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Enclosures. Prime Minister's Office, Wellington, 11th April, 1913. Memorandum for His Excellency the Governor. The Prime Minister presents his compliments, and, with reference to Government House despatch No. 269, of 1913, enclosing a communication of the 21st February from the Secretary of State for the Colonies, covering a copy of a letter from the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries on the subject of the restrictions on the importation of live-stock into this Dominion from Great Britain, begs to inform His Excellency that up to the present the Government have not been able to recommend the removal of the restrictions, but shall be glad to do so whenever it is considered that such a course can be safely pursued. Immediately the restrictions are cancelled His Excellency will be advised, in order that a cablegram may be sent to His Majesty's Government in accordance with the wish expressed by the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries in the concluding paragraph of its communication. W. F. Massey, Prime Minister.

Prime Minister's Office, Wellington, 21st April, 1913. Memorandum for His Excellency the Governor. The Hon. the Prime Minister presents his compliments to His Excellency, and in reply to His Excellency's memorandum of the 4th instant, embodying a cablegram received from the Secretary of State for the Colonies in respect of the restrictions placed on the importation into this Dominion of stock shipped from Liverpool and the Counties of Durham and Northumberland, begs to state that the matter has been very carefully considered, and the Government has decided that no modification can be made at present. If, however, there are no further outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease during the next month, the Government will favourably consider the question of removing the restrictions which have been imposed in respect of the whole of Great Britain. W. F. Massey, Prime Minister.

No. 66. New Zealand, No. 59. Sir, — Government House, Wellington, 24th April, 1913. With reference to your despatch, No. 66, of the 12th February, enclosing, for the information of my Ministers, copies of a Board of Trade circular respecting the examination in Great Britain of masters and mates in the mercantile marine and skippers and second hands of fishing-vessels, I have the honour to inform you that my Government propose to make similar regulations in New Zealand, and to make provision that such regulations come into operation on the Ist December next. I have, &c, LIVERPOOL, The Right Hon. Lewis V. Harcourt, P. 0., &c, Governor. Secretary of State for the Colonies. ■j

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No. 67. New Zealand, No. 60. Sir, — Government House, Wellington, 24th April, 1913. I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch of the 15th November, No. 339, inquiring whether my Government would be disposed, in principle, to consider favourably the organization of an Imperial group of exhibits in connection with the San Francisco Exhibition. 2. I am requested by my Ministers to acquaint you that the matter has been duly considered, and that they are prepared to join in an Imperial group if it is found practicable to arrange for such an organization. I have, &c, LIVERPOOL, The Right Hon. Lewis V. Harcourt, P.C., &c, Governor. Secretary of State for the Colonies. Approximate Cost of Paper. —Preparation, not given ; printing (1,500 copies), £25.

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