THE FEDERAL MAIL CONTRACT.
MORE LIGHT ON THE MATTER. United Frees Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.' MELBOURNE, June 27. It is stated that one reason for the delay in iue signing of tho new mail contract is that the London parties interested aro disinclined to accept the condition giving the Commonwealth power to take over a steamer at any time at a valuation fixed by arbitration. It appears there are three parties in the new combination—a Sydney firm, a Melbourne firm, and one of the biggest shipping firms in London. The present capital of tht combine is a million.;
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Press, Volume LXII, Issue 12531, 28 June 1906, Page 7
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97THE FEDERAL MAIL CONTRACT. Press, Volume LXII, Issue 12531, 28 June 1906, Page 7
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