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No. 16. New Zealand, No. 99. My Lord,— Downing Street, 29th May, 1922. I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of Your Excellency's despatch, No. 76, of the 22nd March, arid to request you to inform your Ministers that His Majesty will not be advised to exercise J lis power ol disallowance with respect to the following Acts of the Parliament of New Zealand : —■ No. 0 : "An Act to apply a Sum of Money out of the Public Account and other Accounts to the Service of the Year ending (he Thirty-first Day of March, Nineteen hundred and twenty-two." No. 7 : "An Act to extend the Duration of the Treaties ol Peace Act, 1919." No. 8 : "An Act to amend the Law Practitioners Act, 1908." No. 9 : "An Act to amend the Rabbit Nuisance Act, 1908." No. 10 : "An Act to amend the Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1913, arid Part IV of the Finance Act, 1921." No. 11 : "An Act to amend the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act, 1908." No. 12: "An Act to make Provision for the Administration of Moneys derived from the Sale or Lease of certain Lands conveyed as a. Gift to the Crown by Sir George Hunter lor the Settlement ol Discharged Soldiers." No. 13 : "An Act to amend the Finance Act, 1921, in so far as it relates to Land-tax." No. 14 : " An Act to amend the Cook Islands Act, 1915." No. 15 : "An Act to extend the Operation of the Orchard tax Act, 1916." No. 16 : " An Act to make Provision for the Government of Western Samoa." No. 17 : "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 twenty-two." No. 18 : "An Act to make Better Provision lor the (J rant ol Patents and for the Registration of Designs and of Trade-marks." No. 19: "An Act to impose Duties of Customs and Excise, and to amend the Law relating thereto." No. 20 : " An Act to facilitate the Enforcement of Local and Foreign Maintenance Orders." No. 21 : " An Act to make Better Provision for the Payment of Duties on the Estates of Deceased Persons and on Property disposed of by way of Gift." No. 22: "An Act to authorize the Borrowing of Money in Aid of certain Public Works and Purposes." No. 23 : "An Act to amend the Banking Act, 1908." No. 24: "An Act to amend the Counties Act, 1920." No. 25 : "An Act to make Provision with respect to certain .Matters relating to Finance." No. 26: "An Act to amend the Public Contracts arid Local Bodies' Contractors Act, 1908." No. 27: "An Act to amend the Education Act. 1914." No. 28: "An. Act to amend the Mental Defectives Act, 1911." No. 29 : "An Act to amend the Native Trustee Act. 1920." No. 30 : "An Act to limit the Powers and Lights ol' Mortgagees and of Persons holding Moneys on Deposit." No. 31 : "An Act to amend the Public Holidays Act, 1910." No. 32 : "An Act to repeal certain Enactments and to amend and continue the Operation of certain Expiring Enactments." No. 33: "An. Act to amend the Family Protection Act, 1908." No. 34 : "An Act to amend the Valuation ol Land Act, 1908." No. 35 : "An Act to amend the Companies Act, 1908." No. 36 : "An Act to provide lor and limit Borrowing by Local Bodies for Revenue Purposes." No. 37 : " An Act to amend the Municipal Corporations Act, 1920." 2—A. 2.