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1907. NEW ZEALAND.

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

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

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N«>. of >ries. Date. Subject. Page. 1 14 Mar., 1906.. Famine in Japan .. 2 20 Mar., „ .. Freeboards of vessels 2 2 May, „ .. Imperial Government cannot support penny postage at Postal (Congress .. 4 2 June, „ .. Extradition Treaty with Nicaragua 5 14 June „ .. Inspection of frozen and tinned meat 0 12 July, ,, ... Fires in wool cargoes 7 12 Sept., ,, .. Separate vote for New Zealand at Postal Congress .. .. 8 23 Oct., „ .. Treaty of commerce, _c, with Nicaragua .. .. ..... 9 24 Oct., ,, .. Title of " Honourable " to Mr. Thomas Young Duncan and Mr. Charles Houghton Mills 10 5 Nov., „ .. Penny postage between New Zealand and United States of America 11 21 Nov., „ .. Services of Major-«General Babington acknowledged 12 23 Nov., „ .. Outgoing letters : weight raised from J oz. to 1 oz. 13 14 Dec Title of " Honourable " to Mr. William Montgomery 14 16 Jan., 1907.. "New Zealand and South Africa Customs Duties Reciprocity Act, 1906," left to operation ir> 17 Jan., „ .. " Maori Land Settlement Act Amendment Act, 1906," left to operation 10 18 Jan., „ .. " New Zealand Acts, 1906," left to operation .. 17 22 Feb., „ .. " Immigration Restriction Act Amendment Act, 1906," assented to 18 26 Feb Honorary distinctions to New Zealand corps for services in South Africa .. 2 •J :s i 4 5 B 6 (i 6 7 7 B s a 8 0 It