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is to Jtt£m bed s wf h ;t mean time I enclose a copy ofa letter, dated the 26th ultimo f"om Mr "Alfred's, eafh^he^T 1 '' ? Engmeer in this Colony, to the Honorable the Postmaster General, on thi B Jbiec Thi, J?^ 1"* intended as a guide, but as containing 5u0.«,,•;,.„» f nr „,„ ■, ■ su'l'^ ct- I his letter is not England, and as furnishing SnforS wtch may be u«eW C°nB' deratlon °f the best "thoritie. in this cabr gemeDtS Wi" made WUhOUt d6,ay * y°u in '»■<• meet the cost of procuring I have, &c, W. Gisborni, John Morrison, Esq., Under Secretary. 3, Adelaide Place, King William-street, London. No. 6. Colonial Sectetary's Office, Sir,— Wellington, Ist June, 1865. Straits (about Bffirty mts from^To Xf^ZITT *? ? PP°T *~ °f C°* doubt the GovernLnt of Victoria Tat" "° 1 shall feel much obliged if yon would favor this Government with any suggestion oinform. J w'k may serve as a guide in carrying out the work in question. J SUggea,ons or '"formation which I have, &c„ The Honorable the Chief Secretary, F' A> WeldVictoria. Non-Similar letter, of like date, addressed to the Hon. the Colonial Secretary, Tasmania. No. 7. Colonial Secretary's Office, Slß _ Wellington, 3rd June, 1865. u• r- Tl? 6 Genf/f 1 Government is anxious to avail itself of the services of Mr 8a1m.,.. P™„- • , Marine Engineer of Otago, in a Survey of Cook Strait, with a view to aLertabL the b 'sM ne 7^' sub-marine telegraphic cable connecting the two Islands. As the obiect is o. „f ™ B , ,il • * tance, especially in connexion with the Panama Mail St am Se vice JT rust that your Ho 'Tl' able to place the services of that officer at the disposal of the G neral G yen irit ft, Hi' and, m such case, may I ask your Honor to be good enough to intimate the san to Mr £If P P J £TSSBIT -to.W,,,^^ fcC '»»3U' a"d - «£l hi°mtlf fo al[he r'Hon d j&ojZZZ£\^ Government win ™ all expenses of his salary during the time of hia - I have, &c, u;= u„ .v o • , Fred. A. Weld. His Honor the Superintendent, Otago. No. 8. Superintendent's Office, g IB _ Dunedin, 9th June, 1865.

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