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1875. NEW ZEALAND.

NEW ZEALAND ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH CABLE, (FURTHER PAPERS RELATING TO).

No. 1. Sir Julius Vogel to the Hon. Dr. Pollen. 7, Westminster Chambers, Victoria Street, Sib,— Westminster, S.W., 29th June, 1875. I have the honor to forward to you herewith, six copies of the Telegraph Contract entered into with the Eastern Extension, Australasia, and China Telegraph Company (Limited). 2. Up to the last moment, there was great difficulty in settling many points. Ido not think that the Company intentionally created obstacles; but there seemed to be such a diversity of opinion amongst the Directors that, until its final settlement, the completion of an agreement appeared to be doubtful. 3. I have to express my high sense of the courtesy and the cordial co-operation of Sir Daniel Cooper throughout these telegraph negotiations, which, in some form, may be said to have extended over five months. I have, &c, The Hon. Dr. Pollen. Julius Vogel.

Enclosure in No. 1. Abticles of Ageeement entered into this twenty-fourth day of June, One thousand eight hundred and seventy-five, between His Excellency the Most Honorable Geoege Augustus Constantine, Marquis of Normanby, Earl of Mulgrave, Viscount Normanby, and Baron Mulgrave of Mulgrave, in the County of York, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom; and Baron Mulgrave of New Ross, in the County of Wexford, in the Peerage of Ireland; a Member of Her Majesty's Most Honorable Privy Council, and Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George; the Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over Her Majesty's Colony of New Zealand and its dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the same; for and on behalf of the said Colony, of the first part: His Excellency Sir Heecules Eobinson, a Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George, the Governor and Commander-in-Chief in aud over Her Majesty's Colony of New South Wales and its dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the same, for and on behalf of the said Colony, of the second part: and the Eastebn Extension, Austealasia, and China Telegeaph Company, Limited, of the third part: Witness that for the considerations herein appearing the said George Augustus Constantine, Marquis of Normanby, for himself separately and his successors in office, Governors and Commanders-in-Chief for the time being in and over the said Colony of New Zealand and its dependencies, and not for the said Sir Hercules Eobinson and his successors in office, doth hereby for and on behalf of the same colony, so far as the agreements hereinafter contained are to be observed and performed on the part of the Governor or the Government of New Zealand; and the said Sir Hercules Eobinson for himself separately and his successors in office, Governors and Commanders-in-Chief forthe time being in and over the said Colony of New South Wales, and not for the said George Augustus Constantine, Marquis of Normanby, and his successors in office, doth hereby, for and on behalf of the same colony so far as the agreements hereinafter contained are to be observed and performed on the part of the Governor or the Government of New South Wales, agree with the said Company their successors and assigns ; and the Company for themselves their successors and assigns, do hereby, so far as the agreements hereinafter contained are to be observed and performed on their part, agree with the Governor or the Government of New Zealand and his successors, and the Governor or the Government of New South Wales and his successors, and also as a separate agreement with each of the said Governors and his successors, for and on behalf of the said respective colonies separately, in manner following, that is to say, — 1. In the construction of these presents, the following words and expressions shall mean and include (unless such meaning shall be inconsistent with the context) as follows: " The Governor of New Zealand " means the Governor for the time being of that colonv, and includes also the Government for I—E. 6b.