POSTAL CONFERENCE.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1690, 26 January 1888, Page 4

POSTAL CONFERENCE.

Sydney, Jan. 23,

The Postal Conference met again today, when the representatives of the Eastern Extension Cable Company were in attendance and laid their proposals respecting cable charges before the members. The Company in their statement declare they have lost £15,000 since the New Zealand Government withdrew the grant of a subsidy, and that they would be willing to sell the cable to that colony for £150,000, guaranteeing the line in good working condition, and wonld provide for maintaining it for a define! period ; alternatively they are willing to agree to reduce the rates ,if a stated yearly revenue is guaranteed, or if they were handed the land line charges collected by the colonies. Resolutions were passed to-day favoring intercolonial postal notes, and the parcel post system was recommended, the price to be 5d per lb with a minimum of lOd. It was suggested that each colony should adopt the sys’ern when feasible. It was decided that it would be advisable to connect Port Darwin with Burketown, Queensland, by telegraph, which would be available when communication on tbs tramcontinental route was interrupt'd. It was resolved not to join, (he Postal 'Juion until each colony was allowed a delegate.

Jan. 24.

The work to-day was confined to hearing Mr Rowan on behalf of the Pacific Cable Company.