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No. 76. New Zealand, No. 284. My Lord, — Downing Street, 16th August, 1911. I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch, No. 96, of the 7th July, and to inform you that the message of congratulation from the Wellington Savage Club has been duly laid before His Majesty, who has commanded that his thanks may be communicated to the members. I have, &c, L. HARCOURT. Governor the Right Hon. Lord Islington, K.C.M.G., D.5.0., &c.

No. 77. New Zealand, No. 287. If My Lord, — Downing Street, 17th August, 1911. With reference to my despatch, No. 224, of the 12th July, I have the honour to request you to inform your Ministers that ratifications of the extradition treaty between the United Kingdom and Siam were exchanged with the Siamese Minister on the Ist August. I have, &c, L. HARCOURT. Governor the Right Hon. Lord Islington, K.C.M.G., D.5.0., &c. No. 78. New Zealand, No. 288. My Lord,— Downing Street, 17th August, 1911. I have the honour to transmit to you, for the information of your Ministers, the accompanying copies of a treaty which has been concluded between the United Kingdom and Paraguay for the mutual surrender of fugitive criminals, together with copies of an Order of His Majesty in Council applying the Extradition Acts, 1870-1906, to Paraguay. I have, &c, L. HARCOURT. Governor the Right Hon. Lord Islington, K.C.M.G., D.5.0., &c. Enclosure. [Extract from the London Gazette, of Friday, the 7th July, 1911.] Order in Council applying Extradition Acts, 1870-1906, to Paraguay. At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the sth day of July, 1911. Present: The King's Most Excellent Majesty, Lord President, Lord Chamberlain, Lord Kinnear, Mr. Secretary Churchill, Mr. Secretary Harcourt, Sir Joseph Ward, Sir Charles Fitzpatrick, Sir George Murray, Sir Edward Morris, Sir T. Vezey Strong, Sir William Anson, Sir Frederick Pollock, Sir John Rhys, Sir Rufus Isaacs, Mr. McKinnon Wood, Mr. T. J. Macnamara, Mr. J. H. Whitley, Mr. Charles Fenwick, Mr. J. W. Wilson, Mr. A. Bonar Law, Mr. W. Hayes Fisher, Mr. Laurence Hardy, Mr. F. E. Smith, Mr. F. Huth Jackson. Whereas by the Extradition Acts, 1870 to 1906, it was amongst other things enacted that, where an arrangement has been made with any foreign State with respect to the surrender to such State of any fugitive criminals, His Majesty may, by Order in Council,' direct that the said Acts shall apply in the case of such foreign State ; and that His Majesty may, by the same or any subsequent Order, limit the operation of the Order, and restrict the same to fugitive criminals who are in or suspected of being in the part of His Majesty's dominions specified in the Order, and render the operation thereof subject to such conditions, exceptions, and qualifications as may be deemed expedient: And whereas a treaty was concluded on the twelfth day of September, one thousand nine hundred and eight, between His Majesty King Edward VII and the President of the Republic of Paraguay, for the extradition of criminals, which, treaty is in the terms following:— Treaty between the United Kingdom and Paraguay for the Mutual Surrender of Fugitive Criminals. (Signed at Asuncion, 12th September, 1908. [Ratifications exchanged at Asuncion, 30th January, 1911.]) His Majesty the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of the British Dominions beyond the Seas, Emperor of India, and His Excellency the President of the Republic of Paraguay, having determined, by common consent, to conclude a treaty for the extradition of criminals, have accordingly named as their Plenipotentiaries :

No. 78. New Zealand, No. 288. My Lord, — Downing Street, 17th August, 1911. I have the honour to transmit to you, for the information of your Ministers, the accompanying copies of a treaty which has been concluded between the United Kingdom and Paraguay for the mutual surrender of fugitive criminals, together with copies of an Order of His Majesty in Council applying the Extradition Acts, 1870-1906, to Paraguay. I have, &c, L. HARCOURT. Governor the Right Hon. Lord Islington, K.C.M.G., D.5.0., &c.

Enclosure. [Extract from the London Gazette, of Friday, the 7th July, 1911.] Oeder in Council applying Extradition Acts, 1870-1906, to Paraguay. At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the sth day of July, 1911. Present: The King's Most Excellent Majesty, Lord President, Lord Chamberlain, Lord Kinnear, Mr. Secretary Churchill, Mr. Secretary Harcourt, Sir Joseph Ward, Sir Charles Fitzpatrick, Sir George Murray, Sir Edward Morris, Sir T. Vezey Strong, Sir William Anson, Sir Frederick Pollock, Sir John Rhys, Sir Rufus Isaacs, Mr. McKinnon Wood, Mr. T. J. Macnamara, Mr. J. H. Whitley, Mr. Charles Fenwick, Mr. J. W. Wilson, Mr. A. Bonar Law, Mr. W. Hayes Fisher, Mr. Laurence Hardy, Mr. F. E. Smith, Mr. F. Huth Jackson. Whereas by the Extradition Acts, 1870 to 1906, it was amongst other things enacted that, where an arrangement has been made with any foreign State with respect to the surrender to such State of any fugitive criminals, His Majesty may, by Order in Council, , direct that the said Acts shall apply in the case of such foreign State ; and that His Majesty may, by the same or any subsequent Order, limit the operation of the Order, and restrict the same to fugitive criminals who are in or suspected of being in the part of His Majesty's dominions specified in the Order, and render the operation thereof subject to such conditions, exceptions, and qualifications as may be deemed expedient: And whereas a treaty was concluded on the twelfth day of September, one thousand nine hundred and eight, between His Majesty King Edward VII and the President of the Republic of Paraguay, for the extradition of criminals, which treaty is in the terms following:— Treaty between the United Kingdom and Paraguay for the Mutual Surrender of Fugitive Criminals. (Signed at Asuncion, 12th September, 1908. [Ratifications exchanged at Asuncion, 30th January, 1911.]) His Majesty the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of the British Dominions beyond the Seas, Emperor of India, and His Excellency the President of the Republic of Paraguay, having determined, by common consent, to conclude a treaty for the extradition of criminals, have accordingly named as their Plenipotentiaries :