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Your Excellency to inform your Ministers that the request contained therein that no marine protests should tie noted in the Dominions and colonies except before an officer of the Government applies to extensions of protests as well as to the protests themselves. I have, <fec, WALTER H. LONG. Governor-General His Excellency the Right Hon. the Earl of Liverpool, P.0., G.C.M.G., M.V.0., &c.

No. 26. New Zealand, Dominions No. 341. My Lord, — Downing Street, 17th June, 1918. With reference to my despatch, Dominions No. 415, of the 28th June, 1917, I have the honour to transmit to Your Excellency, to be laid before your Ministers, a copy of a letter from the War Office relative to the dates of recommendations for nominations to cadetships at the Royal Military Academy and Royal Military College, and to the age-limits for admission. 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.

Enclosure. No. 100, Candidates, 5858 (S.D. 3a). Sir,— War Office, London S.W. 1, Ist June, 1918. Adverting to Colonial Office letter No. 31117/17, dated the 2'Bth June, 1917, respecting nomination of gentlemen from the self-governing Dominions to cadetships at the Royal Military Academy and Royal Military College, I am commanded by the Army. Council to acquaint you, for the information of Mr. Secretary Long, of the changes in the dates of entry as set forth in Army Council Instruction No. 497 of 1918 (copies enclosed), and to say that recommendations made for nominations under the scheme in force should therefore reach the Secretary, W T ar Office, London S.W. 1, as follows : — For entry in Not later than 15th of previous February October August April. The age-limits for admission to the Royal Military Academy and Royal Military College and the governing dates will be as laid down in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the above-quoted Army Council instruction. I have, &c, The Under-Secretary of State, Colonial Oifice, London S.W. 1. B. B. Cubitt. (See enclosure to No. 20.)

. No. 27. New Zealand, Miscellaneous. My Lord, — Downing Street, 25th June, 1918. I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of Your Excellency's despatch, No. 82, of the 17th April, and to request you to inform your Acting Prime Minister that His Majesty the King has been pleased to approve of the retention of the title of " Honourable" by Sir John Edward Denniston, Knight Bachelor, on his retirement as a Judge of the Supreme Court of the Dominion of New Zealand. 2. A notification to this effect will be published in the London Gazette. I have, (fee, WALTER H. LONG. Governor-General His Excellencv the Right Hon. the Earl of T iveroool, P.0., G.C.M.G, M.V.0., &c,

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