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1903. NEW ZEALAND.

TELEGRAPH CABLES (FURTHER PAPERS RELATING TO). [In continuation of Paper F.-8, presented on the 28th August, 1902.]

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

INDEX. EASTERN EXTENSION CABLES-Cape-Australia and Fremantle-Coeos. Pages. Canada levying Customs Dues, 30. Choice of Routes, Directing, 22, 23. Oooos Route, 3. Company adhering to International Convention, 29. Company's Message Form, 5, 21. Pee for registering Addresses, 30. Federal Agreement, 27, 28, 30; Proposed Conference, 30. Office-hours, 91, 92, 97-9. Rates, 1, 2, 6-8, 10-13, 15, 18, 19, 21, 24-26, 31, 32, 143, 160. Reduced New Zealand Rates under Federal Agreement, 5. Terminal Australian Rate (see Pacfiio: Rates). Troop Messages, 4, 9, 14, 16, 17,20 1 Tasmanian. Rates, 33-8 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 9 PACIFIC CABLEAct, Construction, Finance, &c. Allocating Proportion of Salaries, 87, 115. Buildings and Lines, and Apportioning Cost, 42, 49, 50, 55, 56, 57, 87, 104, 115, 117. Canadian Lines, 102, 103, 105-7, 109, 112, 113. Customs Dues and Local Rates, 122-5. Diversion of Traffic, or Arranging against Interruptions, 39, 70, 108, 109, 130, 135, 136, 255, 269. English Amending Aot, 1902, 53. Fleming's Memorandum, Sir S., 44, 46,100. InterDepartmental Committee's Report, 40. Lacey, Captain, 41. Laying and Opening Cable, 58, 62-8, 71-5, 79, 80, 85, 113, 114, 134, 254. New Zealand Act, 70. New Zealand's Share of Cost in Estimates, Providing, 45, 47-8, 51, 101, 116, 120. No London Public Offioe, 81, 82. Office-hours, 88-90, 94-7, 110, 111, 265. Port and Harbour Dues, 43. Quadruplex and Extending Wires, 118, 119, 121. Reported Duplication, 52, 54. Reynolds, Mr., visiting Colonies, 30. Southport working Direct Copper Wire, 59-61, 76, 77, 228. Speed on Cable, 83-5. Time occupied, 69, 107, 126, 265, 266, 272, 309. Transmitting Stations, 69, 93. Wireless Telegraphy, Farming-Honolulu, 39 .. ; . 10 Rates and Routes of Telegrams. British North Amerioa, 142. Canadian Telegraph Maps, 144, 151, 157, 158, 161. International Traffic, 133, 134, 139, 141. Norfolk and Suva, 131, 132. Rates, 127-30, 135-41, 145-8, 154-6, 159, 265; for Europe, 265. Terminal rate, 30, 137, 140, 150, 152, 153, 162, 163, 289. Transit Rate Pooling, 149, 150, 162 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 39 C ongratulations. On Opening of Cable, 78, 164-206, 265 .. .. .. .. .. 36 Canvassing. Disoussed and Settled, 120, 207-224, 255, 256, 265 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 44 Miscellaneous: Code-time, Duplexing, Fanning Island, See. Atlantio Companies or Post Office delivering, London, 257-9. Atlantic Multiple and Urgent Telegrams, 273. Canada requesting Free Press, 307. Code Addresses. 255, 256, 260, 265. Code-time, Inserting, 107, 163, 264-7, 271, 272, 274-89, 290, 291-9, 306, 308, 312. Duplex and Quadruplex, 118, 119,121, 226, 229-31. Fanning Island, 232, 233-53, 268. Greenwich Time, 261-3. Increase of Business, 289. Insuring, 225. Interruptions,"299. New South Wales Stamped Forms, 310. Norfolk Island Transmitting, 227. Official Time, 301, 302. Reported Free S.R's., 303, 304. Sells's Directory, 260, 270. Signalling Date, 305. " Via Eastern " Telegraphic Social Code, 300, 311 .. .. .. .. 48 UNITED STATES PACIFIC CABLEPartioulars, 313-314 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. -. .. 65

EASTERN EXTENSIONjCOMPANTS CABLES. CAPE-AUSTRALIA AND FREMANTLE-COCOS.

No. 1. The Mana&eb in Austbalasia, Eastern Extension Company, to the Hon. the PostmastebGenbeal, Wellington. Eastern Extension, Australasia, and China Telegraph Company (Limited), Sib, Melbourne, 24th October, 1901. I have the honour to inform you that, from the Ist proximo, the cable rate to Eodriguez will be 25., and to Cocos Is. per word, for both the contracting and the non-contracting States; also that the cable rate for troop messages vid Cocos to South Africa will be reduced to Is. per word from Ist proximo. I enclose a list of reduced rates for the contracting States from and to South Africa, vid Cocos, I have, &c, W. Waeeen, The Hon. the Postmaster-General, Wellington, Manager in Australasia,

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