Postuiaster-General gave some inter: ing details concerning the subside jai for the carriage of to. Shaves vii Vancouver, and to the P.&0 Company for the carriage of mal and to the Far net. The mal ent from this country to Shanghai vi Vancouver is performed by the (anslin Pacific Railway Company. The tei paid to the company is £60,000 annum, which covers the conveys wails by rail across Canada s wel" the conveyance by sen across the Aho tie and the Pacific. The weight mails since the new subsidised bl began to ran shows a very large substantial inerense. In siditia the company convey (a) wait exchanged with Canada; (b) uaiksire Japan and China for the Uoid Kingdom: and (e) certain tails me and for the Continent of Europe. Th total subsidy at present pid 1 Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navi tion Company ix £340,000 per som Under the new contract which has it been signed, this will be redo! £305,000. The contract with te company provides not only for service to Hongkong, with extensia Shanghai, but for services to [oh Ceylon, the Straits Settlements tails og well a letter' male 8 Australia. The company conveys"
under certain obligations regarding conveyance of Government. pases and stores and the sale of their sie!" the Government.—August 5.
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