VANCOUVER MAIL SERVICE.
A USTR ALIAS 1)1 F FICULTV. CANNOT ACCEPT UNION CO.'S OFFER. Press Association—By Tol. —Copyright. Received ll'.o-') a.m., Nov. 10th. MELBOURNE, Nov. 15. Ihe Federal Cabinet considered at length the Canadian Postmaster's re'luest for eoneiirrence in the acceptance of the Union Company's tender ioi the Vancouver mail service from Is; Aliens: next. The route pro\idel for th? omission of Brisbane and tin' inclusion of Auckland as ports of call, with Sydney as the terminal port. The Cabinet; decided cot to agroo to this route and a cable to that- eli'ect. has boen sent to th© Canadian Government. Further negot atioiis may li/10-.v as the lender provided four alternative routes, but the Commonwealth Government is not. prepared to Mi'istitute Auckland for lirisbane. The (. anadian Government may possibly accept a tender without the Commonwealth's conoiirreneo, t this is not cons dered bhely. It is understood tnat tlie* Ni'ii' Zealand Government is prepared to contribute CJo.OOO towards tni- •■.■>*. If Canada should join with New Zealand in a new- serv.ei . tn.- I'.-d.erai Ciovernineiit will have to dt terniine wlu-ther it wii! subsidise a new steamship Comnanv to jirovide a direct service between Au.-tralia and Ca itada.
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Timaru Herald, Volume XCIII, Issue 14350, 16 November 1910, Page 5
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195VANCOUVER MAIL SERVICE. Timaru Herald, Volume XCIII, Issue 14350, 16 November 1910, Page 5
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