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Enclosure in No. 4. Section 3.—Apprehension of Deserters from Merchant Vessels. 415. The Act 15 and 16 Vict., c. 26 (1852), enables the Crown to carry into effect arrangements with foreign Powers for the apprehension and surrender of seamen, not being slaves, who may desert from merchant vessels belonging to a subject of such Powers when within Her Majesty's dominions. The following list shows the arrangements (in the shape of treaties, conventions, agreements, declarations, notifications, and Orders in Council) at present existing between Great Britain and the foreign Powers named for the mutual surrender of merchant seamen deserters :—

No. 5. Copy of a DESPATCH from the Eight Hon. Sir M. E. Hicks Beach to the Officer Administering the Government of New Zealand. (No. 22.) Sir,— Downing Street, 21st April, 1880. I have the honor to inform you that Her Majesty will not be advised to exercise her power of disallowance with respect to the following Acts of the Legislature of New Zealand, transcripts of which accompanied your Despatch No. 85, of the 20th December last; —

Hertslet's Treaties. Country. Treaty, Convention, Protocol, or Agreement, Foreign Notification or .Declaration, British Order in Council. Vol. Page. Austria Belgium T. 30th April, 1868. Art. IV. ... P. 25th July, 1862 ... N. 25th Aug., 1852 D. 24th Jan., 1855 16th Oct., 1852 ... 8thFeb., 1855 ... 9 12 13 10 11 14 134 1111 72 38 63,73 206 226 952 49 379 1123 241 367 962 SO 1204 Brazil C. 22nd April, 1873. Art. III. ... 17th May, 1876 ... Chili T. 4th October, 1854. Art. XIII. 28th July, 1856 ... 9 10 12 Colombia T. 16th Feb., 1866. Art. XXI. ... 28th Dec, 1866 ... Denmark France A. 23rd June, 1854 ... D. 22nd Mar., 1853 13th June, 1853 ... 3rd July, 1854 ... 9 13 9 10 14 Germany A. 5th November, 1879 26th Feb., 1880 ... Greece A. 7-19 Aug., 1875 ... 12th Feb., 1876 ... 14 377 379 689 381 1049 1117 638 1167 908 922 475 479 645 456 460 624 627 644 608 812 Hawaiian Islands T. 10 July, 1851. Art. XL 23rd Oct., 1876 ... 9 14 11 Italy T. 6th August, 1863. Art. XIX. 11th June, 1863 ... Madagascar ... T. 27th June, 1865. Art. XIII. ... 28th Dec, 1866 ... 12 Morocco T. 9th December, 1856. Art. XV. 6th May, 1857 ... 10 Netherlands ,., C. 6th March, 1856. Art. X. ... N. 14th Feb., 1854 9th March, 1854 10 13 Nicaragua T. 11th Feb., 1860. Art, XVI. ... 27th August, 1860 11 Peru T. 10th April, 1850. Art. X. D. 15th Oct., 1852 18th August, 1852 9 Portugal T. 3rd July, 1842. Art. XVI. ... Act of P., 12 and 13 Viet., c. 25, 1849 6 8 Prussia (see Germany) Eussia T. 12th January, 1859. Art. XVII. 27th August, 1860 10 11 11 1063 507 890 1050 558 754 517 755 644 801 552 555 879 846 Salvador T. 18th October, 1862. Art. XVII. 11th June, 1863 ... Siani Spain T. 24th April, 1855. Art. III. ... D. 27th Dec, 1859 N. 4th Aug., 1852 10th Nov., 1866 ... 23rd Jan., 1860 ... 10 13 11 13 9 18 14 Sweden and Norway 18th August, 1852 Tunis C. 19th July, 1875. Art. XXXII. 17th May, 1876 ... Turkey N. 19th April, 1865 18th May, 1865 ... 12 13 (A.) Agreement; (C.) Convention ; (D.) Declaration; (N.) Notification ; (P.) Protocol; (T.) Tr< iaty.