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No. 16. New Zealand, No. 117. SiR, — Government House, Wellington, 28th May, 1928. With reference to your despatch, No. 51, of the 16th March, on the subject of the transmission of wireless time signals from the Rugby Wireless Station, I have the honour to inform you, on the advice of my Prime Minister, that the reasons given in paragraph 3 of your despatch against any alteration in the arrangement at the present time are appreciated. It is noted, however, that at the end of two years operations it is intended to review the programme and procedure in transmission of wireless time signals, and when that time arrives His Majesty s Government in New Zealand would be glad if the resolution of the International Time Commission carried at the 1925 meeting of the Astronomical Union —i.e., that wireless time signals should take place twice daily, preferably at intervals of twelve hours —be taken into consideration. I have, &c., CHARLES FERGUSSON, Governor-General. The Right Hon. L. C. M. S. Amery, M.P., Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs.

No. 17. New Zealand, No. 120. Government House, Wellington, 4th June, 1928. I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch, Dominions No. 152, of the 24th March, and to inform you that I have communicated to my Ministers its contents, together with copies of the Board of Trade Circular enclosed therein regarding instructions to Surveyors on the subject of wireless telegraphy installations in ships' lifeboats. 2. In acknowledging the despatch Ministers state that the necessary action will be taken to bring the Dominion regulations into line with the Imperial regulations. I have, &c., CHARLES FERGUSSON, Governor-General. The Right Hon. L. C. M. S. Amery, M.P., Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs.

No. 18. New Zealand, No. 124. ® IE > Government House, Wellington, Bth June, 1928. I have the honour to inform you that I duly referred for the consideration of my Ministers your despatch, Dominions No. 19, of the 13th Januarv, together with copies of the report, enclosed therein, of the Workmen's Compensation Sub Committee of the Imperial Conference of 1926. 2. Ihe views of His Majesty's Government in New Zealand on Resolution II of the report referred to are as follows :— Legislation will be necessary before the New Zealand Government can enter into an arrangement with His Majesty's Government in Great Britain for the transfer of workmen's compensation moneys on the lines indicated in the Resolution. I he question of introducing this legislation is receiving attention. It might be added that no difficulty is experienced in this country in cases where compensation is awarded in New Zealand to dependants living in Great Britain. In regard to the