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No. 6. New Zealand, No. 194. My Lord,— Downing Street, 13th December, 1917. I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of Your Excellency's despatch, No. 261, of the Ist October last, transmitting copies of two resolutions passed by the House of Representatives and the Legislative Council on the occasion of the third anniversary of the declaration of war with Germany, and to request you to inform your Ministers that copies of the resolutions have been laid before the King. I have, &c, WALTER H. LONG Governor-General His Excellency the Right Hon. the Earl of Liverpool, P.C., G.C.M.G., M.V.0., &c.

No. 7. New Zealand, No. 195. My Lord, — Downing Street, l7th December, 1917. With reference to my despatch, No. 165, of the 22nd October, I have the honour to state, for the information of Your Excellency's Ministers, that it is the intention of the Union Government that all persons proceeding to the Union of South Africa who are not British subjects must have their passports vised by a competent British authority. I have, &c, WALTER H. LONG.. Governor-General His Excellency the Right Hon. the Earl of Liverpool, P.C., G.C.M.G., M.V.0., &c.

No. 8. New Zealand, Dominions No. 1. My Lord, — Downing Street, 3rd January, 1918. I have the honour to request Your Excellency to inform your Ministers a that His Majesty's Government have decided not to require the production of certificates of interest in the case of goods imported into the United Kingdom from Madeira, Porto Santo, and the Azores. 2. It is hoped that the Governments of the self-governing Dominions will adopt a similar rule. I have, &c. WALTER H. LONG. Governor-General His Excellency the Right Hon. the Earl of Liverpool, P.0., G.C.M.G., M.V.0., &c.

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No. 9. New Zealand, No. 1. My Lord, — Downing Street, 3rd January, 1918. With reference to Your Excellency's despatch, No. 162, of the 21st •June, 1917, I have the honour to transmit to you, to be laid before your Ministers, a copy of a letter from the Dominions Royal Commission relating to information supplied by your Government, amongst others, as to ports and harbours in the British Empire. A copy of Cd. 8461 is also enclosed. I have, &c, WALTER H. LONG. Governor-General His Excellency the Right Hon. the Earl of Liverpool. P.C., G.C.M.G., M.V.0., &c.