COLONIAL OPINION.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLVI, Issue XLVI, 30 January 1914, Page 5

COLONIAL OPINION.

• SYDNEY, Jan. 29. i. t» .-"^ business man, discussing the Dominion, Commission's report, said that mostly, the opinion was that the mail service could be made speedier if it were worth while, though the cost would be more than Australia could afford, but he said it was agreed on all hands that the present cable rates wer« tar too high. Mr Wesche, general manager of th« Femnsular and Oriental Company, cone ijS r Pres6nt 31 days' mail service could be shortened to a certain extent, but only if an extra subsidy is paid for the increased speed and bunker capacity needed. This extra bunker space would curtail: the space availaole for cargo, lhe reduction of Australian terminal rates, and the wider employment of wireless were amongst the suggestions tor reducing cable charges.