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No. 23. The Secretary, General Post Office, Wellington, to the General Manager, Union Steam Ship Company, Dunedin. (Telegram.) Wellington, 15th July, 1907. Your letters 6th and 9th : Postmaster-General directs me to inform you that offer at fifteen thousand pounds (£15,000) without gratuities for a period of twelve months for providing weekly Friday sailing from Wellington to Sydney has been accepted. Should lie glad if you would arrange for this to commenoe this week. Please reply, so that I can give necessary instructions to our offices. [Suez Conn., 07/161.1

No. 24. The General Manager, Union Steam Ship Company, Dunedin, to the Secretary, General Post Office, Wellington. (Telegram.) Dunedin, loth July, 1907. Your telegram re Wellington-Sydney connection received, but regret notice too short to commence service on Friday next. It would only give intending passengers three days' notice of alteration, and this would be too short to allow many of them to connect. Nor has our cargo-work been planned with this in view. With your consent we therefore propose commence service next weeK by Huddart-Parker's "Wimmera." Please wire approval, when we shall issue instructions to all ports. [Suez Conn., 07/151.1

No. 25. The Secbetary, General Post Office, Wellington, to the General Manager, Union Steam Ship Company, Dune-din. (Telegram.) Wellington, 16th July, 1907. Sorry that weekly Friday sailing cannot commence this week. 1 only received definite authority yesterday and telegraphed you immediately. As it is not possible to commence on Friday, I note that new arrangement will commence on 26th instant, and am advising our offices accordingly. [Suez Conn., 07/156.]

No. 26. The Hon the Prime Minister to the High Commissioner. (Telegram ) Wellington, 16th July, 1907. Commencing Friday, 26th, steamer sails Wellington to Sydney regularly Friday weekly, making close connection Suez. Inform Post Office. [Suez Conn., 07/155.]

No. 27. The Secretary, General Post Office, Wellington, to the Secretary, Postmaster-General's Department, Melbourne. (Telegram.) ' Wellington, 16th July 1907. Commencing Friday, 26th instant, steamer from Wellington to Sydney will sail regularly every Friday, making close connection with Suez mail at Sydney weekly. (Telegrams of similar text and date sent to Deputy Postmasters-General, Melbourne and Sydney.) [Suez Conn., 07/154.]

No. 28. The Secretary General Post Office, Wellington, to the Deputy Postmaster-General, Sydney. . Wellington, 17th July, 1907. Kindly 3 telegraph weekly arrival Wellington-Sydney steamer commencing with arrival steamer leaving Wellington twenty-sixth July. [Suez Conn., 07/180.1

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