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No. 59.

(No. 114.) Sir, — Government House, Wellington, 25th October, 1901. With reference to your despatch (New Zealand, No. 89) dated the 31st August, 1901, regarding a scheme for utilising the services of army reservists residing in colonies, and requesting the views.of my Government as to whether the colony would undertake the payment of those reservists, I have the honour to inform you that my Ministers do not see their way to undertake the payment of reservists residing in New Zealand. I have, &c, The Eight Hon. J. Chamberlain, EANFUELY. Secretary of State for the Colonies.

A.-2, 1902, No. 75.

No. 60. ,(No. 115.) Sir, — Government House, Wellington, 28th October, 1901. With reference to your despatch (New Zealand, General) dated the 29th November, 1900, respecting the proposed separate representation of the New Zealand Post Office in the affairs of the Postal Union, I have the honour to inform you that my Premier has received the following communication from the Premier of the Commonwealth of Australia : — " Eeferring to the letter from the Postmaster-General of New Zealand, " dated the 27th ultimo, in regard to the proposal to obtain for that colony a " separate vote in the affairs of the Universal Postal Union, I have the honour " to inform you that in addressing His Excellency the Governor-General on " the subject, so far as the Commonwealth is concerned, I have had very much " pleasure in supporting the claim of your colony to a separate vote, as " requested." I have, &c, The Eight Hon. J. Chamberlain, EANFUELY. Secretary of State for the Colonies.

A.-2, 1902, No. 3.

No. 61. (No. 116.) Sir, — Government House, Wellington, 31st October, 1901. With reference to your circular despatch of the 30th August, 1901, regarding the revised edition of the international code of signals, I have the honour to enclose you a list of life-saving stations in New Zealand. I have, &c, The Eight Hon. J. Chamberlain, EANFUELY. Secretary of State for the Colonies.

A.-2, 1902, No. 74.

Enclosure. List of Life-saving Stations in New Zealand.

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Position of Station. Nature of Life-saving Apparatus. Napier Lyttelton Sumner Timaru One complete set life-saving apparatus. One lifeboat, one rocket life-savmg apparatus, one line-throwing gun. One lifeboat. One lifeboat, one life-saving-rocket apparatus. One rocket life-saving apparatus. One rocket life-saving apparatus. One rocket life-saving apparatus. One life-saving apparatus. Oamaru Westport Greymouth Hokitika