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No. 7. New Zealand, No. 30. Sir, — Government House, Wellington, 4th February, 1929. With reference to your despatch, Dominions No. 562, of the 26th November last, on the subject of a form of rear-wheel suspension devised with the object of rendering six-wheeled vehicles specially suitable for traversing, when necessary, difficult surfaces, such as are likely to be encountered in cross-country operations, I have the honour to inform you, at the instance of my Ministers, that so far no mechanical motor transport has been manufactured in New Zealand, although a certain amount of body-building is undertaken. 2. Ministers add, however, that steps have been taken for the information contained in the despatch to be furnished to all firms interested. f have, &c., CHARLES FERGUSSON, Governor- General. The Right Hon. L. C. M. S. Amery, M.P., Secretary of State.for Dominion Affairs.

No. 8. New Zealand, No. 33. Sir, — Government House, Wellington, stli February, 1929. [ have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch, Dominions No. 561, of the 26th November last, transmitting a copy of a despatch from the Prime Minister of the Commonewalth of Australia regarding the question of exempting from payment of estate duties in the United Kingdom objects of national, scientific, historic, and artistic interest which are sold to public institutions in other parts of His Majesty's Dominions. 2. Ministers, to whom your despatch and its enclosure were referred, note that His Majesty's Government in Great Britain have had this matter under consideration, and that they propose to introduce legislation to effect such exemption when a convenient opportunity arises. I have, &c., CHARLES FERGUSSON, Governor-General. The Right Hon. L. C. M. S. Amery, M.P., Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs.

No. 9. New Zealand, No. 38. Sir, — Government House, Wellington, 13th February, 1929. With reference to your despatch, No. 180, of the sth September last, enclosing copy of a note from the Netherlands Legation conveying an invitation to His Majesty's Government in New Zealand to send a representative to the forthcoming Pacific Science Congress, to be held in the Netherlands East Indies in May next, I have the honour to inform you that my Government is pleased to accept the invitation, and has decided that Dr. J. S. Maclaurin shall act as its representative. 2. Dr. Maclaurin holds the position of Dominion Analyst, and is the head of the Dominion Laboratory Branch of the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research. I have, &c., CHARLES FERGUSSON, Governor-General. The Right Hon. L. C. M. S. Amery, M.P., Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs.