New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-09-24
WHAT THIS COUNIRY HAS LOST

| AUCKLAND, \. h., Aug. 2J.-During the re-
cent debate in Parliament here in relation to the
nuanco Of the san Francisco limo and tue contract for
carrying the mails, Sir julius NOEc moved that the
sovernent DO authorized enter INTO fresh contract
for the carrying the mails between NewZeaaud and
san Francisco at "a exceeding 100000. After a
lengthy debate I'm which great opposition shown by
the southern members, many Of whom are heavily In
terested In tho New-Zcaland shipping Company, who
are running line or direct steamers between this colo
ny aud London the Government authorized to enter
into fresh contract but for torn Of three instead OF
nve years. The opinion expressed that the United
States Government should contribute portion OF the
subsidy. week later another most determined effort
made by the southern members, notably those from
Wellington, upset the service. but happily they did
not sucrerd The conditions of tho service are; The
service to be each way every four weeks with
branch service to some port ia Austra,la AS may DC
agreed upon terminus or the line To be Aucktndi
the time be eighteen diyseach way; the steamers to
be two Of the rstcass and no, less than 1900
tons gross regis Honolulu TO he called at on the Voy
each way. 1t Is probable that tho Union steamship
Company Of New-Zealand will lender Tor the service;
and II Is quite like tha Will got the contract because
people here think that as tho service Is really New
Zealand one, local company should have the contract,
II possible.
The Maritime Association recently received n letter
from u prominent firm in Auckland. In which 1t
says: IL think that in the interest OF American manu-
facturers the United states Government should be
strongly pressed by your merchants To lend helping
hand seeing that Colony of NcwZealand has and Is
bearing largest proportion OF the burden TO keep the
American line goiug would urge you to use your in
toward this end believing that the trade between
Australia and the United states well worthy OF being
nursed by your manufacturers ana merchants"
ow days London cable dispatch stated that the
owners of tho steamships Zeaanda and Australia, which
vessels have been running for II few months between
san Francisco Australia and NewZealand had secured
tho new mail contract ut Sl50,OOOA year.
The BoIettH CoHercial OF Havana, September 7,
calls attention Inconvenience and delays which
Cuban complain of since POstmastc
Villas ppled the York and Cuba steamship lines
by rrfu,ing allow tue 100000 appropriated by Con-
gress be fairly distributed u the American lines Tho
BOisHn COmercdi says: 1.-THE fishing EloOp Alaska
arrived yesterday with eight passengers and the United
States mails from Key Vest she W Ii return to- morrow
afternoon. The schooner NOnparel sailed hence for
Key West last Saturday tseptemOer 81 with the official
mail for the United states"
II looks very much ~ II Mr.. Gray would have
trouble about getting himself elected tn the United States
Senate Indiana. Joe Mcdonald hasn't been heard
from months aud II Il D-ey oil he Il sitting
which gracefully - ZELDA t. the Inevitable aud
airS hs faith I'm the 10y atty ana friendship ~ Thomas
A. Hendricks 1t Is understood that after bolnR defeated
for tho Sennorship he will ontcr the campaign frr the
noIt Presidential nomination. As nearly We can soc,
| Joe Mcdonald Is tho great National Durbln Wart -
| lCbioago NevD.