THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 173

Victoria, 1-4th ... ... ... = £ 13,750
New South Wales, 1-4th ... ... ... = 13,750
New Zealand, 1-4th ... ... ... = 13,750
Queensland, 1-7th ... ... ... = 7,858
South Australia, 1-12th ... ... ... = 4,584
Tasmania, 1-50th ... ... ... = 1,100

If, therefore, during the provisional arrangement, the Colonies of New South Wales and New
Zealand take upon themselves the payment of the Imperial moiety, the contributions will stand thus :-

New South Wales ... ... ... ... £ 41,250
New Zealand ... ... ... ... 41,250
Victoria ... ... ... ... 13,750
Queensland ... ... ... ... 7,858
South Australia ... ... ... ... 4,584
Tasmania ... ... ... ... 1,100

But these proportional contributions included the provisions for the branch services connected with
this line.

These branch services would be as follows :-
Wellington to Melbourne ... ... ... say £ 6,000
Sydney to Brisbane ... ... ... " 2,400
Melbourne to Adelaide ... ... ... " 2,400
Melbourne to Tasmania ... ... ... " 1,000
£11,800

to be defrayed out of the common fund.
The proportion of the non-contracting Colonies, supposing the whole of this portion of the
subsidy was credited to them, would be-
Victoria, 1-4th ... ... ... = £ 2,950
Queensland, 1-7th ... ... ... = 1,685
South Australia, 1-12th ... ... ... = 983
Tasmania, 1-50th ... ... ... = 236

If therefore, these branch lines were not carried into effect during the provisional arrangement,
and each Colony obtained its letters by the earliest opportunity, the proportion of each, founded on
the joint agreement, would stand thus-
Victoria ... ... ... £13,750 - £2,950 = 10,800
Queensland ... ... ... 7,858 - 1,685 = 6,173
South Australia ... ... ... 4,584 - 983 = 3,601
Tasmania ... ... ... 1,100 - 236 = 864
£21,438

Mr. Boucaut submitted the following Memorandum :
"If New Zealand is entitled to interior contribution for the Panama service, so is South Australia
in an equal degree entitled to interior contribution for the cost of the King George's Sound branch
service, which unjustly ignores her geographical position; although, in consideration of the general
agreement assented to, South Australia waives her claim for any such interior contributions."

Mr. Hall requested permission to withdraw the resolutions standing in his name in favor of the
following, moved by Mr. Ward :-

That, until the amalgamated postal service proposed by the Conference shall be determined
one way or other, it is reasonable and expedient that the Panama line of mail steamers
at present existing should be jointly made use of and supported, in addition to the Suez
service, by all the Colonies.

That it is desirable that the associated Colonies should use their joint endeavors so to arrange
the Panama and Suez services as that the arrivals and departures of mails thereby at the
several colonial ports shall fall as nearly as possible at equal intervals.

That, in consideration of the varying circumstances and liabilities of the several Colonies,
it is expedient that the contributions of the Colonies of Victoria, South Australia,
Queensland, and Tasmania, should be fixed at the total sum of £12,000 per annum, in
equal reduction of the sums paid by New South Wales and New Zealand respectively;
and that the four first-mentioned Colonies should share such contribution between them
in the following proportions, viz.:-Victoria, £9,000; Queensland, £2,000; South
Australia, £550; Tasmania, £450.

That the transit and other incidental expenses of the conveyance of correspondence, and
the cost of all branch services, should be borne by the Colony concerned in each case.

Mr. Verdon moved the following amendment :-

That pending the commencement of the new postal arrangements agreed to by this Con-
ference, the Colonies which do not contract for the Panama service should contribute in
proportion to the advantage thus derived from it, either-

1st. On the understanding that the service be made to alternate with the service via Suez,
and that the mails be delivered directly.

2nd. On the understanding that the service remain as at present.

In either case the payments to be made either in proportion to the extent to which
the non-contracting Colonies use the service, to be determined by the result, or in fixed
sum, to be agreed upon, in either case, between the contracting Colonies on the one hand,
and the non-contracting Colonies individually on the other.