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No. 69. The General Manager, Union Steam Ship Company. Dunedin, to the Secretary, General Post Office. Wellington. (Telegram.) Dunedin, 2nd March, 1911. San Francisco repoits " Aorangi," 28th February, 1,810 miles distant. Has been repaired. Will arrive sth [later corrected to Bth. see No. 71] March. [Wn.-S.F. 11/50.1

No. 70. Extract from Report on Voyage by the Commandek, R.M.S. " Maitai." to the Secretary, General Post Office, Wellington. Sib, R.M.S. "Maitai," Wellington, 2nd March, 1911. * ♦ * * * * At the request of the Mail Agent for New Zealand at San Francisco. 1 advertised the ship for 2 p.m. t>ll sailing-day, and both trips the European mail lias arrived in good time and been on board the night before sailing, yet both times I have been kept an hour waiting for local American mail. As every hour means something, I do not see why we should have to wait for mail that we are not subsidized to carry. * * * » * * I have, (fee, The Secretai \. General Post Office. Wellington. W. Stevens, Commander. Wn.-S.F. 11/530

No. 71. The General Manager, Union Steam Ship Company, Dunedin, i" the Secretary, General Post Office, Wellington (Telegram.) Dunedin, 3rd March, 1911. Referring mine vesterdaj : Find Spreckels wire mutilated. Should read ''will arrive there eighth March." [P.O. 11/430-1

No. 72. The Genbhal Manager, Union Steam Ship Company, Dunedin, to the Sbcrbtart, General Poel Office, Wellington. (Telegram.) Dunedin, 3rd March, 1911. Referring to m\ telegram to-day n "Aorangi": We shall arrange steamer take sailing .'>th April from Wellington. Will advise later name of ship. [Acknowledged 4th March.]

No. 73. The General Manager, Union Steam Ship Company, Dunedin. to the Secret art, General Pos( Office, Wellington. (Telegram.) Dunedin, 6th March, 1911. Captain Evans advises " Aorangi's " repairs will lake minimum ten days. Therefore decided let "Manuka" take "Aorangi" sailing from Wellington sth April. May later on arrange •'Aorangi" take " Maitai's " sailing 3rd May. latter remaining New Zealand tour weeks. Will advise definitely later on. [Acknowledged 9th March.] [Wn.-S.B-. 11/57.1

No. 74. The Secretary, General Post Office, Wellington, to the Second Assistant Postmaster-General, Washington. Sll . General Post Office, Wellington, . x th March, 1911. 1 have the honour, by direction of the Postmaster General, to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 27th January last, and to thank you for the action taken with a view to securing unbroken transit of New Zealand mails from San Francisco to New York. The Posl master-General feels assured that the action taken by you will have the desired effect. I have, tVc, D. Robertson, Secretary. The Second Assistant Postmaster-General, Washington, D.C. [Wn.-S.F. 11/62.]