PACIFIC CABLE.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 933, 28 September 1910, Page 5

PACIFIC CABLE.

AUSTRALIAN-NEW ZEALAND CON' / .NECTION.

■/ ;/;A-/:PEOPpSED:/DEyiATION. /: ,//■ .'-.'■"'ln: the sHonse/of /Representatives /yester-/ day/."aitern'oon-the;-Prime : Miruster: gave .noticer/t6,: : move//as : under;—::;;/:/;':;■'--';/;'■. /■---That whereas.it/has. been.represent-'/- ■ ed/ tO:ithe'fitlouse-:.that-■■; the.//£aoific/;: /.Cable/,-Board ;desi res :to .construct/- a. . -/, deviation : : of:-the .Pacific' cable.. author- ; ised by the-Pacific Cable •Authorisa-:tion/Act,-1899, and.it/appears to;this. '.. . House/that-the deviation..should 'he/'. ,',;'. permitted, . this,y House approves: /in'-/ : : pursuance .of; Section 166: ol the: Post. v ,. /and. Telegraph; Act,.1908,: of-the' /'Cable; Board- constructing-'and laying .■•., a cable, to. be-used in the transmission - 'of/messages between-Neir/Zealorid.and--/Australia- in; place,; if-required, ;of. a/ ' '.-'." portion ■;of the 'Pacific; cable; at;'pre-' ■ /.sent;.used; for -.the; purpose,, the /new: //cable/to /lie /directly . between'-Doubt- / '•■ Jess. Bay and some. point; in .Australia '■■ ' -. .without / touching at any intermediate//' ; ;. point;-:://.■/'/;/'.;; ; ./ : ; / ■/./ // ;;;■/:>/:"/'.';■• ; j; The.Attorney-General asked/leave in the . Legislative':Cpuhcil- ; to move-a "similar ■motion-without.notice-and.remarked that the;Post;and'Telegraph Act of 1908 made : it /obligatory to.'obtain; the consent; of; both .Houses .of /Parliament before --any deviation/or" alteration could be' made." : .•The .Hon. J.'E.; Jenkihspn (Wellington):: Is.there any/hurry?/-.'</;/// , . The- Attorney-General said he was told there . was some hurry. ;He ■ could not say :that: it:.was/imperatively."..necessary that. the matter should be '.put; througn that. ,dayj but-he understood that';it was. "only a/ formal. matter:, merely authorising /the deviation for .the/ better; working;of : /the/ - cable. v"<lf ./member/ wished; the : matter/postponed ;he. must...agree", to, it,; but;': he; understood/ that 'there/ was • no' 'question of policy involved. ■' .''■' //';; ■;. n,/ A.;'v6ice:;-.What : .is ..the increased/cost?'-' ';■: The. Attorney-General• I am :not ':instructed/that therp'is-' any : increased- cost; :He had ho. conclusive details before - hiiu. '.-.The' Hoh'./.T/- Kelly/ (Tarahaki):' did/ hot /think there was' ■: any hurry ■ for; the' mat-; /.ter./;'//He; considered ./notice/should' /be' given:/so'. : /that : the ; .Gouncil might 'have time/.to/'go./intp -the.:question; ; ;.;The 'AttorheyrGener'ar: said/he. .recognised;/the/ force, of the objection raised -by .the !; hoh.'/gehtlem an, /which, objection was/Zentirely'justified.; : -/;-':;/ _ The Hon; J.. E. Jenkinson thought !sbme reasons should. bo given as to .why the deviation -of /the' cable was being; made. It would be a great help if a plan showing the '..proposed; deviation /could be put/ "forward.;.-;. : //.V'-; ,;;:■: :.,';/ ' / ■ ... The/Attorney-General:.. You had better move the 1 adjournment of the debate, I will do what I can in the'meantime/ to get -i plan.. ■;;/ ;w..- ;i;;;";: -•'•/'.■/"•■ The debate was adjourned until to-dayi