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Should you think it probable that the colony under your Government will desire to be represented at the exhibition, I shall be obliged if you will give me any information in your power at an early date by telegraph as to the probable requirements of the colony in regard to space, in order that such information may be communicated to Mr. Lee. I have, &c, J. CHAMBERLAIN. The Officer Administering the Government of New Zealand.

No. 19. (Circular.) Sic, — Downing Street, 23rd September, 1896. I have the honour to transmit to you, for the information of your Government, copies of a Royal Warrant extending to Indian, colonial, and other Volunteer Forces raised for service in countries under Her Majesty's protection the grant of the Volunteer long-service medal. It is intended that the medal for colonial Volunteers should be of the same design as that awarded to Volunteers in this country, except that the words " et Imperatrix " will be added to the inscription " Victoria Regina," on the obverse of the latter. The medal is manufactured for the War Office by Messrs. Jenkins and Sons, Unity Works, Vittoria Street, Birmingham; and it is a matter for consideration whether it may not be convenient that all the colonial Governments in which there are Volunteer Forces should decide to obtain the medal from that firm. It will be observed that, under the terms of the Royal Warrant, the medal is to be issued to colonial Volunteers under regulations recommended by the Governors of colonies and approved by a Secretary of State. These regulations should, so far as circumstances permit, be similar to those now existing for the Volunteer Force in Great Britain ; and I enclose for your information copies of the paragraphs of the current Volunteer Regulations dealing with the issue of the medal in this country. I have, &c, J. CHAMBERLAIN. The Officer Administering the Government of New Zealand.

Enclosure. Eotal Warrant.—Volunteer Long-sekvice Medal. Victoria 8.1. Whereas it is our desire to extend to our Indian and colonial Volunteer Forces, and to Volunteer Forces raised for our service in countries under our protection, under regulations similar, as far as circumstances permit, to those now existing for our Volunteer Force in Great Britain, the grant of the medal instituted by us for long service in that Force, and designated "the Volunteer long-service medal" : It is hereby ordained that this medal shall be issued to Volunteers (including officers who have served in the ranks, but have not qualified for the Volunteer officers' decoration) of our said Indian and colonial Volunteer Forces, and to Volunteer Forces raised for our service in countries under our protection, under such regulations as may from time to time be recommended by the GovernorGeneral of India, the Governor-General of the Dominion of Canada, or the Governors of other colonies of our Empire, or our Commissioners in countries under our protection, and approved by our Secretary of State. Given at our Court at Balmoral, this 13th day of June, 1896, in the fifty-ninth year of our reign. By Her Majesty's command. LANSDOWNE.

No. 20. (General.) My Lord,— Downing Street, 28th September, 1896. With reference to the iinal paragraph of my despatch (general) of the 21st July last, I have the honour to transmit to you a copy of a memorandum containing the observations of the War Department on the Regulations framed by your Government in regard to the issue of the Volunteer long-service medal.

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