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No. 14. The Secbetary, General Post Office, Wellington, to the General Manager, Union Steam Ship Company, Dunedin. (Telegram.) Wellington, 29th August, 1910. Is departure from San Francisco 16th November correct? 16th November is Wednesday. [Wn.-S.F. 10/52.] No. 15. The General Manager, Union Steam Ship Company, Dunedin, to the Secretary, General Post Office, Wellington. (Telegram.) Dunedin, 29th August, 1910. Yes, 16th November, Wednesday, correct. We calculate fast steamer leaving Southampton Friday, or Cunard leaving Liverpool Saturday, should connect. Latest railway time-tables we have show four days Frisco to New York. Presume same on back running. [Wn.-S.P. 10/42.] No. 16. The Eight Hon. the Prime Minister to the High Commissioner. (Telegram.) Wellington, 30th August, 1910. New through mail-service by Union Company's steamers, Auckland-Barotonga-Papeete- San Francisco-Papeete-Rarotonga-Wellington, four-weekly, commences departure Auckland, 22rid October, leaving San Francisco on return, 16th November. Voyage occupies twenty-one days each way. Present Wellington-Papeete service superseded. Advise Imperial Post Office, also Paris. [Wn.-S.P. 10/41.] No. 17. The Eight Hon. the Prime Minister to the Hon. the Postmastee-Geneeal, Washington. (Telegram.) Wellington, 30th August, 1910. Four-weekly through service Auckland-Rarotonga-Papeete-San Francisco, returning same ports to Wellington. Steamers: " Aorangi," " Maitai." Commences departure Auckland 22nd October ; first departure San Francisco, 16th November. Superseding present Wellington-Papeete service. Time, New Zealand-San Francisco, twenty-one days. [Wn.-S.P. 10/40.] [Telegrams in similar term 3 sent to Deputy Postmaster-General, Melbourne, and H. Stephenson Smith, Esq., Resident Agent for New Zealand, San Francisco.] No. 18. The Seceetary, General Post Office, Wellington, to the Acting-Seceetaey, PostmasterGeneral's Department, Melbourne. (Telegram.) Wellington, 30th August, 1910. New through service, Auckland - San Francisco via Rarotonga and Papeete, returning same ports to Wellington. Four-weekly. Commences departure Auckland, 22nd October; first departure San Francisco, 16th November. Steamers will arrive Wellington to make close connection with Friday steamer from Wellington every four weeks. Time : New Zealand - San Francisco, twenty-one days. [Wn.-S.P. 10/39.] No. 19. Adjustment of Time. October, 1910-11. — New Zealand, - San Francisco. Mail steamer to leave Auckland, Saturday, 2 p.m.; arrive San Francisco, Friday, 7 a.m. Leaves Auckland, Saturday, 2 p.m., New Zealand time; Friday, 6.11 p.m., San Francisco time. Add to San Francisco time 21 days : equal to Friday, 6.11 p.m. To arrive San Francisco, Friday, 7 a.m., add to San Francisco time 20 days 12 hours 49 minutes. Example: The s.s. "Aorangi," leaves Auckland, Saturday, 22nd October, 1910, at 2 p.m.; arrives San Francisco, Friday, 11th November, 1910, at 7 a.m. Sails in October, 9 days 10 hours; sails in November, 10 days 7 hours : total 19 days 17 hours, equalling 473 hours. Add difference in time, 19 hours 49 minutes; making a grand total of 492 hours 49 minutes, equalling 20 days 12 hours 49 minutes. [Wn.-S.P. 10/50.]