Papua Favours Combined

Service

From Our Own Correspondent Port Moresby, January 7.

A MEETING of commercial repre sentatives and other interests was held in Port Moresby to consider the alteration of the mail service, providing for a combined service, embracing Papua and New Guinea and connecting with the Commonwealth.

The majority were in favour of the proposed service and considered that it offered many advantages over the pre sent monthly service with Papua as a terminal. A letter to that effect was forwarded to the Government, with the request that the resident’s views be communicated to the Commonwealth Government.

The assurance of the contractors to allocate proportiipnate space and ac commodation. which would be adequate lor the requirements of Papua, was ac cepted.