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are known in some countries as " petty patents" for matter which, while involving skill and ingenuity leading to a useful result, hardly come within the definition of " invention." 4. The Prime Minister would be glad to lean whether any question of the kind referred to has been considered by His Majesty's Government, and would appreciate an expression of your views on the subject. I have, &c, LIVERPOOL, The Right Hon. Lewis V. Harcourt, P. 0., &c, Governor. Secretary of State for the Colonies.

No. 6. New Zealand, No. 99. Sir, — Government House, Wellington, Bth June, 1915. With reference to my telegram of the 4th May and to previous telegraphic correspondence relative to contributions made by the people of this Dominion to the various war funds, I have the honour to inform you that the undermentioned amounts have been contributed in New Zealand during the month of May, and have been remitted by cablegram through the High Commissioner for New Zealand : — To His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales's £ s. d. Fund ... ... ... ... 697 8 8 New Zealand's monthly contribution for the relief of the poor in Belgium ... ... .15,000 0 0 To the National Committee for Relief in Belgium ... ... ... ... 4,226 4 4 To St. John Ambulance Brigade, London— For immediate use in assisting wounded New-Zeal anders ... ... 500 0 0 For providing tobacco and cigarettes for the New-Zealanders in the various hospitals ... ... ... 100 0 0 To fund for relief of wounded New-Zealanders at Malta ... ... ... ... 450 0 0 '* To fund for comforts of wounded NewZealanders in England ... ... 250 0 0 To fund for comfort of New Zealand wounded in Egypt, Malta, or elsewhere ... 25 0 0 For Miss Maunders Hospital at Rouen ... 57 18 6 To the respective Ministers of Montenegro and Serbia in such proportion as the relative necessity of each nation demands 500 0 0 To the Minister of Serbia ... ... 100 0 0 To the Belgian Legation Belgian Refugee Food Fund ... ... 500 0 0 For British relief purposes ... ... 35 18 7 For relief of Belgians in England ... 150 0 0 The following contributions, made in February and March, of which notification has not previously been sent to you, will be remitted to the High Commissioner within the next week, namely— To Belgian Relief Fund ... ... 3,373 0 8 To British Relief Fund ... ... 727 1 11 £26,692 12 8