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No. 28. New Zealand, No. 259. Sir, — Government House, Wellington, 3rd October, 1927. With reference to your despatch, No. 159, of the 10th August, I have the honour to inform you that my Prime Minister has asked me to convey to His Majesty's Government in Great Britain an expression of his appreciation of the action of the Empire Marketing Board in deciding to set aside a sum of money to enable leading scientific men to visit the Dominions and colonies from time to time. 2. If the visit of Dr. A. W. Hill, Director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, eventuates under these auspices, my Government would be pleased if he could come to New Zealand to consult with the Dominion Council of Scientific and Industrial Research and with botanical authorities in this country. I have, &c., CHARLES FERGUSSON, Governor-General. The Right Hon. the Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs.

No. 29. New Zealand, No. 298. Sir, — Government House, Wellington, 4th November, 1927. With reference to your despatch, No. 175, of the 6th September, regarding the question of assistance in importing pedigree stock from the British Isles to New Zealand, I have the honour to inform you that His Majesty's Government in New Zealand greatly appreciate the opportunity given to them to submit a scheme (within the limitations laid down by the Empire Marketing Board) for assisting in the export of stock to this Dominion. Ministers state that they will be pleased to go into the whole question with a view to submitting a scheme such as that referred to in your despatch as soon as it is deemed safe again to permit the introduction of live-stock from the British Isles. I have, &c., CHARLES FERGUSSON, Governor-General. The Right Hon. the Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs.

No. 30. New Zealand, No. 323. Sir,— Government House, Wellington, 29th November, 1927. With reference to your despatch, No. 197, of the 28th September, relative to the Sixth International Congress of Historical Science, which is to be held at Oslo in August next, I have the honour to inform you that my Ministers regret that they are unable to arrange for this Dominion to be represented at the Congress. I have, &c., CHARLES FERGUSSON, Governor-General. The Right Hon. the Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs.

No. 31. New Zealand, No. 327. Sir, — Government House, Wellington, 30th November, 1927. With reference to your despatch, No. 185, of the 14tli September last, transmitting an invitation from the United States Embassy to the New Zealand Government to be represented at the Fourth International Congress on Entomology, to be held at Ithaca, New York, in August, 1928, I have the honour to inform you, at the instance of my Ministers, that His Majesty's Government in New Zealand greatly appreciate the invitation which has been extended to them to be represented at the Congress.

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