THE VANCOUVER MAIL SERVICE.
VTHE AuGSIiANt) PROPOSAL:
';Pbes3 , Association.— Copxbiqht. ■ ■ . i "■'"- ■"'-",- ■ .•""■'■"- --.■"-;• (Reed. D.-ld a.m): ■. ■••■':'■-. MELBOURNE, Monday. The central postal authorities .point out in i regard to ■- Sir -Joseph "Ward's speech, that the Queensland Government* has nothing'to. do .with -the Vancouver- service/ which had -passed entirely into the hands' of the Federal Government. At one time Queensland, was ready to have the call at .Brisbane discontinued. .To discontinue the call . at Brisbane would not add to the time.' between Sydney, arid Vaiteouverj and it "would, lead to a deduction of -cost. As New Zealand had to. bear a proportion of the cost of the sasbidy, if the steamers/called at both Brisbane afld Auckland, the trip would be. lehgthefled by 24 hours. Before. the term of the interim service. eSpwesjan entirely altered service. Would be .considered, and the Canadian Government h.ltl sagmned that jt 'had no objection "to a steamer calling at Auckland;/, __. .
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLIII, Issue XLIII, 20 December 1909, Page 3
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151THE VANCOUVER MAIL SERVICE. Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLIII, Issue XLIII, 20 December 1909, Page 3
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