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No. 26. New Zealand, No. 140. Sir, — Government House, Wellington, 2nd October, 1913. With reference to your despatch, No. 285, of the 31st July last, relative to the printing and publishing of monographs on educational subjects, I have the honour to inform you that the point to which attention is drawn in the despatch referred to has been noted for action by the Education Department of my Government. I have, &c, LIVERPOOL, The Right Hon. Lewis V. Harcourt, P.C., &c, Governor. Secretary of State for the Colonies.

k. 2, 1914, No. 51.

No. 27. New Zealand, No. 1.43. Sir, — Government House, Wellington, 3rd October, 1913. With reference to your despatch of the 22nd August, No. 316, enclosing, for the information of my Ministers, a copy of an Order of His Majesty in Council entitled the Seal Fisheries (Papua) Order in Council, 1913, I have the honour to state that I am informed by my Prime Minister that when the Lieutenant-Governor of Papua notifies the Government that the date of its coming into operation in that territory has been fixed, a notification to that effect will be published. I have, &c, LIVERPOOL, The Right Hon. Lewis V. Harcourt, P.C., &c, Governor. Secretary of State for the Colonies.

A..-2, 1914, No. 61.

No. 28. New Zealand, No. 145. Sir, — Government House, Wellington, 9th October, 1913. I have the honour to inform you that on the 7th October I summoned Sir William Hall-Jones, K.C.M.G., to the Legislative Council of this Dominion I have, &c, LIVERPOOL, The Right Hon. Lewis V. Harcourt, P.C., &c, Governor. Secretary of State for the Colonies.

No. 29. New Zealand, No. 151. Sir, — Government House, Wellington, 16th October, 1913. With reference to your despatch, No. 303, of the 12th August, forwarding copy of a letter from the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries requesting that certain information dealing with the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in Great Britain be given to the agricultural correspondents of the principal newspapers in the Dominion, I have the honour to inform you that arrangements have been made as desired, and that the New Zealand Department of Agriculture has retained the copies of the memorandum from the Board for distribution accordingly. I have, &c, LIVERPOOL, The Right Hon. Lewis V. Harcourt, P.C., &c, Governor. Secretary of State for the Colonies.

A.-2, 1914, No. 57.

No. 30. New Zealand, No. 152. Sir, — Government House, Wellington, 16th October, 1913. With reference to your despatch of the 31st July, No. 284, forwarding a copy of a letter from the Board of Agriculture regarding the regu-

A.-2, 1914. No. 50.