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No. 75. The Seceetaey, General Post Office, Wellington, to the Seceetaey, Postmaster-General's Department, Melbourne. Sic,— General Post Office, Wellington, 15th April, 1904. I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 6th instant, forwarding copy of the contract for the extension of the mail-service between Sydney and Vancouver, for which I thank you. I have, &c, W. Geay, Secretary. The Secretary, Postmaster-General's Department, Melbourne.
No. 76. The Supeeintendent, Pacific Cable Station, Doubtless Bay, to the Seceetaey, General Post Office, Wellington. (Telegram.) Doubtless Bay, 29th April, 1904. Boabd wires me: " Tell Union Steam Ship Company, Dunedin, Board agrees terms letter fourteenth March relating Fanning, provided applicable. Six calls only per annum. Agreement for one year; terminable three months' notice thereafter. First call September. Cable their reply and passenger-rate." Will you kindly wire above to Union Steam, Dunedin. [See No. 23.]
No. 77. The Geneeal Managee, Union Steam Ship Company, Dunedin, to the Seceetaey, General Post Office, Wellington. (Telegrom.) Dunedin, 30th April, 1904. Confiem arrangement call Fanning Island subject to approval Governments Australia, Fiji, and Canada, and continuance mail contract, which expires May, 1905. Have cabled Commonwealth for permission, and will communicate other Governments in due course.
No. 78. The Seceetaey, General Post Office, Wellington, to the Supeeintendent, Pacific Cable Station, Doubtless Bay. (Telegram.) Wellington, 17th May, 1904. What arrangements, if any, are to be made for conveyance of mails to Fanning Island between May and September ? I notice by Press telegram that it is still proposed to send mails by way of this colony.
No. 79. The Supeeintendent, Pacific Cable Station, Doubtless Day, to the Seceetaey, General Post Office, Wellington. (Telegram.) Doubtless Bay, 17th May, 1904. Cuthbeet says, " Mail from Auckland per ' Iris' in July is only one arranged for after May. If Canadian and Australian line call here mails will come vid Suva, but nothing settled."
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