F.-6

1905. NEW ZEALAND.

OCEAN MAIL-SERVICES (FURTHER PAPERS RELATING TO). [In continuation of Paper F.-6, presented on the 7th July, 1904.]

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly by Command of His Excellency

INDEX.

San Francisco Seevice— Contract with the Oceanic Company, &c. No. Auckland-Sydney payments .. 1, 2, 0, 7 Departure (" Sierra's) from Auckland delayed .. .. .. • • l ° Dispute with Federal Government as to rate of payment .. .. 1, 5, 8, 11, 13, 14 Fijian payments .. .. .. I, 2, 6, 7 Memorandum of Agreement, Copies of, to London .. .. .. 12 New Caledonian payments .. 1, 2, 6, 7, 9, 10 Pulsford, Senator E., on subsidies, &c. 8 Victorian alleged overpayments .. 3-5, 8, 14 Incidents of United States and Atlantic Transit, &c. Allegation of purpose in delayed arrival at No. San Francisco .. .. .. 35 Arrival, Earlier, in San Francisco 27, 29, 37, 38, 43,45 Arrival, Late, in London .. 25, 34, 41-43, 45 Arrival, Late, in San Francisco 17-19, 22-25, 27, 42 Claim for late arrival at San Francisco (see Arrival). Connecting with 6 p.m. train from San Francisco .. ■. . • 37 Demurrage at San Francisco .. .. 19, 20, 23 Departure, Earlier, from New Zealand.. 22, 27, 31 Departure, Late, from Auckland .. 43 Departure, Pacific, Late, from San Francisco .. .. .• • • 28, 34 Fanning Island call dropped, shortening voyage .. .. . • ■. 22, 25 Letter-mails by Twentieth Express .. 30 Making up time on Pacific .. .. 43-45 Misconnection at New York .. 16, 22, 25, 30, 34 Penalty for delay .. .. .. 17, 18

I—F. 6.

San Feancisco Seevice— Continued. Postal Union rates for Pacific transit, San Francisco-Auckland, Division of 39 Railway transit, United States .. .. 16, 21 Table of late deliveries, San Francisco, London .. .. .. .. 40 Time-table (see Railway transit). Transit rates, Postal Union, Atlantic, Pacific .. .. .. .. 39 Twentieth Century Limited Express .. 21, 26, 30-34 Vessels leaving New York, American Line, Cunard, White Star .. .. 35, 36 Vancouvee Seevice— No. Australia, Mails from, for Fanning Island 52, 54 Canadian-French Mail-service .. 53 Connection with Fiji steamer from Auckland .. .. .. .. 46 Days of Departure from Sydney and Brisbane.. .. .. .. 75, 76 Fanning Island service .. 47-52, 54, 55, 58, 59, 63, 64, 68-71, 74 Fanning Island service, First call .. 70, 71 Subsidies from Canada, New South Wales, Queensland, Fiji .. .. 66, 67 Transfer, Proposed, from Queensland to New Zealand .. .. 56, 57, 60-62, 65, 72, 73, 77, 78 United Kingdom, Mails from, for Fanning Island .. .. .. .. 49 United States, Mails from, for Fanning Island .. .. .. .. 48,55,71 Australia-Suez Seevice— Contracts, P. and 0. and Orient, 1897, 1904 .. .. .. .. 79 Report of Eastern Mail-service Committee, 1904 .. .. .. 80