VANCOUVER SERVICE.
SUGGESTED SUBSIDY OF £85,000. ' STATEMENT BY THE 'AUSTRALIAN POSTMASTER-GENERAL. (BY TELKOKAm—PUESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT.) (Rec. February 10, 0.25 a.m.) , ' Melbourne, February 9. Sir. James Mills has interviewed tho Post-master-General with regard to improving the Vancouver mail service' in return for a large subsidy. It is proposed to increase the subsidy by £19,000, _ Canada's extra payment being approximately £10,677, Australia's £7665,' Fiji's £658, making a total subsidy of £85,000t the contract to bo, for three years from July 31.
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■\'j. The : : ;Pos.tm'aster-General : . states'■. that: ■while he'; does /hotlpbject.. to ■an .'increased! subsidy, he';thiriks'that.-it'should not be';chargeable. to the'Pestal! Pepa'rtmentj, ;.' '-IM/rl ;■ '.->v^';-.;.'■ :: -'' '■
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Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 428, 10 February 1909, Page 7
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125VANCOUVER SERVICE. Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 428, 10 February 1909, Page 7
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