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SAN FRANCISCO SERVICE. New Zealand - Rarotonga - Tahiti - San Francisco Route. Noe. American transit .. .. .. G6, 74. 78. 85 A"iioutieemei t of re'aMishment of service 14,15,10,20,23 '•A raiigi ,, : breakdown 68 69, 71-73. 76. 80, 82-84, 86, 87 Auckland Chamber of Couiiuerce : Disapproval of serxioe .. .. .. 3,4 Connection at S-in Fmncisco and New Y. rk .. 37, 43-51, 54-64, 66, 74, 77, 81, 85 Coniraoc .. .. 21, 22. 25-21.34, 35, S3, 40, 41 Date o' departure of mail* from London .. 67 Dunedin Chamber of Commerce : Approval of s-rrvire .. .. .. .. 18, 24 Freight: Ha'e.. .. 22, 20-27, 35, 36, 38, 40 Harbour dues: Exemption .. .. 28, 29 Inauguration of service.. .. .. 2,14 Ligln riu' s : U.S.S. Company not exempt 32,33 Mail agent not to lie sent .. .. 10, 12, 19 H,«rotonga: Length of oall .. .. 52,53 Keiort on voyage .. .. .. 30,31,39,42 Sin Frauo^o: Delay in embarking local mail .. .. .. .. 70, 75, 79 Sorting of mail— Inward Ameiionn and English .. 10, 13, 17 Siin.ce required on steamer .. .. 7-12 Subsidy: Half payable by Department of Agr cul ure .. .. .. .. 20 Time occupied on voyage .. .. 5,6 Timp-ta'la .. .. .. .. 6 U.S.S. Company: Difficu'ty of New Zealaud port of cail as leimiuus .. .. 1 Wellington-Rarotonga-Tahiti Service. Nos. F.xt'nsion .. .. .. 88,01,93,95 97 H story of service .. .. .. 98 Tune-table: Departure of mail from London .. .. .. .. 92,94 Tnrjsit rate: Papeete-New ZealandAusmlia .. .. .. .. 89,90 Incidents of Pacific Transit (Oceanic Company). Noe. Accounts: Settlement .. .. .. 99-104 VANCOUVER SERVICE. Auckland - Suva - Honolulu - Vancouver Contract. Nos. Announcement of establishment .. 132,133,142 Au-trnlU: Refusal to support New Zealand pnrt of call .. .. ..115,117,119,122,123 Auckland A. and P. cidtion hdvocale establishment .. .. .. 109

Vancouver Sekvice— continued. Auckland as New Zealand port of call advocated— Nn». Farmers'Un on, Tβ Kuiti .. .. 112,113 Farmers'Pief zing Company .. .. 110,111 C-tnida: Tender called .. .. .. 105 Canterbury dumber of Commerce supports estnlili-himnt .. .. .. 116,118,124 Contract made with Auckland «s of call.. .. .. 120-123, 126, 128, 137, 140 Establishment u-ged .. .. 106-111,116,124 Farmeis' Fieezii g Company, Auckland, sui port service .. .. .. 110, HI Fanners' Union, Te Kuiti, support servicn 11-2, 113 Freight rate, &■•. .. .. .. 135, 138, 139, 140 Particulars of service asked for— American Coiisul-fieneral, Auckland .. 127 British Trade Commissioner, Wellington 130 Consul for France, Auckland .. .. 125 Subsidy: Half payable by Department of Agriculture .. .. .. .. 129.141 Time-table .. .. ..131,134,136,140-144 Wei ington urged as New Zealand port of call— Wellington Industrial Association .. 106,108 New Zealand Shopkeepers' Association 107, 108 Sydney - Suva - Honolulu - Van couver Contract. Nos. Transit charge.. .. .. .. 145-147 SUEZ SERVICE. P. and O. homeward mails: transit beyond Xos. Port S.iid .. .. .. .. 143, 149 Wellington - Sydney Connection, &c. Advice of failure of Sydney connection to Nos. be sent to London .. .. .. 162,166 Cliristchurch inward n:ail to be sent via Bluff .. .. .. .. 150-152,154 Detention " Ulinarra " at Wellington, 19c.1i Ausust, 1910: Claim for overtime 156, 157 Latf arrival in S dney— " MoeraKi," 30th August, 1910 .. 15S-161 " Warrimco," oth Julp, I.HO .. .. 153-155 Late arrival i £ mail in Lonrl n : Advice .. 162, 166 Late ariival inlaid mail at Wellington 163-165, 167,108 PROPOSED ALL-EED EOUTE. Cmad'an Steamship Company: Proposed Nos. ee-abliehment .. .. .. 10U-172 Imperiiil Conference: Jlution by Sir J. G. Wurd .. .. .. .. 173 Progiess of movement .. .. ~ 172