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No. 21. New Zealand, No. 80. Sir, — Downing Street, 13th April, 1926. I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of Your Excellency's despatch, No. 29, of the Bth February and to request you to inform your Ministers that the Air Council note with pleasure the decision of the New Zealand Government to adopt for the Dominion Air Force the uniform of the Royal Air Force modified only in so far as the lettering on the Royal Air Force badges is concerned, by the substitution of the letters " N.Z." for " R.A.F." The Council believe that action such as this will be very helpful in furthering co-operation between the Air Forces of the Empire in the interest of Imperial Defence. I have, &c., L. S. AMERY. Governor-General His Excellency General Sir C. Fergusson, Bart., LL.D., G.C.M.G., K.C.8., D.5.0., M.V.0., &c.

No. 22. New Zealand, No. 86. Sir, — Downing Street, 26th April, 1926. I have the honour to transmit to Your Excellency, to be laid before your Ministers, a letter addressed to you by the president of the National Tuberculosis Association of the United States inviting the participation of the Government of New Zealand in a meeting of the International Union against Tuberculosis, to be held in Washington in September and October next. 2. This letter was transmitted to the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs by the United States Charge d'Affaires with a request that it might be forwarded to you. I have, &c., L. S. AMERY. Governor-General His Excellency General Sir C. Fergusson, Bart., LL.D., G.C.M.G., K.C.8., D.5.0., M.V.0., &c.

Enclosure. His Excellency the Governor-General of New Zealand, Wellington, New Zealand. Excellency,— In acceptance of the invitation of the National Tuberculosis Association of the United States, the International Union against Tuberculosis will hold its next meeting in Washington, 30th September, Ist and 2nd October, 1926, of which the Government of New Zealand has doubtless been fully advised through the bulletins of the International Union. The National Tuberculosis Association of the United States sincerely hopes that representatives of the medical divisions of the Government of New Zealand having an interest in the subject of tuberculosis will be able to send representatives to this meeting, at which three topics will be discussed, namely : (1) Anatomic structure of tubercle from histogenesis to cavity ; (2) the part played by contagion in tuberculosis among adults ; (3) tuberculosis and milk. A reporter for each topic will be selected by the Council of the International Union at its meeting in January. Following the meeting of the International Union, the National Tuberculosis Association of the United States will hold its annual meeting at Washington on 4th, sth, and 6th October. The programme of this meeting will be divided into three sections, as follows: (1) Pathological; (2) clinical ; (3) sociological. Each section will hold two or three seances, and the programme will be planned so that the clinical will not conflict with the pathological seances. A copy of the preliminary programme will be sent to you in a short time. In this meeting the National Tuberculosis Association of the United States cordially invites the participation of those members of the New Zealand Government who may attend the meeting of the International Union. To all such, the association will extend a most cordial welcome. We avail ourselves of the opportunity to assure Your Excellency of the great respect with which we subscribe ourselves. Your obedient servants, Theobald Smith, M.D., President National Tuberculosis Association.

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