E.—No. 2.

No. 27. Copy of a Letter from Mr. G. Eliott Eliott to the Seceetaey, General Post Office, Ottawa. General Post Office, Sic,— Wellington, 17th March, 1868. ; I am directed to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 21st June last, respecting the transmission of correspondence from New Zealand for Canada via Panama, and to inform you that in future such correspondence will be tied up separately, and placed in the United States mail, as requested by you. A letter has been addressed to the Secretary of the General Post Office, Sydney, forwarding a copy of your letter above referred to, with a view to the adoption of the same course by that and tho other Australian Colonies. I have, &c, G. Eliott Eliott, The Secretary, Post Office Department, Ottawa. Secretary.

No. 25 of thin series.

No. 28. Copy of a Letter from Mr. G. Eliott Eliott to Seceetaey, General Post Office, Sydney. General Post Office, Sic,— Wellington, 17th March, 1868. I have the honor to enclose herewith for your information and guidance, a copy of correspondence which has taken place between the Canadian Post Office, the London Office, and this Department, respecting the transmission of letters, &c, from New Zealand, via Panama, for Canada, and to inform you that correspondence from this Colony for Canada, by that route, will in future be forwarded in the manner directed by the Secretary of tho London Office. The Postmaster-General deems it desirable to communicate this information to you, in order that you may address the several Australian Colonies on the subject, should you think it necessary. I have, &c., G. Eliott Eliott, The Secretary, General Post Office, Sydney. Secretary.

Nob. 25, 26, and 27 of this series.

No. 29. Copy of a Letter from Mr. G. Eliott Eliott to Seceetary, General Post Office, London. General Post Office, SrE,— Wellington, 17th March, 1868. I have the honor to acknowledge receipt of your letter of 16th December last, in reply to my communication of the Bth October, respecting the transmission of correspondence from New Zealand to Canada, and to inform you that the Mail Agents on the Panama line of service will be instructed in future to have the correspondence for Canada tied up separately, and placed in the United States mail, as pointed out by you. I have, &c, G. Eliott Eltott, The Secretary, General Post Office, London. (for the Postmaster-General.)

No. 26 of this series.

No. 30. Copy of a Letter from Mr. G. Eliott Eliott to the Secretary, General Post Office, Sydney. General Post Office, Sir,— Wellington, 20th December, 1867. ) Referring to your letter 67-4537, of 12th July last, on the subject of the rate to be charged , against the Colony of Tasmania for mails conveyed via Panama, I am directed to request you to be > good enough to inform me, whether the Tasmanian office has agreed to pay the twenty shillings per pound weight (20s. per lb.) on correspondence from London. I have, &c, G. Eliott Eliott, Tho Secretary, General Post Office, Sydney. Secretary.

Printed as No. 2C ofPanamaPapers 1867, E.—No. 3a page 6.

No. 31. Copy of a Letter from Mr. S. 11. Lambton to the Seceetaey, General Post Office, Wellington. General Post Office, Sir, —■ Sydney, 20th January, 1868. I do myself the honor to inform you, in reply to your letter dated the 20th December last, that the Tasmanian Government declined to pay the 20s. per lb. on the gross weight of correspondence forwarded from London to that Colony, via Panama. A further communication on the subject has however been sent from this Government to the Tasmanian authorities, to which no reply has yet been received. I have, &c, The Secretary, General Post Office, S. 11. Lambton, Wellington, New Zealand. Secretary.

20

FURTHER PAPERS RELATIVE TO