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i\ T o. 5. New Zealand, No. 35. Sir, — Government House, Wellington, Ist March, 1928. With reference to your despatch, Dominions No. 541, of the 14th October last, on the subject of the International Balneological Exhibition to be held at Budapest in 1929, I have the honour to inform you, on the advice of my Ministers, that it has been decided that Dr. J. D. C. Duncan, Government Balneologist, will represent His Majesty's Government in New Zealand at the Exhibition. I have, &c., CHARLES FERGUSSON, Governor-General. The Right Hon. L. C. M. S. Amery, M.P., Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs.

No. 6. New Zealand, No. 38. Sir, — Government House, Wellington, sth March, 1928. With reference to your Despatch, Dominions No. 656, of the 31st December, 1927, I have the honour, at the instance of my Ministers, to express the appreciation of His Majesty's Government in New Zealand of the valuable publication " List of Agricultural Research Workers in the Empire " which was forwarded with your despatch. 2. Ministers would be grateful if twenty revised copies could be made available for use in the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research. This Department will arrange to send to His Majesty's Government in Great Britain every six months a list of the necessary corrections and additions to the list. I have, &c., CHARLES FERGUSSON, Governor-General. The Right Hon. the Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs.

No. 7. New Zealand, No. 42. Sir, — Government House, Wellington, 12th March, 1928. With further reference to your despatch, No. 185, of the 14th September last, relative to the Fourth International Congress of Entomology, to be held at Ithaca, New York, in August next, I have the honour to inform you that His Majesty's Government in New Zealand regret that it has not been found practicable to arrange for this Dominion to be officially represented at the Congress. 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. 50. Sir, — Government House, Wellington, 19th March, 1928. With, reference to your despatch, Dominions No. 27, of the 17th January, relative to the Sixth International Congress for Drawing, Art Education, and Art applied to Industry, to be held at Prague from 30th July to sth August next, 1 have the honour to inform you that it is regretted that His Majesty's Government in New Zealand are unable to send a representative to the Congress. I have, &c., CHARLES FERGUSSON, Governor-General. The Right Hon. L. C. M. S. Amery, M.P., Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs.