SAN FRANCISCO MAIL SERVICE.

Waikato Times, 17 January 1874, Page 2

SAN FRANCISCO MAIL SERVICE.

We' (Guardian) are permitted to furnish tome interesting particular* respecting the. Culilornmn sertice. About the beginning of October, the telegram announcing the confirmation by the New Z-ulund Parliament of the preliminary arrangement, reached 1 Mr Bussell, in London. Mfeirsrs Samuel and Russell immediately culled upon Mr H. H. Hall to supply satisfactory names of gentlemen to join with him in the contract. A ihllkultv had arisen through the arrangement entered into in Sy Inev, between Mr Hall atli hi* bondsmen, Messrs Cameron nnd Dodd, who desired fo sell the conception obtained from the New S-juth Wales Go* rntlier than to take an interest in the lin*. After «ome tune spent in negotiation. Blr Hall managed to dissociate himself from Messrs Cameron and Dodd ; and he then connected himself with Mr Paul S. Forbes, srttiof partner in the wealthy China house of Russell and Co, »nd Mr De Hu«sche, who in ertrnsivrly connected with steam stripping between London nnd China— a man of great experience and enterprise, pnrt owner of the Tartar nnd the Mongol, two of the ve*sel* to be employed in the temporary service. Mr Forbes ia well known in England an I America a* of great wealth and high reputation. Hw has drawn on Baring's hou»e for forty years. Messrs Forbes and De Busache will be joined by other* in the undertaking ; and their aim will be to employ the finest boitsever >etseen in the Pacific, and in every respect to perform the serwee thoroughly. They have already contneted for buddin* two of the boats on the Clyde, and two at Sitnderland. The former are to be built by Messrs Jo' n Elder nnd Co, of Glasgow. The dimensions of each will be — lentli, 350 ft; breadth of beam, 37ft ; depth of hold. 27ft 6in ; gross tonnaue, 2,780. They will be guaranteed of 12-knot speed. The JSunderland boats will be built by Mr Joined Lung. They will be each 360 ft long, 33fl beam, 28ft. 6m depth of hold, 8,190 tons cross, and of guaranteed 12-knot *pe*d ile«™ Aider and Co supply the engines for the boats they are to build ; and the engines for tie Sunderland boats will be constructed By Mr Hawthorne, of -that place. Me*sr» Forbes and De Buasche are the owners of the screw line which is so successfully opoosing the Pacific Mail Compuny between San Francisco and China and Japan. It has already been, stated that the tour boats first chartered for the temporary service were— l he Macgregor, the Tart a-, the Mongol, and the Mikado. On the contractor* fnding that tie Sl trpoV would not be h ad j to *tart precisely nt the time fixed, they telegraphed to China for another yessel -the Crythencr,-it is understood — to take her place ; and the Mongol will arrive out a few weeks later than was intended. Tie date* fixed for the next two months are — the Tartar to leav«* Sydney on the Kith January, connecting at Ennkavnu on the 22nd, with the Governor Blackrtll from tlii« colony ; the Crjthenrs to"lenve Auckland ■ in time to reach Ifandavau on the 81st February, connecting there with the Mikado fiom S\dney. It is understood that some difficulty arose in nrrangin^ the further dutes, contequpiit upon the question of the tune the boat* should remain in Auckland, hit Hull wanted to have 24 hours there, but 12 hours »a» considvred to be sufficient ; and the details of the settlement will probably not be known here until the mgned copy of the contract has been receued It has been decided' bhnftthe stoppage off Napier shall be not more than five hours; at Wellington, not more than 12"; and nt Lytteltnn, not more than 12. The decision as to Avu'klnnd will depend upon the time found to be abgolutely necesjary for coaling