THE P. AND O. SERVICE.

Auckland Star, Volume XLIV, Issue 184, 4 August 1913, Page 7

THE P. AND O. SERVICE.

jj2W ZEALAND DEPUTATION

10 WAIT UPON DiKECTOJU:.

AXP LT.'.iE CONTTXUANCE

iUtaueh Ihe P. and 0. Company has X airiv clear that Auckland is JS «vi«» port of call, no effort Yin- spared t0 '""P " n lhc " rm . t uK lhc nepd for continuing the " i, f ' Ih..- Harbour Board has l«n Via'- r. i'"n»ivrlv to the London "Sre'ttrr-. "u..i■■ - etill awaiting a reply t0 iv. mosf re. ent cmnmunication. The ChKUbcr of r-ommerw, at i.« meeting thif vt-i'V. 'Wll probably also resolve to A '- c .n .i'l"" - .' 1 for continuance. An exwllmt ' I 0"" '"" that K " ti^, ' l has origin*tc J with '>&'• Krne.n Ddvx-. who. realising ijiai bad i-iUk , mpis.-fages i-annot adeacalclv express the feeling in Auckland, ], aB i-r.ggcstcd that prominent Sew in London should be asked to wai'- iip«n the P. and 0. (kimpany's director. Wd place before them the vhole positk>u in favour of continuance of the flprviw. Accordingly, thp followinn cable h-.is Iwen (iicipatdieH to \Tr. Moss L'-.ivis. wdio re=id<* in Park Lane, London-'- '•Tin' I', and 0. Company has decided '■' drscontintie the Auckland ccn -j ce . Mr. fiunson. C.li-airman of tbe Ifarbfflir Board, cabled the (jirartntv. and asked for He rPceivprl an iinfavoiiTa.hle reply, and cabled again, and agTees it i? thai you fhmtld innnedia-tely arrange a deputa-IJon r>f New- Ze.alanders in don to wait upon the directors, and etrongly'urge every argument in favjjnr of reinstatement."

It is not expected that any reply will be io this cammrmiratiori until after t ; ic deputation has waited upon the P- and n . HtrertoTP. As there is a number ol promineat Np.w ZcaJajidpK in I/)ndon a.t the present time, the deputation which Mr. Moss Davis has been afiked to arrange should be a strong- and representative one.