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by His Majesty's Government under the Order in Council of the 23rd February, I have the honour to refer you to the Fifth Schedule of the Order in Council made in New Zealand on the 10th April, and published in the New Zealand Gazette Extraordinary of the same date, which provides for the prohibition of exportation of all foodstuffs to foreign destinations. Copies of the Gazette containing this Order in Council were enclosed in my despatch, No. 78, of the 13th April, which will no doubt reach you shortly. I have, &o, LIVERPOOL, The Right Hon. A. Bonar Law, P.C., &c, Governor. Secretary of State for the Colonies.

No. 15. New Zealand, No. 98. Sir, — Government House, Wellington, 4th May, 1916. With reference to my despatch, No. 141, of the 3rd August last, and to your telegram of the 29th October, relative to the extension of copyright in artistic works made prior to the present Act by others than residents of New Zealand, I have the honour to enclose the accompanying copies of an extract from the New Zealand Gazette of the 30th March, 1916, publishing an Order in Council which has been issued by my Government on the subject. I have, &c, LIVERPOOL, The Right Hon. A. Bonar Law, P.C., &C, Governor. Secretary of State for the Colonies.

No. 16. New Zealand, No. 99. Sir,— Government House, Wellington, 4th May, 1916. In reply to your despatch, No. 100, of the 9th February last, I have the honour to inform you that the Government of New Zealand have no objection to the appointment of Mr. George Jameson as Vice-Consul of Norway at Christehurch. Notification of recognition of this gentleman in the capacity named was therefore published in the New Zealand Gazette dated 20th April, 1916. I have, &c, LIVERPOOL, The Right Hon. A. Bonar Law, P.C., &c, Governor. Secretary of State for the Colonies.

No. 17. New Zealand, No. 101. Sir, — Government House, Wellington, 4th May, 1916. I have the honour to transmit to you the accompanying copy of a memorandum which has been addressed to me by my Prime Minister on the subject of regulations under the Stock Act, 1908, for the prevention of the introduction into New Zealand of diseases affecting stock. 2. It will be observed that in the latter part of his memorandum the Prime Minister asks that His Majesty's Government will be so good as to arrange for a communication to be sent to the Government of the United States, with a view to securing the concurrence of that Government in the arrange-