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1879. NEW ZEALAND.

SAN FRANCISCO MAIL SERVICE (PAPERS RELATIVE TO). (In further continuation of Papers presented on the 9th August, 1878.)

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly by Command of His Excellency.

No. 1. Mr. Lambton to the Secretary, General Post Office, Wellington. Sic, — Sydney, 14th August, 1878. With reference to your letter of the 20th ultimo, in connection with the modification of the Pacific Mail Steamship Company's contract for the conveyance of mails between Sydney and San Francisco, I am directed to inform you that a communication has been addressed to the Colonial Secretary's Office here, requesting that instructions may be sent by the next out-going mail to the Agent-General of this colony, to co-operate with the Agent-General of New Zealand in having the new contract agreement prepared in London, and also in the matter of obtaining another surety in place of Mr. Macgregor. I have, &c, S. H. Lambton, The Secretary, General Post Office, Wellington. Secretary.

No. 2. Mr. Gray to the Seceetaey, General Post Oflice, Sydney. Sic, — General Post Office, Wellington, 9th September, 1878. I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 14th ultimo, in which you state that a communication had been addressed to the Colonial Secretary's Office requesting that the Agent-General for your colony might be instructed to co-operate with the Agent-General for New Zealand in the matter of the new contract for the San Francisco mail service, and also as to obtaining another surety in the place of Mr. Macgregor. In reply, I beg to inform you that corresponding instructions will be forwarded to the AgentGeneral for this colony by first mail. I have, &c. W. Gbay, The Secretary, General Post Office, Sydney. Secretary.

No. 3. The Agent-General to the Hon. the Postmasteb-Genebal, Wellington. Sib,— 7, Westminster Chambers, Victoria Street, London, S.W., 2nd July, 1878. I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt by Brindisi mail, on lstinstaut, of your letter of 4th May, enclosing for my information copy of a telegram you had despatched notifying the approval of the New South Wales Parliament of the modified San Francisco Mail Contract. I note your intention of further advising me on the subject. I have, &c, Julius Vogel, The Hon. the Postmaster-General, Wellington. A gent-General.

No. 4. The Agent-General to the Hon. the Postmasteb-Genebal, Wellington. Sic, — 7, Westminster Chambers, Victoria Street, London, S.W., 16th July, 1878. In continuation of my letter of 31st January,* and adverting to the correspondence with the * Vide P. 4, 1878, No. 69. I—E. 3.