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Sess. 11.—1897. NEW ZEALAND.

DESPATCHES FROM THE GOVERNOR OF NEW ZEALAND TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE COLONIES.

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly by Command of His Excellency.

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No. 1. (No. 17.) SlE , — Government House, Auckland, 15th May, 1896. With reference to your despatch of the 3rd December, 1895, requesting that you might be informed of the name of the delegate by whom New Zealand proposes to be represented at the meeting of the International Telegraph Conference to be held at Buda-Pesth, and also with reference to my despatch of the 16th March in reply, informing you that my Ministers do not propose that this colony shall be represented at the above-mentioned conference, I have the honour to inform you that I have now been informed by my Premier that, on farther consideration, while my Ministers do not propose to send a representative to the conference, they would ask that the representative of the United Kingdom may be requested to represent New Zealand, as otherwise the vote of this colony might be lost, and in the manner proposed can be used in case of any emergency for the benefit of the United Kingdom and the colonies. I have, &c, The Eight Hon. Joseph Chamberlain, GLASGOW. Secretary of State for the Colonies. I—A. 1.

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