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5. Despatch 376, from Secretary of State, dated 12/12/12. Enclosure: Despatch to His Majesty's Ambassador at Washington respecting the Panama Canal Act (Miscellaneous, No. 12, 1912). 6. Despatch 318, from Secretary of State, dated 1/11/12. Enclosure: (o.) Circular issued by Acting-Secretary, Department Commerce and Labour, Washington, to United States Collectors of Customs, dated 30/8/12. (l>.) Letter from British Embassy, Washington, to Sir Edward Grey, enclosing copies of summaries of report to be issued by John Barrett, Director-General of Pan-American Union, and subject of Panama Canal and Pan-American trade. His Excellency is respectfully asked to request the Secretary of State to cable his reply. H.D. Bell, For the Prime Minister.

No. 20. New Zealand, No. 125. Sir, — Government House, Wellington, 28th August, 1913. With reference to your despatches, No. 362, of 4th December, 1912, and No. 163, dated 2nd May, 1912, on the question of the making of regulations to govern the use of wireless telegraphy on foreign or British merchant ships not registered in New Zealand when such ships are within the territorial waters of the Dominion, I have the honour to inform you, by request of my Advisers, that action is being taken by the Government of • New Zealand to obtain the necessary legislative power to make regulations to govern the use of wireless telegraphy on such ships while within the territorial waters of New Zealand. I have, &c, LIVERPOOL, The Right Hon. Lewis V. Harcourt, P. 0., &c, Governor. Secretary of State for the Colonies.

No. 21. New Zealand, No. 126. Sir, — Government House, Wellington, 29th August, 1913. I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch, No. 244, of the 4th July, acquainting me, for the information of my Ministers, that His Majesty has been graciously pleased to approve of colours or guidons being carried by such units of the Military Forces of this Dominion as would be permitted to carry colours or guidons if they were units of the Military Forces of the United Kingdom. 2. With regard to paragraph 3 of your despatch, my Ministers desire me to convey their assurance that the rules followed in New Zealand relative to the consecration, presentation, and replacement of colours or guidons and the disposal of replaced colours or guidons will be on the lines of those in force in the United Kingdom. I have, &c, LIVERPOOL, The Right Hon. Lewis V. Harcourt, P.C., &c, Governor. Secretary of State for the Colonies.

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No. 22. New Zealand, No. 131. Sir, — Government House, Wellington, 3rd September, 1913. In answer to the inquiry contained in your despatch, No. 219, of the 13th June, relative to the desire of my Government that New Zealand' should be included in the schedule to the Importation (Raw Tongues) Order of 1913, I have the honour to transmit to you the accompanying copy of a memorandum I received from my Prime Minister giving the undertaking asked for by the Board of Agriculture. I have, &c, LIVERPOOL, The Right Hon. Lewis V. Harcourt, P.C., &c, Governor. Secretary of State for the Colonies.

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