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No. 111. New Zealand, No. 353. My Lord, — Downing Street, 13th October, 1911. I have the honour to request you to inform your Ministers that the Board of Trade have appointed Mr. William Gladstone Wickham to be His Majesty's Trade Commissioner for New Zealand, in the place of the late Mr. G. H. F. Rolleston. 2. Mr. Wickham will leave England in the first week in November to take up his duties in New Zealand. He will put himself in communication with the Dominion Government immediately upon his arrival, and the Board of Trade trust that he will receive the same valuable assistance as was accorded to his predecessor. 3. I informed you of this appointment by my telegram of the 12th of October, asking that your Government would be so good as to make a public announcement of the appointment. I have, &c, L. HARGOURT. Governor the Right Hon. Lord Islington, K.C.M.G., D.S.O., &c

No. 112. New Zealand.—Miscellaneous. My Lord, — Downing Street, 13th October, 1911. With reference to your Lordship's despatch, No. 45, of the 31st March, I have the honour to forward, for the information of your Ministers, a certified copy of the Royal Warrant granting armorial ensigns and supporters to the Dominion of New Zealand. 2. A second certified copy has been filed for record in this Department. 3. The design for the arms was approved by the Prime Minister while he was in this country. ■1. A statement of the fees payable to the College of Anns has been forwarded to the High Commissioner. I have, &c, I, HARCOURT. Governor the Right Hon. Lord Islington, K.C.M.G., D.S.O., &c.

GEORGE R.I. George the Fifth, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of the British Dominions beyond the Seas King, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India, to Our Right Trusty and Right Entirely Beloved Cousin and Councillor Henry Duke of Norfolk, Earl Marshal, and Our Hereditary Marshal of England, Knight of Our Most Noble Order of the Garter, Knight Grand Cross of Our Royal Victorian Order : Greeting. Whereas His late Majesty King Edward the Seventh, by and with the advice of his Privy Council, was pleased to issue his Royal Proclamation, bearing date the 9th day of September, 1907, ordaining, declaring, and commanding that the Colony of New Zealand and the territory belonging thereto should be called and known by the title of the Dominion of New Zealand : And for as much as it is our Royal will and pleasure tha£ for the greater honour and distinction of the said Dominion of New Zealand certain armorial ensigns and supporters should be assigned thereto : Know ye, therefore, that We of our princely grace and-special favour have granted and assigned and by these presents do grant and assign for the Dominion of New Zealand the armorial ensigns and supporters following, that is to say :— " Quarterly : Azure and gules on a palo argent three lymphads sable, in the first quarter four mullets in cross of the last each surrounded by a mullet of the second (representing the constellation of the Southern Cross), in the second quarter a fleece, in the third a garb, and in the fourth two mining hammers in saltire all or; and for the crest on a wreath of the colours a demilion rampant guardant or supporting a flagstaff erect proper thereon flying to the sinister the Union Flag; and for the supporters on the dexter side a female figure proper vested argent supporting in the dexter hand a flagstaff proper hoisted thereon the ensign of the Dominion of New Zealand; and on the sinister side a Maori rangatira (chieftain) vested proper holding in his dexter hand a taiahia (halbert), all proper," together with the motto " Onward," as the same are in the painting hereunto annexed more plainly depicted, to be borne for the said Dominion of New Zealand on seals, shields, banners, or otherwise according to the laws of arms.