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Sir,,— Stockholm, 26th February, 1910. With reference to my despatch, No. 4, of the 24th ultimo, on the subject of the importation into Sweden of Australian frozen meat, I have the honour to report that I see in the Press that there has been in the last few days a certain quantity of fresh meat exported from Gothenburg to England. This meat has been examined in the abattoir recently opened at that town, which, excited the admiration of a Scotch deputation which inspected it, and is among the best in the world. At the same time it is a fact, which should be noted, that the English authorities appear to accept the certificate of the Swedish authorities, while it is proposed in Sweden to refuse such acceptance of the Australian certificate. I have, &c, Cecil A. Spring Rioe. The Right Hon. Sir E. Grey, Bart., &c.

No. 9. New Zealand, No. 78. My Lord, — Downing Street, 12th April, 1910. With reference to my telegram of the sth April, I have the honour to acquaint you, for the information of your Ministers, that the President of the United States issued a Proclamation on the 30th of March, admitting imports from the Dominion of Canada, Newfoundland, the Commonwealth of Australia, the Dominion of New Zealand, the Cape of Good Hope, Natal, the Transvaal, and the Orange River- Colony, and all the other colonial possessions and protectorates of Great Britain in South Africa, to the benefit of the minimum tariff of the United States. 2. I have to add that similar Proclamations have been issued in regard to imports from all other parts of the British Empire. I have, &c, CREWE. Governor the Right Hon. Lord Plunket, G.C.M.G., X.C.V.0., &c. No. 10. New Zealand, No. 80. My Lord, — Downing Street, 15th April, 1910. I have the honour to transmit to you, for the information of your Ministers, the paper noted below on the subject of the Money-order Convention between France and New Zealand. I have, &c, CREWE. The Officer administering the Government of New Zealand. Date. Description. 11th April, 1910 . . . . From the Foreign Office to H.M. Ambassador at Paris.

Enclosure. Sir,— Foreign Office, 11th April, 1910. I transmit to Your Excellency herewith the King's ratification of the Convention for the exchange of Money-orders between New Zealand and France, which was signed at Paris on the Ist December last; and I request that you will exchange His Majesty's ratification against a similar instrument on the part of the President of the French Republic, in accordance with the provisions of Article 11 of the Convention, recording such exchange by means of a signed certificate in the usual form. I am, &c, F. A. Campbell. His Excellency the Right Hon. Sir F. Bertie, G.C.8., K.C.M.G., Sec.

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