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San Francisco Service— Proposed new Direct Service, &c. Pages 3 5 Re-establishment of direct service urged : — Nop. Auckland Chamber of Commerce .. 2, 5 Mr. Bollard. M.P. . . . . .. 3 I 'nil c<l States of America .. .. 7 Women's Political League. Auckland .. 4, 6 Shipping Subsidy Bill .. .. .. N Mr. Spreokels oonsiders service impracticable at present .. .. .. 9 Union Steam Ship Company asked to undertake service viii Tahiti .. .. I Mails by Weir Line. Pages 5, 6 Nos. New Zealand - Australian transit .. 10, 11 Wellington - Rarotonga - Tahiti Route Pages t>-10 Nos. American transit : Time occupied .. Mi, 19 Atlantic connections and transit .. Hi, 19 Australian mails: Aocounts .. .. 17. 18,20 Connection at San Francisco .. .. Hi, 19, 31, 44 Extension to April, 1910 .. .. 21-30 Bxtension from April to meeting of Parliament .. .. .. 40-3, 45, 46, 48-50 Larger steamer employed .. .. 32 Rarotonga: Direct mails to London .. 12 Spreokels's contract, Papeete - San Francisco: Extension .. .. .. 36-0,51 'lime-tables .. .. .. .. 26, 48-50 Transit oharges .. .. 13-5, 17, 18, 33-5, 47 Suez Service— Wellington-Sydney Connection, &c. Pages 17-20 Christohuroh inward letter-mails received Nos. via Auckland .. .. .. 58 £ Departure from Wellington suggested on alternate Fridays and Saturdays .. 50,61-4 Inward mail at Auckland : Late arrival of steamer .. .. .. .. 52-4 Orient time-table: Departure and arrival at Adelaide .. .. .. 59, 61

Wellington-Sydney Connection— continued. Nos. Renewal of .service from 26th July. 1910 . . 66-70 Special train, Sydney-Melbourne ami Melbourne—Adelaide : Authorized .. 55, 60, 65 Suez service required even if Vancouver established .. .. [81, 87, 88, 94] Vancouver Service. Sydney-Vancouver Contract. Pages 21-29 Auckland Chamber of Commerce, — Nos. Establishment of service with New Zealand port of call . . .. .. 79-85, 88-93 Close connection at Fiji .. .. [2,5] Australia: Negotiations for inclusion of New Zealand port of call .. 75, 90. 95, 97. 99-101 Canada agreeable to call at Auckland .. 72, 99 Canada calling for alternative tenders .. 96, 98 Contract renewed to 31st July, 1911 .. 77, 95 Fiji connection .. .. .. [2, s], 74 Renewal proposed with New Zealand port of call 71, 72, 74, 75, 79-86, 88-93, 95-101 Statistie.s and transit ohargee .. .. 73, 76, 78 Union Steam Ship Company: Views of 86 Wellington Chamber of Commerce : Views of .. .. .. .. .. 87, 94 Proposed All-red Route. Page 29 Blaoksod Bay to be connected with Irish No. railway system .. .. .. 102 Direct Service— Nos. Auckland Chamber of Commerce: Views on proposed subsidized service • .. .. [88] Wellington Chamber of Commerce urges subsidized direct service .. .. |87. 94| Trans-Andine Route— Pages 30-1 Nos. Times of transit, &c. .. .. .. 103-5