NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 11 January 1901, Page 3

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

(per press association)

’Frisco and Vancouver Routes. Wellington, This Day. The Postmaster-General says that doubtless an offer will bo made to get the Vancouver steamers to make New Zealand the place of call. In his opinion both Vancouver and Frisco services were required and rivalry between the two lines would have a healthy effect.

1. 1 T!u inclusion of NewlZealaml injhe j Vancouver route would necessitate the ■ j dropping of Queensland connection to | ensure anything hko a speedy mail ' i service. The subsidy now paid by Canada, Queensland, and New South Wales, is in round figures, .£40.000 per annum and the contract will not expire till 1902. If reasonable terms are proposed he has no doubt but that Government will favorably consider them. Notwithstanding the effects of the American Navigation Law, Ward thinks New Zealand should continue to maintain the Frisco line. Inspection of Dairies. The Inspection of Dairies by Government officials begins nest Monday. An expert is to be appointed for each cf the four large centres, and Stock Inspectors will act in country districts. Dairy farmers require to register their premises by the Ist of AprilCrops Looking Well. Ritchie, Secretary of the Agricultural Department who has returned from the South, states that the crops arc looking well but it is not expected that the average yield will be equal to last season’s. The haevest will be later than usual. The Returning Troops. Wellington, This Day. The Acting-Premier has wired to the transport otliccr in Sydney asking him when the Orient will leave Brisbane for Dunedin and the number of returned troops who will come by her. Ward has also asked (hat she should signal When passing the Bluff so as to give the Dunedin people timely notice of her approach. The Imperial Troops. In all probability the Imperial troops now in Sydney will como in the Orient if the War Office will allow them to visit New Zealand. Cable advices have been received from London by the Acting-Premier to the effect that the proposal to send the Imperial troops, now in Sydney, to New Zealand has been favourably entertained by High Military authorities at Home. The matter is now under final consideration, and the .Acting-Premier has every hope that the proposal will he agreed to.