THE N.D.L. AUSTRALIAN MAIL LINE.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1912, 21 November 1913, Page 10

THE N.D.L. AUSTRALIAN MAIL LINE.

«—, — MILL SERVICE BEfiISGOKTINBED ? OF SUBSIDY. "There is every possibility of the NdttMc.utscher .Lloyd.mail i nd passenger seftucfi' to Australia heme'discontinued should the- necessary subsidy not be forthcoming from this German Government." Mr, Osca'r Plate, of Messrs., Lohmaiiti and Co., general agents of the Nordd.cutsche?' Lloyd, who. returned from Europe -by the G.Mjs. Roo.n, and arrived in Sydney last weels, made* state* raout to. the a-bo-vo .effect to .a '-'Daily felegra.pti" representative. Sir. Plato went oil to explain that the. present eon* tract with the G.ermaii Government is a, joint contract, aiid. includes the -mail service to Japali and {jinna. 'Ehese' Eastern mail services will jbo continued without any subsidy, but It is impos-' sib'ie, Mr- Plato sta,ted, tq maintain the Australian mail .service, without _ a special subsidy, Negotiations are being carried out at .present 'between tho JsWltleutsejier Lloyd and the Gorman Government ill connection with *h» *6" iiowal of tho mail contract, which expires next year, and no doubt at «n eariv date the result will bo placed b.c--I'of the Imperial Parliament- In tho interests of 'Australian- tirade, n't is to bo hoped that the negotiation* will bo silo* cdssfuHv concluded. At present tho N.D.L.' Company has a. fine.fleet of speedv cargo steamers running via the Capo "of Good rlope fouto to the CoffllnoiiWealtit., and further additions are being made to this lifte.