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56. Cadmium, cadmium alloys, and cadmium minerals (2). 57. Albumen (2). 58. Zirconium, cerium, thorium, and their alloys and, compounds; monazitic zirconia and sand (3). 59. Silk cocoons (3). 60. Hough diamonds for industrial uses (3). 61. Platinum (ore, metal, and, salts) and metals from, the same mine as platinum (iridium, osmium, ruthenium, rhodium, palladium, &c), salts and alloys of these metals (3). 1 Foodstuffs Conditional Contraband. 2. Forage and feeding-stuffs for animals. 3. Oleaginous seeds, nuts, and kernels. 4. Oils and fats, animal, fish; and vegetable, other than those capable of use as lubricants, and not including essential oils. 5. Combustibles, except mineral oils, including wood charcoal (3). 6. Powders and explosives not specially prepared for use in war. 7. Horse-shoes and shocing-material. 8. Harness and saddlery. 9. The following articles if available for use in war : Clothing and fabrics for clothing, furs, boots and shoes. 10. Vehicles of all kinds, other than motor vehicles, available for use in war, and their component parts. 11. Railway material, both fixed and rolling stock, telegraphs and materials for, wireless telegraphs and materials for, and telephones and materials for. 12. Vessels, craft, and boats of all kinds, floating-docks and their component parts, parts of docks, 13. Field-glasses, telescopes, chronometers, and all kinds of nautical instruments. 14. Yeast (2). 15. Caseine. 16. Bladders, guts, casings, and sausage-skins. 17. Sponges, natural and prepared (3). 18. Glue, gelatine, and, substances used, in their preparation (3). 19. Empty barrels and packing-cases of all kinds and their component parts (3). (1) Decree, 16th July, 1916, No. 991— published Gazzetta Vfficiale, Bth October, 1916, No. 186. (2) Decree, 14th December, 1916, No. 1803—pu Wished Gazzetta Ufficiale, Bth January, 1917, No. 5. (.3) Decree, 22nd February, 1916, No. 387—published Gazzetta Ufficiale, 17th March, 1917, No. 64.

No. 39. New Zealand, Dominions No. 406. My Lord, — Downing Street, 25th June, 1917. With reference to my despatch, Dominions No. 321, of the 28th ultimo, I have the honour to request Your Excellency to inform your Ministers that the Charter of Incorporation granted to the Imperial War Graves Commission was passed under the Great Seal on the 18th instant. I have, &c, WALTER IT. LONG. Governor His Excellency the Right Hon. the Earl of Liverpool, G.C.M.G., M.V.0., &c.

No. 40. New Zealand, Dominions No. 411. My Lord, — Downing Street, 27th June, 1917. I have the honour to transmit to Your Excellency, for the information of your Ministers, copies of an extract from the Board of Trade Journal of the 21st June, containing Regulations as to Ship's Stores which have been drawn up by the Board of Trade in consultation with the Foreign Office and Admiralty. I have, &c, WALTER H. LONG. Governor His Excellency the Right Hon. the Earl of Liverpool, G.C.M.G., M.V.0., &c.