection, I have tried other peoples code but get the same error, have tried over a VPN but get the same error.

2019-06-12 08:46:13.718157+0800 BitSense[3824:1682501] TIC TCP Conn Failed [1:0x282b5f540]: 1:50 Err(50)
2019-06-12 08:46:13.720342+0800 BitSense[3824:1682501] Task <74A66B62-7ECA-4A49-9320-05F005F88AB7>.<1> HTTP load failed (error code: -1009 [1:50])
2019-06-12 08:46:13.720697+0800 BitSense[3824:1682525] Task <74A66B62-7ECA-4A49-9320-05F005F88AB7>.<1> finished with error - code: -1009
response = nil
error = Optional(Error Domain=NSURLErrorDomain Code=-1009 "The Internet connection appears to be offline." UserInfo={NSUnderlyingError=0x2811a90e0 {Error Domain=kCFErrorDomainCFNetwork Code=-1009 "(null)" UserInfo={_kCFStreamErrorCodeKey=50, _kCFStreamErrorDomainKey=1}}, NSErrorFailingURLStringKey=http://bwgmnddl3uwcy2bupa7qilod4ecd5dsncdfb6zmdrgsyxgoxe2hurxid.onion/, NSErrorFailingURLKey=http://bwgmnddl3uwcy2bupa7qilod4ecd5dsncdfb6zmdrgsyxgoxe2hurxid.onion/, _kCFStreamErrorDomainKey=1, _kCFStreamErrorCodeKey=50, NSLocalizedDescription=The Internet connection appears to be offline.})

And here is the code:

func startTor() {

        let filemgr = FileManager.default
        let dirPaths = filemgr.urls(for: .cachesDirectory, in: .userDomainMask)
        let docsDir = dirPaths[0].path
        let dataDir = URL(fileURLWithPath: docsDir, isDirectory: true).appendingPathComponent("tor", isDirectory: true)

        do {

            try FileManager.default.createDirectory(atPath: dataDir.path, withIntermediateDirectories: true, attributes: nil)

        } catch let error as NSError {

            print("error = \(error.localizedDescription))")

        }

        let hashedPassword = "16:872860B76453A77D60CA2BB8C1A7042072093276A3D701AD684053EC4C".data(using: .utf8)!

        let conf = TorConfiguration()
        conf.dataDirectory = dataDir
        conf.arguments = ["--socksport", "39050",
                          "--controlport", "127.0.0.1:39060"]
        conf.cookieAuthentication = false

        let thread = TorThread.init(configuration: conf)
        thread.start()

        DispatchQueue.main.asyncAfter(deadline: .now() + 15, execute: {

            let controller = TorController.init(socketHost: "127.0.0.1", port: 39060)

            do {

                try controller.connect()
                print("connected")

            } catch {

                print("error connecting")

            }

            DispatchQueue.main.asyncAfter(deadline: .now() + 15, execute: {

                if controller.isConnected {

                    print("controller is connected")

                    controller.authenticate(with: hashedPassword, completion: { (success, error) in

                        if error != nil {

                            print("error = \(error!.localizedDescription)")

                        } else {

                            print("success authenticating")

                            controller.getSessionConfiguration({ (configuration) in

                                print("configuration = \(configuration.debugDescription)")

                                let session = URLSession.init(configuration: configuration!)

                                let url = URL(string: "http://bwgmnddl3uwcy2bupa7qilod4ecd5dsncdfb6zmdrgsyxgoxe2hurxid.onion")!

                                let task = session.dataTask(with: url) {(data, response, error) in

                                    print("response = \(String(describing: response))")

                                    print("error = \(String(describing: error))")

                                    guard let data = data else { return }

                                    print(String(data: data, encoding: .utf8)!)

                                }

                                task.resume()
                            })

                        }

                    })

                } else {

                    print("controller not connected")

                }

            })

        })

    }

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Unable to make web request - Xcode v10.2.1 #47