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VANCOUVER SERVICE.

NEW ZEALAND TO COME IN. FRIVOLOUS OBJECTIONS BY BRISBANE. United Press Association—By Electiic Telegraph Copyright Received May 11, 10 a.m. SYDNEY, May 11. The Federal Postmaster-General, Mr J. Thomas, is visiting Sydney to obtain information with a view to improving the Vancouver service. He i 3 anxious that it should be put on a better footing, and considers the present annual tenure very unsatisfactory. Personally, he said in an interview, he favoured the vessels calling at Auckland if it could be done without detriment to Australia's interest. It seemed to him that such a call would be an advantage to the Commonwealth, as it would mean larger and swifter steamers'. Apart from the question of mails the aspect of being able to open up markets for Australian produce appealed strongly to him. There was no intention of dropping Brisbane as a port of call. Given swifter steamers—and he thought they could be arranged for at less cost than was now being paid —the inclusion of New Zealand would not appreciably lengthen the voyage. Received May 11, 9.15 p.m. BRISBANE, May 11.

The Chamber of Commerce discussed the proposal to make New Zealand a port of call. It was stated that for yenrs New. South Wales and Queensland had born the burden of the subsidy for the benefit of the whole of Australia, and it would ba unfair to take the br.a'.s oil the Queensland route in the interests of New Zealand, which was not a portion of tie Commonwealth.The value of imports by the line into Queensland for 1907 was £54,000, in 1908 £46,000, in 1909 £55,000, and for the first four months of this year £31,000.

(Mr Thomas distinctly states that there is no intention of dropping Brisbane.) PREMIER WARD'S OPINION. "SERVICE VERY LIKELY." By Telegraph—Press Association. WELLINGTON, May 11. Sir Joseph Ward, as PostmasterGeneral, was interviewed by a New Zealand Times reporter on the matter to-night. He said tfce possibi'ity of fixing up the service with Canada was very likely. The question would be definitely decided within the next few days.

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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10042, 12 May 1910, Page 5

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VANCOUVER SERVICE. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10042, 12 May 1910, Page 5

VANCOUVER SERVICE. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10042, 12 May 1910, Page 5

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