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No. 1. New Zealand, No. 15. Sir, — Government House, Wellington, 18th January, 1916. With reference to your despatch, No. 597, of the 30th October, I have the honour to inform you, by request of my Prime Minister, that, as far as local circumstances permit, treatment on similar lines to those indicated in the copy of the War Office circular letter which accompanied your despatch under reply will be adopted in this Dominion as regards officer prisoners of war. I have, &c, LIVERPOOL, The Right Hon. A. Bonar Law, P.0., &o, Governor. Secretary of State for the Colonies.

No. 2. New Zealand, No. 18. Sir, — Government House, Wellington, 26th January, 1916. With reference to your despatch, No. 628, of the 13th November, intimating that the Arbitration Conventions concluded with Denmark and Brazil will expire on the 4th and 6th May, 1916, respectively, and that, His Majesty's Government propose to renew them, I have the honour to inform you, at the request of my Prime Minister, that the Government of New Zealand is in agreement with the proposal. I have, &o, LIVERPOOL, The Right Hon. A. Bonar Law, P.C., &c, Governor. Secretary of State for the Colonies.

A.-2, 1917, No. 3.

No. 3. New Zealand, No. 21. Sir, — Government House, Wellington, 28th January, 1916. With reference to your despatch, No. 647, of the 22nd November, I have the honour to inform you that there is no objection to the appointment of Mr. John. Henry Stringer as Consular Agent of the United States at Christehurch. 2. My Ministers have accordingly caused a notification of this gentleman's appointment in the capacity named to be published in the New Zealand Gazette of the 20th January. . I have, &c., LIVERPOOL, The Right Hon. A. Bonar Law, P.C., &o, Governor, Secretary of State for the Colonies.

A.-2, 1917, No. 5.

No. of Date. leries. 1916. 48 Oct. 5 49 ., 5 50 „ 5 51 „ 11 52 Nov. 2 53 „ 3 54 „ 22 55 „ 22 56 „ 25 57 Dec. 1 Subjeot. Gift of land by Tauwharetoa Tribe for settlement of returned Maori soldiers Ships' lifeboat compasses : Board of Trade notice Ships' wooden lifoboats : Board of Trade instructions Report of investiture Certificates of competency as master in mercantile marine Inspection of live-stock from Spain and Portugal War-tax on correspondence from Leeward Islands Imperial College of Science and Technology Consul of Peru at Auckland .. .. .. .. .. .. " Passports . . I'aKc. 27 28 2,s 28 29 29 30 30 30 31 , , 9