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While in Washington I had the advantage of the presence and services of Mr. E. 0. Mousley as my official secretary, and I desire to acknowledge the valuable assistance which. I obtained from him. The Dominion "secretaries worked in conjunction with the British Secretariat under the control of Sir Maurice Hankey, and Mr. Mousley's expert knowledge of constitutional and international matters made him a very useful member of that body. I have the honour to be, Sir, Your obedient servant, John W. Salmond. The Right Hon. W. F. Massey, Prime Minister of New Zealand.

APPENDIX. TREATIES. I. Treaty between the United States of America, the British Empire, France, Italy, and Japan for the Limitation of Naval Armament. Signed at Washington, 6th February, 1.922. The United States of America, the British Empire, France, Italy, and Japan, desiring to contribute to the maintenance of the general peace and to reduce the burdens of competition in armament, have resolved, with a view to accomplishing these purposes, tO conclude a Treaty to limit their respective naval armament, and to that end have appointed as their Plenipotentiaries— The President of the United States of America : Charles Evans Hughes,."! ... " -iTT tt j J j > Citizens of the United States : Oscar W. Underwood, j Elihu Root, J His Majesty the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of the British Dominions beyond the Seas, Emperor of India : The Right Honourable Arthur James Balfour, 0.M., M.P., Lord President of His Privy Council: The Right Honourable Baron Lee of Fareham, G.8.E., K.C.8., First Lord of His Admiralty : The Right Honourable Sir Auckland Campbell Geddes, K.C.8., His Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the United States of America : And For the Dominion of Canada : The Right Honourable Sir Robert Laird Borden, G.C.M.G., K.C. : For the Commonwealth of Australia : Senator the Right Honourable George Foster Pearce, Minister for Home and Territories : * For the Dominion of New Zealand : The Honourable Sir John William Salmond, K.C, Judge of the Supreme Court of New Zealand : For the Union of South Africa : The Right Honourable Arthur James Balfour, 0.M., M.P. : For India : The Right Honourable Valingman Sankaranarayana Srinivasa Sastri, Member of the Indian Council of State : The President of the French Republic : Mr. Albert Sarraut, Deputy, Minister of the Colonies : Mr. Jules J. Jusserand, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the United States of America, Grand Cross of the National Order of the Legion of Honour : His Majesty the King of Italy : The Honourable Carlo Schanzer, Senator of the Kingdom : The Honourable Vittorio Rolandi Ricci, Senator of the Kingdom, His Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary at Washington : The Honourable Luigi Albertini, Senator of the Kingdom : His Majesty the Emperor of Japan : Baron Tomosaburo Kato, Minister for the Navy, Junii, a member of the First Class of the Imperial Order of the Grand Cordon of the Rising Sun with the Paulownia Flower : Baron Kijuro Shidehara, His Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary at Washington, Joshii, a member of the First Class of the Imperial Order of the Rising Sun : Mr. Masanao Hanihara, Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, Jushii, a member of the Second Class of the Imperial Order of the Rising Sun :

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