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1908 NEW ZEALAND.

TELEGRAPH CABLES, LISBON INTERNATIONAL TELEGRAPH CONFERENCE, AND WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY. (FURTHER PAPERS RELATING TO). [In continuation of Paper P.-8, presented on the 2nd August, 1907.]

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly by Command of His Excellency. INDEX. No. Page. EASTERN EXTENSION CABLE •• ■ .... 2 Cooos-Batavia Cable completed .. .. .. .. . • ■. • • 1, 2 Eastern Company in Australasia, Early History of .. .. .. ... .. (103) Tasmanian Cable—Contract for Construction .. .. .. .. .. 3 PACIFIC CABLE •• 2-14 Buildings, Depot) Finance, &c. Accounts—Capital Account \ Capital Expenditure | Loans and Securities Profit and Loss Account j Carrying-capacity .. .. .. .. • • •■ • • • • (-103) Deficiency : New Zealand's Proportion for Year to 31st Maroh, 1907 .. .. .. 12, 17, 19 Doubtless Bay Station: Rent and Salaries recoverable from New Zealand Government.. 10 , Early History of Pacific Cable .. .. .. .. .. ■ • • ■ (104) H.M.C.S. "Iris": Site for Wharf, &c, Auckland .. .. .. .. .. 4,5,6 Provision for Moorings and Buoys .. .. .. .. 13, 14 Charges for Water, &c, supplied by Auokland Harbour Board 11,15,18,20 Interruptions of Pacifio Traffic in Canada .. .. .. .. .. .. (104) " Monowai," Breakdown of: Pacific Cable kept open continuously .. .. .. 16 Pacific Cable Board : Appointment of Sir H. W. Primrose as Chairman .. .. 7, 8, 9, 21 Proposed Free Exchange of Empire News .. .. .. .. .. .. (103) DIVERSION OF TRAFFIC: TELEGRAPHISTS' STRIKE IN U.S.A. .. 14-2.1 Delay on Diverted Messages during Interruption, Sydney-Southport .. .. .. 51-56 Delay to Traffic across Canada .. .. .. .. .. ■ • 35, 46, 47, (104) Diversion after First Twenty-four Hours .. .. .. .. .. •. (59) Diverted Traffic : Allocation of Charges, &c. .. .. .. 22-24, 26-34, 48, 49, 50 New Zealand Transit-rate .. .. .. .. .. .. • • 25 Strike in America : Dislocation of Business .. .. .. .. .. 36-45 LISBON INTERNATIONAL TELEGRAPH CONFERENCE 25-37 Appointment of Hon. W. P. Reeves as New Zealand Delegate .. .. 64-66, 69-72 Code-words, Counting of, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 59-61, 63, 73, 76, 77, 80-84 Conference, Date of .. .. .. • ■ • • ■ ■ • • • • 62, 67 .Free Transmission on New Zealand Lines of Cables to Delegates .. .. .. 74 Invitation .. .. . - • • - ■ • • 62, 64-66, 68, 70, 72, 75, 78, 79 Proposals by Associated Telegraph Companies .. .. .. .• •. 59-61, 63 by Great Britain .. .. 63,80 by New Zealand .. .. .. . • • • .. 57, 58, 72, 77, 82 WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY 37-46 Berlin Convention : Adhesion of New Zealand .. .. .. .. .. 90, 95, 96 Advantages of Ratification (Great Britain) .. .. .. 89, 90 Report of House of Commons Select Committee .. .. .. 89 Establishment of International Bureau, Berne .. .. .. .. .. 85, 87, 88 Licenses for working on board Ship .. .. .. • • •. • • 98, 101 Rate for Atlantic Steamer .. .. .. .. • • • • • ■ 91-94 Regulations .. .. • ■ • • • • • • • • • • • • 86, 100 Report of International Bureau, 1907 .. .. • ■ • • • • • • 97 Stations .. .. .. .. • ■ • • • • • • • • • ■ 87, 99 EMPIRE CABLES 45 ~ 81 Address by Ottawa Board of Trade to the Governor-General of Canada .. .. 102, 104 by Sir Sandford Fleming at Meeting of United Empire Club .. .. .. 103 Advantages of System of State-owned Cables .. .. .. .. .. 104 Charging for Cables by Letters instead of Words .. .. .. .. .. 104 Cost of Equipment .. .. .. •. • • • • •• • • 102, 104 Cheapening of Telegraphy by AH red' Route .. .. .. .. .. 104 Divisions of Proposed Cables .. .. .. • ■ • ■ • • • • 102, 104 Early History of Eastern Company in Australasia .. .. .. .. .. 103 Early History of Pacific Cable .. .. .. .. ■• •• •■ 104 Empire Cables as Business Proposition •.. .. .. .. .. •• 103,104 Free Exchange of Empire News .. .. . • • ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ • • 103 Governor-General's Reply to Ottawa Board of Tracle .. .. .. .. 102 Imperial Intelligence Service : Views of Sir Sandford Fleming and Well-known Caradians 103 Interruptions to Pacific Traffic .. .. .. • • • • • • • • 104 Organization of Empire : Early History .. .. .. • • • ■ • • 103 Remarks of Pacific Cable Board on Empire Cables Proposals .. .. .. 103 Views of Statesmen, Students of Political Science, Judges, &c. .. ~ ~ 103

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