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No. 141. The Secretary, General I'ost Office, Wellington, to .the Director, Division of Commeroe and Tourists, Department of Agriculture, Commerce, and Tourists, Wellington. (Memorandum.) General Posi Office, Wellington, 4th April, 1911. I hku to inform you that the servioe will oommenoe from Auckland on the +th August, instead of the Ist September as mentioned in the enclosure to this Department's memorandum of the "22nd February last. Will you kindly note that eight twenty-fourths of £20,001) will require to be provided by each of our Departments in this year's estimates. I). Robertson, Secretary. The Director, Division of Commerce and Tourists, Department of Agriculture, Commeroe, and Tourists, Wellington.

No. 142. The Hon. the Acting Prime Minister to the High Commissioner for Nhw Zealand. Sir,— Prime Minister's Office, Wellington, loth April, 1911. I have the honour to refer to my letter of the Bth March last, on the subject of the four-weekly mail-service which is to l>o established between Vancouver and Auckland, and to inform you that it has now been arranged for the first voyage outwards from Auckland! to commence on the 4th August next, instead of the Ist September as previously notified. I should be obliged if you would kindly inform the London Post Office accordingly. I have, &c, J. Carroll, Acting Prime Minister. The Hon. Sir W. Hall-Jones, K.C.M.G., High Commissioner for New Zealand. London.

[Vano. Miao. 11/72.] __________^^^^^^^_ No. 143. The General Managbr, Union Steam Ship Company, Dunedin, to the Secretary, General Post Office, Wellington. Union Steam Ship Company of New Zealand (Limited), Sir,— Dunedin, 19th April, 1911. /■'< Vancouver service : 1 have the honour to submit for the approval of the PostmasterGeneral the time-table [not printed] we propose for the Vancouver service, beginning with the " Marama," from Auckland, 4th August next, and up to the departure from Auckland, sth July, 1912. We shall be pleased' to receive Formal approval at the earliest convenient date, so that the time-table may be printed and distributed for public use. We would also be obliged if, fii save time, you nan secure for us the formal approval of the Canadian Government. ****** 1 have, <fee, R. McK. McI.KXNA.N, The Secretary, General Post Office, Wellington. For General Manager. [Vano.Miso.il/82.]

No. 144. The Secretary, General Post Office, Wellington, to the Dkitty Postmaster-General, Ottawa. (Telegram.) Wellington, 28th April, 1911. Vancouver service: Union Company proposes time-table leaving Auckland August fourth, and four-weekly thereafter; leaving Victoria September sixth, and four-weekly thereafter. This is satisfactory New Zealand meantime. Please reply if approved by Canada. [Vane. Misc. 11/87.]

BYDNKY-BUVA-HONOLDLU-nNCODVER CONTRACT. No. 14/3. The Dkitty Postmaster-Generaz, Ottawa, to the Secretary, General Post Office, Wellington. g IR; Post Office Department, Canada, Ottawa, 20th April, 1910. I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the Bth ultimo [No. 78, F.-6, 11)10] returning the accounts " N " for the years 1908 and 1909 rendered by this Department for transit charges on New Zealand mails for the United Kingdom. With reference to the reduction in the charges of 3 francs and 40 centimes to 2-61 francs and 34 centimes on the two classes of mail-matter, which have been made by your office so that the total claim for the territorial transit through North America should not exceed 3 francs for letters and post-cards and 40 centimes for other articles, I have to say that the regulation quoted in your letter on which such action was taken was not, in the opinion of this Department, intended to hear such an interpretation

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