THE TASMANIA.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 10902, 8 September 1897, Page 2

THE TASMANIA.

THE MAIL 3 NOT ABANDONED. Press Aosociation-By Telegraph-Copyright. ■ Stone?, September 7. It is understood thf.t the New South Wales Post Office ana the New Zealand; Post Offim have: been in communication in regard to t farther attempt to w~*«-^>«£is£2 May,-the diver who recovered the. Cattertnui gold had an interview,with the; Deputy.Port master-General, and some step h-Mealy to.b, taken, in the matter in, a day or co. . (From Oue Own Cokbpspondekt.) ■ -Wellington, September 7. The Post Office authorities appear to hay done everything in their power .so far 1 recover the Tasmania's mails, and tnoug their efforts have not met with sacces; they hare not abandoned all hops of-recovery the letters. Negotiations, have M^Gray. in forms me. been-opened, up. with tae view t muring the services of the Cattothundw ■» and the New So.uth Wales postal authoritu "re acting in the matter. • So^far, howeve nothing has been arranged./ I tear on exce lent authority that the .captain of the Hia^ moa has reported that there we no rocks in .U vicinity of the wreck except thosd the otatt. It is aUo. stated hat tho t Maoris who have gone to Auckland will _gi evidence to the fffecfc ,th ? 6 the ship was off t usual course of ve^eis-that she; struck _oa t] mainland, and that she drifted afterwards.