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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 4969, 24 February 1877, Page 2

In another column will be found the greater portion of a memorandum addressed by Mr. E. J. Creighton, agent for the New Zealand Government in San Francisco, to the United States Postal Commission. Mr. Creighton’s abilities are too well known in this colony to require any praise, and in the memorandum under notice he sustains his reputation. But in reference to this matter, we may say that a letter from Mr. Creighton to the PostmasterGeneral of this colony, covering his' memorandum, has been placed at our disposal, and being well worthy of perusal in connection with the matters at issue, we have pleasure in publishing it here. It runs as follows : “ San Francisco, Calafomia, December 4, 1876.—Sir, —I have the honor to enclose for your information copy of a memorandum I submitted to the United States Postal Commission, which recently held a session in Sah Francisco, having first made a verbal statement covering generally the same ground, and dealing with other points arising out of questions by the Commissioners. I may state also that the members of the Postal Commission expressed to me the very great interest they felt in the Australasian, postal and mercantile connection, and requested me to state any fact in my memorandum which I thought at all' important. I regret that I had not the necessary data at hand, but from my own private memoranda and papers I did the best I could. ! I was especially at a loss in regard to New South Wales, having much fuller details regarding Victoria, which I did hot so particularly require. I trust the action taken by me will meet with your approval. .The agents for the Pacific Mail Steamship Company strongly supported the claims of that company for a subsidy ; and the Occidental and Oriental Steamship Company, running a line of English steamers to China and Japan, appeared before the Commission, backed by an influential memorial from the merchants of this city, claiming the same subsidy for carrying the China mail fortnightly as is paid to the Pacific Mail Company for a similar service, viz., £IOO,OOO per annum. The Occidental and Oriental Company cited the liberality and enlightened policy of the Australian colonies, subsidising a line of American steamers to carry their European mail, as a reason why the United States should pursue a similar policy. I enclose copies of these memorials, also extracts from the newspaper reports, from which it will appear that the Postmaster of San Francisco took a warm interest in the Australian and New Zealand mail I am especially in-, debted to that gentleman for a personal introduction to the Postal Commissioners. . . . —I have, , &c., E. J. Cbeighton.—The Hon. the Postmaster-General, Wellington, N.Z.”