THE COLONIAL PREMIERS.
By Telegrapli.--PreES Assbciation.-^Copyriglit.
■.■•'•■■;-■ London, August 7. Sir ,E. Barton, in. the course of a reply to a deputation of representative West Australians ; seeking certain tariff concessions, mentioned that the Pacific cable was likely to be soon completed, ■which would result in a uniform rate of cable messages. ; The present ; mail ' service, was too slow, but he thought that owing..' to possible powerful competition the . steamship i companies would doubtless accelerate the services in their own interests. ■ \ Sir John Forrest, Federal, Minister for Defence, is ill, and was unable to be present.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 12040, 9 August 1902, Page 5
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