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No. 3. The Hon. J. Vogel to the Agent-Geneeal. Sic,— Colonial Secretary's Office, Wellington, 23rd October, 1873. I have the honor to enclose copy of a memorandum which has been handed to the Governor, and which his Excellency will forward to the Secretary of State for the Colonies. I have to ask that you will exert yourself to the utmost in procuring the concession which, as is represented in the memorandum, is considered to be due to the colony. The memorandum by Mr. Gray has been taken, with some other papers, to Auckland; but a copy of it will be forwarded thence to you. I have, &c, The Agent-General for New Zealand, London. Julius Vogel.

No. 4. The Agent-Genebal to the Hon. J. Vogel, AVellington. 7, Westminster Chambers, Victoria Street, Westminster, S.W., Sic,— 26th December, 1873. I have the honor to acknowledge receipt of a memorandum by the Secretary of the Post Office, addressed to the Hon. the Postmaster-General, and forwarded to me at your request by His Excellency the Governor. I shall avail myself of an early opportunity for pressing the subject thereof on the attention of the Post Office authorities here. I have, &c, I. E. Featheeston, The Hon. Julius Vogel, C.M.G., Wellington. Agent-General.

No. 5. The Agent-Geneeal to the Hon. J. Vogel, Wellington. 7, Westminster Chambers, Victoria Street, Westminster, S. W., Sic,— 20th January, 1874. I have the honor to acknowledge receipt of your letter of 23rd October, requesting me to exert myself to the utmost in procuring the concessions which, according to Mr. Gray's memorandum, are due to the colony. The memorandum in question reached me under cover of a private letter from His Excellency the Governor, and I anticipated your request in my letter of 26th December, 1873. I have, &c, I. E. Featheeston, The Hon. Julius Vogel, C.M.G., Wellington. Agent-General.

No. 6. The Eight Hon. the Earl of Caenabvon to Governor the Eight Hon. Sir James Feegussott, Bart. Sic, — Downing Street, 23rd February, 1874. I have to acknowledge the receipt of your Despatch No. 80, of the 22nd October, urging the claims of New Zealand to receive more liberal consideration at the hands of the Imperial Government in respect of the mail packet service which was maintained between the colony and Great Britain by way of California. Your despatch was referred by my predecessor in this office to the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury for their consideration, and I transmit to you a copy of the answer which has been received from their Lordships. The letter from this office of the 11th of August last, which is referred to, enclosed a copy of Sir George Arney's Despatch No. 44, of the 7th of June; and the letter from the Treasury of the 3rd September was transmitted to you in my predecessor's Despatch No. 61, of the 11th of that month. I have, &c, Governor the Eight Hon. Sir James Fergusson, Bart., &c. CAENABYOir.

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Enclosure in No. 6. Mr. Law to Mr. Hebbebt. Sir, — Treasury Chambers, 17th February, 1874. The Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury have had before them Sir H. Holland's letter of the 7th ultimo, transmitting copy of a despatch from the Governor of New Zealand, with its enclosures, urging the claims of the colony to receive more liberal consideration at the hands of the Imperial Government in respect of the mail packet service which was maintained between this country and New Zealand via California. My Lords would refer to your letter of the 11th of August last, transmitting copy of a despatch, dated 7th June last, from the Administrator of the New Zealand Government, urging the claim of the