U.S.S. CO.'S PACIFIC TRADE.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1675, 15 February 1913, Page 6

U.S.S. CO.'S PACIFIC TRADE.

GREAT CHANGES RUMOURED. >. (By TelcEraph.-PrcHS Association.) ••' Auckland, February 14. A reporter learned to-day, on pood authority, that there is every probaWKty of oh extension of the Union Steam Snip Company's services in the Pacific being made within the next year or so. It is understood that the extension will be in respect to the Vancouver and 'Frisco services. A prominent official of tho Union Company is leaving New Zealand for Canada early in April, and ono of theobjects of his visit to Canada and America will tie to make arrangements for an extensivo addition to the fleet of mail steamers' which are now running between Vancouver, San Francisco, and New' Zealand ports. Itis also reported that the Canadian Pacific Railway Company intends either to place a vessel on the run between Auckland and Vancouver or to subsidise the service, so that it will be extended. It is understood that the Union Company has in contemplation tho building of o second Niagara, and also mail steamers which will complete the Auckland-Van-couver, run in 14 days, instead of 18 as at present. • Generally speaking, shipping companies are said to have intentions of paying a groat deal more attention to tho Pacific services than has formerly been 'tho case. These changes, it is reported, will also includo several important' alterations in the terminal ports in intercolonial services,