THE SAN FRANCISCO SERVICE.

Evening Star, Issue 4261, 23 October 1876, Page 2

THE SAN FRANCISCO SERVICE.

w *S e S3?? 8 that passed between the Aew South Wales Government and our own wo learn that on the 17th inst. the fanner submitted as the basis, of a new contract that the two VSlooies should offer the Pacific Company 1.75,000 a year for thirteen trips from Trißco to bydney by way of Honolulu and th*-Bay of Island; tenders to be called for the coastal service, the cost of which to be divided equally by the two Colonies: the service in the meantime to be performed by the proposed new route. Dr Pollen then telegraphs to Sydney that careful inquiries show that the cost of distributing the New Zealand mails from Auckland will be L6OOO a year, and double that amount from the Bay of Islands, and expresses the opinion of his Government that South Wales should not insist on the additional expense and inconvenience for the sake of twelve hours at thermos* On October 20 .the Sydney GtovernSnt 3q& that they are informed that the service from SSf d % to v *«**»* can be performed Sta^,S°H*^ to J*?'?" 0 ti»e sSrice via Hone, lulu and the Bay of Islands temporarily. In *j, a House of Bepresentatives on master-Qeneral brought down a resolution .SK* the House adopted, authorising vice vn HonoluWd the WoflSl,™ surmised last week, with tMs teip & f • ,the coastal service by the hbfr^JEtS?***