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CORRESPONDENCE RESPECTING CLAIMS OF IMPERIAL GOVERNMENT ON POSTAL ACCOUNT. No. Date. Writer and Subject of Paper. 1. 24th .Tune, 1863. Secretary of State to the Governor, with enclosures. 2. 3rd October, 1863. Memorandum by Secretary of General Post Office. 3. 20th March, 1864. Secretary of State to the Governor with enclosure*!. 4. 9th June, 1864. Memorandum by Secretary of General Post Office. 5. 23rd July, 1864. The Governor to the Secretary of State. 6. 4th August, 1864. Postmaster General to Secretary of State. CORRESPONDENCE RESPECTING PROPOSED INCREASE OF POSTAGE ON LETTERS TO AND PROM GREAT BRITAIN. 7. 26th January, 1864. Secretary of State to the Governor, with enclosures. 8. 3rd August, 1864. The Governor to Secretary of State, with enelosuro in reply. 9. 18th June, 1864. Secretary of Imperial Post Office to Postmaster General. 10. 25th August, 1864. Secretary of General Post Office to Secretary of Imporial Post Office, in reply. 11. 19th July, 1864. Secretary of Imperial Post Office to Postmaster General. 12. 30th September, 1864. Secretary of General Post Office to Secretary of Imperial Post Office, in reply. CORRESPONDENCE RESPECTING SYDNEY AND COOK'S STRAITS' BOAT CEASING TO BUN TO OTAOO. 13. sth April, 1864. Postmaster General to Manager of I.C.E.M. Company. 14. 20th April, 1864. Manager of I.C.E.M. Company to Postmaster General, in reply. 15. 3rd May, 1864. Postmaster General to Manager of I.C.E.M. Company. 16. 13th May, 1864. Messrs. Lawson and Hall to Postmaster General, in reply. 17. 15th June, 1864. Messrs. Lawson and Hall to Postmaster General. 18. 12th July, 1864. Postmaster General in reply. 19. 23rd July, 1864. H. Lawson to Postmaster General. 20. 26th July, 1864. Chairman of I. C. E. M. Company to Postmaster General with enclosures. 21. 28th July, 1864. Postmaster General to Chairman of I. C. E. M. Company, in reply. NOTICE TERMINATING CONTRACT WITH MESSRS. MCMECUAN AND BLACKWOOD. 22. 18th June, 1864. Postmaster General to Messrs. McMeehan and Blackwood. 23. Contract NOTICE TERMINATING CONTRACT WITH I.C.R.M. COMPANY. 24. 30th September, 1864. The Governor to Intercolonial Eoyal Mail Company. CORRESPONDENCE RESPECTING ESTABLISHING A STEAM SERVICE BETWEEN VICTORIA AND NORTH ISLAND. 25. 30th'June, 1864. Chairman of Chamber of Commerce, Auckland, to Postmaster General, with enclosure. 26. 4th July, 1864. Secretary General Post Office to Chairman in reply. 27. 20th August, 1864. Secretary of Chamber of Commerce to Secretary of General Post Office. R.i ■>~!-: 28. 26th September, 1864. Chief Secretary of A^ictoria to Colonial Secretary, New Zealand. 29. 14th November, 1864. Postmaster General, New Zealand, to Chief Secretary of Victoria, in reply. CORRESPONDENCE RESPECTING ESTABLISHING A STEAM SERVICE BETViEEN VICTORIA AND SOUTHERN PORTS, VIA COOK'S STRAITS. 30. 22nd June, 1864. Superintendent of Nelson to Colonial Secretary. 31. 2nd July, 1864. Colonial Secretary to Superintendent of Nelson, in reply. 32. 12th September, 1864. Superintendent of Nelson to Colonial Secretary, with enclosure. 33. 17th September, 1864. Colonial Secretary to Superintendent of Nelson, in reply. CORRESPONDENCE RESPECTING A STEAM SERVICE FROM SINGAPORE TO SYDNEY, VIA TORRES' STRAITS. 34. 12th September, 1864. Colonial Secretary of Queensland to Colonial Secretary of New Zealand. 35. 30th September, 1864. Colonial Secretary of New Zealand to Colonial Secretary of Queensland, in reply. CONTRACTS FOR INTER-PROVINCIAL SERVICES. 36. Contract with Intercolonial Eoyal Mail Company. 37. Contract with New Zealand Steam Navigation Company.

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