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signed at Berne on the 11th of December, further prolonging the duration of the treaty of the 31st of March, 1874, for the mutual surrender of fugitive criminals. I have, &c, The Officer Administering the Government KIMBERLEY. of New Zealand. [For enclosure, vide New Zealand Gazette No. 21, 21st April, 1881.]

No. 33. Copt of a DESPATCH from the Right Hon. the Earl of Kimberley to the Officer Administering- the Government of New Zealand. (Circular) Sir, — Downing Street, 18th January, 1881. I have the honor to transmit to you a copy of a letter from the Eoreign Office, enclosing a copy of a letter from the Italian Ambassador at this Court, requesting that the opportunity may be taken of the forthcoming census to supply the Italian Government with information as to the Italian subjects residing in this country and in the colonies. 2. You will see from the extract of a letter from the Local Government Board, enclosed in the Eoreign Office letter, that the Registrar-General has undertaken to supply the information requested, as far as regards England and Wales , and I shall be glad if your Government should see its way to undertake to furnish similar information as regards the colony under your government. 3. I have to add that if the Householders' Schedule, enclosed in my circular despatch of the 25th of November last, is adopted by your Government as the form in which the census is to be taken, the last column but one, when filled up, will furnish the information desired by the Italian Government. I have, &c, The Officer Administering the Government KIMBERLEY. of New Zealand.

Enclosure in No. 33. The Foreign Office to the Colonial Office. Silt, — Foreign Office, 11th January, 1881. I am directed by Earl Granville to transmit to you herewith a copy of a letter from the Italian Ambassador at this Court, requesting that, when the census is taken in Great Britain, the information obtained respecting the Italian subjects residing in this country and the colonies may be communicated to his Government, who offer in return to supply similar information respecting British subjects residing in Italy when the Italian census is taken. I also enclose an extract of a letter from the Secretary of the Local Government Board, from which it will be seen that the Registrar-General has undertaken to supply the information requested by the Italian Government as far as regards England and Wales, and I am to request that you will move the Earl of Kimberley to inform Lord Granville whether steps can be taken to furnish the Italian Government with similar returns respecting the Italians resident in the colonies. I have, &c., The Under-Secretary of State, Colonial Office. Tenterden.

Sub-Enclosure 1 to Enclosure in No. 33. Count Menabrea to Earl Granville. Monsieur le Comte, — Londres, 3 l)ecembre, 1881. Le troisieme denombrement de la population dv Royaume d'ltalie doit s'accomplir dans la nuit dv 31 Decembre de Fannee prochaine, 1881. Comme cc denombrement doit etre complete par celui dcs sujets Italiens resident h Fetranger, et comme un recensement general de la population doit avoir lieu aumeme temps, si mes renseignements sont exacts, aussi dans les etats et colonies de Sa Majeste la Reine, j Jai rhonneur d avoir recours a Fobligeante entremise de votre Excellence pour obtenir que le Gouvernement dv lloi puisse se servir, a charge de reciprocite, dcs listes dv recensement anglais en cc gui concerne les Italieus demeurant dans la lloyaume Uni et dans ses colonies. A cet effet, le Gouvernement de la Eeine jugera s'il y a lieu de prescrire quelque mesure speciale pour faciliter la confection dcs extraits de ces listes touchant les Italiens : de toute fagon le Gouverne-