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No. 6. The Hon. the Prime Minister to the High Commissioner, London. ' * SiR,-r- Prime Minister's Office, Wellington, 26th September, 1906. I have the honour to inform you that the sum of £8,061 15s. 9d., the amount of New Zealand's contribution to the deficit on the Pacific cable for the year ended the 31st March, 1906, was remitted to you by cable message from the Treasury on the 20th instant. . , ' I have, &c, J. G. Ward, Prime Minister. The Hon. W. P. Reeves, High Commissioner for New Zealand, London. [P.O. Fin. 06/21.] ■'

No. 7. The Superintendent, Pacific Cable Station, Doubtless Bay, to the Secretary, General Post Office, Wellington. Sir,— The Pacific Cable Board, Doubtless Bay Station, Bth October, 1906. Referring to my letter [No. 24, F. —Ba, 1906] dated the 18th August re trans-Pacific longitudes, I beg to inform you that the pillars at the other observation-points bear the following inscriptions:— • . ; Southport ... ... ... ... ... Lat. 27° 58' 53" south. Long. 153° 24' 57" east. Norfolk Island '". ... ... ... ... Lat. 29° 0' 29" south. Long. 167° 55' 17" east. Suva ... ... ... . - ... Lat. "18° 8' 45" south. Long. 178° 25' 36" east. Fanning Island ... ... ... ... Lat. 3° 54' 38" north. Long. 159° 23' 27" west. 1 am, &c, The Secretary, General Post Office, Wellington. C. L. Hertslet, Superintendent. iP.C. Stns. 06/40.]

• No. 8. The Under-Secretart, Department of Lands and Survey, Wellington, to the Secretary, General Post Office, Wellington. Department of Lands and Survey, Wellington, 13th November, 1906. ; •■•-• Situ for Cable-station, 'Doubtless Bay, Auckland. With reference to your memo, of the 22nd May last [No. 9, F.-Ba, 1906], I have to inform you that section 2 of " The Reserves and other Lands Disposal and Public Bodies Empowering Act, 1906," contains the necessary, authority to enable the desire of the Pacific Cable Board to be given effect to. . . -' The Commissioner of Crown Lands, Auckland, has been requested to take the necessary action in the matter. F. T. O'Neill, for Under-Secretary. The Secretary, General Post Office, Wellington. [P.C. Stns. 06/41.;

No. 9. The Sbobbtabt, General Post Office, Wellington, to the Superintendent, Pacific Cable Station, Doubtless Bay. Sir,— General Post Office, Wellington, 16th November, 1906. In "reference to my memorandum of the Ist June last [No. 12, F.—Ba, 1906], advising that legislative authority was to be. sought for the per.manent.alienation of the area of 15 acres 2 roods 16 perches reserved jCer*. ihe purposes of a cable-station at Doubtless Bay, 1 have now the honour to inform, you that section 2 of "The Reserves and Other Lands Disposal and Public Bodies Empowering Act, 1906," contains the necessary authority X% enable the land to be sold to your Board. The Commissioner of Crown Lands, Auckland, has been requested by his Head Office to take the necessary action in the matter. I have, <tc., V>. Robertson, for Secretary. The Superintendent, Pacific Cable Station, Doubtless Bar, Auckland.

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