Australia and Vancouver Mail Contracts.

HC Deb 25 May 1909 vol 5 cc1022-3

Mr. WILLIAM REDMOND

asked the Postmaster-General what are the mail contracts now in force between Australia and Vancouver?

Mr. BUXTON

The mail service between Australia and Vancouver is carried on under a contract between the Govern- ment of Australia and the Union Steamship Company of New Zealand, which provides for a four-weekly service between Sydney and Vancouver, with a call at Brisbane. The Governments of Canada and Fiji contribute to the subsidy.