NEW MAIL SERVICE,

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1805, 11 July 1906, Page 2

NEW MAIL SERVICE,

FURTHER PARTICULARS.

Bj< telegraph, Pern Ajw’n, Cogyriflhi Received 11,4 p.m., July 10. Melbourne, July 10. Mr Dsakin announced particu'ars of the new mail service between Brindisi and Adelaide, alternating with a similar service to bo provided by the Imperial Government. The period is fixed for 10 years. Tho service replaces the Orient service when it expires in February, 1908. The time of transit is to be 636 hours, which is 60 hours shorter than the present setvioe, and 26 hours shorter than the Peninsular t’me.

B/ telegraph, Press Aes'n, Copyright Kteeivect 11 20 p.m., July 10. Mtibourno, July 10. Tho price of the new service is £125,000 annually, but provision is made for acceleration of 21 hours for reimbursernent of the cxpmscs incurred, but not to exceed £25,000 p)r annum. Provisicn is made in the cont apt for tho acquisition of steamers to bo employed under it by purchase or a'trrnatively for thejr charter if desired. Too part regie! y is to be within tho Commanwoshb. Vossels fly thoFtderal flag. Wbito labor only is to be employed on tho vossels. Five tenders wero received, tho accepted tender being the lowest. An ag:u)meut is made with Sir Jas. Laing and Sops that thero will be three times tho amount of gold storage than at prismt available. Tho vessels’ tonnage will b 9 a mioimum of 11,000 tons,

Mr Djekio, rcplyiog to an inteijnotion, was uhabie to coatradic* a statement that the vessels would go to New a, laland. Is would do 1 , however, a (let their contract, aDd it would bo a fortuuato thing if New Zealand joined, for it would tbon becouoo an Australasian service.