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Part XI : The Native Land Court. Part XII; Customary Land. Part XIII : Partition and Exchange of Native Land. Part XIV: Native Succession. Pari XV : Adoption of Children by Natives. Part XVI : Alienation of Native Land. Part XVI] : Trustees for Natives. Part Will : Marriage. Part XIX : Divorce. Part XX : Maintenance and Affiliation, Part XXI : Persons of Unsound Mind. Pa it XXII : Intoxicating Liquor. Part XXIII : Roads. Part XXIV: The Laws of the Cook Islands: Genera] Provisions. 1915. No. 11. The War Funds Acl. 1915. The object of this Act is lo provide a scheme for the effective control and administration, with due economy, of the various patriotic funds that have been raised throughout the Dominion. The Acl provides for the establishment of a National War Funds Council, to be appointed by the Governor, with power to receive and administer war funds, and also empowers private trustees to transfer the funds under their control to the Council. It also permits the trustees of any fund to lake over the administration of any other fund. Section 22 makes it unlawful for unauthorized persons to solicit contributions on behalf of a fund. 1915, No. 42. The Military Manu-uvres Act. 19J5.- This Act authorizes the Governor by Proclamation to declare any lands, to be specified in the Proclamation, to be available for military manoeuvres. Full compensation is to be paid to owners or occupiers of property for loss sustained by reason of the conduct of any such manoeuvres. 1915, No. 13. The Lights on Vehicles Act, 1915. -This Act renders compulsory the carrying of lights on vehicles at night. 1915. No. 11. The Expeditionary Forces Act, 1915. This Act is for the purpose of making proper provision for the raising of Expeditionary Forces for service abroad during the present war, and for the discipline of such Forces. 1915, No. 15. The Discharged Soldiers Settlement Act. 1915. -This Act provides for the settingaside of areas of suitable hind to be disposed of to discharged soldiers, either under the provisions of the Land Act or Land for Settlements Act, or under the special provisions referred to in sections 4 it sit/, of the Act. In cases when- financial assistance is required there is authority to advance moneys for (a) ihe improvement of the land, (b) the erection of necessary buildings, and (c) the purchase of stock, &c. Except with the consent of the Land Board and the Minister of Lands, a lessee or purchaser of land disposed of under the Act is unable to transfer his interest in the land before the expiry of ten years from the commencement of the lease or the date of his purchase. 1915, No. 46. The Railways .Authorization Act. 1915. This Act authorizes the construction of certain lines of railway specified in the schedule. 1915, No. 47. Tin- Auctioneers Amendment Ad, 1915. This Ad modifies the provisions of the .» Auctioneers Act, 1908, to the extent of permitting unlicensed persons to conduct auction sales of articles in cases w here the proceeds are to be i level cd to a patriotic fund. 1915, No. 48. The Dairy Industry Amendment Ad, 1915.---'I his Act amends in various particulars the provisions of the Dairy Industry Act. 1908. 1915, No. 49. This Act amends in various particulars the provisions of the Footwear Regulation Act, 1913. 1915, No. 50. The Miners' Phthisis Ad, 1915. -This Act provides a scheme for the payment of pensions to miners who are incapacitated for work by reason of miners' phthisis. In the case of married men or widowers with dependent children t hi- rate is fixed at £1 a week, and in the case of unmarried men at 15s. a week. 1915, No. 51. The Mining Amendment Acl. 1915. This Act provides as follows:— (1.) For the renewal of licenses for mining privileges, after Ihe expiry of the original license : (2.) For the issue to or on behalf of His Majesty of licenses for mining privileges, in the same manner as such licenses may be issued to a private person : (3.) For the increase of the duty on gold exported from New Zealand. 1915, No. 52. The Prisoners Detention Ad, 1915. This Act provides I'm- (he establishment of prison hospitals I'm- the treatment of prisoners who may be suffering from contagious disease. Any such prisoner may be detained in hospital until cured, notwithstanding that his term of imprisonment may have expired. 1915, No. 53. The Local Elections (Proportional Representation) Amendment Ad, 1915.—This Act amends the Act of 1914 in various respects. In particular it provides for the adoption of the Act in divided boroughs, and also for its adoption by local authorities other than boroughs. 1915, No. 54. The New Zealand Society of Accountants Amendment Act, 1915.- This Act makes provision for the reinstatement as members of the New Zealand Society of Accountants of persons whose names have been removed from the register. 1915, No. 55. The Coal-mines Amendment Act. 1915. -—This Act amends in various particulars ihe Coal-mines Act, 1908. 1915, No. 56. -The Births and Deaths Registration Amendment Ad. 1915.—Section 8 of this Ad makes special provisions as to the registration or re-registration of Ihe births of adopted children.