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APPENDIX A.

LIST OF SUBJECTS FOR CONSIDERATION.

The subjects hereunder, with the exception of Nos. 1, 2, 3, 9, 24, and 46, were referred to the Heads of Departments to report upon, the exeepted subjects being dealt with ministerially by the Conference. OCEAN MAILS. 1. Federal Mail-service, via Suez . Eeport on, also consideration of London Post Office letter of Ist September, 1893. 2. Vancouver Service — (a.) Eeport by Queensland. (b.) To be considered. 3. San Francisco Service— (a.) Eeport by Queensland. (6.) To be considered. 4. Mail-train, Brisbane to Adelaide, Acceleration of. 5. Postages— (a.) Division of, between the United Kingdom and the Colonies. (6.) On newspapers to United Kingdom. 6. Question of landing English mails in certain cases at Glenelg, instead of Semaphore. UNIVEESAL POSTAL UNION 7. Convention and detailed regulations Unimportant amendments to, during recess o± International Congresses. 8. Vienna Postal Union Convention, Revision of. 9. Australasian delegate to next Postal Union Congress. 10. Metric system of weights As to avoirdupois equivalent for 350 grammes. 11 Sea surtax As to charging of, by Italy. 12. Glassware Transmission of samples of. 13. Demonetization of stamps (question of uniformity of practice) 14. Acknowledgment of receipt of registered letters. PAECEL-POST. 15. United States — (a.) Exchange of parcels with. (b.) Eeport by Queensland of action taken. 16. Cape Colony Exchange of parcels with. 17. Sea-transit rates—intercolonially 18. Uniform conditions of transmission of transit parcels for foreign offices. POSTAL-NOTES. 19. Poundage on • Suggestion by Hobart that payee receive face-value when having postal-note cashed, instead of having to affix stamps to" the amount of the poundage. 20. Exchange of postal-notes between other colonies and New Zealand, 21. United Kingdom Exchange of postal-notes with.