MAILS via CANADA.

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

MAILS via CANADA.

VANCOUVER SERVICE.

SIR WILFRID LAURIER'S DOMINION PORT OF CALL • '' An important statement in reference to"';..the improvement of tHe mail services, of . : .,;. tie Dominion was made in the House;; ' yesterday. ■'■-~. ■'...■..'•. '. /?.';•; ■';." '-'■:■■ . The ■. Postmaster-General ;, .(Sir;; Joseph: .;-.."• "Ward) read the following .cablegram,. _;■'>.-' which he had received from Sir Wilfrid' Laurier, Prime. Minister of ■. Canada:— .-'-' •"In reference to ybnr letters .of ,: : '.. : ' the lGtk and 20th, we are to-day-in-;, v. forming the. Government of.the Cornr:-../..'.. ; monwcalth .of Australia that we forth-, -i .;.;'•;; with notify the contractors that they. ;;;>;,.f; ■ have the permission of- the:-Govern- > ; r ; ; ; --.'.. .-'. ment of Canada to make a call: each.;;- !:\r.i ' ; way. at New, Zealand 'under the old. ;.;' l- ; . ■ [existing] contract. . I am expressing .... .;;■-;.: the' hope that Australia will concur,. ;":;,: . and;also informing;' Australia .that in ;. ; ;' ■;,'; any.'case Canada is obligcdto stipulate }■■■';-■ :> K] ■': that from .August; next'New.:Zealand '• V•_;■■>;: must: be a port "of call/"; '■';; V; :■;;,;>;-.;'" Mr.' Massey: Do you know whetherCommonwealth" Government . will-'■ /concur'} 'io. :, in- the suggestion just put-forward?'.-. 3 ;;."•,'■; ...A member: ;It does not matter.;; ;•;;".;*..;? Sir.; Joseph; said that he was unable .to:'l■..-..;.'*' say ■ anything about the intentions, of ; tho'.; '0-* Commonwealth.:" Canada' '.and /New ■} Zealand were agreed on; the. point, and; ho ';.:'.- ; . : thought that the friendly ..feeling, which ;;'■'. aexisted' between ; New Zealand and ./ Aus- .';.',• tralia, would;'lead., to,-a'■'■■'.-satisfactory,',:/ ••'•: arrangement, :--; ";;/:';/';:"/'/-'' ]?. : -< ! ,:'r : '}!;;;i& ■'- -;.Mr. Massey: : , Have-you- had;.any '•; com- //■ 'j niunication onthe/point from Australia?;;":;;;); •-• Sir Joseph: said that there had been ho/::-;;; 1 ; communication which he .."could vmakeS-.: public. ..There had, : .however,-;.- -been,--ya'G '/;; number.of. communications .with,a;.'view.-/' ;> : to.-getting .a: suitable service. ■'. "He; -was •.'..;.'' hopeful that the. obstacles would be ' ; ' '. come/ A suitable service .was. -'.in' .; tho.;,:/;': greatest.-interest not: oniy,tb;,the';colohie»'.;. ;".' but also to the - Empire.'; '■ ,;;; : ; /':?\/-.: ; /;. : * '/;*'.' ;.;: y;. ; M r. ■' Masseyy Views;".',;; : ' ; &;•;*££' ~':;l '.;■' "I- am .very, pleased to see. the pro* : >;% ;:.- ; posals with regard^to/the steaniers/belongv;/;:;;; rng'^to/the^-Aißtraliatt-Vanconver-'i'-'sempe:'^-;. 5 ; calling.at New Zealand are taking shape,*' ; -;; said .Mr..- Massey,-"and that; there;is^a-';'-' prbbability ■ofa '• satisfactory.;- arrange-. ;,! .m.ent being made', if .not in' the : iriime-. - "; diate/ future, 'then' .'in' less 'than/twelve;.;^'■ months from now.';*:-; I.:think; people 'gen-;'*■;■•." erally;.realise,, now'that/.the "new.'.serviica > :.: between; New. ■Zealand; and, San Francisco:;/. y : \ will.be of very little;use/for,mail-carry-;^v'/; irig purposes and.that 'our only prospect'at,;;V ) ; ; present : of improving .oh .the ;•- Suez -. route;".":/;■;/■ is by..way.of Vancouver. ,I ; trust : that the';.ii-,v Australian.Government, will'see• its;way-;?.;, to - fall in/with, the . Canadian ..suggestion;;;; l ...:.-; arid the desire of this country so .that:wa>; '\f maj[.ihave the. British'Doriiinioiis'ii/thac; i ".-i;" v Pacifio; connected-with.a'.lirie. of'fast. maUy;;' - and' passenger'steamers'sailing 'under;our., } ':;'.--' own- flag.": ■;.. '."' :''•■ ; ;; '/,:; ;n : -;'-/ ;^

■■;:; ; ; Terms of^heiContract. ;'•'•■ On:-. July- 29 last}it; was ' stated !a The DoauiiioK that;; the ; New Zealand ■Goverrarierit: had.received-from the Canadian Government' the: conditions of tender ; for : a mail service" between Canada, Australia,/.and New: Zealand. Tenders (Were! to'be; received, up to noon on November;l,;l9lo. ,Tb6;service was to conof a : sarling: every ■ f pur weeks from Vancouver, and tenders'would be received for proposals ,for the service on the following alternative routes' :— ; (a) Sailing from,; Vancouver, calling at. Victoria, Honolulu;/ - Suvai.-and Brisbane, :to ;Sydney, and, Return'.to'; Vancouver. -(b) Sailing from.' Vancouver, calling at Suva, .Auckland, and Sydney,;..to Melbourne;'.;.and return to . '•>'■:<■■';.. ■: /• ; ; ! ; " '" ' v(c)' ; Sailing from. Vancouver, calling at Victoria, Honolulu, Suva, /Auckland* arid Sydney, to Brisbane,.and return to Van.couverj::;';;.;;;..';{•■;.■';;;':. - ■■££ , (dj. Sailing jfrom" arid Returning to Vancouver, and balling:each;way at such of l tlieV-Jio'rts 'hereinbefore/'stated as may b9 f specified by those'submitting proposals.