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" Provided also that nothing herein contained shall prevent persons of British, Allied, or Neutral nationality residing, carrying on business, or being in the United Kingdom, who have an interest in or under a patent or design belonging in whole or in part to an enemy, from paying out of their own moneys fees payable in the United Kingdom for obtaining the renewal of such patent, or for obtaining the renewal of the registration of such design, or from paying agents in the United Kingdom (including themselves) their charges and expenses (if any) in relation to such matters." Dated this sth day of September, 1917. H. Llewellyn Smith, Secretary to the Board of Trade.

No. 55. New Zealand, No. 151. My Lord, — Downing Street, 21st September, 1917. I have the honour to inform you that I duly laid before His Majesty the King Your Excellency's telegram of the 14th August respecting the resolutions passed by meetings held in New Zealand on the occasion of the third anniversary of the outbreak of war. His Majesty was pleased to command me to request you to convey to the inhabitants of New Zealand an expression of his appreciation of this testimony to their loyal and resolute spirit. . I have, &c, WALTER LL LONG. Governor-General His Excellency the Right Lion, the Earl of Liverpool, P. 0., G.C.M.G., M.V.0., &c.

No. 56. New Zealand, Dominions No. 650. My Lord, — Downing Street, 9th October, 1917. I have the honour to state, for Your Excellency's information and that of your Ministers, that the King has been pleased to appoint His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, K.G., G.8.E., M.C., to be Grand Master, and consequently First or Principal Knight Grand Cross, of the Most Distinguished v " Order of Saint Michael and Saint George. 2. His Majesty has further been pleased to appoint the most Honourable the Marquess of Lansdowne, K.G., P.C., G.C.5.1., G.C.MG, G.C.1.E., to be the Chancellor of the Order in succession to the late Earl Grey. I have, &c, WALTER H. LONG. Governor-General His Excellency the Right Hon. the Earl of Liverpool, P. 0., G.C.M.G., M.V.0., &c.

No. 57. New Zealand, Dominions No. 653. My Lord, — Downing Street, 10th October, 1917. I have the honour to request Your Excellency to inform your Ministers that it has been found that there has been a large increase in the sums remitted to India in money and postal orders in consequence of the restrictions which the Secretary of State for India in Council has been compelled to impose on trade remittances to India, as explained in the enclosed memorandum. The Government of India have accordingly decided that the value of British postal orders paid in India to any one individual on the same day must not exceed £20. As a further measure, and in consequence also of an increase which has