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No. 15. ME. WOBLET TO ME. HILL. Inter-colonial Royal Mail Steam Packet Company, 41, Moorgate-street, London, 20th April, 1863. Sir, — Referring to your letter of the Ilth instant, respecting the further Survey of the steamer "Auckland," I beg to forward copies of letters from Captain Gibson, the commander of that vessel, and Mr. R. Bowman, the Company's Consulting Engineer, certifying that the requirements specified in your letter have been carried out. I have also to state that the "Auckland" sailed from Gravesend, for Sydney, on the loth instant. I have, &c, James Woeley. F. Hill, Esq., Assistant Secretary, General Post Office.

No. 16. FEED. D. GIBSON, COMMANDEB S.S. " AUCKLAND," TO JAMES WOELEY, ESQ. Intercolonial Royal Mail Steam Packet Company (Limited), 41, Moorgate-street, London, 13th April, 18G3. Dear Sir, — I beg to inform you that the requirements of the Post Office authorities specified in the letter from the General Post Office, dated 11th instant, have been earned out. I have, &c, Fred. D. Gibson, Commander S.S. "Auckland." James Worley, Esq.

No. 17. BOBEKT BOWMAN, CONSULTING ENGINEER, TO JAMES WOELEY, ESQ. Intercolonial R. M. S. Company, 41, Moorgate-street, London, 13th April, 18G3. Dear Sir, — I beg to inform you that the requirements of the Admiralty Surveyors, relative to the S.S. "Auckland," specified in the letter from the General Post Office, dated 11th instant, have been carried out. I have, &c, Robert Bowman, Consulting Engineer. James Worley, Esq.

No. 18. EXTRACT OF A LETTEB FBOM CAPTAIN BLANE TO ME. WOBLET. Newcastle-on-Tyne, 4 p.m., Tuesday. Dear Sir, — We have just returned from another trial of the " Paulet," a most lovely day, smooth water, and a moderate breeze of wind. We had two runs at the measured mile (and which has, proved to be correct as to distance), the first ran giving 13.235, and the second 9.809, the mean being 11 522 knots. We then steamed from a buoy off the entrance of Teignmouth to a buoy off

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