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(Telegram.) Nelson, 23rd November, 1900. Half the number of the Reviews is to go to the Agent-General; the other half to be sent to the Colonial Secretary, Wellington. Hon. C. H. Mills, Wellington. E. J. Sbddon.

23rd November, 1900. Thiety-onb photos have been selected by the Hons. McGowan and Mills, and they are forwarded herewith. The titles of the photos are scheduled and numbered, and attached hereto. Ministers desire that preference be given to the photos numbered 1 to 19 if space will not permit of the reproduction of the whole of them. Kindly request the manager of the Review of Reviews to return the photos to this office at his earliest convenience. A. Bareon, Under-Secretary. Assistant Surveyor-General.

(Telegram.) 22nd November, 1900. Photos being selected, and will be forwarded first mail. Editor, Review of Reviews, Melbourne. B. J. Sbddon.

(Telegram.) 21st November, 1900. May we arrange for New Zealand supplement in terms of proposal made to you ? Et. Hon. E. J. Seddon, Wellington. Eevibw of Eevibws, Melbourne.

(Telegram.) 21st November, 1900. Wβ have decided to have special notice in Review of Reviews, same as Queensland, on terms mentioned your letter, and wish to have articles on Islands by Chief Justice reprinted. We are now selecting photographs which we wish to appear; you arrange for Berry's article. Review of Reviews, Melbourne. E. J. Seddon.

Deab Sib,— 167-9, Queen Street, Melbourne, 18th October, 1900. Under separate cover we forward you a copy of the Australasian Beview of Reviews containing a special article, entitled "The Great Queensland Winter Pleasure-trip," by the Eev. Joseph Berry, of South Australia. Mr. Berry, who comes from New Zealand, proposes to write an article on similar lines, descriptive of the resources and beauties of New Zealand. The article will be got up in good style, and will be more thoroughly written and illustrated than that dealing with Queensland, and should, we think, be of real service to New Zealand. Will you not help us, as the Queensland Government did, by taking, say, ten thousand copies as an advertisement for your colony, and sending them to England and America and all the other colonies ? You will see by the auditor's certificate we enclose to what a scale the Australasian Review of Reviews has grown, so, apart from any number you take, the article will have a very wide distribution. We will be prepared to supply these copies to your Government at the wholesale trade rate of 6d. net per copy. We hope we are not troubling you in this matter unduly, but we trust to receive as generous treatment from yourself as we have received from Mr. Philp, the Premier of Queensland. The photographs used to illustrate the Queensland article were supplied by the Government. We take it for granted that if you agree to this proposal you will direct that photographs be forwarded to us showing to the best advantage the resources and beauties of New Zealand. We might add that the bulk of the copies purchased by the Queensland Government have been shipped by us on their behalf to the Agent-General for the colony in London. If you consent, would you kindly let your secretary send us a wire, so we can make arrangements for the supplement to appear in our December number ? Yours, &c, Beview of Beviews Pbopbietaby (Limited), (T. Shaw Fitchett, Managing Director). Et. Hon. B. J. Seddon, P. 0., Wellington, New Zealand.

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