SAN FRANCISCO MAIL SERVICE

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United States of America, A State of New York, [ City and County of New York. ) On this seventh day of Alarch, in the year one thousand eight hundred and seventy-one, before me, Francis P. Alarbury, junior, a Public Notary in and for the State of New York, duly commissioned and sworn, dwelling in the City of New York, personally came William 11. Webb, to me personally known to be the same person described in and who executed the foregoing Bond, and acknowledged that he executed the same. And at the same time, the said William H. Webb, as Attorney in fact of Ben Holladay, described in the said Bond, acknowledged that he executed the same as such Attorney as and for the act and deed of the said Ben Holladay, under and by virtue of a certain Letter of Attorney, bearing date the tenth day of February, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-one. Witness my hand and seal of office, the day and year last above written, at the City of New York aforesaid. (1.5.) F. F. Alabbubt, junr., Notary Public, N.Y. Her Britannic Majesty's Consulate, New York. I, Edwaed Aloetimee Aechibald, Esq., Companion of the Most Honorable Order of the Bath, Her Britannic Majesty's Consul, Do heeebt ceettft thatF. F. Marbury, junior, Esquire, whose true signature and seal are respectively subscribed and affixed to the certificate hereunto annexed, was, on the day of the date thereof, a Notary Public in and for the State of New York, duly commissioned and sworn, to whose official acts faith and credit are due. Iv witness whereof I do hereunto set my hand and seal of office, at tho City of New York, this seventh day of Alarch, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy-one. By the Consul. (L.S.) PrEEEEPONT Edwaeds, Vice-Consul. I heeebt ratify and confirm the execution of the within instrument as and for my act and deed. AVitness my hand and seal this seventh day of Alarch, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-one. (1.5.) Ben Holladat, Per pro G. K. Otis, Attorney. Sealed and delivered in the presence of (1.5.) F. F. Alaebuet, junr.

United States of America. A State of New York. [ City and County of New York. ) On this seventh day of Alarch, in the year one thousand eight hundred and seventy-one, before me, Francis F. Alarbury, junior, a Public Notary in and for the State of New York, duly commissioned and sworn, dwelling in the City of New York, personally came George K. Otis, the Attorney in fact of Ben Holladay, known to me to be the individual described in, and who as such Attorney executed, the annexed instrument of ratification and confirmation, and acknowledged to me that he executed the same as and for the act and deed of Ben Holladay as aforesaid, for the purposes therein mentioned, under and by virtue of a certain Letter of Attorney executed and acknowledged by him, the said Ben Holladay, to him, the Baid George K. Otis, and bearing date the twenty-second day of February, in the year one thousand eight hundred and seventy-one. AVitness my hand and seal of office, at the City of New York aforesaid, the day aud year last above written. (1.5.) F. F. Maebuet, junr., Notary Public, NY,

Enclosure 2 in No. 90. Mr. Allan AlcLane to the Hon. Julius Vogel. Sic, — Office Pacific Alail Steamship Company, New York, Ist Alarch, IS7I. I understand that one object of your visit to this country is the consummation of an arrangement for the conveyance of Her Alajesty's mails between Australia, New Zealand, and San Francisco, With this explanation I beg to say that the Pacific Mail Steamship Company (now, as you are aware, occupying the route between China, Japan, and San Francisco,) is prepared to bid for said service. We should expect to use first-class steamers in all respects, and of ample tonnage, for the development of trade and commerce between our respective States —say of from 3,000 to 4,000 tons. The frequency of the trips to be arranged satisfactorily. I would add that we could begin the service on very short notice. The Company's steamer, the " Alaska," of 4,000 tons register, is now en route to Hong Kong via the Suez Isthmus, and might be diverted to Australia for this purpose. I have, Ac, Allan McLane, The Hon. Julius Vogel, Postmaster-General of President. New Zealand. 14