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Enclosure. (No. W. 87/87/17.) Your Excellency,— Foreign Office, S.W. 1, 7th January, 1929. With reference to your note of the 26th November, I have the honour to inform Your Excellency that His Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland regret that they do not see their way to accede to the arrangements of the 25th November, 1925, whereby the International Wine Office was created. I have, &c., (For the Secretary of State), R. H. Campbell. His Excellency Monsieur A. de Fleuriau, G.C.V.0., &c.

No. 13. New Zealand, Dominions No. 41. Sir, — Downing Street, 22nd January, 1929. I have the honour to state that the French Ambassador has requested on behalf of his Government to be furnished with copies of laws and regulations concerning the protection of national parks in the various parts of the British Empire. 2. I should be glad to learn what reply His Majesty's Government in New Zealand would wish to be returned to the French Ambassador so far as New Zealand is concerned. 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.Y.0., &c.

No. 14. New Zealand, No. 30. Sir, — Downing Street, 24th January, 1929. With reference to your Excellency's despatch, No. 289, of the 3rd of November, 1928, regarding the revision of the British Pharmacopoeia, I have the honour to state, for the information of your Ministers, that I am informed by the Lord President of the Council that a revision of the Pharmacopoeia is in progress at the present time. 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. 15. New Zealand, No. 35. Slh. — Downing Street, 28th January, 1929. I have the honour to transmit, for the consideration of PI is Majesty's Government in New Zealand, the accompanying translation of a note from the German Ambassador, asking that facilities may be accorded to Professor Dr. J. W. Mannhardt, of the Pfniversity of Marburg, who proposes to visit New Zealand during the winter of 1929-30 in the course of a tour of study which he is undertaking as holder of a World-travel Scholarship. 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.