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Wednesday. Breakfast.—Porridge and syrup, curry and rice, bread and butter, tea or coffee. Dinner.—Soup, fresh meat, potatoes, and bread. Thursday. Breakfast.—Dry hash, bread and butter, tea or coffee. Dinner.—Soup, fresh meat, potatoes, bread, plum pudding. Friday. Breakfast. —Porridge and syrup, Irish stew, bread and butter, tea or coffee. Dinner.—Soup, meat pies, salt fish, potatoes, and bread. Saturday. Breakfast. —Hashed meat, bread and butter, tea or coffee. Dinner,' —Soup, salt meat, pickles, potatoes, bread. Tea each day.—Bread and butter, or jam and marmalade. Supper.—Bread or extra navy biscuit and cheese. [Similar letter and enclosure from Shaw, Savill, and Albion Company.]

Deae Sib,— 13, Victoria Street, S.W., 2nd April, 1895. I am directed by the Agent-General to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 29th ultimo, relating to the conveyance of passengers approved by him by your company's steamers at reduced rates, and. in reference thereto to state that he has pleasure in confirming the arrangements referred to therein as having been adopted by the New Zealand Shipping Company and your company. I am, &c, Walteb Kennaway, Secretary to the Department. The Manager, Shaw, Savill, and Albion Company (Limited).

Deae Sib,— • 13, Victoria Street, S.W., 2nd April, 1895. I am directed by the Agent-General to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 29th ultimo, relating to the conveyance of passengers approved by him by the New Zealand Shipping Company's steamers at reduced rates, and in reference thereto to state that he has much pleasure in confirming the arrangements referred to therein as having been adopted by the Shaw, Savill, and Albion Company and the New Zealand Shipping Company. I am, &c, Walteb Kennaway, Secretary to the Department. Messrs. J. B. Westray and Co.

The New Zealand Shipping Company (Limited), Sib— 138, Leadenhall Street, E.C., 10th April, 1895. I am instructed to confirm the arrangement for conveyance of passengers in this company's steamers from London to New Zealand in terms of letter of the 29th March, addressed to you by Messrs. J. B. Westray and Co. I am, &c, 0. R. Stbickland, Manager.

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