Postal Conference
(*EB PfcESS ASSOCIATION } Sydney, February 26. The Postal Conference was opened today under the presidency of Mr O'Connor, Postmaster-General of New South Wales. After passing the resolutions expressive of regret at the death of Mr Beers, who was to have represented. South Australia, the Conference adjourned until to-morrovr to await th* arrival of the New Zealand representatives. Sydney, February 27. At. the Postal Conference, the Hon. J. G. Ward, intimated that- New Zealand was willing to join in a Postal Union, but the Government could not see their way to entertain the Eastern Extension. Company's proposals for a cable guarantee, as that meant a dead loss of sixteen thousand a year to the Treasury, and they must keep before them a remote chance of a Pucific oable, and the advantage to the colonies ot a duplicate cable service The debate on the proposals was ad* journed till to-morrow. This Daj. At the Postal Conference Mr J. <J. Duffy, Postmaster-General of Victoria^ favoured the proposal for carrying hona fide newspapers free of postage.
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Feilding Star, Volume XII, Issue 106, 28 February 1891, Page 2
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174Postal Conference Feilding Star, Volume XII, Issue 106, 28 February 1891, Page 2
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