THE NEW MAIL SERVICE.

Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume IV, Issue 252, 2 January 1874, Page 3

THE NEW MAIL SERVICE.

. . The 'Otago Guardian * supplies the,* information regarding the hew mail service About the beginning of October, the telegram announcing the' confirmation by the New Zealand Parliament ofjhe preliminary arrangement, reached "Sir. Russell, in Loudon. Messrs. Samuel and Russell immediately called upon Mr. H. 11. Hall to Bupply satisfactory names of gentlemen to join with him in the contract. A difficulty had arisen through the arrangement entered, into .in Sydney, between Mr. Hall and his bondsmen, Messrs. Cameron and Dodd, who desired to sell i the concession obtained from the New South . Wales Government, rather than to take art interest in the line. After some time spent in negotiation. Mr. Hall man,aged to dissociate himself from Messrs. Cameron and Dodd ; and he. then connected himself with Mr. Paul 8. Forbes, senior partner in the wealthy China house of Russell and Co., and Mr. -De Bussche, who is extensively connected with steam shipping between London and China—a man of great experience and enterprise, part owner of the Tartar and Mongol, two of the vessels to be employed in the temporary service. Mr. Forbes is well-known in England and America as of great, wealth and high reputation. He ha 9 drawn on Baring's house for forty years. Messrs' Forties and Pe Bussche will be joined by others in the. undertaking.; and. their aim" will be to employ the finest boats ever yet seen in the Pacific, and in every respect to perform the service thoroughly. They have already contracted for building two of the boats on the Clyde and two at Sundferland The former are to he built by Messrs. John Elder and Oo , of Glasgow. The dimensions of each will be: Length," 350 ft.; breadth of beam, 37ft.; depth of hold, 27 : tt, 6in.; gross tonnage, 2,780. They will be guaranteed of 12-knot speed. The Sunderland boats-will be built,by Mr. James Laing. They will be each 360 ft. long, 38ft. beam 28ft. 6in depth of hold, 3 130 tons gross, and of guaranteed 12-knot speed. Messrs. Elder and Co. supply this engines for the boats they are to huild : and the engines for the Sunderland boats will be constructed by Mr Hawthorne, of that place.

"Messrs. Forbes and De Bussche are the owners of the screw line which is successfully opposing tire Pacific Mail Com-, pariy between San Francisco and China and Japan. It has already been stated that the-four boats first chartered for the temporary service were, the Macgregor, the Tartar, the Mongol, and the- Mikado. On the contractors finding that the. Mongol would not he ready to start precisely at the timethey telegraphed to China for amther vessel—the Crythencs,- it is under - stood—to take her place ;' and'the Mon> gol'will arrive nut n few weiks later than' was intended? • The; dates fixed for; thek next two months ai f— The Tartar to' leave Sydnev <>n the J 15th January, connecting* at Kandavu. on" the 22nd. with the Govei nor BlaokSU * fnmHhis 'Colon \ r the Cryth'enes to leave to reach" Kandavu on the 2 connecting 'bete- with ,-..-be. SydaejV It is undo l vst^o<l.Ux4.t ; s.otne dif-'

-'n 3 - in arranging the fiirrher JiUcs', consequent upon the question- ot'"the tLiic the boats, should remain.in Auckland:* M r ' Hall wanted to.-have - twenty-four hours **- • there, bat twelve was considered to be sufficient; and the details of the settlement will probably not be known here-until th<? . signed copy of the . contract hp* been re- • • . chived. It has been decitis<l that the stopp.ige off Xapier t>hall nut be m five.hours; at Wellington. not m*>re 1 than, - twelve; and at Lytielton. «tot m>re than'; twelve. The decision as to Auckland-will . .depend, upon the.- time lo'.iocl iiutely necessary-for cojlinrj. \£' ' sa- • IjjLR VO-3EL A-uND THE SUPStITrV%4.*.TSIXDBXT AT THE TaIKKI SHOW Ooupier (Mr. S'tand) then rose - v andOTM , oposed •' Tr»e General Government coupled with the.nameJulius Vogel." H? said he felt,g^t>p|eas u re that he saw present not , and one member of - the, General Government, Mr Reynolds. It was Sa bonor; rever before enjoyed by - the AssJ|atioa< He trusted, however; jv it would be* the last time, but thdt on \ many future occasions they would be. present* He rjml no• doubt that the plai.a I adopted by ipe Premier of 1 lines of railway would prove the msins ot".' ! bringing into vNew. Zealand a large popu- . 1 lation, The gentleman might feel assured thait the Taieri district,could " r absorb'some of Any. Government . had much to do|ffi constructing the works projected withj, a 300,000. For he considered rit.vthe Government w;*re- careful to select the right sort of menAt&y could people into the co'untty-.too fast. , The Hon. J. "Vog^aaid-He-would, fol-.-, low the examples 'otVlfrei, Chairman 1 and his Excellency, had> to say to a very tew. He would assure Mr. Shand tha^bindould/not'forget the prominent part heftaafc took, in the, Provincial Govemmentoi\©J^? tl when the people of Waikwuti, not. being satisfied that he .them, returned a member in fIW tli®. electors of the Taieri electl|(kim»to,a seat, in the Provincial Council, therefore, great satisfaction to' hijrp4pkn a w.tfiat the Taieri district was. prosperity through the policy the means of initiating. increase still more in yalue tion of the lines of railway betWeW Oiuie->-din and the Bluff He thou'<mt Aiiffi Xfp Shand, that: it was a draivbacK-^Ovi^coun-try, like "New Zealand to so-fngjl a population ; ani he was glad to . the measures adopted to increase met with general approval. - persons he had never seen before quently stopped him, and asked to shlc.y hands with him, expressing at the time their confidence'in the policy "They were not persons asking' tavors;?riw_ persons having pur poses, to sewe,~b ut meiiV who felt that what- was done was to the country. lie could~not h'elp agree'ing with Mr. Shand, that in future New - - Zealand \vould recognise in what he (.Mr. VogeD had done, that his purpose was to~ advance the interests of the Colony - - In r his opinion New Zealand was to be the_f2 first Australian Colony, and he hopedfthis would be the case before the ' them. lie begged to be allowed pose the health of the The position he occupied-in regard :to Jt!ie ■ 4 Superintendent justified him in doing so. " r - The rapid advance made by Otago-showeds the difference between a Province that acted with the General Government,-i and-' ** one that acted against them; -In Otago - the Superintendent and I ;Executive- were' J " unselfish in their views,- and there was.nbt a member of the House who"did notlre>-= ! cognise in the i like qualities of the highest o'rdeKc- It gave him, therefore, great pleasure a; in 'being ' permitted to propose his health - His Honor said he felt- obliged to Mr.' ~ Vogel for the handsome manner in which- • he had proposed his health; although *it - ' was right to observe it was not a toast.—(Laughter.) —ln thanking him- - for the compliment, hs might be allowed! to Bay that old identities; of whom he (theM: Superintendent) was one. could contrast* # the condition of the Taieri twenty-tliree i _ years ago with that day's exhibition, and they must feel much satisfied, although not many of them had secured much ' wealth trom their labors He himself did not profess to be a judge of ngrictiltural matters, but lie was muclv pleasei 1 ; with the Es3iibition If the Taien farmers, in the next five or six years, im- ? proved as much as they had done, they ought to make more money in that time >. than in the previous twenty. At all s i events,'if iftt, it wouli be their own faults: v" ;: What with railways and other facilities; there would be no reason why the I'm- ; vince should not send wheat to the London ; market at the same price it now costs to send it fnomithe Taieri to Dunedin. JI« ' saw by the estimate of the grain crop in Great'iS-itain it was likely to fall short ot ' 90(000,000 bushels, so that a great tnarket at Home was opening up,. of which Mir. Shand had already taken advantage. If the mining population would turn their attention to growing grain, instead ot digding for gold. they, wculol find the:n?elv. « - three- richer in the end. He was " no judge of horseflesh, but he could 'not . forget that England"* imported annually".. 12,000 h(»rses, and no reason, when more rapid was es--tiblished. should "rot export'.to England ;aiiyWnount of horses

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1 """" "vVA'i i l is 80A2,1) ' Tti'J iii. ml of ;h e Moard wu h,U last Keek. I'veaent — Ihe Chi^f (>«« ; V K J K Btftteiwmh, Hark, u,ul Keld , „ chief* business transacted was the follow- * *l, 111 *?y i ' Ul °Ttie iebullition of the Government, that -Vi of'thd Hundred m " * Vein' Vithd rawil tfrorn sale, was befol^the'board, and the laudde%oh"on'be^lPofS^Shaiid,' sayiiig that Kvl clottirli. ti>',Uke •th'e;ci(itinuty ( o§ he aps<i'l'liedft'or. Mr.;, Basting;} said that the Go- ' vernriieii: had declared-the land op e n, and/ /". informed /that Mr. ti eti titled to he-had apphj : Vvfois";witb.Tthe/ Exception uof; Mr. -Bariv, 1 ' vvould.be s^- " 'mittcd'to auctions The'objections tithe-sale of sectiy - block 4; Waipori, 'to-Mr. James M*-• . . were considered.' Mr.-. Harm; sa|that l 1 '' : Wright" had been-in posse/™ or. I thd'land v sirice' i 1869; always,>i his |L ,<the* .usual .tttVoe I- .»' purchase!".' i'atid jthti '**) aj den saiis _ I . nb-'objectftn»put in. • ' Jce'iVer otfhn vjfatumed it, '(<> > , saying [' thi'sW:-'Mr.'«toutl the 0 P.Q. I<' Company^ for, as >"* i .tfts f\ t0 S ome / off i l ' o ?«arylßth.;' how/'Ithe 1 the ca f *Wjfo ILfc over'£6 000 on If .0.P.Q.. Co/'had laid/ <jvei £5,0,00 .on 1,, their .oiairft,, and'Hr ve ' e 1 ' - the safee of- puttir? 4l ,!" t0 tuy,'to-render t$ , *r g * ? a 4< th P ft' '^bflld.Wbesif the par- * Qtp'iumissioner stated that ■ diS'ni)tlthi/ h reel f nmt^-' J ' re fr r case 1 was adjourned to ir r ','Harris afterwards re- \ that the matter had been' f' St/ that ' th « f o: IJ'.Q1 J '.Q 'Co, should % thJ? 0n their tail,US® r) Sa3 therefore settled. '' t said he saw. that yi withdrawn the land,, sections from application,,and t I' A y Government -'.wished the /Board y !»-' *.-l(7side_r that decision,, being .anxious Ji land should be open':— The Chief r'< the, danger that J "'j'it down an injunc-;J Cr I"'* 1 "'* Ibn Bastings' replied, .that ' l« fe ru'iiholdetß went,to Govdo'so and .~fltion ; / re-a"dvertise the'sections us,open lor ap-f r ,.'.^icatiori■ ,J ' \ J. FS'r T "' . A v v /' Cr ii-. : • I