NEW MAIL SERVICE.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIIC, Issue 14285, 29 August 1910, Page 5

NEW MAIL SERVICE.

AUCKLAND— SAN FEANCISCO. Per Press Association. : CELLING lON. August 27. Beiorc the House rose at 2.20 a.m. tliw Premier announced that the Government had made arrangements with the Union Steam Ship Company for the establishment of a 22-day steamer service between New Zealand and San rraneisco via Rurat-onga and Papeete, i wo - passenger steamers of the Aorangi tM ,( \ having cool storage and refrigerating plant, would lie enlaced and the cost would be £lO6 for the round trip. There would be 13 round trips yearly. The present Papeete ser- \ ice v. oulci be superseded m the event of the Vancouver service being established and calling at Auckland both ways. The Government would, if the San Francisco service were found satisfactory, extend the service for two with Wellington as the inward and the outward port of call. Bot-li the Canadian and Australian Governments were inviting tenders for a Vancouver .service, and until those were accepted, it would not be possible to sav whether the Dominion would be included. The present arrangement would be satisfactory and not costly, being £12.000 more than the Government was paying for the present- service. The arrangement had to be confirmed by Parlia.ment. TXIOX COMPANY'S STATED TEXT. DCXEOTX. August 27. The Fnion Comoanv sfate that the through running to San Francisco w : ll obvfars-' tbo delays why-h at l Vl ';.ecte. Tf Is Ivdi-ev-tha* nr'\-:ie<-fQ nf* trade b f>ver-n ibe and the "Tv'trd Stages are goed. tMr*f- merit, wool. flax, dairy produce. etc.. w'fl (Ind an :;1 "- market in Ameriea. Tin® steamer* wdl run at thirteen accomplishing the voyage to San Franelcro in tw-onty-ono davs from Anrkh» nd. and being fi\-ed to connect -rc »f!i fas* --tea mors on the Atlantic should deliver the mails in Tendon thirty or thirfy-one davs from Nr-w Zealand. The prrsent -ervir-p, via Paneeto. means everv fliirty -ix days. Tir"« will Tv* induced to every twenty-pi Hit day<=. Thp Aorangi i- at nuderrrinf an o\~ overhaul at Sydney. The Ma- +•<: is also to be taken in hand at TWb steamers will l>e fitted v.-ifh pool ebamhers for carrying meat, dnirv produee an rl fruit. Tt i.s tlie intPntinn of Tnioii ■ CVmriiiny tn instftl nii-l if is linnocl fliis fan Tip nrrnnnwl tnr 1,,n first- trip of onrli steamer. The Frnneispo sprvipp is to PornmetiPP from V\*r'llin(;{:nn on Optnlipr lOtli, from nn Opl.-ilipi- 2?ikT. am? from P!an Fr;iiK'iso nn Tsovcmlier 1 Oil l . Tlie iipw sprvipp is a modest. pxt n nsinn of flip present- rniniiiu'.