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No. 10. New Zealand, No. 73. My Lord,— Downing Street, 13th April, 1922. I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of Your Excellency's despatch, No. 252, of the 10th November, 1921, and to request that you will inform your Ministers that the appeal addressed by Viscount Milner to the self - governing Dominions and certain of the colonies and protectorates for increased contributions to the funds of the Imperial Institute has in almost every case resulted in an increased contribution being granted, and that for the financial year 1921 22 the required total of £30,000 from the oversea Governments has been forthcoming. 2. This result is very gratifying to His Majesty's Government, and I have to request that you will convey an expression of their satisfaction and gratitude to your Government for the assistance given in maintaining the Institute. 3. As the continuance of the Grant of £10,000 per annum by His Majesty's Government is contingent on the total contributions from oversea Governments being made up to £30,000, I trust that I may rely upon your Government to contribute again in respect of the current financial year (1922-23) a sum of £1,000. Assuming that your Ministers are willing to assist in this way, it would be of advantage, if equally convenient to them, that the contributions should be made available early in the year. I have, &c, WINSTON S. CHURCHILL. Governor-General His Excellency the Right Hon. Viscount Jellicoe, G.C.8., 0.M., G.C.V.0., &c.

No. 11. New Zealand, Dominions No. 120. My Lord,— Downing Street, 13th April, 1922. I have the honour to transmit to Your Excellency, for the information ol your Ministers, the accompanying copies of a Bill to " make better provision for furthering British settlement in His Majesty's oversea Dominions." 2. This Bill, which is designed to enable His Majesty's Government to co-operate with Dominion Governments in a policy of State-aided Empire settlement (see Resolution X of the Conference of Prime Ministers. Cmd. 1474), has been read lor the first time in the House of Commons. It is intended that the second reading should be taken on the 26th April, as soon as the House reassembles after the Easter recess. I have, &c, WINSTON S. CHURCHILL. Governor-General His Excellency the Right Hon. Viscount Jellicoe, G.C.8., 0.M., G.C.V.0., &c.

Enclosure. Empiee Settlement, A Bill to make Better Provision for furthering British Settlement in His Majesty's Oversea Dominions. Be it ENACTED by the King's Most Excellent Majesty, by arid with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows : — Power el' Secretary of State to 00-operate in Schemes. 1. (1.) It shall be lawful for the Secretary of State, in association with the Government of any part of His Majesty's Dominions, or with approved private organizations either in the United Kingdom or in any part of such Dominions, to formulate and co operate in carrying out agreed schemes for affording joint assistance to suitable persons in the United Kingdom who intend to settle in any part of His Majesty's oversea Dominions. (2.) An agreed scheme under this Act may be either («.) A development or a land-settlement scheme ; or (b.) A scheme for facilitating settlement in or migration to any part of His Majesty's oversea Dominions by assistance with passages, initial allowances, special training, or otherwise ; and shall make provision with respect to the contributions to be made, either by way of grant of by way of loan or otherwise, by the parties to the agreed scheme towards the expenses of the scheme.