THE COMMONWEALTH.

Timaru Herald, Volume LXXXI, Issue 12583, 21 January 1905, Page 4

THE COMMONWEALTH.

'-' v TxLE MAIL CONTRACTS

United Pi«s» -Amociatiaii—Per Electno t The -Postmaster-General states that the cabled that Canada is will- - - ing -to stebsdies aa Australian-Vancouver service-, via New Zealand, has nothingto do with tbe negotiations with the Union Company-.for a-fortnightly service, totake • the place of the lapsing Orient contract. "Hp. |immwK tit- issue- a memorandum next ■ week announcing the changes to r': The poundage system was adopted: with the departure of the Orqtava from Ade- ~ laide yesterday, and will be adopted with the Orontes from London, on January 27th, . when the contract with the Orient Com- >' pany ends. In order to fulfil existing contracts with apple shippers the steamers will call at Adelaide en route toEngland till the end of April-. ■ r - INTER-STATE SHIPPING. •. MELBOURNE, January 20. . The arrangements forftad justing- the Idt • tar-State shipping service, "in accordance . .with the recently adopted by ' the five principal companies, ir '" tag compTe'Km. A number of steamers have - b'-ci already withdrawn; or are about'tc fee. A large number of offirevr, ' engineer?, ard men have been thrown idle. It- is n!??> feared that there will be a fusion«rf shore staffs, necessitating further redaction*. The situation is causing much unrest ra labour ' circles. j .