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No. 7. New Zealand, No. 81. Sir,— Government House, Wellington, 28th April, 1927. With reference to your despatch, No. 42, of the 25th February, I have the honour to inform you that my Ministers have learned with much pleasure of the proposal of the Society of Motor-manufacturers and Traders, Ltd., London, to send a delegation to New Zealand to inquire as to the possibility of increasing the export trade of British motor-cars to this Dominion. 2. The Prime Minister will be pleased to afford the delegation every possible facility for carrying out its mission in New Zealand. In addition to assisting the delegation in its visits to various parts of the Dominion, it is proposed to provide opportunities for inspecting typical New Zealand highways, and to arrange for the delegates to meet interested parties in the chief centres. 3. The Minister of Industries and Commerce has been asked to appoint an officer from his Department to act in an advisory capacity to the mission during its stay in the Dominion. I have, &c., CHARLES FERGUSSON, Governor-General. The Right Hon. L. C. M. S. Amery, M.P., Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs.

No. 8. New Zealand, No. 85. Sir, — Government House, Wellington, 29th April, 1927. With reference to your despatch, Dominions No. 61, of the 21st January, regarding the proposed Imperial Agricultural Research Conference, I have the honour to inform you that arrangements have been made by my Ministers for Dr. C. J. Reakes, C.8.E., M.R.C.V.S., D.V.Sc., to attend the Conference in his capacity as Director-General of Agriculture. 2. In connection with the last paragraph of your despatch under reply, Ministers state that a list of any special subjects which they would like to have discussed at the Conference is being prepared, and will be forwarded later. I have, &c., CHARLES FERGUSSON, Governor-General. The Right Hon. L. C. M. S. Amery, M.P., Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs.

No. 9. New Zealand, No. 86. Sir,— Government House, Wellington, 30th April, 1927. I have the honour to inform you that I duly referred for the consideration of my Ministers your despatch, Dominions No. 146, of the 7th March, on the subject of the Imperial Institute. 2. In their reply, Ministers state that arrangements will be made to co-operate with the Institute in the manner suggested by the Director, and that the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research will forward twice each year a report on the research work in progress in the Dominion. I have, &c., CHARLES FERGUSSON, Governor- General. The Right Hon. L. C. M. S. Amery, M.P., Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs.

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