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I (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. — COFYHIQHT,] • TRANS-PACIFIC MAILS. «. _ ' , A NEW SCHEME. "'"" SAN FRANCISCO AND VANCOUVER TO ALTERNATE. FOUR- WEEKLY SERVICE. [KIBSS ASSOCIATION^ \ Received March 20, 9.58 a.m.) | MELBOURNE, This Day. Speaking with regard to the Van- ' couver mail service, the Federal Post-mastar-General (Mr. Chapman) said there was a possibility of an improved sorvice with a smaller subsidy from Australia. That end might bo attained by bringing New Zealand into the service. It was not easy to say what would happen if the San Francisco service was discontinued. The Postmaster-General added that a suggestion had been mado some time ago to transform the Vancouver and the San Francisco services into a four-week-ly schedule, at accelorated speed. Then if the two lines alternated, they would have a regular fortnightly sorvice, which would be equally valuable to Australia and to New Zealand. Such a service might lead to greatly increased business. The Union Company, said Mr. Chapman, seemed most anxious to meet the Government, but other companies wore ready to compete for the carriage of the mails.
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Evening Post, Volume LXXIII, Issue 67, 20 March 1907, Page 7
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Evening Post, Volume LXXIII, Issue 67, 20 March 1907, Page 7
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