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VANCOUVER SERVICE.

SYDNEY-VANCOUVER CONTRACT. No. 77. The Secretary, General Post Office, Wellington, to the Deputy Postmaster-General, Sydney. Sir,— General Post Office, Wellington, 30th December, 1907. I have the honour to request that you will, if possible, supply me with two copies each of the contract entered into in 1899 between your Department and Messrs. Burns, Philp, and Co. (Limited), for the conveyance of mails between Sydney and Vancouver, and of the one for the samejservice signed by the Canadian Government in that year. I have, &c, The Deputy Postmaster-General, Sydney. W. R. Morris, for Secretary. [Van. Misc. 08/6.]

No. 77. The Secretary, General Post Office, Wellington, to the Deputy Postmaster-General, Sydney. Sir,— General Post Office, Wellington, 30th December, 1907. I have the honour to request that you will, if possible, supply me with two copies each of the contract entered into in 1899 between your Department and Messrs. Burns, Philp, and Co. (Limited), for the conveyance of mails between Sydney and Vancouver, and of the one for the samejservice signed by the Canadian Government in that year. I have, &c, The Deputy Postmaster-General, Sydney. W. R. Morris, for Secretary. [Van. Misc. 08/6.]

No. 78. The Deputy Postmaster-General, Sydney, to the Secretary, General Post Office, Wellington. Commonwealth of Australia, Postmaster-General's Department, Sir, — General Post Office, Sydney, 11th January, 1908. In response to your communication of the 30th ultimo, I have the honour to enclose you herewith two copies of the contract [not printed] entered into in 1899 between this Department and Messrs. Burns, Philp, and Co. (Limited). Not having copies of the one for the same service signed by the Canadian Government I regret not being able to comply with in that particular. I have, &c, E. J. Young, The Secretary, General Post Office, Wellington. Deputy Postmaster-General. [Van. Conn. 08/15.]

No. 79. The Secretary, General Post Office, Wellington, to the Deputy Postmaster-General, Ottawa. Sir, — General Post Office, Wellington, 31st January, 1908. I have the honour to request that you will, if possible, supply me with two copies of the contract entered into between the Canadian Government and Mr. James Huddart for the conveyance of mails between Sydney and Vancouver for a term of ten years from 1893, and of a the same number of any later contract. I have, &c, The Deputy Postmaster-General, Ottawa. D. Robertson, Secretary. [Van. Conn. 08/18.]

No. 80. The- Secretary, General Post Office, Wellington, to the Secretary, Postmaster-General's Department, Melbourne. Sir,— General Post Office, Wellington, Ist April, 1908. I have the honour to refer to your letter of the 28th June last [not printed], and shall be glad toTiear that it is now convenient to furnishj'this office withj the copies asked the new contract for the',Vancouver mail-service. | v _ L _j ! pi;l have, &c, D. Robertson, Secretary. The Secretary, Postmaster-General's Department, Melbourne. [Van. Misc. 08/29.]

No. 81. The Secretary, Postmaster-General's Department, Melbourne, to the Secretary, General Post Office, Wellington. Sir, — Postmaster-General's Department, Melbourne, 13th April, 1908. With reference to your letter of the Ist instant, further respecting your desire to be furnished with copies of the new contract in connection with the Vancouver mail-service, I have the honour to inform you it is regretted office is|not yet position to supply you with of the contract referred to. I have, &c, The Secretary, General Post Office, Wellington. Robt. T. Scott, Secretary. . Van. Misc. 08/36.S