F.—B

1909. NEW ZEALAND.

TELEGRAPH CABLES AND WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY (FURTHER PAPERS RELATING TO). [In continuation of Paper F.-8, presented on the 10th October, 1908.]

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

INDEX. No. Page. PACIFIC CABLE Acoountß, 1907-B—Capital Account \ Provident Fund Receipts and Expenditure f • • ' * " *' ' Reserve and General Renewal Fund Securities ) Appointments—Hon. William Hall-Jones, vice Hon. W. P. Reeves, on Board .. .. 9-11 Mr. A. S. Baxendale as London Manager and Secretary .. .. 1 Mr. J. Milward as Manager in Paoific Mr. A. Smith as Superintendent, Doubtless Bay .. .. .. 7 " Delayed" Messages at reduced Rates .. .. .. .. •• •• (24-26) Deficiency for 1907-8: New Zealand's Proportion Diverted Traffic for N.Z.: Allocation of Charges .. .. .. .. •• (12-14) Doubtless Bay Station: Appointment of Mr. A. Smith .. .. .. •• 7 Transfer of Mr. C. L. Hertslet .. .. .. .. 0 Pneumatic Tubes : Installation at Sydney .. .. .. .. • • • • 5 Press Rates : Reduction .. .. .. .. .. .. ■ • • • (27-48) DIVERSION OF TRAFFIC lon Pro rata Rates on Diverted Inward Traffic .. .. .. . • • • • • 12-14 LISBON INTERNATIONAL TELEGRAPH CONFERENCE •• "-12 Conference: Dates of .. .. .. • • • • • • • • ■ • 15-16 Convention: Ratification by New Zealand .. .. .. .. •• •• 17-21 CHEAP CABLE MESSAGES 13 " 14 " Delayed" Cables: New Zealand - Australia .. .. .. •• •• 24-26 Penny-a-word Cables : Mr. Henniker Heaton's Scheme .. .. .. •. 22-23 PRESS RATES: REDUCTION 1419 Atlantic Companies refuse to reduce Press Association, New Zealand : Views of, in respect of Increase of Traffic .. .. 31-33 Reduction—Agreed to by Eastern Extension Company .. .. .. 35, 42, 44-46 New Zealand Terminal and Transit Rates .. 27, 29, 34, 36. 38-40, 43, 47-48 Suggested by New Zealand .. .. .. .. ■ • .. 27, 29-30 To Canada and U.S.A., via Pacific .. .. .. •• 40-41 To Great Britain, via Pacifio .. .. .. .. .. 27, 29, 34, 37, 40 Suggested Allocation of Reduced Rates .. .. .. • • • • 2^~o!) Views of Atlantio Companies on Reduction.. MISCELLANEOUS 19 ~ 20 Counting of Illegitimate Combinations .. .. .. •• • • 50-51 International Bureau, Alteration in Title of Tasmanian Cable—Two Cables laid by Commonwealth .. .. •• •• 52 Proposed Removal of Eastern Company's Cable .. .. .. 53 WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY 20 " 25 Adhesion to Berlin Convention—New Zealand .. .. .. • • 54, 56, 64, 67 Great Britain .. .. .. •• •• 57-58,64 Foreign Countries .. .. .. • • • ■ 56 Documents from International Bureau, Distribution of .. .. .. • • *>*, 67 Lioenses Issued by Great Britain to British Shipß .. .. .. • • • • So Radiotelegraph Stations .. .. .. •• .. •• •• •• f"™ Sucaested Wireless Installation between Coastal Stations and Lightships .. .. uo, t>a 66 t , New Zealand and Australia .. .. .. 63, 66 I— ¥. 8.