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(Circular.) No. 28. Sir,— Downing Street, 30th July, 1887. I have the honour to transmit to you, for publication in the colony under your Government, a copy of an Order of Her Majesty in Council, extending the provisions of " The Foreign Deserters Act, 1852," to Greece. I have, &c, H. T. HOLLAND. The Officer Administering the Government of New Zealand.

Enclosure. At the Court at Windsor, the 12th day of July, 1887. Present: The Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council. Whereas by " The Foreign Deserters Act, 1852," it is provided that, whenever it is made to appear to Her Majesty that due facilities are or will be given for recovering and apprehending seamen who desert from British merchant-ships in the territories of any foreign Power, Her Majesty may, by Order in Council stating that such facilities are or will be given, declare that seamen, not being slaves, who desert from merchant-ships belonging to a subject of such Power, when within Her Majesty's dominions, shall be liable to be apprehended, and carried on board their respective ships, and may limit the operation of such order, and may render the operation thereof subject to such conditions and qualifications, if any, as may be deemed expedient: And whereas it has been made to appear to Her Majesty that due facilities will be given for recovering and apprehending seamen who desert from British merchant-ships in the dominions and possessions of His Majesty the King of the Hellenes : Now, therefore, Her Majesty, by virtue of the power vested in her by the said "Foreign Deserters Act, 1852," and by and with the advice of her Privy Council, is pleased to order and declare, and it is hereby ordered and declared, that, from and after the publication hereof in the London Gazette, seamen, not being slaves, and not being British subjects, who within Her Majesty's dominions desert from merchant-ships belonging to subjects of His Majesty the King of the Hellenes, shall be liable to be apprehended and carried on board their respective ships : always that, if any such deserter has committed any crime in Her Majesty's dominions, he may be detained till he has been tried by a competent Court, and until his sentence, if any, has been carried into effect. And the Secretary of State for the Home Department, the Secretary of State for the Colonies, and the Secretary of State for India in Council are to give the necessary directions herein accordingly. C. L. Peel.

(Circular 1.) No. 29. Sir, — Downing Street, 6th August, 1887. With reference to my circular despatch of the Ist February, I have the honour to transmit to you copies of the correspondence* which has been laid before Parliament respecting the conditions of service of Imperial officers and pensioners in the colonies. With regard to civilian pensioners, I have to point out that it will not be possible to give effect to the proposal in paragraph 11. of the Treasury letter of the 3rd April, 1886 (No. 16), until the Imperial Act, 35 Viet., cap. 12, has been repealed. A measure for this purpose is now under consideration of the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury. I have, &c, H. T. HOLLAND. The Officer Administering the Government of New Zealand.

A.-2, 1887, Sess. 11., No. 20. * Not printed.

No. 30. (New Zealand, No. 46.) Sib, — Downing Street, Bth August, 1887. I am directed by the Secretary of State to transmit to you, for communication to your Government, the document specified in the annexed schedule. I have, &c, BOBEBT G. W. HEBBEBT. The Officer Administering the Government of New Zealand.

Date. Description of Document. Eeport on the Fungus Diseases of the Grape-vine, by F. Lamser Scribner, B.So. Printed at the Washington (United States Government Printing Office, 1886.