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No. 41. The Acting-Secretary, General Post Office, Wellington, to the Manager in the Pacific, Pacific Cable Board, Sydney. (Telegram.) . Wellington, 23rd July, 1909. Reduction in New- Zealand terminal rate will apply to telegrams from Canada and America. [P.C. Press, 09/48.] No. 42. The Acting-Secretary, General Post Office, Wellington, to the Manager in Australasia, Eastern Extension Company, Melbourne. i ,\ (Telegram.) Wellington, 27th July, 1909. New Zealand agrees to reduce terminal and transit rate for International Press telegrams to id. per word from Ist August conditionally on full rate being reduced to 9d. Please telegraph formal acceptance. ******* [P.C. Press, 09/67.] No. 43. The Acting-Secretary, General Post Office, Wellington, to the Manager in the Pacific, Pacific Cable Board, Sydney. (Telegram.) Wellington, 27th July, 1909! New Zealand agrees to reduce terminal and transit rate for international Press telegrams to £d. per ■word from Ist August conditionally on full rate being reduced to ninepence. ******* [P.C. Press, 09/67.] No. 44. The Manager in Australasia, Eastern Extension Company, Melbourne, to the Acting-Secretary, General Post Office, Wellington. (Telegram.) Melbourne, 28th July, 1909. Press rate ninepence per word New Zealand to Great Britain from Ist proximo confirmed. [P.C. Press, 09/67.] No. 45. The Manager in Australasia, Eastern Extension Company, Melbourne, to the Secretary, General Post Office. Wellington. The Eastern Extension Australasia and China Telegraph Company (Limited). Sir,— Melbourne, 30th July, 1909. Confirming my telegram of 28th instant, I have the honour to inform you that the British, the Indian, the Commonwealth, and New Zealand Dominion Governments having agreed to make a pro rata reduction in their terminal charges for Press messages between Great Britain and Australasia, the Eastern Extension and the associated companies have decided to reduce the Press rate to ninepence per word from the Ist proximo. I have, &c, W. Warren, The Secretary, General Post Office, Wellington. Manager in Australasia. [P.C. Press, 09/58.] No. 46. The Secretary, General Post Office, Wellington, to the Manager in Australasia, Eastern Extension Company, Melbourne. Sir,— General Post Office, Wellington, 4th August, 1909. I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 16th ultimo, offering on behalf of your company and associated companies, on certain codintions, to reduce the rates for Press messages between Great Britain. India, Australasia, and South Africa to 9d. a word. In reply, I beg to inform you that the New Zealand terminal rate for international Press cable messages has been reduced from the Ist instant to £d. per word. I have. 4c, D. Robertson, Secretary. The Manager in Australasia, Eastern Extension Australasia and China Telegraph Company (Limited), Melbourne. [P.C. Press, 09/56.]