THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
Enclosure No. 1.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE POSTAL CONFERENCE HELD AT MELBOURNE.

MONDAY, 4TH MARCH, 1867.

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THE following gentlemen, representatives of the Colonies of Victoria, New South Wales, South
Australia, Queensland, Tasmania, and New Zealand, were present :--
Victoria The Hon. James McCulloch. | Queensland The Hon. St. George R. Gore.
New South Wales The Hon. Henry Parkes, Tasmania The Hon. T. D. Chapman.
The Hon. Joseph Docker. New Zealand The Hon. J. Hall,
South Australia... The Hon. J. P. Boucaut, Crosbie Ward, Esq.
Queensland The Hon. A. Macalister,

The Honorable James McCulloch having been elected to the Chair, it was
Resolved—That the proceedings of the Conference shall be strictly private, and that the results
of the deliberations shall not be made known without the concurrence of the Conference.
Resolved—That the Conference shall sit daily at 11 a.m.
Resolved—That the representatives of each Government undertake that the respective Govern-
ments shall recommend to their Parliaments the adoption of measures to carry out all the resolutions
of the Conference to which they may individually have given their assent.
The meeting then adjourned until 11 a.m. on Tuesday, the 5th March, 1867.

JAMES MCCULLOCH.

TUESDAY, 5TH MARCH, 1867.
Present :
Victoria The Hon. James McCulloch, | Queensland The Hon. A. Macalister,
The Hon. J. F. Verdon. The Hon. St. George R. Gore.
New South Wales The Hon. H. Parkes, Tasmania The Hon. T. D. Chapman.
The Hon. J. Docker. New Zealand The Hon. J. Hall,
South Australia... The Hon. J. P. Boucaut, Crosbie Ward, Esq.
The Hon. W. Duffield.

The minutes of previous meeting having been read and confirmed, the representatives, after
conferring until 2 p.m., adjourned until Thursday, 7th March, at 11 a.m., in order that time might be
allowed for the preparation of certain returns.

JAMES MCCULLOCH.

THURSDAY, 7TH MARCH, 1867.
Present :
Victoria The Hon. James McCulloch, | Queensland The Hon. A. Macalister,
The Hon. G. F. Verdon. The Hon. St. George R. Gore.
New South Wales The Hon. Henry Parkes, Tasmania The Hon. T. D. Chapman.
The Hon. J. Docker. New Zealand The Hon. J. Hall,
South Australia... The Hon. J. P. Boucaut, Crosbie Ward, Esq.
The Hon. W. Duffield.

The minutes of the previous meeting having been read and confirmed, the returns ordered,
numbered 1 and 2 respectively, were handed in.
General discussion then ensued, in the course of which papers were read by Mr. Docker, Mr.
Hall, and Mr. Macalister. These papers having been ordered to be printed, and the return numbered
2 having been ordered to be amended, the meeting adjourned at 1.45 p.m. until 11 a.m. on Friday, the
8th March, 1867.

JAMES MCCULLOCH.

FRIDAY, 8TH MARCH, 1867.
Present :
Victoria The Hon. James McCulloch, | Queensland The Hon. A. Macalister,
The Hon. G. F. Verdon. The Hon. St. George R. Gore.
New South Wales The Hon. H. Parkes, Tasmania The Hon. T. D. Chapman.
The Hon. J. Docker. New Zealand The Hon. J. Hall,
South Australia... The Hon. J. P. Boucaut, Crosbie Ward, Esq.
The Hon. W. Duffield.

The minutes of the previous meeting having been read and confirmed—
Memoranda from the representatives of New Zealand, Queensland, New South Wales, and
Victoria, were handed in and ordered to be printed.
General discussion ensued.
It was resolved—That at the next meeting of the Conference the proposal of Mr. Macalister, that
there be three postal routes, shall be first considered, and that resolutions be submitted thereupon.
Letter from the Manager, Australasian Steam Navigation Company, dated 23rd February, 1867,
was read to the meeting, which then adjourned, at 2 p.m., until 11 a.m. on Monday, the 11th March,
1867.

JAMES MCCULLOCH.