THE SAN FRANCISCO MAIL SERVICE. [BY TELEGRAPH.—PRESS ASSOCIATION.] Wellington, Friday.

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THE SAN FRANCISCO MAIL SERVICE. [BY TELEGRAPH.—PRESS ASSOCIATION.] Wellington, Friday.

is tho Hoti->e tin- afternoon, Sir .Tiling Vd»o1 mad the conditions for the new mail contract liotweon Auckland and S in Fiaucisco, fiom which the following is extiacted •—The -nvue h to bo one each way every four weeks, with a bianrh su vice between AucU md and such poits in Au-tralii as nny hereafter be agreed upon, for ii i>"iio'l not exceeding tlnee yu»)s from tin- commencement of tlic seiMcii. -M uK to bo c u nod will be all inch mails .i" the Postmastei-Uenoial may fioin time to time ie jiu i 1 the contiactois to ehi v to ami fi i-n such Atiiti.ih.ui potts-, Auckland and San Francisco, and the intei mcdi \te port of Honolulu, in the Smdwicii Islands. The seivico between Auckland and San Francisco is to be pel foi mcd by two vessels, each being n good substantial and eHicient sciew steam veisel of tho fu-st-cla-s, and fully equal to class! Al, Lloyd's legiater, of not less than 2,")00 gross legistered tonnage. Tlio service between Sail Im tncisco and Auckland is to be pi i tornied in IX day-, or four luindied and tlnttv two iiouis each way, the branch son ice b< In ecu Auckland and Austi.ilia to be pcifoimed in not iiiuic than h'\e days, and by such ve-scls as may fioin time to timu lie ippiovod of by the Postir.ister (4ciipi.il. The one twenty iixth part of the sub,, ly .ill be paid by' tho Postnuster-Ueneial ci-i 1. • completion of the conveyance of eac.i in al to and from Auckland and Mich Australian pwits, and will be paid at Wellington. Tf any \ess t »l shall not bo at the poit of depaituru fioin time to time due in, and le.idy to jieifoiin the service, a sum of £J">o, and a, fuither Mini of t")0 pei day is to be paid by the contiactois, or may be deducted by the Postin.ihtei (lenei.il as liquidated and asceitained damages, but he may recant or reduce these sums if satisfied that the default shall have aiisen from causes o\er which the contiactois had no coritml. A bonus of £") will be paid by the Postmaster (leneial for the dehveiy of the mails at Auckland or 'Fiisco as the case may be, for every houi before the contiact time and a penalty of £4 an hour will be deducted from late delivery. All subsidies obtained fioin other countries thiou(?hout Great Britain and hercolonies, ot any of the Polynesian Islands foi tho conveyance of mails are to belong to the conti actors, if made under arrangements appioved by the Postmaster General. Tho veshel must be provided with safe and convenient places of deposit for the mails, with lock, keys and secure fastenings. 1 )iu ing the time a vosaolmay stay at any poit except Auckland or 'l'risco, otficeis, agents and assistants are to be allowed to lumam on board and are to be victualled by the conti actors. The eon ti actor-* ,uc not to pay light, j)ilotftgo, tonnage or haibour duea at Auckland. The contractors are to bind tlieuuelves to phy to the Postm.ister-( Jeneral the sum of WO, OOO by way of liquidated damages in case they shall fail to commence the sci vice, or having commenced it shall wilfully reftiho or neglect to cany on the same. The contiactoia shall if lequued enter into two suietios to bo approved by the Post-mastoi-fipnci.il, London, at the office of tl • j Ui'sident Agent of the New Zealand Post Ortiee, San Francisco, and at the (ieneial P<»st Office Wellington, mi or before the 20th of August, 1885.

Farm Letiing in Kast Lotiiiin.— The {aim of Athelstaneford, on the Estate of Sir Alux. Kinloch, has been let to Mr Gillespie, Larbeit, on a shoit lease at a rent of £620. The lent conti acted for by the out going tenant seven years ago was £870» which waa subsequently reduced to £770. On Saturdiy, Btli inst , Mr John Knot will hold an important sale of drapery .it his m.irt . For further p.irticul irs see Hdverusiment MrJ S Hutkland will hold his next Ohaupo sale on Tuesday next, when a choice let m( cattle will be submitted for public competition.