A.—2

1894. NEW ZEALAND.

DESPATCHES FROM THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE COLONIES TO THE GOVERNOR OF NEW ZEALAND.

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly by Command of His Excellency.

INDEX.

No. 1. (New Zealand, General.) My Loed, Downing Street, 26th January, 1893. I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your Lordship's Despatch No. 53, of the sth October, with reference to the proposed adoption by the Cook Islands of a Federal flag, and also with regard to the use of the Union Jack on shore in those islands. I—A. 2.

A.-l, 1893, No. 12.

No. ot leries. Date. Subject. Page. 1 2 3 i 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 ia 18 14 15 Iβ 17 18 19 20 •21 22 23 24 25 20 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 84 85 Bβ 37 38 89 40 26 Jan., 1893 .. 21 Feb., 6 Mar., 8 Mar., 17 Mar., 1 April, « .. 10 April, 10 April, „ .. 10 April, , 12 April, 8 May, 13 April, „ 9 May, 31 May, „ .. 6 June, „ 10 June, „ 19 June, » 20 June, „ 24 June, . «, 4 July, » .. 17 July, , .. 17 Aug., „ .. 30 Aug., „ 16 Sept., „ 18 Sept., „ 29 Sept., 3 Oct., „ .. 7 Oct., „ .. 28 Oct., 3 Nov., 25 Nov., 30 Nov., , .. 18 Dec, 18 Dec, , .. 8 Jan., 1894 .. 18 Jan., 12 Feb., . .. 10 Mar., 20 Mar., 21 Mar., Cook Islands flag .. .. .. Appointment of foreign consular officers in colonies Press notices for Imperial Federation League Proclamation re gold and silver coins Operation of liquor-laws in colonies .. .. .. .. •• •• Extension of Imperial Coinage Act to Australian Colonies Alteration in limits of Australian naval station Visits of H.M. ships to Australasian ports Bills of health .. .. .. Modifying regulations for preventing collisions at sea Cost and maintenance of Australian auxiliary squadron Convention with Ecuador relative to trade-marks Payment of contribution to naval defence Rules of procedure in Ireland under Colonial Probates Act Regulation Western Pacific, arms and ammunition Certificates to masters and mates in Australasian Colonies Conveyance of poisons in vessels to colonies Rules of procedure in Edinburgh under Colonial Probates Act Death of late Premier, Hon. J. Ballance Loss of H.M.S. " Victoria ".. Marriage of Duke and Duchess of York New Zealand joins Trade-mark Convention with Ecuador Queensland Postal Conference, 1893.. Outline of marriage-laws in colonies.. Addresses from General Assembly, loss of H.M.S. " Victoria " .. .. Addresses from Grand Orange Lodge of New Zealand, loss of H.M.S. " Victoria " Graves of soldiers and seamen at Rangiriri .. .. Reports of officers in command of military forces in colonies Conveyance of poisons in vessels to colonies Address from schoolgirls of Picton to Her Majesty International Telegraph Congress, Buda-Pesth Treaty of Commerce with Servia Royal decree, Sweden : forgery of postage-stamps Passenger certificates Acts of 1893 left to operation Limits of Australian and Pacific naval-stations Treaty, Argentine Republic Speakers of General Assembly to be " Honourable " Extradition treaty, Portugal Extradition treaty, Liberia 1 a 3 3 3 4 i 0 9 10 10 11 11 12 12 12 Iβ 16 16 16 16 17 17 17 18 18 18 19 19 19 20 21 21 21 22 22 22 23 23 23