THE 'FRISCO SERVICE.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 9565, 22 October 1892, Page 2

THE 'FRISCO SERVICE.

[By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright 1 (Peh Pbess Association.) Sydney, October 21. (Received October 21. at 12.10 p.m.) Postmaster-general Kidd has received a cable from Postmaster-general Ward explaining the amount paid by New Zealand towards the San Francisco service. Ke is consulting with the Premier on the subject. Mr Ward's last message is regarded as more satisfactory, but still wanting m completeness.

(Pek United Press Association.)

It. Wellington, October 21. Postmaster-general Ward has informed the Postmaster-general of New South Wales that JSew^eaknd is paying the contractors to the ban Francisco service about L7OOO a year in addition to L6OOO for the American and Atlantic transits. He estimates that New South SS *% PreSCnt co,ntribut!n g at the rate of 1.2000 per annum only, and the other noneoiuraeting colonies proportionately The coin mes particularly interested are New South YUies and New Zealand, deriving, as they do, the greatest benefits from tho service As New Zealand s; total payments largely exceed those of New Souta Vales, while the latter colony also obtains the advantage of being the terminal pert, ne points out that New Zealand cannot WahsToT tV-™ doia S- New South YUles i a only asked to imcreaso her contribuI"? 1' tae »ervl°e running. Mr Ward auds laat he would regret exceedingly should the service be abandoned, and expresses the hope that a similar feeling is also shared by Postmaster.general Kidd. This is the messagl relerred to in to-day's cables.