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No. 13. New Zealand, No. 227. Sir, — Government House, Wellington, Ist September, 1922. With reference to your despatch, No. 73, of the 13th April, on the subject of the upkeep of the Imperial Institute, I have the honour to inform you that the Government of New Zealand will be pleased to contribute the sum of £1,000 to the funds of the Institute for the current financial year 1922-23. I have, &c, JELLICOE, The Right Hon. Winston S. Churchill, M.P., Governor-General. Secretary of State for the Colonies.

No. 14. New Zealand, No. 232. Sir, — Government House, Wellington, 4th September, 1922. With reference to my despatch, No. 14, of the 21st January, I have the honour to forward, at the instance of my Prime Minister, the accompanying copy of Volume 111 of the New Zealand History of the War, which my Ministers hope that His Majesty the King may be graciously pleased to accept. I have, &c, JELLICOE, The Right Hon. Winston S. Churchill, M.P., Governor-General. Secretary of State for the Colonies.

No. 15. New Zealand, No. 239. Sir, — Government House, Wellington, 7th September, 1922. With reference to my telegram of the 24th August, conveying the text of a resolution passed by the House of Representatives assenting to the ratification by His Majesty of the treaties passed at the recent Washington Conference, I have the honour to inform you that a resolution couched in the same terms was passed by the Legislative Council on the 6th instant. 2. The accompanying copies of the New Zealand Parliamentary Debates give an account of the debate in the House of Representatives on Sir John Salmond's report on the proceedings of the Conference, copies of which were enclosed in my despatch, No. 213, of the 18th August. It will be observed that on pages 481 and 482 the Prime Minister makes known the suggestions of the Admiralty as to the methods in which New Zealand can best assist in the naval defence of the Empire. 3. I also take the opportunity of enclosing copies of several leading articles which have appeared in the local Press commenting generally on Sir John Salmond's report, and in particular on that portion of it which relates to the status of the Dominions. I have, &c, JELLICOE, The Right Hon. Winston S. Churchill, M.P., Governor-General. Secretary of State for the Colonies.

No. 16. New Zealand, No. 250. Sir, — Government House, Wel'ington, 14th September, 1922. With reference to my despatch, No.• 239, of the 7th September, I have the honour to transmit to you certified copies of the resolution passed by the Legislative Council and the House of Representatives respectively, relative to the ratification by His Majesty of the treaties concluded at the Conference on the Limitation of Armaments held at Washington. I have, &c, JELLICOE, The Right Hon. Winston S. Churchill, M.P., Governor-General. Secretary of State for the Colonies.