WELLINGTON AND THE VANCOUVER MAIL SERVICE.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 942, 8 October 1910, Page 10

WELLINGTON AND THE VANCOUVER MAIL SERVICE.

that 'thei'.qiiestion;of the [jyahcouver : mail •iseryibe,. ; is. again. coming ?.,Mip>:fop settlement it-is imperative that i; -Wellington people should see that this L particular mail service. which originally V: made. the!.'port of call ; for New 1; Zealand and was afterwards diverted to p'Brisbanb through, the 'folly of.one .of I:,:the Seddon; :, Government, is', not: again s ; /lost/ forever to Wellington, the South ji Island, and iihe largest half of the North [.-■lsland by being thrown a-s a sop by; Sir,. E 1 Joseph;. Ward: to. the -clamouring politi-[-cians of, -Auckland.- .-...'This ; Vancouver !'■■ niail-- service. was. in: the .first place if.'- started --'byr'-Mr.' James Huddart, the |" .'foimdersof the Huddart-Parker line and[v.'th'eir' 3arge'-.-white-painted. mail steamers t': .wxire..regular '\visitors'-to :tbis':port, atr/thetime oftheKlondyke gold, rush, and ''■ Wit^-rfli:be'.;a;,-thbnsan3 pities' 'if- the t. 'Prime 'Minister, is -quietly, -allowed' to ! ;- make it, a political game; :,'-to'..?placatethe>Auokland:.politioians just. .; ,;,as'the:3s' ; d6ing with-fitlie P. :and 0. and, p:other;largo English'iiail steamers in •j;;.:order tiOiSecure the support ;at, the elecI : ;-'tion:from, the powerful,political -Labour : ;':" trusts: 6f tthe.-Ne'wailealand;cities. ;:Iti„: seems,to bs;entirely , iprgot.ten''that,the: I'., distance, from,!Australia-'!'ib ; VWellingtoii|' :-, isj.at-^^least 50 :■':'; land: and the ;ybyage is far 'aid away j [::,less'idangerqus to'^allJcbncerhedi^rliam:;: i-'':.^^'b.;'' ; ,>:V^::'N^W':^ 6';:;;Octiber.3 ) ";l910?S;,S:;:;':;/-'v^