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No. 37. New Zealand, No. 184. Sir, — Government House, Wellington, 19th July, 1916. With reference to your despatch, No. 340, of the 9th May, I have the honour to inform you that there is no objection to the appointment of Mr. John Edmond as Honorary Norwegian Vice-Consul at Dunedin, and that notification of his appointment in that capacity was accordingly published in the New Zealand Gazette of the 13th July. I have, &c, LIVERPOOL, The Right Hon. A. Bonar Law, P.C., &c, Governor. Secretary of State for the Colonies.

No. 38. New Zealand, No. 191. Sir, — Government House, Wellington, 2nd August, 1916. I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch, No. 380, of the 24th May, forwarding copies of new instructions on the subject of lifejackets, which are being issued to Board of Trade Surveyors. 2. I am informed by my Ministers that the necessary steps are being taken to amend the New Zealand Life-saving Regulations so as to embody the provisions of those which have been made by the Board of Trade I have, &o, LIVERPOOL, The Right Hon, A. Bonar Law, P.C., &o, Governor. Secretary of State for the Colonies.

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No. 39. New Zealand, No. 196. Sir, — Government House, Wellington, 14th August, 1916. I have the honour to inform you, in reply to your despatch, No. 433, of the 13th June, that my Government raise no objection to the imposition of the war-tax referred to in respect of letters sent from British Honduras to New Zealand. I have, &o, LIVERPOOL, The Right Hon. A. Bonar Law, P.C., &o, Governor. Secretary of State for the Colonies.

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No. 40. New Zealand, No. 198. Sir, — Government House, Wellington, 14th August, 1916. I have the honour to transmit, to you the accompanying copies of resolutions passed by the House of Representatives and the Legislative Council respectively on the occasion of the second anniversary of the declaration of war. 2. Similar resolutions were passed at approximately 350 public meetings held throughout the Dominion, and at gatherings of the various tribes of the Maori race. I have, &c, LIVERPOOL, The Right Hon. A. Bonar Law, P.C., &o, Governor. Secretary of State for the Colonies.

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