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Sanitary—--21 June 1926, Paris. International sanitary convention with protocol of signature. New Zealand acceded 10 March 1928. 15 January 1945, Washington. International sanitary convention modifying the international sanitary convention of 21 June 1926. New Zealand acceded 21 May 1945. 15 January 1945, Washington. International sanitary convention for aerial navigation, modifying the international sanitary convention for aerial navigation of 12 April 1933. New Zealand acceded 21 May 1945, with reservations respecting Western Samoa. Convention of 1933 signed on behalf of New Zealand but not ratified. Social—--12 September 1923, Geneva. Convention for the suppression of the circulation of, and traffic in obscene publications. New Zealand acceded 11 December, 1925. 25 September 1926, Geneva. International convention with the object of securing the abolition of slavery and the slave trade. New Zealand acceded 18 June 1927. 2 June 1928, Rome. International convention for the protection of literary and artistic works. New Zealand acceded 4 December 1947. Telecommunications — 9 December 1932, Madrid. International telecommunication convention. Ratified by New Zealand 5 March 1934. 4 April 1938, Cairo. Traffic regulations annexed to the international telecommunication convention (Madrid 1932) and final protocol. Effective 1 January 1939. 4 December 1945, Bermuda. Agreement by the Governments represented at the Bermuda telecommunications conference. Transit—--9 December 1923, Geneva. Convention relating to the transmission in transit of electric power and protocol of signature. New Zealand acceded 1 April 1925 : effective 26 July 1926. 9 December 1923, Geneva. Convention relating to the development of hydraulic power affecting more than one state, and protocol of signature. New Zealand acceded 1 April 1925 ; effective 30 June 1925. 9 December 1923, Geneva. Convention and statute on the international regime of railways, and protocol of signature. New Zealand acceded 1 April 1925 ; effective 23 March 1926. 12 October 1929, Warsaw. Convention and additional protocol re unification of rules relative to international aerial transport. New Zealand acceded 6 April 1937. Trusteeship—--13 December 1946, New York. Trusteeship agreement for the Territory of Western Samoa. B. Bilateral The following bilateral agreements have been extended to the Territory:— Abolition of Visas— Austria. 18 July 1927, London. Exchange of notes relating to the abolition of passport visas. New Zealand acceded 24 January 1928. Denmark, Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland. Exemption from the requirements of a visa has been provided for the nationals of these countries. United States of America. 14 March 1949, Wellington. Exchange of notes relating to reduction of visa fees. Air— Notes regarding documents of identity for aircraft personnel were exchanged with — Belgium (29 April 1938, Brussels). Netherlands (21 August 1939, The Hague). Norway (11 October 1937, Oslo), v Sweden (30 May 1938, Stockholm). Switzerland (17 May 1938, Berne). Commerce— Egypt. 18 and 22 June 1930. Exchange of notes establishing a commercial " modus vivendi." Persia. 21 March 1920, Teheran. Commercial agreement modifying commercial convention of 1903. Soviet Union. 16 April 1930, London. Temporary commercial agreement-. Customs — Canada. 23 April 1932, Ottawa and Wellington. Tariff agreement. Effective May 24, 1932.

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