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Enclosures. Sir, — Government House, Ottawa, Canada, 16th January, 1911. With reference to your despatch, No. 849,. of the 18th November, 1910, enclosing a memorandum on the question of the deportation of undesirable aliens from the self-governing dominions, 1 have the honour to transmit herewith, for your information, copies of an approved minute of His Majesty's Privy Council for Canada, stating' that the question is under consideration by the Minister of the Interior, who suggests a means whereby the difficulties referred to in the Home Secretary's memorandum may be obviated to a considerable degree. I have, &c, Grey. The Right Hon. Lewis V. Harcourt, M.P., Secretary of State for the Colonies. Certified Copt of a Report of the Committee of the Privy Council, approved by His Excellency the Administrator on the 11th January, 1911. The Committee of the Privy Council have had before them a report, dated 31st December, 1910, from the Secretary of State for External Affairs, to whom was referred a despatch, dated 18th November, 1910, from the Right Hon. the Principal Secretary of State for the Colonies, acquainting Your Excellency that the Secretary of State for Home Affairs desires to bring before the Imperial Conference the question of the deportation of undesirable aliens from the self-governing dominions. The Minister states that this matter is engaging the attention of the Minister of the Interior, whose Department, is most anxious to adopt such rules or regulations as will save the Mothercountry from the difficulties and risks to which she is now exposed in connection with the deportation of undesirable aliens from Canada by way of ports of the United Kingdom. The Minister observes that, with this object in view, it is suggested that the difficulty complained of might be removed to a considerable extent if special officers of His Majesty's Government at the ports of landing in the United Kingdom were duly notified by officers of the Government of Canada of the departure of undesirable immigrants, giving name of ship, date of sailing, &c, that are being deported, so that necessary steps might be taken by the above-named officers of His Majesty's Government to insure the immediate transfer of such undesirables by the transportation companies responsible for their return to the country of their birth or citizenship. That in this way there would appear to be no doubt that a proper check could be kept on deportations being effected through ports of the United Kingdom; and if there is any way in which the Department of the Interior can co-operate in making an arrangement such as the one proposed they will be very glad to do so. The Committee, on the recommendation of the Secretary of State for External Affairs, advise that Your Excellency may be pleased to forward a copy hereof to the Right Hon. the Principal Secretary of State for the Colonies. , All of which is respectfully submitted for approval. RODOLPHE BoUDREAU, Clerk of the Privy Council.

No. 128. New Zealand, No. 47. My Lord, — Downing Street, 10th February, 1911. With reference to my despatch, No. 279, of the 30th November, I have the honour to transmit to you, for the information of your Ministers, copies of four Orders of His Majesty in Council respecting appeals to His Majesty in Council from the High Court of the Commonwealth of Australia and from the Supreme Courts of British Columbia, Manitoba, and Victoria. I have, &c. L. HARCOUET. Governor the Right Hon. Lord Islington, K.C.M.G., D.5.0., &c.

No. 129. New Zealand, No. 50. My Lord, — Downing Street, 10th February, 1911. With reference to your despatch, No. 140, of the 10th November last, I have the honour to request that you will inform your Ministers that the Conference of Surveyors-General will be held at the Surveyors' Institute, 12 Great George Street, Westminster, London S.W., on the 30th May next. 2. I have to add that the Governor-General of the Union of South Africa has reported that his Ministers, while fully recognizing the importance of being represented at the Conference, regret that, in view of the reorganization