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PACIFIC CABLE.

BUILDINGS. DEPOT. FINANCE, ETC. No. 1. The Chairman, Pacific Cable Board, London, to the Hon. the Postmaster-General, Wellington. The Pacific Cable Board, Queen Anne's Chambers, London, S.W., Sir— 6th August, 1908. I write to inform you that, to fill the vacancy in their head office staff caused by the death of their late Genera] Manager, Mr. C. H. Reynolds, CLE., the Board have appointed Mr. A. S. Baxendale as London Manager and Secretary, and have to request that you will communicate with him on the same terms as you did with Mr. Reynolds. I have, &c, H. W. I'IMMKOSE, The Hon. the Postmaster-General, Wellington. Chairman. [P.C. Staff 08/B.] No. 2. The Under-Secretary, Department of Internal Affairs, Wellington, to the Secretary, General Post Office, Wellington. (Memorandum.) Department of Internal Affairs. Wellington, 7th October, 1908. In reply to your memorandum of the 3rd instant [not printed], I have to inform you that arrangements have been made for the payment of £6,929 3s. 4d., the amount due from New Zealand as its contribution to the deficit on the Pacific cable for the year ended 31st March, 1908. Hugh I'oi.i.en. [P.C. Fin. 08/20.] _^__ No. 3. The High Commissioner to the Right Hon. the Prime Minister. Westminster Chambers, 13 Victoria Street, London, S.W., Sir.— Ktli October, L9OB. Referring to my letter of the 25th September, 1907 [No. 17. P. 8, 1908], I beg to enclose herein copy of a letter from the Colonial Office covering a communication from the Imperial Treasury, showing the amounts recoverable from the colonial Governments in reaped to the deficit on the working of the cable for the year ended 31st March, 19()8. and asking thai arrangements might lie made for payment to the Imperial Treasury of the sum of £6,929 3s. 4d., being the amount due from the Government of New Zealand. ******* Payment has been duly made to the Imperial Treasury. **"* * * * * I have, &c, The Right Hon. the Prime Minister, Wellington. W. P. Reeves. [Acknowledged sth December, 1908.] [P.C. Fin. 08/34.] Enclosure in No. 3. The Assistant Under-Secretary, Colonial Office, to the High Commissioner. Sir,— Downing Street, London, S.W., 30th September, 1908. I am directed by the Earl of Crewe to transmit to you copy of a letter from the Treasury on the subject of the expenses in connection with the Pacific cable for 1907-8, and to inquire whether you can arrange to pay to the Imperial Treasury the sum of £6,929 3s. 4d., being the amount due from the Government of New Zealand. I am to add that copies of the enclosed documents have been forwarded to the Governor of New Zealand. I have, &c, The High Commissioner for New Zealand, London. C. P. Lucas.