THE AUSTRAL -AMERICAN MAILS.
A despatch f i oin Washington, D.C., August JB, meiitons that Felton, a Congressman from the Pacific Coast, had called upon the Postinastei Ceneial and mged Ihe ado]>bion of a moie geneious policy towaid the Ainciican steams-hip line between San Francicco and Austialia, on the ground thai New Zealand and New South Waleb had decided to withdiaw all the : r subsidies horn the steamship company unless the United States joins in jxiying i!& sba c to siipnoitthc .sciviec. The despatch states that" influenced by Felton'b aiguments the l'onbmastei -CJcneuil a«ieed to gi\e the steamship company all the law allows — that i.s, all the sea and inland postage on mail matter canied by the company, which amounted la.sb year to .y40,000. It. W. Cieighton, agent in San Fianciaco for NewZealand, lias cabled the (!o\ernmen bad vising acceptance of the offer.
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Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 300, 19 September 1888, Page 4
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143THE AUSTRAL-AMERICAN MAILS. Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 300, 19 September 1888, Page 4
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