PACIFIC CABLES.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume I, Issue 37, 26 January 1911, Page 1

PACIFIC CABLES.

INCREASED BUSINESS

FACILITIES.

Sydney, Jan. 25. Mr. Milward, manager for the Pacific Cable Board in the Pacific, has returned from a visit to Canada. He says the Board now controls ’ine communication from Australia to Montreal, and has effected an installation which will enable the despatch of cable messages to be expedited by 25 per cent. : ; other words, the board’s officer: would be able to deal with 25 per cent, more business in a given time. Mr. .Milward's mission to Canada was for the purpose of installing apparatus and taking over for the board the line previously leased from the Canadian Pacifis Tele-

graphs Company. The board lines can now carry messages over 610-3 miles with only one land line. The old system required three hardlings. Asked if Hie innovation was lively to lead to a reduction m rates within a reasonable time. Mr. Milward saul: ”It places us in a better position with regard to reduced cost. The present weekly averag.- of the Pacific line is 42,0'Jt wot ds. This showed a marked and continuous incr 'ase. It is conceivable if the board increases the carrying capacity of the cables to a large ex*, ent. and the public sup ply sufiie’ent business, the rale may he affected. KeP'rri-’g •’> tit eAll Red route he declared that noxiously it woid< l>e an advantage to have a cabh right through the Atlantic. Th< cables at the present time wen practiraiiy controlled by Amerier: capitalists.