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1904. NEW ZEALAND.

TELEGRAPH CABLES (FURTHER PAPERS RELATING TO). [In continuation of Paper F.-8c. presented on the 17th November, 1903.]

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

INDEX. Eastern Extension Cables— Cape-Australia and Fremantle-Cocos. Agreement with the Eastern Extension Company, 1,5; Conference to discuss, 9, 48; Hansard Eeport of Debate, 4 ; New Zealand Officer proposed to collaborate with Mr. Reynolds, 3 ; New Zealand protesting against ratification, 7, 10; Queensland protesting against ratification, 6; Reynolds's Visit, Mr. 2, [28, 48]. Confeience: Disoussing Customs Duties, 9 ; Discussing Terminal Rates, 9; Personnel 9, 10 ; Place, 9. Direct Communication with South Afrioa, 8 .. .. .. '23 Australia-New Zealand. Signalling Name of Country free, 11 .. .. .. .. ~ ~ _ _ 4 Pacific Cable— Buildings, Depot, Finance, &c. Business, Increase in, 36. Copper Wire, Southport-Sydney, 18. Depot: Auckland Harbour Board granting Accommodation, 44, 45 ; Examination of Sites, 28-31, 35, 40 ; Plan of Site, 43, 44; Presentation by Government of Site at Auckland, 27, 35; Removal, Fiji to Auckland, 14, 15, 17, 42. Direot Working, Southport-Sydney, 18, 32; Duplex, 19 ; Quadruplex, 18, 19. Doubtless Bay Cable'station: Dividing Cost of working, 13; Expenditure, 12, 16, 21-23, 26, 38, 39; Salaries recoverable, 20,22, 24, 25 " Equipment," Definition of, 40. Estimated Expenditure and Revenue, 36, 41. New Zealand's Share of Loss on working Cable, 33, 34, 37. Payments made on behalf of Cable Board, 21; for oanvassing, 21, 22. Queensland Traffic, Second Circuit, 32. Reynolds's Visit, Mr., 2], 28, 48 ..4-11 Bates. European, on extra-European Telegrams, 49 ; British Delegates at International Conference, 1903, 49, 52. German Trans-Atlantio Company's, for European Telegrams, 53, 54. Government Telegrams, 46; proposed Reduction of Terminal, 46, 47. Atlantic Telegraph and Canadian Paoific Railway Companies reducing, 46. Federal Parliamentary Paper on proposed Reduction, 50, 51. Ordinary Telegrams to Fanning Island and to New Zealand, 46. Pooling Terminal, 48 .. .. ~ 11-14 Canvassing. Booklets, 58 ; Maps, 64 ; Office Card, 58 ; Rubber Stamps, 63 ; Specially superscribed Forms, 63 ; Tariff Pamphlets, 58. Expenditure, 63. Firms and Companies in London doing Business with New Zealand, 65. Interruption from Physical Causes, Report of, 60, 61. New South Wales, Queensland, and Victorian Appointments, 56, 57. New Zealand Herald Article, 55, 59. Personal Canvass, 62. Speoial Representative in Australasia, 65. Times of Transmission, 58 .. .. .. .. .. 15-18 Press Telegrams. Australasian Association using Cable, 67. Distribution from Norfolk Island and Southport refused, 67, 70, 71. Free Press News for Three Months proposed, 66, 69. Larke's Report, Mr., 66. Limited News Servioe, Sir Sandford Fleming proposes, 72, 73 .. .. .. .. .. 18-20 Miscellaneous— Wireless Telegraph, Australia-New Zealand, proposed, 74, 76, Wireless Telegraphy Act, 75 ~ ~ 20

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