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• ■■" No/83. • . ; ; .. _ New Zealand, No. 47. . Sir, — Government House, Auckland, 28th March, 1912. With reference to your despatch, No. 2, of the 4th January, transmitting copy of a letter from the Board of Trade forwarding copies of the Copyright Act, 1911, I have the honour to inform you, by request of my Ministers, that the question of introducing legislation to secure uniformity in the law of copyright is under the consideration of the New Zealand Government. I have, &c, ISLINGTON, The Right Hon. Lewis V. Harcourt, P.C., &c, Governor. Secretary of State for the Colonies.

Enclosure. Prime Minister's Office, Wellington, 16th March, 1912. Memorandum for His Excellency the Governor. The Prime Minister presents his compliments, and, in returning G.H. 94 of 1912, covering despatch No. 2 from the Secretary of State for the Colonies, of the 4th January, 1912, relative •to Imperial Copyright Act, 1911, begs to state that the question of introducing legislation to secure uniformity in the law of copyright is under consideration of the Government. J. G. Ward.

No. 84. New Zealand, No. 48. Sir, — Government House, Wellington, 11th April, 1912. With reference to my despatch, No. 7, of the 4th January, on the subject of the International Radio-telegraphic Conference to be held in London on the 4th June, 1912, I have the honour to inform you, by request of my Government, that the Honourable Sir William Hall-Jones, K.C.M.G., High Commissioner for New Zealand in London, will represent this Dominion at the Conference. _ I have, &c, ISLINGTON, The Right Hon. Lewis V. Harcourt, P.C., &c, Governor Secretary of State for the Colonies.

No. 85. New Zealand, No. 51. Sir, — Government House, Wellington, 11th April, 1912. Referring to your despatch, No. 22, of the 18th January, on the subject of the alliance of certain New Zealand regiments with regiments of the British Army, I have the honour to inform you that the information, referred to in the first paragraph of your despatch, as to the origin of the units concerning which alliance with British regiments is desired accompanied my despatch, No. 9, of the 12th January. 2. With regard to paragraph 2 of your despatch, Ministers report that a complete list showing changes in the organization or designation of New Zealand regiments is being prepared and will be forwarded to me when completed, and that any subsequent changes will be notified as they occur. I have, &c, ISLINGTON, The Right Hon. Lewis V. Harcourt, P.C., &c, Governor. Secretary of State for the Colonies.

No. 86. New Zealand, No. 52. Sir, — Government House, Wellington, 11th April, 1912. With reference to my telegram of the 29th March, informing you that my Government is prepared to take for at least three years fifteen copies of the English translations of each of the three publications of the International Agricultural Institute in question, I have the honour to transmit to you copy