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No. 139. Dr. Lemon to the Supebintendent, Cable Company. (Telegram.) Wellington, 23rd November, 1886. I find that Press Association paid you for messages, irrespective of colonial rates, from Ist October, 1885, to end of September, 1886, £778 2s. lOd. Will you be content with guarantee of half this amount for the six months ? We have obtained this from the actual messages. W. W. Browning, Wakapuaka. C. Lemon.

No. 140. The Hon. Sir J. Vogel, Dunedin, to the Hon. P. B. Suttob, Sydney. (Telegram.) Dunedin, 25th November, 1886. Have you arranged with Australian Press to give guarantee ? Will you and other colonies agree to halfpenny a word for Press intercolonial messages ? Prompt reply both questions greatly oblige me. The Hon. P. B. Suttor, Sydney. Julius Vogel.

No. 141. The Hon. F. B. Suttob, Melbourne, to the Hon. Sir J. Vogel, Dunedin. (Telegram.) Melbourne, 26th November, 1886. Am informed by wire from Sydney that Press there decline to give any guarantee. Premier of South Australia thinks with me that no alteration in intercolonial rates on Press messages desirable at present. Cannot see Postmaster-General here to-day, but believe he concurs. Leave for Sydney this afternoon. T. B. Suttob, The Hon. Sir J. Vogel, Dunedin. Melbourne.

No. 142. Mr. W. W. Bbowning, Wakapuaka, to Dr. Lemon, Wellington. (Telegram.) Wakapuaka, 26th November, 1886. Company is content to accept amount given in your memo, of 24th. Dr. Lemon, Wellington. W. W. Bbowning.

No. 143. The Supebintendent, Cable Company, to Dr. Lemon, Wellington. (Telegram.) Wellington, 26th November, 1886. Can you expedite matters, company anxious to begin new arrangement without farther delay? Dr. Lemon, Wellington. W. W. Bbowning.

No. 144. Dr. Lemon to the Supebintendent, Cable Company. (Telegram.) Wellington, 26th November, 1886. PosTMARTEB-GENEraI directs me to say, in reply to your telegram this morning, he hopes to arrange in three or four days, and will wire reply to your Chairman. Mr, W. W. Browning, Wakapuaka. C. Lemon.

No. 145. Acting Assistant Supebintendent, Sydney, to Dr. Lemon, Wellington. (Telegram.) Sydney, 27th November, 1886. On and after to-day (27th November) we revert to old charges on messages from New South Wales to New Zealand: Press rate, sd. per word, without any minimum charge, apportioned as follows: New South Wales, Id.; cable, 3d. ; New Zealand, Id. Dr. Lemon, Wellington. Acting-Assistant Supebintendent, Sydney.

No. 146. Supebintendent, Tasmania, to Dr. Lemon, Wellington. (Telegram.) Tasmania, 27th November, 1886. Eeoeived instructions to revert to old cable rate and refund extra rate collected from Ist November. Are we to do the same in regard to your terminal charge ? Dr. Lemon, Wellington. Supebintendent, Tasmania.