✨ Postal Service Cost Allocation
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 177
of the joint services being divided equally between the Mother Country and the Colonies, and the
Colonial moiety being allocated to the several Colonies in proportion either to the amount of their
correspondence, to the extent of their population, or perhaps according to a combination of both.
It is assumed that the Imperial Government will agree to pay half the cost of the combined service;
it is very improbable that, if the Colonies are unanimous in support of such a scheme as that now
proposed, and memorialise the Home Government to that effect, that Government will refuse to bear
an equal share of the necessary expense.
The total expense may be taken as follows :—
Panama Service, including costs of Isthmus transit £120,000
Suez Service, including share of service between Southampton and
Galle 147,000
Branch Services*— ... ... ... ...
To Tasmania ... ... ... ... 2,000
To Queensland ... ... ... ... 4,000
To New Zealand ... ... ... ... 12,000
To South Australia ... ... ... ... 4,000
£289,000
Colonial moiety ... ... ... ... £144,500
*Estimated cost of Branch services necessary to connect the amalgamated Suez and Panama services with all the Colonies :—
| Colony served. | In connection with | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| The Suez Line. | The Panama Line. | Total. | |
| £ | £ | £ | |
| South Australia ... | Nil. | From Melbourne 4,000 | 4,000 |
| Tasmania ... | From Melbourne 1,000 | From Melbourne 1,000 | 2,000 |
| Victoria ... | Nil. | From New Zealand 6,000 | 6,000 |
| Queensland ... | From Sydney 2,000 | From Sydney 2,000 | 4,000 |
| New Zealand ... | From Melbourne 6,000 | Nil. | 6,000 |
| New South Wales | Nil. | Nil. | Nil. |
| Totals | £9,000 | £13,000 | £22,000 |
The apportionment of the Colonial moiety, if made strictly according either to population or
correspondence, would be, in round figures as follows :—
| According to Population. | According to Correspondence. | |
|---|---|---|
| Victoria | £55,000 | £48,000 |
| New South Wales | 36,000 | 24,000 |
| South Australia | 15,000 | 12,000 |
| New Zealand | 19,000 | 36,000 |
| Queensland | 8,000 | 12,000 |
| Tasmania | 8,000 | 8,000 |
| Western Australia | 3,000 | 4,000 |
| £144,000 | £144,000 |
But however equitable the above rules of apportionment may be, the delegates from New Zealand
suggest that, having regard to existing obligations with respect to Postal Subsidies, and to the financial
circumstances of the several contributing Colonies, neither of these rules should be strictly insisted
upon. They propose, as a fair and reasonable adjustment, the following allocation of the Colonial
moiety :—
| £ | |
|---|---|
| Victoria | 40,000 |
| New South Wales | 37,000 |
| South Australia | 15,000 |
| New Zealand | 37,000 |
| Queensland | 10,00 |
| Tasmania | 4,000 |
| Western Australia * | 700 |
| £144,500 |
- In the absence of any representative from Western Australia, it has not been thought desirable to increase the
charge upon this Colony.
In the event of the Colonial moiety proving to be either more or less than the total sum
abovementioned, the contributions from the several Colonies to be proportionately increased or
diminished.
It is submitted that the above payments cannot be complained of as excessive by the western
group of Colonies, considering that they will be thereby entitled to a full participation in the advan-
tages of both the Panama and Suez services, without any extra charge for correspondence sent by
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Proposed Allocation of Colonial Moiety for Ocean Postal Services
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