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Sub-enclosure 1 to Enclosure in No. 59. Time-table of the Canadian-Australian Royal Mail Steamship Company (Limited), viâ Wellington. From Sydney.

From Vancouver.

Sub-enclosure 2 to Enclosure in No. 59. Mr. Huddart to the Minister of Trade and Commerce, Ottawa. 150, Leadenhall, Street, London, E.C., 22nd May, 1897. Sir, — Canadian-Australian Boyal Mail Steamship Company (Limited). Referring to my letters to you of the 23rd September ultimo and of the 24th March instant, I have now the honour to report that it has been decided by our board of directors that the port in New Zealand at which the steamers shall touch in the immediate future shall be Wellington. I enclose herewith copy of the proposed time-table, commencing on the 19th July, on which date it is intended the R.M.S. " Aorangi" shall inaugurate the New Zealand connection by arriving at Wellington on the 23rd, sailing therefrom next day. Thenceforward the sailings will be fourweekly. From Sydney this arrangement means alternate sailings with the steamships of the Oceanic Company to Frisco ; but the port in New Zealand at which that company's steamers touch is Auckland. As to the proposed sailings from Vancouver, you will notice that the first date is the 23rd August, and in looking at the time-table of Spreckels' Oceanic line from San Francisco we note that their sailing is the 19th August. Now, as we have alternated with them from Sydney (thus adjusting our steamships to theirs at that end), we have asked the New South Wales Postmaster to request the Oceanic Company to alternate with us in their sailings from America—that is to say, if they would sail on the 9th August we should have effected a fortnightly service both ways, and this would be a great convenience to the public. It is not too soon to come to some arrangement with the post-offices in England and America and throughout Australasia (especially in New Zealand), in order that our service may secure its full share of mails. I enclose herewith copy of a letter which I have despatched on this question to the AgentGeneral in London for New Zealand, and, as the Premier of New Zealand (Mr. Seddon) will be in London within a week from now, we trust the subject will be seriously dealt with between his office and the Imperial Post Office. We shall be glad if you will be so good as to communicate with your Postmaster-General on this subject, as the Ottawa Post Office has shown from the first the utmost desire to assist us in securing mails from all points.

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Steamer and Voyage. Leave Sydney, Monday. Arrive Wellington, Friday. Leave Wellington, Saturday. Arrive and Arrive and leave Suva, leave HonoThursday. lulu, Friday. Arrive Vancouver, Saturday. ' Aorangi," 2 ' Warrimoo," 24 ' Miowera," 20 ... " Aorangi," 3 ' Warrimoo," 25 July 19 Aug. 16 Sept. 13 Oct. 11 Nov. 8 July 23 Aug. 20 Sept. 17 Oct. 15 Nov. 12 July 24 Aug. 21 Sept. 18 Oct. 16 Nov. 13 July 29 Aug. 26 Sept. 23 Oct. 21 Nov. 18 Aug. 6 Sept. 3 Oct. 1 Oct. 29 Nov. 26 Aug. 14 Sept. 11 Oct. 9 Nov. 6 Dec. 4 1898. ' Miowera," 21 ... Dec. 6 1898. Dec. 10 1898. Dec, 11 1898. Dec. 16 1898. Jan. 13 Dec. 24 1898. Jan. 21 Jan. 1 " Aorangi," 4 Jan. 3 Jan. 7 Jan. 8 Jan. 29

Steamer and Voyage. Leave Vancouver, Monday. Arrive and leave Honolulu, Tuesday. Arrive and leave Suva, Friday. Arrive and leave Wellington, Wednesday. Arrive Sydney, Sunday. " Aorangi," 2 " Warrimoo," 24 " Miowera," 20 " Aorangi," 3 Aug. 23 Sept. 20 Oct. 18 Nov. 15 Aug. 31 Sept. 28 Oct. 26 Nov. 23 Sept. 10 Oct. 8 Nov. 5 Dec. 3 Sept. 15 Oct. 13 Nov. 10 Dec. 8 1898. Sept. 19 Oct. 17 Nov. 14 Dec. 12 1898. " Warrimoo," 25 " Miowera," 21 " Aorangi," 4 " Warrimoo," 26 Dec. 13 1898. Jan. 10 Feb. 7 Mar. 7 Dec. 21 1898. Jan. 18 Feb. 15 Mar. 15 Dec. 31 1898. Jan. 28 Feb. 25 Mar. 25 Jan. 5 Feb. 2 Mar. 2 Mar. 30 Jan. 9 Feb. 6 Mar. 6 April 3