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No. 57. New Zealand, No. 181. My Lord, — Downing Street, 25th August, 1910. I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your despatches, No. 66, of the Ist July, and. No, 83, of the 15th July, forwarding copies of further messages in connection with the death of His late Majesty King Edward VII and the accession of His Majesty King George V. I have to request that an expression of His Majesty's thanks may be conveyed to the senders, as in previous cases, if this has not already been done, in connection with the acknowledgment mentioned in the Prime Minister's memorandum of the 14th July. I have, &c, CEBWE. Governor the Eight Hon. Lord Islington, D.5.0., &c.

No. 58. New Zealand, No. 182. My Lord, — Downing Street, 25th August, 1910. I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch, No. 77, of the Bth July, transmitting a copy of a resolution passed by the Wellington Diocesan Synod on the sth July in regard to the death of His late Majesty King Edward VII. 2. The resolution has been laid before the King, and I am to request that you will convey to the Lord Bishop of Wellington the thanks of His Majesty for the expressions of the Synod's sympathy, and for their prayers for the prosperity of his reign. I have, &c, CREWE. Governor the Right Hon. Lord Islington, D.5.0., &c.

No. 59. New Zealand, No. 183. My Lord, — Downing Street, 25th August, 1910. I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch, No. 70, of the Ist July, transmitting Addresses passed by the Legislative Council and the House of Representatives of the Dominion of New Zealand in regard to the death of His late Majesty King Edward VII and the accession of His Majesty King George V. 2. I have laid these Addresses before the King, and have received His Majesty's commands to request that you will convey to the Council and to the House of Representatives his sincere thanks for their expression of sympathy and loyalty, and for their good wishes for his reign. I have. &c, CREWE. Governor the Right Hon. Lord Islington, D.5.0., &c.

No. 60. New Zealand, No. 184. My Lord, — Downing Street, 25th August, 1910. With reference to my despatch, No. 107, of the 16th June, 1908. I have the honour to transmit to you, for the information of your Ministers, a copy of a letter from the Foreign Office, enclosing a copy of a note from the Swiss Charge d'Affaires relative to the International Convention prohibiting nightwork for women in industrial employment, from which it appears that the Convention will take effect on the 14th January, 1912, as regards Great Britain and New Zealand. I have, &c, CREWE. Governor the Right Hon. Lord Islington, D.5.0., &c.