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No. 11. (Circular.) Sir, Downing Street, 6th September, 1907. With reference to my Circular despatch of the 26th July last, I have the honour to transmit to you, for publication in the Colony under your Government, a copy of an Order of His Majesty the King in Council giving effect to an Agreement between the United Kingdom and Sweden, signed at London on the 2nd of July, 1907, confirming as regards Sweden the Treaty of Extradition between the United Kingdom and Sweden and Norway of June 26th, 1873, and enlarging the list of offences contained in Article II of that Treaty. I have, &c, ELGIN. The Officer Administering the Government of New Zealand. [For enclosure, see New Zealand Gazette, No. 92, of the 24th October, 1907, page 3138.]

No. 12.

(No. 84.) My Lord, Downing Street, 12th September, 1907. With reference to my telegram of the 10th of September, I have the honour to transmit to your Lordship, for the information of your Ministers, copies of an Order in Council passed on the 9th of September, to approve the issue of a Proclamation changing the designation of New Zealand to the " Dominion of New Zealand ", and of the Royal Proclamation which was issued in the Gazette of the 10th of September. I have, &c, ELGIN. Governor the Right Hon. Lord Plunket, K.C.M.G., K.C.V.O.

Enclosures.

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 9th day of September, 1907. Present: The King's Most Excellent Majesty in Council. , Whereas a Petition has been addressed to His Majesty by the Members of the Legislative Council and the House of Representatives of the Colony of New Zealand praying that His Majesty may be graciously pleased to take such steps as He may consider necessary in order that the designation of New Zealand may be changed from the " Colony of New Zealand " to the " Dominion of New Zealand." . . . And whereas His Majesty has been graciously pleased to grant the prayer of the said Petition. And whereas in pursuance thereof there was this day read at the Board the draft of a Proclamation substituting the title of the Dominion of New Zealand for that of the Colony of New Zealand as the designation of the said Colony. _ ' His Majesty, having taken the slime into consideration, was pleased, by and with the advice of His Privy Council, to approve thereof; and to order, and it is hereby ordered, that the said Proclamation do take effect and come into force upon the 26th clay of September, 1907. And the Right Honourable the Earl of Elgin, one of His Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State, is to give the necessary directions herein accordingly. A. W. Fitzroy.

[Extract from The London Gazette, Tuesday, September 10, 1907.] By the King.A Proclamation declaring that the Colony of New Zealand shall be called and known by the title of the Dominion of New- Zealand. Edwaro R. & I. Whereas We have on the Petition of the Members of the Legislative Council and House of Representatives of Our Colony of New Zealand determined that the title of the Dominion of New Zealand shall be substituted for that of the Colony of New Zealand as the designation of the said Colony, We have therefore by and with the advice of Our Privy Council thought fit to issue this_ Our Royal Proclamation and We do ordain, declare and command that on and after the twenty-sixth day of

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