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Enclosure. Sir,— Downing Street, 7th June, 1912. I am directed by Mr. Secretary Harcourt to convey to you, on your retirement from the appointment of High Commissioner for New Zealand, his grateful appreciation of the cordiality which has marked the relations between you and the Colonial Office throughout your period of office. I am, &c, The Hon. Sir W. Hall-Jones, K.C.M.G. H. W. Just.

No. 51. New Zealand, No. 173. My Lord, — Downing Street, 13th June, 1912. I have the honour to transmit to you copies of the additional pl?tes noted in the margin for insertion in the copies of the book entitled " Flags, Badges, and Arms of the British Dominions beyond the Seas," which accompanied my predecessor's circular despatch of the 25th June, 1910. I have, &c, L. HARCOURT. Governor the Right Hon. Lord Islington, K.C.M.G., D.5.0., &c.

No. 52. New Zealand, No. 175. My Lord, — Downing Sreet, 13th June, 1912. With reference to my despatch, No. 95, of the 27th March, I have the honour to transmit to you, for the information of your Ministers, prints of a despatch from the Governor-General of Canada on the subject of the mutual enforcement throughout His Majesty's dominions of judgments, orders of Courts of justice, and arbitration awards on disputes arising out of commercial contracts. I have, &c, L. HARCOURT. Governor the Right Hon. Lord Islington, K.C.M.G., D.5.0., &c.

Enclosures. No. 294. The Goveenoe-Geneeal to the Seceetaey op State. Sic, — Government House, Ottawa, 15th May, 1912. With reference to your despatch, No. 218, of the 27th March, on the subject of a resolution passed by the Imperial Conference in 1911 in favour of the mutual enforcement of judgments and orders of Courts of justice, including judgments and orders as to commercial arbitration awards, I have the honour to transmit herewith, for your information, copies of an approved minute of the Privy Council for Canada, setting forth the views of my Responsible Advisers. I have, &c, Arthur.

Certified Copy op a Report of the Committee of the Privy Council, approved by His Royal Highness the Governor-General on the 13th May, 1912. (P. C. 1272.) The Committee of the Privy Council have had before them a report, dated 30th April, 1912, from the Right Hon. the Secretary of State for External Affairs, to whom was referred a despatch, dated 27th March, 1912, from the Right Hon. the Principal Secretary of State for the Colonies, on the subject of the mutual enforcement of judgments and orders of Courts of justice in the United Kingdom and the various possessions. The Minister states that, in the opinion of the Law Officers of the Crown, the proposals of His Majesty's Government are quite satisfactory in so far as Dominion Courts of law are concerned —that is to say, the passing of Imperial legislation to provide for the enforcement of judgments of the superior Courts of the self-governing dominions, states, and provinces in the Courts of the United Kingdom on the same principles as are now applied to the enforcement of judgments of the superior Courts of England, Scotland, and Ireland by the Imperial Act of 1868, chapter 54, the Act to include the case of awards given in arbitration disputes arising out of commercial contracts which have been given by Courts in the dominions, states, or provinces, or which, under the legislation of the dominions, states, or provinces, have the force of orders of Court. The Act also to contain a clause providing for its application with or without modifications to any self-governing dominion, state, or province by Order in Council on the Secretary of State being satisfied that adequate provision exists under the law of that dominion, state, or province for the enforcement of judgments given by the superior Courts of the United Kingdom.