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1910. NEW ZEALAND.

DESPATCHES FROM THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE COLONIES TO THE GOVERNOR OF NEW ZEALAND.

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly by Command of His Excellency.

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No. of ieries Date. Subject. Page 1 j 18 Mar., 1909.. Ninth International Veterinary Congress at The Hague.. 2 23 „ ,, Accession of German Protectorates to the Berne Copyright Convention of 188(i 3 j 25 „ „ .. Metric Convention of 1907 .. 4 81 „ ,. . ■ Creation of an Imperial General Staff .. 5 1 April, „ .. International Copyright Convention of Berlin, 1908 (j 2 Appointment of Mr. Odin Moller as temporary Consul of Denmark at Christchuroh. . 7 7 " '.. Appointment of Mr. Thomas Young as Consul of Japan a1 Wellington y 10 „ ,, Support and development of the scientific and commercial work of the Imperial Institute 9 14 „ .. Customs treatment of commercial travellers' samples 10 15 M „ .. An Act to amend the Harbours Act, 1908 : Suggestion of the Board of Trade 11 16 || „ .. Duplicate records in Public Record Office 12 20 „ „ .. Assent to an Act to amend the Harbours Act, 1908 13 I 21 ,, ,, Appeals from the Supreme Court of New South Wales 14 22 ',', ',',■■ Requesting information re. enforcement of Arbitration Awards .. .. ... 15 97 || „ .. Importation of plumage and skins of non-edible birds into the Commonwealth of Australia l(j 2!) Extension of postal privileges to French settlements 17 29 „ „ .. Export of prison-made goods from the United States 18 i May I , rospects of oil-deposits in New Zealand U) 4 ' Appointment of Mr. James Molntoah as Consular Agent for France at Wellington .. 20 6 ',', ,', ■■ Army Order No. 109, of AprO, 1909 .. 21 7 Agreement r< International Bureau of Public Health at Paris 2-2 i l> .. ., .. Second Peace Conference at Hβ Hague, 1907 .. o;j 14 „ „ .. Patents, designs, and trade-marks 24 14 „ „ .. Loss of the British ship " Forest Hall " 25 21 .. „ .. International Conference on Eleotrioal Units and Standards 26 24 ',', » • • Uniformity of trade statistics of the Empire 27 25 '.', „ ■ ■ State and State-aided schools og j 27 ,. „ Application from Professor (J. ('. Henderson to examine certain despatches 29 ! 28 " " Shipping trade between Australia and Europe and the United States of America .. 30 28 ',', „ . ■ Approval of transfer of certain lands to the Governor 31 <jg ti „ .. International Conference for Preservation of Natural Resources, at The Hague 32 2 June, ',', .. Regulations under which commissions in the British army .oan be obtained by colonial officers 33*! 4 n ., Proposed Convention re direct exchange of money-oixlers between New Zealand and France 34 8 „ ,. . Appointment of the President and Public Prosecutor of the Joint Court in the New Hebrides 315 g University of London degrees open to colonial candidates 36 J( , || n .' Adherence of New Zealand to the Radio-telegraphic Convention.. 37 15 || „ .. Treatment of Mr. R. Harris . . 38 i i5 n Accession of Austria-Hungary to the Industrial Property ('.'mention of 1883 ,. 4 4 4 4 7 8 8 8 9 10 10 11 11 11 12 12 12 14 14 15 15 it; Hi 17 17 17 18 19 20 21 21 23 23 24 2.1 25 26 27