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No. 19. New Zealand, No. 56. My Lord,— Downing Street, 27th January, 1916. 1 have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of Your Excellency's despatch, No. 228, of the 2nd November, 1916, and to inform you that His Majesty will not be advised to exercise his power of disallowance with respect to the following Acts of the Legislature of New Zealand :— No. 1 of 1915 : "An Act to apply a Sum of Money out of the Public Account and other Accounts to the Service of the Year ending the Thirty-first Day of March, Nineteen hundred and sixteen." No. 2 of 1915 : " An Act to suspend certain Provisions of the Legislature Act, 1908, relating to the Disqualification of Members of the Legislative Council and of the House of Representatives." No. 3 of 1915 : " An Act to validate the Payment of certain Moneys out of the Public Account." No. 4 of 1915 : " An Act to amend the Public Revenues Act, 1910." No. 5 of 1915 : "An Act to amend the War Regulations Act, 1914, and to continue the Operation thereof." No. 6 of 1915 : "An Act to amend the Statutes Compilation Act, 1908." No. 7 of 1915 : "An Act to amend the Education Act, 1914." No. 8 of 1915 : " An Act to amend and continue the Regulation of Trade and Commerce Act, 1914." No. 9 of 1915 : " An Act to provide for the Cancellation of Contracts with the Enemy." No. 10 of 1915 : "An Act to extend the Powers of Local Authorities in certain Matters during the Continuance of the Present War." No. 11 of 1915 : "An Act to amend and continue the Trading with the Enemy Act, 1914." No. 12 of 1916 : "An Act to apply a Sum of Money out of the Public Account and other Accounts to the Service of the Year ending the Thirty-first Day of March, Nineteen hundred and sixteen." No. 13 of 1915 : " An Act to amend the Arbitration Act, 1908." No. 14 of 1915 : " An Act to continue the Operation of certain Expiring Enactments." No. 15 of 1915 : " An Act to amend the Civil List Act, 1908." No. 16 of 1915 : " An Act to provide Pensions on the Death or Disablement of Members of the New Zealand Expeditionary Forces and Others whose Death or Disablement results from their Employment in connection with the Present War." No. 17 of 1915 : " An Act to amend the Crimes Act, 1908." No. 18 of 1915 : "An Act to apply a Sum of Money out of the Public Account and other Accounts to the Service of the Year ending the Thirty-first May of March, Nineteen hundred and sixteen." No. 19 of 1915 : " An Act to amend the Tramways Act, 1908." No. 20 of 1915 : " An Act to amend the New Zealand Loans Act, 1908." No. 21 of 1915 : " An Act to amend the Public Revenues Act, 1910." No. 22 of 1915 : " An Act to amend the Regulation of Trade and Commerce Act, 1914." No. 23 of 1915 : " An Act to amend the Settled Land Act, 1908." No. 24 of 1915 : "An Act to apply a Sum of Money out of the Public Account and other Accounts to the Service of the Year ending the Thirty-first Day of March, Nineteen hundred and sixteen." No. 25 of 1915 : " An Act to amend the Marriage Act, 1908." No. 26 of 1915 : "An Act to amend the Savings-banks Act, 1908." No. 27 of 1915 : " An Act to amend the Fruit-preserving Industry Act, 1913." No. 28 of 1915 : " An Act to amend the Scenery Preservation Act, 1908." No. 29 of 1915 : " An Act to amend the National Provident Fund Act, 1910."