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No. 93. New Zealand, No. 202. My Lord, — Downing Street, 16th November, 1909. With reference to your despatch No. 'M, of the 12th April, I have the honour to transmit to you, to be laid before your Ministers, six printed copies of the report of the representatives of His Majesty's Government at the international Scientific Conference on Leprosy, held at Bergen in August last. I have, &c, CREWE. Governor, the Righi Bon. Lord Plunket, K.C.M.G., X.C.V.0., &c.

No. 94. New Zealand, No. 203. My Lord, — Downing Street, 19th November, 1909. With reference to my despatch No. 159, of the 18th September, 1908, I have the honour to transmit to you, to be laid before your Ministers, the enclosed copy of a note addressed to the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs by the Belgian Minister relative to the International Railway Congress, to be held at Berne in 1910. 2. Your Ministers will observe that the Belgian Government are anxious to learn as soon as possible the names of the delegates selected. T have, &c, CREWE. Governor, the Right Hon. Lord Plunket, K.C.M.G., X.C.V.0., &c.

Enclosures. (41067.) The Under-Secretary el Stat* for Foreign Affairs presents his compliments to the Under-Secretary (if State for the Colonies, and is directed by the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs to transmit the accompanying oopy of a note which lias been received from the Belgian Minister at this Court respecting the International Railway Congress which is to be hehl at Berne next year. Tho Secretary of State would be glad to !«■ advised what answer should be returned to Count de Lalaing as soon as possible. Similar letters have been addressed d> the India Office and the Board of Trade. (Ref. F. 0., 31st July, 1908.) Foreign Office, 10th November, 1909. No. 1122 (41067). MoNSIEUB t,e Secretaire: d'Ktat, — Londres, le fi Novembre, 1909. J'ai l'honneur de faire eavoir a Votre Excellence comme suite a ma lettre dv 17 Juillet, 1908, que la proohaine session Congres International dcs Chemins de Fer us tiendra a Berne dans la premiere quinzaine dv mois de Juillet. 1910: la seance d'ouverturo nurn lien probablement le 4 Juillet, et la fermeture le 16 Juillet. Cette session promet de presenter mi interet considerable. La section locale d , organisation a le grand desir de faire tout cc gui depend d'elle pour reoevoir dignement les delegues, et pour < ■ in- la Suisse remplissc sos devoirs d'hospitalite a I'entiere satisfaction de see hotes. La carte de legitimation gui sera delivree a chaque deletrue lvi donnera droit , : i la lihre circulation sur les chemins de fer Suissee pendant la periode dv 15 Juin atl 15 Aout, 1910: dcs cartes seront aussi remises aux femmefl el aux fillrs dcs membres dv Congres gui en exprimeront le desir. Les demarches necessairea seront faites pour obtenir que, comme lors dcs sessions precedentes, cette carte de legitimation permette, en outre, an titnlnirr sevl, d'effectnev. I°. Un voyage aller de sa residence ou dun port de debarquement en Europe jusqu'en Suisse, entre le 10 Juin et le 15 Juillet, 1910. 2°. Tin voyage de retour d< , la frontiere suisse a sa residence on a un port d'embarquement en Europe entre le 5 Juillet et le 25 Aout. La section suisse d'organieation devra s'necupes prochainemeni dcs mesures a prendre pour I'organisation de la session: <'lle aura toul d'abord a resoudre la question dcs logements, qu'elle considere comme etant de la premiere importance. 11 se pourrait, en effet. que l'on no put rrouver a Berne la place aeoessaire pour loger tons I. ,1 * congressistes si. comme il \- a lien de I'eeperer, oeux-ci sont fort nombreux.