THE PACIFIC CABLE.
The negotiations for the construction of the Pacific cable have not advanced owing to some of the colonies not replying to the circular issued by Mr Gillies, the Premier, inviting joint action in the matter. The Queensland and New Zealand Governments, were quiet in accord with the views held by Mr Gillies, but no reply was received from New South Wales. The South Australian Government opposes the scheme on the ground of the heavy expenditure they have incurred in the overland line from Poit Darwin to Adelaide. Mr Gillies, in order to overcome this opposition, recommends that the other colonies should treat the overland route as a federal question, and contribute to the annual loss estimated on the first cost of the line. The amount required to be paid by each colony, he explains, would be small.
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Northern Advocate, 18 August 1888, Page 6
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140THE PACIFIC CABLE. Northern Advocate, 18 August 1888, Page 6
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