REPRESENTATION BILL.
A deputation consisting of 'Messrs Macarthur, Seymour, and Baliancc having waited on the Premier re the Kopresentation Bill, the Government have agreed to withdraw the measure, substituting another giving an opportunity for the quota clause. WAIL CONVEYANCE. A return has been laid on the table of the House, showing the extent of our European and American mail system by all routes for 1888. The return is similar to the one that i& to be moved for by the greatest opponent ot the San Francisco service, Mr Ward. The following are the particulars : Mails received from Europe via San Francisco : 305,923 letters ; 278, 662 books ; 640,858 newspapers. Direct contract steamers: 281,036 letter^ 254,819 books : 500,721 papers. Direct Non-contract Steamers : 9,404 letters ; 9,004 books ; 18,008 papeis. Per Orient Lines : 35,587 letters ; 15,307 books ; 30,836 papers. French packets : 56 letters ; 5 books ; 12 paper?. Totals : 633,006 letters ; 560,707 books ; 1,280,435 papers.. Mails despatched to Europe, San Francisco : 391,769 letters, 05,475 books, 333,192 papers. Direct steamers : 167,040 lctterb, 22,007 books, 117,637 papers. Non-contract direct steamers : 15,549 letter?, 3,579 books, 5,522 papers. P.O. and Orient lines : 6,581 letters, 315 books, 335 papers. French packets : 36 letters, 3 books, and 8 papers. Amount of postages collocted on despatches of correspondence in the colony.
On received corre&uondence for London :
Estimated cost for conveyance of American roail if paid for afc rates now charged by non-contracting companies for use of the San Francisco service, ' viz., letters, Is 7d per ounce ; books, Is 6d per lb ; papers, 6d per lb. To 'Frisoo, £2,180 14s 8d ; from 'Frisco, £3,637 sd : total, 5,817 15s Id.
Lan Francisco )irect contract steamers . . lon contract directsteauaers '.0. and Oiient lines 'ranch packets ... t s. tl 9,605 12 10,994 19 1 nil 103 9 1 nil Total 20,704 2 '
San Francisco Direct contract steamers Direct non -contract steamers P.O. and Orient Lines French packets JL s. « 14,274 13 5,894 2 805 6 373 0 a 6 d. 6 0 6 7 2 Total 21,348 5 9
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Te Aroha News, Volume VII, Issue 383, 10 July 1889, Page 4
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333REPRESENTATION BILL. Te Aroha News, Volume VII, Issue 383, 10 July 1889, Page 4
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