TABLE OF CONTENTS.

Page The Chinese Question ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 Pacific Islands and New Guinea ... ... ... ... ... 10 Shipping ... ... ... ... ... ... ..12 Convention for Protection of Copyright Literary and Artistic Works ... ... 15 Trade, &o. ... ... ... ... ... ... 1-6 Sugar-Bounties Convention ... ... ... ... ... ... 21 Mr. Bryce and Sir Arthur Gordon ... ... ... ... ... 22 Constitution of Colonial Executive and of Eepresentative Assemblies ... ... 24 Governor's Salary Act ... ... ... ... ... ... 25 Colonial Probates ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 28 Consular Appointments ... ... ... ■ ■. ... ... 28 State-directed Colonisation ... ... ... ... •. ■ ... 32 Native Bills ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 34 Statutes ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 39 Submarine Telegraph Convention ... ... ... ... ... 42 Fraudulent Marks on Merchandise ... ... ... ■ • • ... 43 Miscellaneous ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 44