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Southland Times, Volume I, Issue 3, 18 November 1862, Page 2

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We are in recei^ >tago papers to t l-sth. The follow rratsc ts are from t JJaiiy Times of tha ; A meeting of th tors of the Chaml of Commerce was 1 esterday af terno at the Athenaeun; r. James llatti (chairman) preside^ | there were prese Messrs. E. B. Oarg^ ijynjlds, Moss, a Tickle, and Mi. M.l p secretary. j The minutes of tlj k meeting were i< and confirmed. \. 1 INTERCCLON ill SERVICE. | The Secretary ml "setter addressed! the Chairman !oy th] bvincial Secret; enclosing copjrof aiotiunication fi-om Cdoniai Secreiry t^li; Honor the Saj inteadent, andlvhichWeas follows:— <; Col(|ial Senary 's Office, j Auklan^i^rd October, 186! c Sir,— The ltter alebssed to your He bythe Chairma of tl^:)unedin (Jhambe C'onmerce, oathe ftject of the_ 8t ser-ice, has bek readith attentive inte byiis JExcelleri/'s G^rnment, and has ceied the caiful tosideration of Potmaster-Genral. ! 'Mr. Ward ismableo agree with al!| arpments addued bj/Mx. Kattray; ba is nnecessary tlit I sliuld refer to thes| deiil here, bd^use ?circunistances H ocared to preveithe fervice bsing car? oufoT Mr.ft r ard|ately issued tend? Th Governments iufdrtned that the los| thisteamer Lord Torsl^y prevents the In Cdnial Companjfioiatenderingionits < acuxnt ; and the lss of the PrinCJ ofW] wi most probablyfarelent an Sfrangen wteh might otWwise have been n baveen that compny and the Austrf Sam Navigation fJoinpany at Sydney J jat tender. •If this be so, tlii Government will i taevert to the plai^of three distinct line oi to Auckland fiom Sydney ; anot'm Cik' s Straits from Sydney; and tie third : Mbourne to Otagovia the Blu'f ; the 1; syice to be carriedout by two iteamers te up and down miils respecively.

•The Postmas te- General < proceeds] i istraiia in a few diys, and inthe case leij rationed will ende'tvour to mike a cont|a(J fi twelve months eirtain on. the basis jua eted.

\ \ "I have the lonor to T)e, Sir, I I " Your most daedient servant, ' (Signed) fK^^rr^iSs----' «' For the COilonikl Secretary." 'he Chairman said ha'hadtdason to belie 1 tit a contract had . bfy this \ime been co: hclied with Msg^s. M'MeckSu and Blacl wood, o*t' S-ittbourne, for the cojveyanc of tl English and other mails between Otago ai Melbourne. '

THE PROPOSE© PA.XA3IA. MAIL SERVICE. Mr. E.TB. Gargill reported that when Mi Moss and hitaself jailed at the Supei intendent's office, to lira the position of th question regarding the! proposed mail servic between Otago^ and Panama, they wer allowed to make o v xtra:ts from official docu merits, copy of whvcbje_iuy w handed in. The following is aWbstract : — The Provincial Go'xkitnent at first agreei to submit & bill to fi>( Council, to provid not more than £55,0uj on condition that tli £30,000 voted by the \j°neral Government b paid over as part therof ; Port Chalmers t< be the terminus, and v\e Otago Givernmen to appropriate any coltributions from the Australian colonieß for carrying their mails The arrangements (except as regards iepayment from the .Australiai Colonies), to be left to the General Govenment ; but stipa to be taken meanwhile to ascertain the p-o---bable contributions ofn the Australia Colonies. Q • |. A copy of this minutatof the Executive was handed to Mr. Crosbiej^ard (PqstmastiGeneral), who replied flai the 9th Octobir. Th«re appeared danger (hf said) of conflict, because the General Gov,eih.nient had alreacy determined on a monttty mail-service va Panama ; and the only reison for the General Government standing 'Mide, was the probability .of, .a reniarkab^ reasonable offer being mad^ to Ctago, for'^t3 special' benefit. If good reason was sho wrj|ffor believing that such offer! would be^ n^^Mr. Ward would! be ..wiUug't^ndez'take''tUatft)ie GeneralVGdrernmeut sh6i& wait a reasonable time; but it not made AVtbia' 'such time, or i . i y I■.

:iiiill§llH Upon consideration r * co-operation bf tkr* G eneral Govern nof to keep it bV^ °^°^ amngemel The .following P a ?? s w ere,th e refo*fe | 1. t0 Pay'not'mcifd^ilian^ Port ci^ I ™ CTsto;^ die Jerminusivl theXSeneral Qoyerndent to; i&el! elude the arrangements nowuiid^ turn by; General .Qoyernment debliHe phance -with these propoSa^t^! asked"- to ;.be : r aUd^edSferSSiS matter to tho^ovinciaFCounS^ Council approTeß,'--a.^f6itther-pS months, to enable the PrbrinTcfalS to cai-ry-out the arrangenieiits.-Li tho Otago Government can conclude cessary arrangements; Mr. Moss (in answekto a questionbelieved that no formairrepjy,had £* Lm £ hairm * n ! bought it was rej table that means should be taken to i •resent -the matter^o-thel members r^ncial;Council on theirSaf 8 J Mr Beynolds said:that Ke/Kkdre, |Jtter from Lima by the last'mail'w limto believe that by the in-cb m m ff Ihould receive a definate bffer frbmth |efore mentioned as willingto , enter ontract for a monthly niaif service