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Your Excellency,— Premier's Office, Hobart, 12th April, 1912. Referring to the accompanying despatches, No. 50, of the 30th August, 1911, and No. 20, of the 14th February last, received from the Eight Hon. the Secretary of State for the Colonies on the subject of the date of the celebration of His Majesty's birthday in Tasmania, I have the honour to inform Your Excellency that in this State it is provided, by statute that when His Majesty's birthday falls upon any other day than a Monday, it is then celebrated ~on the Monday following. 2. This has been found to be a great convenience to the public, and I would suggest that Your Excellency inquire whether His Majesty will be graciously pleased to allow this practice to continue, and to accord to this State the same privilege as has been already accorded to the State of New South Wales (vide Mr. Harcourt's despatch to Lord Chelmsford dated 14th February last). 3. Seeing that this year His Majesty's birthday falls upon a Monday, there is ample time, before the date when the celebration shall take place next year and in succeeding years has to be determined, to give further consideration to the question, and to review our legislation, if necessary. I have, &c, N. E. Lewis, Premier.

No. 54. The Secretary of State to the Governor. Sir, — Downing Street, sth June, 1912. I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch, No. 13, of the 19th April, on the subject of the date of the celebration of the anniversary of His Majesty's birthday in Tasmania. 2. In reply, I have to request that you will inform your Ministers that His Majesty has no objection to the practice by which, when His Majesty's birthday falls upon any day other than a Monday, it is celebrated on the following Monday. I have, &c, L. Harcourt. No. 16. The Governor to the Secretary op State. Sir, — Government House, Perth, Western Australia, 26th April, 1912. With reference to your despatch, No. 24, of the 14th February, 1912, I have the honour to report that my Ministers have found it impossible to arrive at uniformity on the question of celebrating His Majesty's birthday on the actual date, and have decided to act upon the lines adopted by the Government of New South Wales —viz., to celebrate the birthday of the Sovereign on the Monday following the date upon which it falls. I have, &c, J. Strickland, Governor.

No. 69. The Secretary of State to the Governor. Sir,— Downing Street, 30th May, 1912. I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch, No. 15, of the 12th April, forwarding a copy of a memorandum from the Premier of Victoria, on the subject of the observance of the birthday of His Majesty the King. I request that you will inform the Premier that His Majesty has no objection to the following Monday being adopted for the observance of the anniversary of his birthday whenever it falls upon any other day than a Monday. I have, &c, L. Harcourt.

No. 57. New Zealand, No. 185. My Lord, — Downing Street, 27th June, 1912. With reference to your despatch, No. 59, of the 2nd May, I have the honour to transmit to you, for the consideration of your Ministers, a copy of a letter from the Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain, relative to the proposed interchange of certificates of pharmaceutical qualification between that society and the Pharmacy Board of New Zealand. I have, &c, L. HARCOURT. Governor the Right Hon. Lord Islington, K.C.M.G., D.5.0., &c.

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Enclosure. Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain, Sir, — 17 Bloomsbury Square, London, 19th June, 1912. I am directed to acknowledge the receipt of your communication of the 17th instant, forwarding copy of a despatch from the Governor of New Zealand relative to the proposals for an interchange of certificates of pharmaceutical qualification between Great Britain and the colonies. My council observes that the Pharmacy Board of New Zealand practically accepts the proposed basis for a reciprocal agreement, and confines its objection mainly to the amount of the fees payable by applicants for registration in this country. lam to say in this connection that the fee of twelve

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