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No. ol Scries V" .. No. of Date. Subject. Pasje £toi*i ph Series i 39 10 June, 1909 .. Period during which Hugs shall bo at half-iiiasl on death of foreign sovereigns .. 27 40 17 ,. .... Proposed Money-order Convention with France .. .. .. -7 11 17 .. .. .. Regulations re long-eervioe and good-oonduel medals, Royal Naval Reserve, applio- 28 able io New Zealand 12 21 .. .... Deleting Rarotonga ensign From Admiralty Blag-book .. .. .. ..28 43 30 .. \111 >oii 11 mi -i it of Mr. II. B. Sorenson as Consul of Denmark a1 Christohurch.. .. 2!i 44 3d .. .... Prevention of embarkation of consumptives for New Zealand .. .. .. 2'.i (r> :io „ .... Long-service medals. Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve ., .. .. 32 Iβ 2 July, .. .. British colonies and protectorates acceded to treaty of commerce between I Hit nl 33 Kingdom and Servia 47 2 .... Fifteenth International Congress of Hygiene and Demography at Washington .. 33 48 2 .. .... Administration of U'allis and Futuna Islands .. .. .. .. ..34 49 2 .... International Telegraph Conference, Lisbon, 1908 .. .. .. ..34 ">() 8 .... Revised regulations, International Telegraph Convention .. .. .. 36 r>1 9 .. .... Examination of engineers, mercantile marine .. .. .. .. :!."> 52 14 .. .... Census of the British Empire .. .. .. .. .. ..35 58 15 ,, .... Appeals from Supreme Court of Western Australia .. .. .. .. 36 ;")4 Iβ „ .... Retention of title " Honourable" by Mr. William Hall-Jones .. .. .. 36 .V> 1(> .. .... Report of Royal Commission on Shipping Rings .. .. .. ..37 ."/•i Hi ,. .... Appointmentof President and Public Prosecutor, New Hebrides Joint Court .. 37 f>7 16 .. .... Reduction of charges on Press messages .. .. .. .. ..37 58 22 ,, .... Preservation of natural resources of the world.. .. .. .. 38 .V.I II Aug Report of Permanent Sugar Commission .. .. .. .. ..38 (ill 13 ,, Appreciation of kindness shown to Sir Charles Lucas anil .Mr. Pearson . . . . 39 f>1 N .. .... Special facilities to consular officers .. .. .. .. .. .. 30 02 27 .. .... Imperial Cancer Research Fund .. .. .. .. .. ..40 63 27 ,. Appointment of Mr. T. Young as Consul of Japan at Wellington .. .. .. 41 til 27 „ .... Censorship of plays .. .. .. .. .. .. ..41 65 3 Sept Survey of foreign passenger-steamers.. .. .. .. .. ..41 tiii 10 ,. .... Advisory Committee on Commercial Intelligence .. .. .. ..42 67 , 1") .. .... Life-saving appliances on ships .. .. .. .. .. ..43 us 17 New Zealand Shipping and Seamen Act, U08 .. .. .. .. ..43 i;!) 17 .. .... German and Norwegian ships exempted from regulations as to life-saving appliance-; ii 7" 20 „ „ .. Transmission of enteric fever by " chronic carrier " .. .. .. .. 44 71 24 ,. .... Immigration of Chinese in the Dominion .. .. .. .. ..44 72 24 ,, .... Long-service medals, Royal Naval Reserve and Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve: 45 Removal of restrictions 73 ! 24 ,, ,, . • Proposed Conference on Copyright .. .. .. .. .. .. 46 74 i 24 „ „ .. ! Army (Annual) Act, 1909 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 46 75 I 29 „ H .. J Asking for regulations governing horse-breeding in New Zealand.. .. .. 47 7li 1 Oct Courts-martial may be held in New Zealand .. .. .. .. ..47 77 ! 8 Public Health (Foreign Meat) Regulations, 1908 .. .. .. ..Is 78 8 „ „ .. Protection of New Zealand trade-marks in Iceland .. .. .. 48 79 8 „ .... Presentation of kiwis and keas to Austrian Emperor .. .. .. .. 48 80 j 11 „ .... "Commissions Rogatoires," or Letters of Request .. .. .. ..49 81 11 ., „ .. Proposed International Botanic Congress at Brussels .. .. .. ..49 82 14 „ „ .. Navigation agreements with France .. .. .. .. .. ..50 83 18 „ „ ■• Illustrated lectures on the Empire .. .. .. .. .. ..50 84 29 „ „ .. Examination of masters and mates, mercantile marine . . .. .. .. 50 85 j 29 „ .... Appointment of Mr. P. K. Davies as Vice-Consul for Argentine at Wellington .. 51 86 30 ,, .... Second Peace Conference at The Hague .. .. .. .. ..51 87 30 ,, .... Load-lines for foreign ships .. .. .. .. .. ., ..52 88 3 Nov., Appointment c>1 Mr. H. B. Sorenson as Danish Consul at ('hristchurch approved .. 52 89 4 International Congress Radiology and Electricity .. .. .. ..52 90 8 ,, .... Supply and withdrawal of silver and bronze coin .. .. .. ... r>3 91 8 .. .. .. Honduranian Government terminates treaty of commerce aird navigation.. .. f>3 92 11 ,, .... Navigation agreement with France .. .. .. .. .. .. .">:; 93 lt> .. .... Reporl of International Scientific Conference on Leprosy .. .. .. 68 !)l 19 .. .... Proposed International Railway Congress at Berne, 1910 .. .. .. .Vi 95 I!) .. .... Proposed Money-order Convention between France and New Zealand .. .. 56 !i(i 2<> Treaty ports in the Far East .. .. .. .. 58 97 26 .. .... Colonial Naval Defence Amendment Act (Imperial) .. .. .. ,">s 98 26 .. .... Purchase of 4-6 in. Q.F. Howitzer equipment .. .. .. .. ..68 '■>'■> 3 Dec Appointment of President and Public Prosecutor, Join! Court. New Hebrides .. .">!i 100 :! .. .... Naval establishments in British possessions .. .. .. ., .. .">!i 101 f> ., .... Permanent Sugar Commission .. .. .. .. tin 102 7 .. .. .. International Conference on Electrioal Units .. .. .. oo 103 9 .. .... Load-line certificates of French ships .. .. .. .. .. ..60 104 10 .. .. .. Second l'eaee Conference .. .. .. .. .. .. .. <;| lo."> 10 .. .... Exchange of money-orders, France and New Zealand .. .. .. .. i>2 10(i Hi .. .... King's Colonials Yeomanry .. .. .. .. .. .. .. (ii 107 17 .. .... Establishment of Law Library for colonial counsel .. .. .. .. ii,-j 108 , 17 „ .. .. Proposed International Prison Congress .. .. .. .. .. 04 109 20 „ .. . . Swedish and French vessels exempted from life-saving appliances and regulations.. (ili 110 23 .. .... ; Examination of engineers, mercantile marine .. .. .. .. 1,1; 111 21 .. „ .. International Copyright Convention, 1908 .. .. .. .. gfl 112 29 ., .... Imperial Cancer Research Fund .. .. .. .. t>1; 113 30 ,, ,, .. Extradition treaty with France and Tunis .. .. .. .. ..67 114 31 .. .... Right of withdrawal from certain treaties with foreign powers .. .. .. us 115 (>' Jan.. 1910.. Transmission of enteric fever by "chronic carrier" .. .. .. ■. I 68 110 (i „ ., .. Export of prison-made goods from United States .. .. .. .. lis 117 7 „ . . Importation of Australian ami New Zealand potatoes into Peru prohibited .. 69 118 8 .. ,, .. King Edward medal for bravery in mines ,, .. .. .. .. 70