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No. 77. New Zealand, No. 185. My Lord, — Downing Street, Bth October, 1909. With reference to my despatch No. 57, of the sth March, 1909, I have the honour to transmit to you, for the information of your Ministers, the accompanying copy of an order which has been issued by the Local Government Board amending the Public Health (Foreign Meat) Regulations, 1908, together with a copy of a circular by the Board on the same subject. I have, &c, CREWE. Governor, the Right Hon. Lord Plunket, K.C.M.G., X.C.V.0., &c.

No. 78. New Zealand, No. 186. My Lord, — Downing Street, Bth October, 1909". With reference to my despatch No. 37, of the 16th February, I have the honour to request you to inform your Ministers that I learn from the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs that the Danish Government have taken steps with a view to protection being accorded in Iceland to New Zealand trademarks. I enclose a translation of a Royal Decree applying, under certain conditions, the Icelandic law of the 13th November, 1903, to New Zealand. I have, &c, CREWE. Governor, the Right Hon. Lord PlunEet, K.C.M.G., X.C.V.0., &c.

Enclosure. Decree whereby the Protection of Trade-marks authorised by the Law of November 13, 1903, ia made applicable to various British colonies. We, Frederick VIII, by the grace of God King of Denmark, of the Vends and Goths, Duke of Sch'leswig, Holstein, St'ormarn, Ditmarch, Lauenburg, and Oldenburg, make known : That, whereas in the British Colonies of« Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Cape (Colony), Natal, Bahamas, Barbados, Ceylon, Grenada, Hong Kong, Jamaica. Malta, Saint Vincent, Trinidad, and the Leeward Islands the same opportunity for protection of trade-marks is assured to those who are engaged in manufactures or trades, agriculture, mining, commerce, or other business in Iceland as to the subjects of these colonies themselves. We therefore decree, in pursuance of the authority which is given to that end by the Law of November 13, 1903, section 15, that it be hereby enacted that the protection of trade-marks authorised by the law last mentioned also be accorded to those who are engaged in manufactures or trades, agriculture, mining, commerce, or other business in the above-mentioned British colonies, under the same conditions as those prescribed in the decree of July 20, 1907, with repaid to Great Britain and Ireland. This decree comes into force immediately. All those whom it concerns shall act in conformity with it. Given at Fredensborg, June 3, 1909, under our Royal Hand and Seal. r L s ] Frederick R. Bjorn Jonsson.

No. 79. New Zealand, No. 187. My Lord,— Downing Street, Bth October, 1909. I have the honour to transmit to you, for the information of your Ministers, the enclosed translation of a note' from the Austro-Hungarian Embassy expressing the thanks of the Austrian Emperor for the presentation of six kiwis and four keas to His Imperial Majesty by your Government. I have, &c, CREWE. Governor, the Right Hon. Lord Plunket, K.C.M.G., X.C.V.0., &c.