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No. 87. The High Commissioner to the Right Hon. the Prime Minister. (Telegram.) London, 18th February, 1915. Pacific Cable Board meeting to-day. Deferred reduced to Is. 4d. ; week-end letters reduced to 13s. 9d. for twenty words and Bd. word after.

No. 88. The Right Hon. the Prime Minister to the High Commissioner. (Telegram.) Wellington, 20th February, 1915. Pacific reduced rates: Confirm minimum week-end 13s. 9d. (query, 13s. 4d.).

No. 89. The High Commissioner to the Right Hon. the Prime Minister. (Telegram.) London, 23rd February, 1915. With reference to your telegram of the 20th February, Pacific Cable Board promised to telegraph you full details through their Sydney Manager on the I.Bth February. Week-end rates, confirm 13s. 9d. and Bd. word after, but it is for you to consider suggestion which is being made Pacific Cable Board through their Manager.

No. 90. The Superintendent, Pacific Cable Board, Auckland, to the Secretary, General Post Office, Wellington. (Telegram.) Auckland, 2nd March, 1915. From Milward :" Am directed by Board to advise you urgently as follows : —' Commencing April Ist international rates from and to New Zealand on pages 1 to 15 Board's tariff list reduced by 4d. per word ordinary and 2d. for deferred, Government by 2d. Week-ends: Terminal rate being, Australia l|d., New Zealand |-d, reduced rate should be for United Kingdom B|d. per word, with minimum 13s. 9d. for twenty words. To avoid practical inconveniences of farthing rate, propose word-rate Bd., with minimum 13s. 9d. If New Zealand can make terminal charges |d., rate would then be 13s. 4d., and Bd. Week-ends, Canada, minimum 10s. 5d., word-rate 6d ; same remarks apply. Press and deferred Press unaltered.' " Board ask publication foregoing deferred until your decision made re terminal rates and charges for week-ends. Please reply." ." ——————^^—^^^^

No. 91. The Secretary, General Post Office, Wellington, to the Superintendent, Pacific Cable Board' Auckland. (Telegram.) Wellington, 6th March, 1915. Your telegram 2nd : For Milward, rates approved.

No. 92. The Superintendent, Pacific Cable Board, Auckland, to the Secretary, General Post Office, Wellington. (Telegram.) Auckland, 6th March, 1915. Following from Manager, Sydney : —lt is not, clear whether New Zealand agrees accept Jd. per word as terminal rate on week-end, which would make this rate to United Kingdom minimum 13s. 4d., wordrate 8d ; Canada minimum 10s., word-rate 6d. ; or whether the |d. terminal rate is maintained and minimums 13s. 9d. and 10s. sd. respectively. Please reply soon as possible.

No. 93. The Assistant Secretary, General Post Office, Wellington, to the Superintendent, Pacific Cable Board, Auckland. (Telegram.) M Wellington, Bth March, 1915. Cable rates, week-end messages : New Zealand requires |d. each word.

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