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APPENDICES.

APPENDIX A. THE UNITED PEESS ASSOCIATION TO THE PRESS TELEGRAMS COMMITTEE. No. 1. —United Peess Association. Sib,— 7th July, 1880. I have obtained permission from Mr. Eeeves to afford the Committee the information asked for from the Association. It would, however, I think, be inconvenient to furnish copies of the minutes, which might be published as part of the evidence. The better course, I think, would be for me to attend the Committee again with the minute-book, when the original entries required could be shown to the members. If this course meets with the approval of the Committee, I shall be glad to attend at any time which may be named. I have, &c, ' E. T. Gillon, Hon. W. Gisborne, Chairman, Press Telegrams Committee. Manager.

No. 2.—List or Newspapers supplied with Telegeams by the United Peess Association. Herald, Auckland Times, Christchurch Star,* Auckland Press, Christchurch Times, Hamilton Globe,* Christchurch Advertiser, Grahamstown Star,* Christchurch Star,* Grahamstown Herald,* Ashburton Times, Tauranga Guardian, Ashburton Herald, Napier Times,* Timaru Telegraph.* Napier Telegraph,* Timaru Herald,* New Plymouth Herald, Timaru Mail, Waipawa Mail,* Oamaru Times, Palmerston North Times, Waimate Herald,* Wanganui Times, Oamaru News, New Plymouth Star,* Dunedin Times, Wellington Herald, Dunedin Post,* Wellington Times, Dunedin Chronicle,* Wellington Star, Kiverton Express,* Blenheim Chronicle, Naseby Colonist, Nelson News,* Invercargill Mail,* Nelson Times, Invercargill Times, Hokitika Advocate, Marton Argus, Greymouth G-uardian, Carterton Star, Hawera Those marked * are evening papers. E. T. G-illon, Manager.

No. 3. —Memoeanditm for the Press Telegeams Committee. United Press Association, Wellington, 14th July, 1880. The United Press Association was formed at a conference held at Timaru on 20th December, 1870, when, terms of amalgamation having been settled between the New Zealand Press Association and the Press Agency, it was resolved, — That an association be formed, to be called the United Press Association, to consist of Messrs. Horton, Brett, Belfield, lleeves, Briggs, J. C. Harris, Blundell, Frazer (for Dunedin Morning Herald), Eenwick, and Jago (for proprietor of Dunedin Evening Star), with power to add to their number. It was resolved to take over the business and responsibilities of the New Zealand Press Association, and to commence business on the Ist January, 1880. Entrance-fees having already been paid to the New Zealand Press Association by the Canterbury Press (£250) and Dunedin Morning Herald (£250), Auckland Star and Wellington Post, it was resolved that the following papers be admitted to the benefits of the entrance-fees set opposite their names: — Globe, Christchurch, £50; Telegraph, Napier, £50; Telegraph, Timaru, £25; Mail, Nelson, £25 ; Star, Greymouth, £25; Wairarapa Daily, £25 ; Herald, Gisborne, £25 ; Waikato Times, £25; Chronicle, Wanganui, £50 ; Advertiser, Grahamstown, £25 ; Mail, Ashburton, £25. It was also resolved that the affairs of the United Press Association should be conducted by a committee of five members, two representing morning and two representing evening journals, with a chairman interested in both; three to form a quorum. The first committee to consist of Messrs. Horton, Fenwick, Blundell, Brett, and Eeeves ; Mr. Beeves to be chairman. It was further resolved that the first committee should hold office for two years, and that thereafter the committee should be elected annually at a general meeting of members of the Association, to be held in the first week in December in such place as the committee might determine. It was also resolved that no member of the Association should join any other agency for procuring telegraphic news, or in any way compete with the Association in procuring news from outside the colony ; that any breach of this condition should render the offender liable to a warning from the chairman, and a second offence be punished by expulsion from the Association. Members of the Association were also forbidden to supply non-subscribing papers with other than strictly local news. It was resolved that the fees of admission of papers into the Association after the Ist day of

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