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No. 30. New Zealand, No. 282. My Lord, — Government House, Wellington, 12th November, 1929. With reference to Your Lordship's despatch, Dominions No. 428, of the 10th September, relative to the Eleventh International Veterinary Congress, which is to be held in London in August, 1930, I have the honour to inform you that His Majesty's Government in New Zealand greatly appreciate the kind invitation extended to them to appoint delegates to attend the Congress, and hope that it will be possible to arrange for suitable representation thereat. A definite decision on the question cannot, however, be made at the present juncture, but as soon as one is arrived at a further communication will be addressed to you. I have, &c., CHARLES FERGUSSON, Governor-General. The Right Hon. Lord Passfield, Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs.

No. 31. New Zealand, No. 283. My Lord, — Government House, Wellington, 12th November, 1929. I have tlie honour to acknowledge the receipt of Your Lordship's despatch, No. 282, of the 14th Septeinber, relative to the proposed inclusion at the International Colonial Exhibition, to be held at Antwerp next year, of exhibits relating to colonial town-planning, architecture, and modern decorative art. 2. My Ministers regret that there are no exhibits of this nature available in New Zealand that could be displayed at the Exhibition. They remark, moreover, that architecture, town-planning, and decorative art in this Dominion follow closely along English lines. I have, &c., CHARLES FERGUSSON, Governor-General. The Right Hon. Lord Passfield, Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs.

No. 32. New Zealand, No. 287. My Lord, — Government House, Wellington, 21st November, 1929. I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of Your Lordship's despatch, Dominions No. 451, of the 25th September, enclosing copies of a circular issued by the Nobel Committee of the Norwegian Parliament regarding nominations for the Nobel Peace Prize for 1930. 2. Ministers advise me that a copy of the despatch and of the circular was published in the New Zealand Gazette No. 77, of the 14th November, and that arrangements will be made for the distribution of the copies of the circular to those bodies and persons interested in such matters. I have, &c., CHARLES FERGUSSON, Governor-General. The Right Hon. Lord Passfield, Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs.