POSTAL CONFERENCE.
The San Francisco Service.
Sydney, March 7. At the Postal Conference the report by heads of the departments on the Postal and Telegraph regulations were carried after amendments. The principal objections were entered by Mr Gray, secretary of the Post and Telegraphs, New Zealand, against the abolition of collect telegrams, charging for addresses, and the limitation of press messages during the day to 500 words. I
A motion of the Hon Mr Ward (New Zealand) that in the opinion of the Conference, seeing the advantages to be derived by America from the mail service to Außtrali , the American Government be urged to substantially subsidise any mail line between San Francisco, New Zeala n d and Australia was carried. The Adelaide delegates suggested, as a reciprocal arrangement between Australia and Now Zealand over the San Francisco and Suea mails, that if New Zealand would reduce the
present rates to 12s per lb for letters a shilling for books, and sixpence for newspapers by the San Francisco route, she would be allowed to send via Suez, at the same rate. The motion brought forward yesterday by Mr Dufty for an inter» colonial penny post was withdrawn.
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3756, 10 March 1891, Page 2
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196POSTAL CONFERENCE. Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3756, 10 March 1891, Page 2
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