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No. 58. Mr. A. I). Hathaway, Timaru, to flu , Superintendent of Electric Links. Wellington. Sir, Timaru, 24th February, 1910. I very much regrei that, through my action in signalling to IT.M.S. " Pioneer" during her recent visit to this port, you have had cause to cancel the permission previously granted me to experiment with wireless telegraphy. I respectfully beg to state that two of the " Pioneer " operators, Messrs. Newman and Jackman, came and saw my outfit, but did not mention to me that I should be interfering if I signalled to their ship. During the " Pioneer's three days' sojourn here no one made any complaint whatever. I also wish to point out that if 1 had persisted in sending, the " Pioneer's" men could easily have adjusted their tuner so that they could not hear me. As my power is derived from a single fourvolt accumulator and a motor-car ignition-coil, it was only while at the wharf, about one mile distant from my home, that the " Pioneer " was able to hear me. I would respectfully beg of you to give these facts your most favourable consideration, and grant me another license to experiment, and 1 will certainly not send when any warship happens to be within leoeiving-distance. Hoping you will see your way to grant me this application. I have, &c., A. D. Hathaway. .1. K. Logan, Esq., Superintendent of Electric Telegraphs, Wellington. [Tel. 10/191(1).] __^_^____________ No. 59. The Secretary, General Post Office, Wellington, to the Under-Secretary, Cook and other Islands Administration. Wellington. (Memorandum.) Wellington, 28th February, 1910. I heg to inform you. by direction of the Postmaster-General, that the New Zealand Government has no intention of giving licenses to establish wireless-telegraph stations in the New Zealand possessions in the Pacific. When such stations are considered necessary they will I reeled and maintained by i In , State. I). Robertson, Secretary. The Under-Secretarv. Cook and other Islands Administration, Wellington, [Tel. LO/l»l(8).] No. 60. The Secretary, General Post Office, Wellington, to the Director, International Bureau of the Telegraph Union. Berne. Sir, - . General Post Office, Wellington, 3rd March, 1910. In reference to your circular of the Bth January last, enclosing forms for the insertion of radiotelegraph statistics, I have the honour to forward herewith " Nil " returns [not printed], there being no radiotelegraph stations in New Zealand. I have, &c, D. Robertson'. The Director. International Bureau of the Telegraph Onion, International Radiotelegraph Convention. Berne. [Tel. 10/191(7). I ___^____^^_____ No. 61. Messrs. 11. P.. CURTIS and M. 11. -Mayo. Timaru. to the SUPERINTENDENT OF ELECTRIC LINKS, Wellington. Sir, Perth Street, Timaru, 13th March, 1910. We. the undersigned. H. B. Curtis and M. 11. Mayo, arc much interested in wireless-telegraphy experiments, and would respectfully request that we be granted your permission to erect an aerial at our respective houses in Timaru. and to attach our instruments, which we are partly buying and partly making, so that we can continue our experiments, which are solely for our instruction, and not for purposes of pecuniary benefit. Trusting that your permission will be granted us. We have. &c., >" M. H. Mayo, J. K. Logan, Ks<j., Superintendent of Electric Lines. Wellington. 11. B. Curtis. [Tel. 10/101(1).] ___^_^____________ No. 02. The Superintendent of Electric Links. Wellington, to Mr. M. H. Mayo, Timaru. Sir,— Wellington, 22nd March. 1910. In reply to your letter of the 13th instant, applying for permission for Mr. H. I!. Curtis and yourself to erect a wireless-telegraph aerial at your respective residences, I beg to inform you that it is regretted the desired permission cannot be given. I have, &c, J. K. Logan, Superintendent of Electric Lines, Mr. M. 11. Mayo, care of H. B. Curtis. Esq., Perth Street. Timaru,