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I note that you agree to accounts being rendered on a statistical basis, and that the Vancouver office will keep a record of the weights of all mails despatched by the route during this month. With regard to the diversion of correspondence from the Vancouver to the Wellington Papeete San Francisco route, this Depart lie ait proposes in assess such diversion on the basis of special statistics which are being taken this month. "M " forms in connection with these statistics will be forwarded to your office as early as possible. 1 have, kc., The Deputy Postmaster-General, Ottawa W. It. Morris, Acting-Secretary. [P.O. 00/31 1(2). |

No. 59. The Acting-Secretary, General Post Office, Wellington, to the Second Assistant PostmasterGeneral, Washington. Sib, General Post Office, Wellington, 6th May. 1909. I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 12th March last, stating that you prefer to pay lor the conveyance of United States mails conveyed from Papeete to New Zealand and Australia on the basis of the actual weights; and. in order thai the accounts may be prepared, to request that you will kindly send me a .statement giving the weights of all mails that have been despatched for conveyance by the Papeete Wellington subsidised steamers, and will furnish such statements regularly in future. I have. fee. W. R. Morris, Acting Secretary. The Second Assistant Post masjerl leneral. Division of Foreign Mails, Washington, D.C. LP.O. 09/311.|

No. 60. The Acting Second Assistant Postmaster-General, Washington, to the lion, the PostmasterGeneral, Wellington. Sir, — Post Office Department, Washington, 25th May, 1909. In reply to your letter of the Ist ultimo | not printed], I have the honour, by direction of the Postmaster-General, to inform you that, pursuant to the request made in your letter of the lih December last, mails addressed to the office of Rarotonga have been made up a! il ffice of San Francisco, and despatched by means of every steamer sailing from San Francisco for Papeete. Tahiti, since the 21st January last. I have, kc., .lons W. HOLLYDAY, Acting Second Assistant Postmaster-General. The lion, the Post master (leneral, Wellington. New Zealand. [P.O. 09/311.] _^^^_____^_^^^__

No. 61. The Second Assistant Postmaster-General, Washington, to the Hon. the Postmaster-General, Wellington. Sir, — Post Office Department. Washington, loth June, 1909. By direction of the Postmaster-General, I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your reply, under date of the <>th ultimo, to this Department's letter of the 12th March last, relative to the method of payment for the conveyance from Papeete to New Zealand of United States mails despatched from San Francisco to Papeete by means ol steamers of the Oceanic Steamship Company, ill which reply you request to be furnished with a statement of the weights of the mails in question i tier thai accounts may be prepared for Settlement. In reply. I have tn-inform you that this Depart ment setlles with Messrs. .1. I). Spreckels and Brother. of San Francisco, as agents for the conveying company, for the conveyance from Papeete to New Zealand of the mails m question, which arrangement is in accordance with your telegram of tin 1 Ith November, 1908, in the words following: "New Zealand Government agrees Oceanic Steamship Company acting as agents for Union Steam Ship Company, our contractors Tahiti Wellington mailservice.—Ward." It is assumed, therefore, that it will not be necessary for this Depart ment to furnish your Administration with statements of the weights of the mails in question, as such statements, giving full details respecting said mails, are furnished quarterly by this Department to Messrs. .). D. Spreckels and Brother. 1 have, &c, Joseph Stewart, Second Assistant Post niastcr-Ceneral. 'I'll,. Don. the Postmaster-General, Wellington, New Zealand. [P.O. 08/311.]

No. 62. The Acting-Secretary, General Post Office, Wellington, to the Second Assistant PostmasterOknkrai.. Washington. Sir,— (leneral Post Office, Wellington, 17th June, 1909. I have the honour to forward herewith copy of a letter [No. 56] received by this Depart ment from the General Post Office, London, relative to the sett lenient of accounts for the conveyance of United