TELEGRAPHIC.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2226, 22 February 1886, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC.

United Press Association,

(United Press Association.) Auckland, February 20. Sir Julius Yogel has received a cable message from the Postmaster General at Sydney stilting that the cable company is willing to reduco the Press rates to 2s 8d provided the contributing colonies to tho Darwin cable are agreed that the benefit shall be extended to non-contributing colonies. The company would reduco its rates to 8s per word and Government messages in proportion, if the contributing colonies would extend tho subsidies for six a quarter years. The company would also agree to the New Zealand Governments terms for renewing New Zealand cable subsidy. Tlje Now Zealand Government were asked to agree, as they now get all they wanted, Sir Julius Vugel replied: " Your telegram received will bo submitted to the Cabinet as soon as possible, meanwhile I may say it is uncertain if our Government will now renew the subsidy. 1 find the cable must have paid splendidly, for the use of it from New Zealand to Sydney Coinpanys were averaged for the whole term £8,600 a year. Assuming there was an equal amount the other way the average is £17,200 and with subsidy added £24,600. The line, too, has improved, as this year the receipts for Now Zealand to Australia were over 10,000, and with the same the other way and subsidy receipts, cannot bo much less than £30,000, when you consider tho value of cable this is enormous, The Agent General cables that Mr Preece has revised specifications that cost will be £170,000 by Queensland, Oamaru, thiß day. Whilo the ship Turakina was being towed into the harbour, the tow rope slipped and Captain Sewell, harbour master, who was standing on the forecastle of the ship, was struck on the log by the rope and sustained a fracture of the jimb between the knee anc| ankio, Auckland, this day, Arrived.—Lady Jocelyn (Captain Watt). 99 days from London. During the passage Aubrev Cotter, 8 months old, was found dead alongside of his mother. The measles broke out but the disease was speedily stamped out. ' • Christchdech, this day. At the licensing election for Christchurch South the temperance candidates were defeated by two to one. Mr Farr, Secretary of the Acclimatisation Society, at the request of Sir Julius Vogel, goes to Auckland to receiye white fish anf} salmon ova, expected to arrive by the Alameda and lonic, and will distribute them through the colony. The amount collected for • tho Catholic Magdalen Asylum, including contribution on tho stone, is over £IO,OOO.