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No. 9. The Wellington City Streets Act. —Empowering the City Council to declare certain now existing private streets to be public streets. No. 10. The Auckland Harbour Board Empowering Act.—-Empowering the Harbour Board to borrow £75,000 to be expended on the Calliope Dock ; and otherwise extending the powers and duties of the Board. No. 11. The Auckland Grammar School Act. —Making provision for the government of this school by a Board, and defining the powers and functions of the Board. No. 12. The Wellington City Empowering Act.—Authorising the City Council to execute certain municipal works and borrow money for the purpose, with the previous consent of the burgesses, and making provision for other matters relating to the city. No. 13. The Invercargill Reserves Leasing Act 1884 Amendment Act.—Making further provision for the leasing of certain municipal reserves. No. 14. The Borough of Stratford Private Roads Act. — Authorising the Borough Council to declare certain private roads to be public roads. No. 15. The Linwood Borough Loan Act.—Empowering the Borough Council to borrow £2,000 upon security of a special rate for certain municipal purposes. No. 16. The Mauriceville County Act.—Constituting the Mauriceville County. No. 17. The Auckland City Borrowing Act.—Empowering the City Council to borrow £100,000 upon security of a special rate for certain municipal purposes. No. 18. The Ohinemuri County Electric Power and Lighting Act. —Empowering the County Council to enter into contract for the supply of electricity for lighting and motive-power. No. 19. The Rotokare Domain Act. —Empowering the Hawera Borough Council to lease part of the Rotokare Domain. No. 20. The Christchurch Domains Trust Indemnity Act.—Empowering the Trustees of the Christchurch Domains Trust Fund to pay certain moneys to the Christchurch Domains Board. No. 21. The Timaru Harbour Board Loan Act.—-Empowering the Timaru Harbour Board to borrow £100,000 for the improvement of the harbour. No. 22. The Stratford Borough Empowering Act.—Authorising the Borough Council to make certain payments, and also to borrow £28,700 for certain municipal purposes. No. 23. The Linwood and Woolston Boroughs Loan Act.—Empowering the Borough Councils to borrow £4,000 upon security of special rates for certain municipal purposes. No. 24. The Thames Harbour Board Empowering Act.—Empowering the Harbour Board to sell certain land to the Thames Borough. No. 25. The Te Aroha Borough Reserve Act.—Vesting certain land in the borough as a reserve. No. 26. The Whakatane County Act.—Constituting the Whakatane County. No. 27. The Marlborough High School Act. — Establishing a Board of Governors for the Marlborough High School, and defining its powers aud functions. No. 28. The Melrose Borough Gas Act. — Empowering the Borough Council to construct gasworks for the use and supply of the borough, with the usual powers conferred for such purposes. Private Acts. No. 1. The Canterbury College and Canterbury Agricultural College Indemnity Act.— Empowering the college to make certain payments. No. 2. The Wellington Electric Lighting Act 1891 Amendment Act.—Extending the powers of the New Zealand Electrical Syndicate (Limited) and the Board of control with respect to electric lighting. No. 3, The Cutten Trust Act.—Empowering the trustees under certain deeds of settlement to grant leases providing for payment of valuation to outgoing tenants, or perpetual renewal, under circumstances set out in preamble to the Act.

No. 28. (No. 79.) Sir, — Government House, Wellington, 15th December, 1899. With reference to your despatch circular dated the 27th September, 1899, relative to the commercial treaty with Uruguay, I have the honour to inform you that this colony, in the event of the exchange of ratifications of the Convention, wish to adhere to the same. They therefore desire the necessary notification of this fact to be made to the Uruguay Minister for Foreign Affairs. I have, &c, The Bight Hon. J. Chamberlain, BANFUBLY. Secretary of State for the Colonies.

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No. 29. ■ (No. 84.) Sir, —• Government House, Wellington, 18th December, 1899. With reference to your despatch (New Zealand—-No. 61), dated the 26th September, 1899, respecting the gift to Her Majesty the Queen of a piece of

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