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Lyttelton Times, Volume VI, Issue 426, 3 December 1856, Page 7

Stkam Postal CoujuiNrcwiinx with Austijalta.—Sevevaf merchants &»-«>s'ulents in Lyttultou met ijv Mr. Laivr's sh>ve, ou

Monday, to consider the proposals of the General Government for establishing the New Zealand Branch of the new Australia?! steam postal service. The Government proposition was given in the correspondence between the Colonial Secretaries of New Zealand and Victoria (published in this paper on Hie I2sSj of November), in which the New Zealand Government accepts the arrangements proposed by Melbourne, and declare.l* Auckland to be theproper port for delivery of the mails. The Wellington Chamber of Commerce has ffent a strong protest against this.arrangement, and the •merchants, trader*, and residents have signed one similar. They point out the positive loss that the southern provinces would incur if their mails were sent from Australia round by Auckland, and they. e.\pre*s a wi«h that a second branch service should be established for the south, inclu- ' ding the ports of Otairo, Lytteltou, and Wellington; if gach an arrangement cannot be made, they desire that the mails should continue to be despatched for the southern poits by the usual trading vessels. The meeting on Monday adopted these opinions; and a memorial to the Governor will be prepared, embodying the substance of the two memorials from .Wellington, and will be circulated for general signature. We are sure that every individual who writes or receives a letter will be ready to contribute his name towards maliing this document effective.