PACIFIC CABLE RATES.

Waikato Times, Volume 98, Issue 16152, 29 November 1924, Page 5

PACIFIC CABLE RATES.

QUESTION OF RIOUOTIO^A^f THE COMMONWEALTH’S POSl^git (Austrail - and N.Z. Cable AMffj.J Received November 29, 940 . LONDON, November Jit’ Hon. W. G. Gibson. PosimasteftGeneral, referring to the EmjflrtpFjaM Union interview with the Pacific .Cabla Board, mentioned in a recent said the position with regard to rates is that, whilst by agreement of the cable companies is .reqniredV.tQ reduce its rates for traffic upon its revenue from -Anstjjjj lasian traffic attaining-;.a, r sum. that provision' does.,nb|. affeet ].Uis existing rate for press merges, in already lower than |9f. by such agreement.

' In regard to the PatiMtoCablit Board, the Commonwealth had a one-third interest in that undertaking',-'aid it could exercise the l rnnlfen'iio , 'wbMH this partnership conferred’ 'to any reduction of rates ’advocated^-19# Australia, it still could' 'hot noTAtf oPthS position When hr Loiiifoh .he indfesU ed that the Commonwealth pared to reduce •Tfy TviJeirty ' r per l '’qeii The Australian terniihSF respect to all 'blaSses’\Jf' / ’trip6 s -.B# which the cable make a pro portionat e'redtietibn. g t!0!l ■ ■ ! cnilMTq -s ;.nr.am saoinw oe ntsm