ANOTHER CALIFORNIAN MAIL SERVICE.

Evening Star, Issue 2928, 8 July 1872, Page 2

ANOTHER CALIFORNIAN MAIL SERVICE.

At a meeting of the Sydney Chamber of Commerce on June 10, letters from Mr H. H. Hall, the American Consul there relative to a Californian service were read. Mr Hall wrote that by the last mail he received several letters asking him, as the pioneer of the Californian service, to use his influence to induce a company to take up the service, and promising on their part to support, and if necessary to join in the undertaking, at the same time expressing their want of confidence in the Webb line, in consequence ef the manner in which his steamers are performing their voyages, which is giving great dissatisfaction. He considers first-class vessels of not less than 1400 or 1500 ton register, with spar decks and well ventilated, and having a carrying capacity for not less than 1200 bales of wool, and a guaranteed speed of ten knots, necessary for the line ; and that it would take ten or twelve months to get such boats ready. He also thinks that before three years, instead of the steamers of this line running every 28 days, they will run fortnightly. Mr Hall hopes to obtain for this service the American subsidy, and mentions that since the publication in Me'bourne of the terms of the Huffy-Vogel contract, movements have been set on foot there to establish a direct service thence to Saa Francisco, and that some parties have offered to guarantee freight of 1000 bales of wool per mouth by the steamers. lie is not aware what amount of subsidy will be asked, but he believes the size of the vessels is to he 2000 tons. “This, with many other facts which can he shown, go far to prove the necessity of this Colony taking immediate action in the matter in the way of guaranteeing a sufficient subsidy for the service.” In the memo, which accompanied the letter, Mr Hall says he expects a subsidy from New South Wales of L 50,000 a year, I 30.000 ef which he hopes to obtain from the Home Government and other Colonies, Mr Parkes, Colonial Secretary of New South Wales, in receiving a deputation from the Chamber of Commerce, expressed him* self favorably towards the scheme, and promised to consider any offers from parties prepared to establish an efficient line.