THE DAMAGED CABLES

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 13493, 23 September 1914, Page 3

THE DAMAGED CABLES

(Per Press Association.) AUCKLAND, last night. Preparations have been made by Mr Milward for the restoration- of the Pacific cable service as soon as arrangements have been made that will enable the work to be undertaken. | Since he lias no explanation, of the i cause of the . interruption, Mr Milward has based his plans on the presumption that the active equipment of the station, including, buildings and instrument?, will have to be replaced. He stated this evening that, provided protection is given against further interference by the enemy, he will be able to restore communication within one month from the departure of the equipment and workmen from Auiekland. Discussing the interruptiioni of the cable from a commercial point of view, Mr Milward remarked that the enforced idleness of the cable was m every way most regrettable. Since the outbreak of the war the traffic had increased very greatly, and when the interruption occurred the cable was handling 24,000 j words a day. The cable was being worked to its maximum capacity with no more than the normal delay, though a slightly heavier traffic could have been sustained without serious delay m transmission. This rate was determined by the "slowest" Section— the long span of 3458 nautical miles from Fanning Island to Bamfield Creek (Vancouver Island).