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I permit myself, therefore, to submit to Your Excellency, under special cover, a copy of the second part of my work " Postal Arrangements in Austria," and would draw the attention of Your Excellency to the part " Eequirements " at page 101 of the said work. " Beqiiirements. " At the next World's Congress there should be reduced (considering that the modern post is an institution for general welfare : see first book, second edition, page 8) —for the further improvement of correspondence communications in the international postal traffic — the letter rate of 25 centimes (10 kr.) down to 10 centimes (5 kr.); the charge on post-cards from 10 centimes (5 kr.) to 5 centimes (2 kr.); and the charge for printed matter, commercial papers, and samples from 5 centimes (2 kr.) to 2 centimes (1 kr.), with minimum charge of 5 centimes ('2 kr.) ; and free transit should be instituted— i.e., all transit rates should be abolished. All the States who admit of registration (i.e., levy registration fees) should become responsible for registered articles, and pay indemnity in case of loss (compare page 82, annotation 1)."

No. 186. The Seceetaby, General Post Office, Wellington, to the Directob, International Bureau of the Universal Postal Union, Berne. Sib,— General Post Office, Wellington, 13th June, 1902. I have the honour to inform you that on the 28th April last the postage on letters from New Zealand to Australia was reduced from 2d. to Id. per half-ounce by virtue of an agreement entered into between this colony and the Commonwealth of Australia. The postage from Australia to New Zealand remains as heretofore at 2d. per half-ounce. I beg to request that you will advise Administrations in the usual way. I have, &c, W. Gbay, Secretary. The Director, International Bureau of the Universal Postal Union, Berne.

No. 187. The Director-Geneeal of Swiss Posts, Berne, to the Hon. the Postmastee-General, Wellington. Monsieue le Dibecteue-Geneeal, — Berne, le 15 Juillet, 1902. Me referant a la correspondance echangee entre nos deux offices en 1900 et 1901, plus specialement a vos lettres dcs 23 Novembre, 1900, 10 Mai, 1901 (P.O. 01/43, 22), et 8 Aouc 1901, (P.O. 01/43, 45), ainsi qu'aux miennes dcs 11 Janvier, 1901 (No. 868/2), 23 Fevrier, 1901 (No. 868/8), et 20 Juin, 1901 (No. 868/13) au sujet de la taxe d'affranchisseinent dcs correspondances originaires de la Nouvelle-Zelande a destination de la Suisse, j'ai l'honneur de vous faire connaitre be gui suit:— Par ma communication dv 11 Janvier, 1901 (No 868/2), gui repondait a la v6tre dv 23 Novembre, 1900, je me suis declare d'accord de faire delivrer jusqu'a nouvel ordre aux destinataires sans perception de taxe, a la condition qu'elles ne portent aucun signe les designant comme insuffisamment affranchies, les lettres de la Nouvelle-Zelande a destination de la Suisse affranchies dun penny par 15 gr. (\ once). Au norn dv Gouvernement de Sa Majeste le Eoi dv Eoyaume-Uni de la Grande-Bretagne, de l'lrlande et dcs possessions britanniques, la Legation d'Angleterre en Suisse a demande au Conseil federal de la Confederation suisse, en date dv 25 Juin dernier, de vouloir bien ratifier cet arrangement. Apres avoir murement examine cette question, le Gouvernement suisse est arrive ala conclusion qu'ensuite de la position prise par les Administrations postales dcs pays voisins, comme aussi pour ne pas engager l'avenir, il ne convenait pas de maintenir la concession faite par l'Administration dcs postes suisses. En consequence, il a decide de revenir a l'etat de choses existant avant le ler Janvier, 1901, en cc gui concerne la taxe dcs lettres de la Nouvelle-Zelande a destination de la Suisse. Afin de ne pas porter prejudice aux expediteurs ou aux destinataires, la taxe reduite dun penny par 15 gr. (-J- once) sera toutefois encore consideree eomme valable pour les lettres provenant de la Nouvelle-Zelande gui seront mises a la poste jusqu'au 30 Septembre, 1902, inclusivement. Passe cc delai, l'Administration dcs postes suisses devra, en revanche, taxer toutes les lettres provenant de votre pays gui ne seraient pas affranchies au tarif fixe par la Convention postale universelle de Washington, dv 15 Juin, 1897. En vous notifiant les decisions gui precedent, je vous prie de vouloir bien dormer les instructions necessaires aux organes de votre service et m'accuser reception de la presente. Veuillez agreer, &c, Le Directeur-General, General Post Office, Wellington, Nouvelle-Zelande. Lutz.

[Translation.] Befereing to correspondence exchanged between our two offices in 1900 and 1901, more especially to your letters of the 23rd November, 1900, 10th May, 1901, and Bth August, 1901, as well as of mine of 11th January, 1901, 23rd February, 1901, and 20th June, 1901, on the subject of prepayment of correspondence originating from New Zealand and addressed to Switzerland, I have the honour to inform you as follows : —

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