PROPOSED NEW MAIL SERVICE.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2489, 13 April 1893, Page 1

PROPOSED NEW MAIL SERVICE.

Sydney, April 11. Both the Union Company of New Zealand and the Orient Company have represented to the colonial Governments that they ought not to be overlooked in any arrangements for a Vancouver mail service, and state that they are both prepared to enter for the service. Mr Mills, of the Union Company, today, in the course of an interview, stated that owing to the Mdnowai being required for the intercolonial trade, arrangements were proceeding to replace her in the San Francisco line with a faster vessel of -1000 tmis burden. Ho expected that the new vessel would be running before next session,and she would do the journey from San Francisco to Sydney in 21 days. Huddart, Parker and Co., have decided to make Melbourne the terminal port of the Vancouver service. The Cabinet have had under consideration the question of a subsidy for the Pacific cable, with the result that if either the cable or the Vancouver service be carried out, it must bo the outcome of Federal Australia. Telegrams from Tasmania, Queensland, and South Australia state there is little probability of those colonies contributing towards the subsidy. The Victorian Government hve adjourned consideration of the question. The New Zealand Government was nut approached ou the subject’