THE MAIL SERVICE. (To the Editor of the Daily Times.)

Otago Daily Times, Issue 231, 16 September 1862, Page 5

THE MAIL SERVICE. (To the Editor of the Daily Times.)

Dear Sir,—With reference to an editorial which | appeared in your paper of yesterday, I request to j mention/ that; the tenders for the New Zealaud JMail: Steam Service cwerecalledfor by the Postmaster-! General (vide advertisement) on the 28th of August. , On the -27thiof August, the Select Committee, uf I which the Postmaster General was chairman, declared *' it is recommended that the hon. the Colonial Secretary take"" •the" proper steps for obtaining the opinion of the various Provincial Governments.upon this proposal as directed- by the resoiuUons above quoted.'* -/y^-.^-yi'^ '^ On the 29th of August, a letter wving cover' 'to a time tableT was addressed; to ; the Superintendent/of - /Otago y while -et W^iiii^toiK/^king ah/ opinion on the proposedserI beUev^uttQr exultation WKh the Executive, and obtaining the advice Qf tbe Climber of Couiiaerije; -his^^Honqr will address the General Government on the subject; v ' ,x, ... It is but right to the Postmaster General that it should be known that the proposal how made was adopted by bim, v«th^a view to vinces fair play> while the other system, if the most which could be obtained from each Steamer were obtained, might be opento; thes#p<mtion:<tbat some were benefited iat'tJie'expeuse/ of others,ii»udtaere- rfcre, whatever '€& demerits of the i# present proposal, it is free from any imputation of domptojustice." y * REPaBSBSTATIVBS, /