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No. 30. The Hon. Sir J. Vogel to the Postmasteb-Genebal, Sydney. (Telegram.) Wellington, 19th July, 1876. Select Committee, 'Frisco Service, anxious receive information indicated your telegram, as expected by incoming mail, and your opinions. Committee adopted following resolution to-day:— " That the Committee do adjourn for one week, to enable further information with respect to proposals expected to be received for modifying the existing contract; and that the Government be requested to urge upon the Government of New South Wales to state their views with respect to any such modifications, at as early a date as possible, to enable the question to be dealt with during the present Session of the New Zealand Parliament." Hope you will reply promptly. The Postmaster-General, Sydney. Julius Vogel.

No. 31. The Postmasteb-Genebal, Sydney, to the Hon. Sir J. Vogel, Wellington. (Telegram.) Sydney, 25th July, 1876. Received letter from Watt, San Francisco, June seventeenth. He states changes in directory Pacific Mail Company likely improve management, and there is no chance service being allowed to drop ; and states, on authority President Central Pacific Railway, that Company will take up service if Padfie wishes to drop, or their sureties be not willing to carry on. Watt was about proceeding New York to see directors Pacific, from whence he will write to us. Postmasteb-Genebal, The Hon. Sir Julius Vogel, Wellington. Sydney.

No. 32. Messrs. Gilchbist, Watt, and Co., Sydney, to the Hon. the Postmasteb-Genebal, Wellington. (Telegram.) Sydney, 25th July, 1876. Please cable amounts lodged for " Colima " outward and " Sydney " inward subsidies, as we desire to remit contractors this month; kindly also lodge penalty remitted " Francisco," per your letter fifteenth, received to-day. The Postmaster-General, Wellington. Gilchbist, Watt, and Co.

No. 33. Mr. Gray to Messrs. Gilchbist, Watt, and Co., Sydney. (Telegram.) Wellington, 26th July, 1876. Following lodgments made on Saturday:—Bonus, error, seventy-four; " Colima," outward, fifteen twenty-nine sixteen two; refund penalty, five hundred; " City of Sydney," inward, eighteen sixtynine sixteen two ; total, £3,973 12s. 4d Messrs. Gilchrist, Watt, and Co., Sydney. W. Gbat.

No. 34. Messrs. Gilciibist, Watt, and Co., Sydney, to the Hon. the Postmaster-General, Wellington. (Telegram.) Sydney, Bth August, 1876. We have just received following cablegram from New Fork, namely, " Think equitable consideration of Company's good faith and loss entitles further compensation for first three months than oifered by Sir Julius Vogel's telegram, thirteenth March. Please give foregoing your favourable consideration in connection with our respects, dated fourth instant. The Hon. the Postmaster-General, Wellington. Gilchbist, Watt, and Co.

No. 35. Messrs. Gilchrist, "Watt, and Co., Sydney, to the Hon. the Postmasteb-Genebal, Wellington. Sib, — Sydney, 4th August, 1876. We have the honor to enclose copies of letters to and from the General Post Office here, dated Bth May and Ist August respectively, regarding the forwarding of mails and the computation of time; and thank you for acceding to the request that the time occupied on the voyage shall date from the hour at which the pilot leaves or takes charge of the vessel at either Sydney, Port Chalmers, Auckland, or San Francisco. We shall notify the Agents at San Francisco to this effect, as also the commander of the mail steamers, in order that the official time bills may for the future be computed accordingly. We have, &c, Gixchrist, Watt, and Co., General Agents for the Contractors, San Francisco Mail Service. The Hon. the Postmaster-General, Wellington.