THE SAN FRANCISCO MAIL SERVICE.

Press, Volume XLII, Issue 6245, 24 September 1885, Page 2

THE SAN FRANCISCO MAIL SERVICE.

J The special correspondent of tie Awk-' s land " Evening Stir," under date Bep*«a i> ber 16th, has the following with regard to • San Francisso mail service: - ' , Despite the Minieterial assurance gtwe » to mc tbia morning that nothing haoMjtt' - definitely arranged regarding tinnance of the Sin Francisco ,MrrJti?f 9 learn from a reliable source that anaagt* mentes of a nature which i» believed fill - be considered satisfactory 2>y the Hoatt ■, have been" completed between ttoffim • Company and toe Government ThenW I of the agreement ia that the VvM Company shall convey the mails betfMfß ■ Sydney, Auckland, and Honolulu* jg» Oceanis Company (represented l>7 ■* ■ Center) carrying out the service b«w*ea Honolulu and Ban Francisco. ThiakUl ■ that all negotiations had fallen tbrowfcj i Mr Center was returning to Amerio* I* the outgoing steamer from Auckland 1»»' night, when he was communicated wtthltf • a representative of the Union Goinp**J> and ia now, I believe, on hie way beM «► Wellington. It is expected that with tt» subsidy which it ie believed New Scat* Wales will contribute, and the portaf* the net cost of the service wSJajf a mere bagatelle. It is uadenwwa that the Union Company will tie ft* contractors, the Oceanic Company maU3£ arrangements with them. Only *■• boata will be required to run «»,»»• vice between Honolulu, Auckland, aft* Sydney. One of these will be thetft*» Company's newsteamer Mararoa,27oo4<»e> expected to arrive in the colony in Jw , vember.and as the new contract will C«g* mence at the end of that month, she W» be at once available as one of thesteanae* An opportunity will be afforded W ** Pearce (John Elder and Co.) to euppJ/J*J other, that firm having previously tesde** for the service. The steamers will lie seven days ftSßrtW* lulu, and about twelve at Sydney, each tnfr only mails and passengers being *"** ■hipped to the connecting steamer for carriage right through, thus redadng aw stoppage at Honolulu to about four , Heavy cargo will be forwarded on by teefollowing steamer. . In cencluaion, I have reaeon tobejutrj that the Union Company have ,te(MefM . for the aervioe merely out of a deawW it in the interest of theooleey* and not with any great hope of *&&&* profit by it. l%e arrangemeaf >of W> matter has been in the hands of »«»»* J. 2fcL?an, Chairman, and Mr Mills, Matiaging Director of the W™ Company.