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San Francisco Service— Contract with the Oceanic Company, <fee. 2-7 No. Auckland-Sydney payments .. .. 8,12 Commonwealth comribution .. .. 4 Contract : Resolution of House of Representatives .. .. .. 1-7, 13, 14,16 Harbour dues, Auckland .. .. 17-19 Non-renewal until time-table maintained (see also Dislocation of Service) .. .. .. .. 15, 18, 20 Opening Auckland branch of Oceanic Company .. .. .. 10, (50) Second Assistant Mail Agent .. .. 9, 11 Tahiti route to United States .. (249-252) Incidents of American Transit, Earthquake, Dislocation of Service, &c. Pages 7-33 No. Abandonment of service 115, 118-127,130-132, 136, [140, 143 Assistance at Portland and Seattle .. 22 Assistance at Vancouver .. .. 24 Delays, Statements of .. .. 34, 142 Diverting mails to Suez route 44, 53, 59, 75, 108-111, [113, 115 Earthquake : Suspension and resumption of service .. .. .. 25 Inefficient firemen .. .. .. 35, 36, 38 Irregular running 27-33, 35, 39-43, 45, 67-79, 81-106, [109-111, 113, 114, 116, 117, 137, 138, 141, 144, 145 Ditto: Parliamentary and public comment .. .. .. 34, 38,104, 107, 109 " Moana," poundage for carrying mails from Vancouver 21, 23, 26, 37, 61, 62, 80, 128, 129, [133, 135, 139 Repairs to steamers : Dropped voyages 45-60, 63-68, [78, 79, 82-86, 100, 102-109, 111-114, 116, 117, 134 Strike of crew, Sydney .. .. 90-92, 95-97 Substitute vessel suggested .. 28, 29, 33, 103-105, 112

Australia-Suez Services — Pages 33-47 Diverting mails from San Franoiaoo No. route .. .. .. 194-196, 198-218 Federal service payments .. .. 172, 177 Special train Sydney to Melbourne for mails missing express .. 167, 191, 198-216 Wellington - Sydney connection with Suez mail, three-weekly 149-171, 173-176, 178-180 Ditto, fortnightly .. .. 183-186, 189, 190 „ Payment for 163, 164, 169, 171, 173-176, 179--[lB2, 192 „ Resolutions of Chambers of Commerce .. 149-151,162, 168, 193, 197 Vancouver Service— Pages 48-49 No. Advice from Suva of incoming mails .. 222 Contract: Resolutions of House of Representatives .. .. .. 1 Harbour dues at Wellington, Vancouvertrade steamers .. .. .. 219, 220 Interprovincial Service — Pages 49-52 No. Detention of coastal steamer at Onehunga for inooming mails .. 223-227, 231-235, [237, 238 Service from month to month 229, 230, 236-238 Special train from New Plymouth for San Francisco mail .. .. 228 Parcel Mails— Pages 52-55 United Kingdom: Payment by Imperial No. Post Office for conveyance during period 1904-1905 .. .. .. 240, 241 United Kingdom: Arrangement for carriage with New Zealand Shipping Company and Shaw, Savill, and Albion Company .. .. .. 239, 242, 243 United States, during cessation of San Francisco servioe .. .. .. 244-254 Pages 55-64 No. Tehuantepec Mail Route .. .. 255-262