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No. 30. The Hon. the Peemieb to the Agent-Genebal. Sir, Premier's Office, Wellington, 4th April, 1901. I have the honour to forward herewith extract from a letter from the Hon. Audley Coote [No. I], published in a Sydney newspaper of the 9th ultimo, which deals with the question of making Honolulu a landing-place for the Pacific cable. I shall be glad if you will submit the extract for the information of the Pacific Cable Board. I have, &c, J. G. Ward, for the Premier. The Hon. W. P. Eeeves, Agent-General for New Zealand, London.

No. 31, The Agent-Genebal to the Hon. the Peemieb. Westminster Chambers, 13, Victoria Street, London, S.W., 30th April, 1901. Sir, — Pacific Gable. I beg to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 21st March last, and in reference to the first paragraph thereof, relating to the subject of the landing-place for the cable, I beg to state that on the 28th January I addressed a letter (copy herewith) intimating that a surveying expedition was coming to New Zealand for the purpose of selecting the landing-place, and asking that a representative of the New Zealand Government be appointed to meet the expedition on its arrival. This letter went by the San Francisco mail which was due at Auckland on the 4th March, and should therefore have been before you at least a fortnight prior to the date of your letter under reply. As advised by my letter of the Ist March last, the surveying expedition, accompanied by Mr. E. E. Peake, C.E., as representative of the Board's consulting engineers, has since left for Canada and Australia, and will proceed on to New Zealand. I am bringing under the notice of the Board your proposal as regards the provision for a cable staff in New Zealand. I have, &c, The Hon. the Premier, Wellington. W. P. Eeeves. [For Enclosures 1 and 2 in No. 31, see No. 20 and Enclosure therein.]

No. 32. The Superintendent of Electric Lines to the Secbetaby, Marine Department, and the Undeb-Secbetaby for Public Woeks. (Memorandum.) General Post Office, Wellington, 9th May, 1901. In connection with the proposed survey of the Pacific cable route, I have to inform you that the following telegram has been received from the Hon. Mr. Ward : — " Peake, representative Pacific Cable Board, expects arrive New Zealand with ' Britannia' third week June. Wants to know if you and Captain Grey could meet him Bay Islands, or would it be more convenient steamer go Auckland. Suggests an architect accompany you. Eeply promptly, as he leaves here immediately." I should be obliged if you could conveniently arrange for [Captain Grey] [Mr. Vickerman] to accompany me. J. K. Logan, Superintendent of Electric Lines. [The Secretary, Marine Department, Wellington.] [The Under-Secretary, Public Works Department, Wellington.]

No. 33. The Hon. the Peemieb to the Agent-Genebal. g IB Premier's Office, Wellington, 10th June, 1901. I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 4th April last, reporting on matters connected with the Pacific cable. I note your request for the transmission to you of copies of any Ministerial statements published in the Press of the colony on the Pacific cable question, and have arranged for the despatch of newspaper extracts on the subject. I have, &c, W. C. Walkee, for the Premier. The Hon. W. P. Eeeves, Agent-General for New Zealand, -London.

No. 34. The Hon. the Pbemiee to the Agent-Genebal. Premier's Office, Wellington, 3rd July, 1901. g m Pacific Gable. With regard to the proposals for the provision of a cable-station in New Zealand, which you informed me in your letter of the 30th April last you were bringing under the notice of the Board, I have the honour to forward herewith copy of memorandum on the subject which Mr. E. E. Peake, representative of the Pacific Cable Board, has submitted to the Postmaster-General by telegraph from Eussell for approval. Mr. Peake arrived at Eussell in the " Britannia "on the 29th ultimo, and was met by the Superintendent of Electric Lines, Captain Grey, our cable pilot, and an architect of the Public Works Department.