ENGLISH MAIL CONTRACT.
MELBOURNE, June J22. " After the Cabinet meeting to-day, Mr Deakin stated that the English mail contract was on the verge of being signed. It is understod from other sources that it is practically completed, and final cable messages jire being awaited from London. T.he names of the companies in the combination, which it is reported has 01 will receive the contract are not stated. It is understood to have a .capital of "between three and four million. LONDON, June 22 The Orient Company are not aware of the Daily Chronicle's Melbourne correspondent's statement that they failed to secure the new mail contract I which the correspondent asserts has j gone to a new combination. MELBOURNE, June 22. In the House of Representatives, Mr Ewing, in reply to a question, said that he knew from a conversation with Mr " Deakin that, it was intended to take the Shipping ComnnssJQß^s report into considerajjon-ibetore accepting, jUjte-'Efig'iisH'mail tenders.
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Grey River Argus, 23 June 1906, Page 2
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