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Session 11. 1906. NEW ZEALAND

TELEGRAPH CABLES AND WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY (FURTHER PAPERS RELATING TO). [In continuation of Paper F.-8, presented on the 22nd August, 1906.]

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

INDEX.

EASTERN EXTENSION CABLE- No. Page. Australia - New Zealand • • • • .. .. .. .. .. .. 2-7 Agreement, proposed, between Commonwealth and company .. .. .. 1 Alleged erroneous information at Wellington that company's office at Melbourne olosed .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2, 3, 4 Decrease in number of cablegrams for Great Britain via Eastern during interruption of company's New Zealand cable .. .. .. .. 4 Diversion of traffic during interruption of route .. .. .. .. 5 Proposed closing of company's office in Melbourne .. .. .. .. 1 Use of alternative route to Australia when either route interrupted .. .. 5 PACIFIC CABLEBuildings, Depot, Finance, &c. •• .. .. .. .. .. .. 8-io Miscellaneous • • • • • • • • .. .. .. .. .. li, 12 Board's wall map and pamphlet .. .. .. .. .. .. 17,21-23 Coloured labour on oable-ship .. .. .. .. .. ~ 7,8 Diversion of traffic .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 19, 20 Expenditure by Department on behalf of Board, 1905-6 .. .. .. 14, 15 Increased traffic : Additional officer at Doubtless Bay .. .. .. 16 Land at Doubtless Bay .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6, 9-13 Marble Slab, Doubtless Bay: Trans-Pacific Longitudes .. .. .. 24 Opening of Pacific Cable Board's Sydney office .. .. .. ... 18 Reserve at Doubtless Bay, Disposing of (see " Land "). Routes for international traffio when either of New Zealand- Australian cable routes interrupted .. .. .. .. .. .. 19 Wharf at Auokland for cable-steamer .. .. .. .. .. 7, 8 WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY •• 13 International Telegraph Construction Company's system ~ .. ~ 25

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