THE VANCOUVERSERVICE

Evening Star, Issue 14573, 23 May 1911, Page 6

THE VANCOUVERSERVICE

■♦—i NEW SOUTH WALES iNXIOU.-. Press Association—By Teiegra'p—Copyriglit, "SYDXEA May 23. (Received May 25, at la.m.) The Acting State Premier ij r Holman) wrote Mr Hughes (Acting Fjeral Premier) declaring that the State kvernmenfc felt concern over the matter oihe maintenance of a regular service bebc-en Sydney and Vancouver. The ne\ contract between the Canadian and Nov, Zealand Governments did not oblige the extractors to send their steamers west of -\ckland. The steamers would probably ritnV) Australia, but New Zealand has theprefe*ence over their space. Apart the consideration of the money annnav eix pended in connection with steamy on. wages, coaling, and docking, amountg to £IOO,OOO, there was a possibilit, 0 f jeopardising the trade. In conclusioi J )9 urged that .Mr Fisher be with, in view of his approaching eoryj* ence with Sir W. Lanrier. Mr Hughes replied that t&s> tion had been forwarded to Mr Fisher. .Mr Iloiman states that unless s-omcihi* is done the State will consider tho epic, tion of the contribution of a sumricn sum to secure spa:? for New South \V; '.< s.