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(3.) The original designations of the regiments now desiring alliance with British regiments are as under :— New Title. Old Title. 3rd (Auckland) Regiment (" Countess of Ist Battalion Auckland Infantry (" CounRanfurly's Own ") tess of Ranfurly's Own ") 16th (Waikato) Regiment .. .. New Regiment, formed 17th March, 1911. 7th Regiment (Wellington, West Coast, 2nd Battalion Wellington (West Coast) Rifles) Rifles. „,, t, • , w , m n [3rd. Battalion Wellington (East Coast) 9th Regiment (Wellington, East Coast, J n-n , e> ■ \ / Rlfles ) (sth. Battalion (Centre or Ruahine) Rifles. 6th (Hauraki) Regiment .. .. 2nd Battalion Auckland (Hauraki) Infantry. Ist (Canterbury) Regiment .. .. Ist North Canterbury Battalion of Infantry. 11th Regiment (Taranaki Rifles) .. 4th Battalion Wellington (Taranaki) Rifles. 15th (North Auckland) Regiment .. New regiment, formed 17th March, 1911. sth Regiment (Wellington Rifles) .. Ist Battalion Wellington Rifles. 2nd (South Canterbury) Regiment .. South Canterbury Battalion of Infantry. 4th Regiment (Otago Rifles) .. Ist Battalion Otago Rifles. Bth Regiment (Southland Rifles) .. 2nd Battalion Otago Rifles. 10th Regiment (North Otago Rifles) .. 3rd Battalion Otago Rifles. Particulars of changes in organization or designation of units will be published from time to time in the New Zealand Army List as they take place. The Army List is issued quarterly, and copies are sent to the War Office as soon as they are published, the List for June quarter being the last forwarded. J. G. Ward, Prime Minister. Prime Minister's Office, Wellington, 3rd January, 1912. Memorandum for His Excellency the Governor. The Prime Minister presents his compliments to His Excellency the Governor, and begs to suggest to His Excellency that it would perhaps be advisable to mention, when acknowledging the receipt of despatch from the Colonial Office to the 21st July last (G.H. 686/1911), that the designation of the Bth Regiment of the New Zealand Mounted Rifles, referred to in the Ist paragraph thereof, has recently been altered to the 3rd Regiment. The designations of the regiments for which His Majesty's approval has been obtained for their alliance to King Edward's Horse ("The King's Oversea Dominion Regiment") may therefore, under the circumstances, it is presumed, be allowed to read as Ist, 2nd, 3rd, and sth Regiments of New Zealand Mounted Rifles. J. G. Wakd, Prime Minister.

No. 63. New Zealand, No. 10. Sir, — Government House, Wellington, 18th January, 1912. With reference to your despatches, No. 206, of the 27th June, 1911, and No. 379, of the 10th November last, inquiring the views of my Government on the subject of the emigration of ex-soldiers from England to the selfgoverning dominions, I have the honour to transmit to you the accompanying copy of a memorandum from my Prime Minister, together with a copy of a letter, dated the lith November, 1910, forwarded by him to the High Commissioner for New Zealand in London, setting forth the views of my Government on the subject. I have, &c, ISLINGTON, The Right Hon. Lewis V. Harcourt, I\C, &c, Governor. Secretary of State for the Colonies.

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Enclosure. Prime Minister's Office, Wellington, 13th January, 1912. Memorandum for His Excellency the Governor. The Prime Minister presents his compliments to His Excellency the Governor, and begs to submit the following particulars for His Excellency's information in respect to the proposals made in despatch, G.H. No. 565, of the 30th July, 1910, and referred to in despatch, G.H. No. 1044, of the 10th November, 1911, respecting the emigration of ex-soldiers to New Zealand and other oversea dominions. 1. The proposals made in the first-mentioned despatch were duly considered by Cabinet on the 11th October, 1910, and the High Commissioner was informed of the decision of the Government on the matter by memorandum dated the 11th November, 1910 (copy attached). 2. A number of ex-officers and ex-noncommissioned officers of the Regular Army have received appointments on the instructional staff of the New Zealand Military Forces under the new system of military training.