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No. 5. New Zealand, No. 62. Sir, — Government House, Wellington, 7th March, 1922. With reference to your despatch, Dominions No. 457, of the 10th November, regarding proposals for an Imperial heavy-parcels-post scheme, I have the honour to inform you that my Ministers concur in the scheme outlined in the Board of Trade's memorandum dated June, 1918, that details as to the charges to be levied and the general conditions that would govern the wording of the scheme in this Dominion will be considered later by the Government of New Zealand, and that in New Zealand it would be necessary to restrict the service to the principal towns served by railway or steamer. 2. My Prime Minister desires to add that the New Zealand Government regrets that it does not see its way to incur the expense of supplying officers to assess and collect duties in various out-ports and other places in the United Kingdom, as the amount so collected would be small compared with the cost of providing the service. I have, &c, JELLICOE, The Right Hon. Winston S. Churchill, M.P., Governor-General. Secretary of State for the Colonies.

No. 6. New Zealand, No. 76. Sir, — Government House, Wellington, 22nd March, 1922. I have the honour to transmit to you the accompanying synopsis, prepared by my Attorney-General, of the Acts passed during the third session of the Twentieth Parliament of the Dominion of New Zealand, together with the Acts themselves, which have been duly authenticated with the Seal of the Dominion. I have, &c, JELLICOE, The Right Hon. Winston S. Churchill, M.P., Governor-General. Secretary of State for the Colonies.

Enclosure. Synopsis of Acts passed by the General Assembly op New Zealand during the Session ended on the 1 3th day of february, 1922. (Note. —Acts Nos. 1 to 5 of 1921 were passod during tho session ended on the 24th Maroh, 1921, and were the subjeot of a separate synopsis.) 1921, No. 6.—The Imprest Supply Act, 1921.—This Act applies the sum of £3,795,125 out of the Public Account, and the sum of £40,130 out of other specified accounts, for the financial year ending the 31st day of March, 1922. The sum of £7,500 is transferred to the Scenery Preservation Account. 1921, No. 7.—The Treaties of Peace Extension Act, 1921. —This Act provides that the Treaties of Peace Act, 1919, shall remain in force until it is specifically repealed. The provisions of that Act relating to Western Samoa are repealed, in view of the Samoa Act, 1921. 1921, No. 8. —The Law Practitioners Amendment Act, 1921. —This Act enables law agents enrolled pursuant to the Law Agents (Scotland) Act, 1873, to be admitted as solicitors of the Supreme Court of New Zealand. 1921, No. 9. —The Rabbit Nuisance Amendment Act, 1921.—This Act modifies the provisions of section 2 of the Rabbit Nuisance Amendment Act, 1918, which provides penalties for failure to destroy rabbits on private land. 1921, No. 10. —The Local Bodies' Loans Amendment Act, 1921. — This Act amends in various particulars the Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1913. Section 2 extends to five years the time within which the authority to borrow moneys conferred on local authorities by ratepayers may be; exercised. Section 4 contains provisions with respect to the exercise by local authorities of the power to hypothecate or mortgage debentures. Section 5 amends the provisions of the principal Act as to investment of sinking funds held by the Public Trustee. Section 6 makes extensive amendments of section 11 of the Finance Act, 1921, which authorizes the modification of the conditions subject to which a local authority may be empowered to borrow moneys. Section 7 extends Part IV of the principal Act as from the Ist April, 1921, by authorizing the guarantee by the State of a portion as well as the whole of a loan.