THE VANCOUVER SERVICE.
VICTORIAN COMMENT.
United Peess Association —Copyright MELBOURNE, Dec. 20.
The Central Postal authorities point out as a comment on Sir Joseph Ward’s speech, that, the Queensland Government has now nothing to do with the Vancouver service, which has passed entirely into the hands of the Eederal Government. At one time (Queensland was ready to have the call at Brisbane discontinued. To discontinue the call at Brisbane would not add to the time between Sydney and \ Vancouver, and it would lead to a reduction of the cost, ag New Zealand would bear a proportion of the subsidy. If the steamers called at both Brisbane and Auckland the trip would he lengthened by 24 hours. Before The term of the interim agreement expired an entirely altered service would he considered. The Canadian Government has signified that it has no objection to the steamers calling at Auckland.
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2690, 21 December 1909, Page 5
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147THE VANCOUVER SERVICE. Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2690, 21 December 1909, Page 5
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