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The Hon. Mr. Wilson (Queensland) laid upon the table, — Letters from the Hon. the Premier, Queensland, to the Hon. the Postmaster-General, Washington, relative to the San Francisco Mail-service Subsidy.—Ordered to be printed. (Vide Appendix E, p. xxvii.) Also— Eeport of the Postmaster-General of Queensland upon certain Eesolutions of the Postal and Telegraph Conference held in March, 1893.—Ordered to be printed. (Vide Appendix E, p. xxv.) Also— Eeturn of the Queensland Telegraph Service, 1893.—Ordered to be printed. (Vide Appendix J, p. xlix. RETURN RELATIVE TO REDUCED RATES OF TELEGRAMS. The Hon. Mr Kidd (New South Wales) asked the Hon. the President, If he would lay upon the table a statement of the effect of the reduced rates of telegrams over the Australian Colonies? To which the Hon. Mr Waed replied that he would lay the return asked for on the table to-morrow ADJOURNMENT. On motion of the Hon. Mr Waed, Resolved, That this Conference do now adjourn until 10 a.m. to-morrow Then the Conference adjourned.

Tuesday, 6th Maech, 1894. The Conference met at 10 a.m. Peesent New South Wales The Hon. John Kidd, M.L.A., Postmaster-General. S. H. Lambton, Esq., Deputy Postmaster-General. P B. Walkbb, Esq., M.1.C.E., M.1.E.E., Secretary, Telegraph Service. Victoria The Hon. Agae Wynne, M.L.C., Postmaster-General. J Smibeet, Esq., Deputy Postmaster-General. South Australia The Hon. John Alexandee Cockbubn, M.D., LoncL, Minister of Education and Agriculture. Sir Chables Todd, K.C.M.G., M.A., E.E.S., &c, Postmaster-General and Superintendent of Telegraphs. Queensland The Hon. Waltee Hoeatio Wilson, M.L.C., Postmaster-General and Minister of Education. J McDonnell, Esq., Under-Secretary, Post and Telegraph Department, and Superintendent of Telegraphs. Western Australia The Hon. Stephen Heney Paekee, Q.G., M.L.C., Colonial Secretary E. A. Sholl, Esq., Postmaster-General and General Superintendent of Telegraphs. Tasmania The Hon. Joseph Geoege Wabd, M.H.E., Colonial Treasurer, PostmasterGeneral, and Electric Telegraph Commissioner, Minister of Marine, Commissioner of Customs, and Minister of Industries and Commerce, New Zealand. Nero Zealand : The Hon. Joseph Geoege Waed, M.H.E., Colonial Treasurer, PostmasterGeneral, and Electric Telegraph Commissioner, Minister of Marine, Commissioner of Customs, and Minister of Industries and Commerce. W Geay, Esq., Secretary, Posts and Telegraphs. J K. Logan, Esq., Telegraph Engineer REPRESENTATION OF TASMANIA. The Hon. Mr. Waed (New Zealand) laid upon the table a telegram from the Premier of Tasmania, authorising him to represent Tasmania at this present Conference. POSTAL CONFERENCE CORRESPONDENCE. The Hon. Mr. Wynne (Victoria) moved, and the question was proposed, That in future all correspondence relative to the Postal and Telegraph Conference be forwarded by the Government of South Australia. The motion was, with the leave of the Conference, withdrawn. PAPERS. The Hon. Mr Waed (New Zealand) laid upon the table, —■ A Eeturn relative to the Intercolonial Cable Guarantee.—Ordered to be printed. {Vide Appendix J, p. 1.) Also— A Eeturn of Telegraph Business in New Zealand, 1893.—Ordered to be printed. (Vide Appendix J, p. 1.) Also— Copy of a Letter sent to Fiji, inviting the Attendance of a Eepresentative at the Postal Conference in Wellington.—Ordered to be printed. (Vide Appendix H, p. xlii.) The Hon. Mr Kidd (New South Wales) laid upon the table, — Further Correspondence relative to the Eepresentation of Fiji at the Postal Conference.— Ordered to be printed. (Vide Appendix H, p. xli.) The Hon. Mr Waed (New Zealand) laid upon the table, — Copy of a Telegram from the Hon. J Henry, Treasurer, Hobart, to the Hon. Mr Ward, relative to the Federal Mail-service. (Vide Appendix D, p. xxiii.)