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No. 1. New Zealand, No. 83. My Lord, — Downing Street, 19th .February, 1914., With reference to my despatch, No. 44, of the 30th January, I have the honour to transmit to iTour Excellency, for the information of your Ministers, the accompanying copy of an Order dated 23rd January, amending the wording of Regulation 2, paragraph 1, of the regulations of the 30th December, 1913, with regard to restrictions on the importation of potatoes into the United States of America. I have, &c, L. HAECOUET. Governor His Excellency the Eight Hon. the Earl of Liverpool, K.C.M.G., M.V.0., &c.

Enclosure. Regulation 2.—General Conditions governing Potato Importations (First Paragraph only). Potatoes will be admitted from any country or well-defined district thereof not specifically mentioned in Notice of Quarantine No. 11, issued 22nd December, 1913, when it is determined by adequate field-inspection conducted by recognized experts of the country concerned that such country or district thereof is free from injurious potato-diseases and injurious insect pests, and such country must further agree to examine and certify all potatoes offered for export in compliance with these regulations : Provided that the entry of potatoes will not be permitted from any country unless such country either has an effective quarantine prohibiting the entry into such country or district thereof of potatoes from any country or district under quarantine by the United States, or forbids by law the exportation to the United States of all potatoes not grown within the countiy, or district or locality thereof, from which the potatoes are exported : Provided further that potatoes grown in a district which is believed by a duly authorized official to be free from injurious potato-diseases, and which have at the time of the issuance of these regulations been taken from the ground and stored, may be certified after inspection as hereinafter provided in Regulation 5.

No. 2. New Zealand, No. 87. My Lord, — Downing Street, 20th February, 1914. With reference to previous correspondence, I have the honour to transmit to Your Excellency, for the information of your Ministers, copies of an Order of His Majesty in Council dated the 9th February, 1914, varying the provisions of the Order in Council of the 24th June, 1912, under the Copyright Act, 1911, in so far as they relate to Italy. I have, &c, L. HAECOUET. Governor His Excellency the Eight Hon. the Earl of Liverpool, K.C.M.G., M.V.0., &c.

A. I, 1915, No. 12. A.-1,1915, No. 32.

Enclosure. At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 9th day of February, 1914. Present : The King's Most Excellent Majesty in Council. Whereas His Majesty, by virtue of the authority conferred on him by the Copyright Act, 1911, and having regard to the provisions of the Berne Copyright Convention, was pleased to make an Order in Council dated the 24th day of June, 1912 (hereinafter called " the principal Order "), extending the protection of the said Act to certain classes of works to which protection is guaranteed by the said Convention : And whereas it is provided in Article (2), proviso (i), of the principal Order that sections 1 (2) (d) and 19 of the Copyright Act, 1911, and such other- part or parts thereof as confer upon the owner of the copyright in a literary, dramatic, or musical work the exclusive right of making any record, perforated.roll, cinematograph film, or other contrivance by means of which the work may be mechanically performed, and such other part or parts thereof as confer copyright in any record or perforated roll, shall not apply in the case of any work of which the country of origin is Italy :