THE 'FRISCO MAIL SERVICE.
Further Negotiations, [By Telegraph.—Press Association,] Wellington, Friday. The Hon Wardhas informed the Post-master-General of New South Wales that New Zealand is paying the contractors for the 'Frisco mail service about £7,000 a year in addition to £6,000 for American and Atlantic transit and estimates that New South Wales is at present contributing at the rate of £2OOO per annum.only, and the other non-contractiug colonies proportionately. The colonies particularly interested are New South Wales and New Zoaland,' deriving m they do the greatest benefits irom the Bervice as New Zealand's total payments largely exceed those of New Wales, while the latter colony also obtains the advantage of being the terminal poet. Now Zealand oanuot
pav more than bLo in doing. Now (South Wales is only asked to inorease I her contribution to keep the seivioa running. The Hon, Mr Ward adds that he would regret exceedingly, should the service he abandoned, and expresses a hope that a similar feeling is also shared by the Hon, Mr Kitld.
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4249, 21 October 1892, Page 3
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170THE 'FRISCO MAIL SERVICE. Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4249, 21 October 1892, Page 3
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