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1904. NEW ZEALAND.

OCEAN MAIL-SERVICES (FURTHER PAPERS RELATING TO). [In continuation of Paper F.-6b, presented on the 3rd November, 1903.]

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly by Command of His Excellency.

INDEX. Contract with the Oceanic Company, &c. San Peancisco Mail-service— ' p Accommodation for Mails on Mail-steamers, 7, 45, 46. Agreement renewing Service, 17 18 24-27 Arrival of Mail-steamers at Auckland (time of), 30, 31. Conveyance of Mails, Auckland-Sydney (payment for), 1, 4, 5. Conveyance of Mails for other Administrations: Fiji, 1, 4; New South Wales 2 3 • Victoria, 1, 4; other States, 3. Departure (time-table) of Mail-steamers from Auckland 6 so' Fanning Island, 19-23 (76-79). Interval between Arrival and Departure to permit of answers by next Mail, 14. Resolutions for renewal of service, House of Representatives, 8-16, 98 Time-table extended, 12, 13 ........ n o Incidents of United States and Atlantic Transit, &c. Arrival at San Francisco, Delay in, 36, 41, 42, 45, 46; claim for Delay in, 55, 56. Delay overland 36 Departure (time of) of Mail-steamers from San Francisco, 29-31. Despatch from New York 28' 36* 37, 44, 47, 50. Detaining Mail-steamer at San Francisco, 48, 52 ; claim for Payment' 59-56' Detention of inward British Mails at San Francisco, 30. Expediting San Francisco despatch 49' Fumigating, 32-35, 38-40, 43. Railway Time-tables, United States, 51 .. .. .. ' ..' 7-14 Vancouver Sebvice— Canadian-French Service of Maritime Transport Company, 67, 70. Carriage New Zealand Mails Cost of 62, 63 ; from Canada, 62, 63. Contributions to cost by contracting States, 71-73. Fanning Island (19-23), 76-79. Fiji trip altered, throwing out Vancouver running, 68, 69. Non-contracting States using service (cost of), 71-73. Renewal, 58-61, 66, 74, 75. Resolutions, House of Representatives, 8. Tenders and conditions, Advertisement for, 64, 65. Withdrawal of " Miowera" ■ temporary stoppage of Service, 57 .. .. .. .. ~ ~ ' 15-19 Australia-Suez Services— New Zealand Mails not connecting at Sydney, 82, 85. Number of Hours, Australia-United Kingdom 80, 81. Proposed alteration New Zealand-Sydney Time-table, 83-88. Tenders for Services Advertisement, and Conditions, 64, 65 .. .. .. .. .. .. ' 20-21 South African Service— Particulars, 89-92 .......... oo Interprovincial Service— Coastal delay, 96, 97. Daily Service, Onehunga-New Plymouth, 93, 100; arrangements in consequence 94, 95. Reduction in Subsidy, 99-105. Renewal with Union Company, 16, 99, 102-105 Special Train from Lyttelton, 96 .. .. .. .. .. t _ _ _ 23-26

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