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the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty have engaged a professional actuary to determine the annual rates of contribution to be charged to Dominion Governments borrowing naval and marine officers in respect of retired pay and pension liability, and, after full consideration of his reports, have fixed the following rates for the different classes of officers, viz. : — Per Annum. £ Commissioned officers of the Executive and Engineer lists ... ... 100 Medical Officers ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 120 Accountant Officers ... ... ... ... ... ... 80 Chaplains and Naval Instructors ... ... ... ... ... 115 Chaplains, Naval Instructors ... ... ... ... ... 85 Eoyal Marine commissioned officers... ... ... ... ... 70 Executive warrant officers and carpente/s, and Lieutenants from those ranks ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 35 Engineer warrant officers and Lieutenants from those ranks ... ... 40 I have, &c, L. HAECOUET. Governor His Excellency the Eight Hon. the Earl of Liverpool, K.C.M.G., M.V.0., &c.

No. 22. New Zealand, No. 161. My Lord, — Downing Street, 17th April, 1914. With reference to my despatch, No. 25, of the 16th January, I have the honour to transmit to Your Excellency, for the information of your Ministers, the accompanying copies of a circular issued by the United States Department of Agriculture introducing amendments into Bureau of Animal Industry Order 150 (regulations governing the meat-inspection of the United States Department of Agriculture). I have, &c, L. HAECOUET. Governor His Excellency the Eight Hon. the Earl of Liverpool, K.C.M.G., M.V.0., &c.

Enclosure. (Amendment 6 to 8.A.1. Order 150.) United States Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Animal Industry. Amendment to Paragraph 1 of Section 17 of Regulation IS, B. A. I. Order 150 (Regulations governing the Meat-inspection of the United States Department of Agriculture), governing the Disposition of Carcases of Animals infested with Tapeworm Cysts known as- Cysticercus bovis. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of the Secretary, Washington, D.C., 20th January, 1914. For the purpose of preventing the use in inter-State or foreign commerce of meat and meatfood products which are unsound, unhealthful, unwholesome, or otherwise unfit for human food, under the authority conferred on the Secretary of Agriculture by the provisions of the Act of Congress approved 30th June, 1906 (34 Stats., 674), that part of paragraph 1 of section 17 of regulation 13 relating to Cysticercus bovis is hereby amended to read as hereinafter set out. This amendment, which for purposes of identification is designated as Amendment (i to B. A. I. Order 150, shall supersede previous rulings on this subject and become effective immediately. Amendment 3 to B. A. I. Order 150 is hereby revoked. B. T. Galloway, Acting-Secretary of Agriculture. Section 17, Paragraph I. — (a.) Carcases of cattle (including the vicera) infested with tapeworm cysts, known as Cysticercus bovis, shall be condemned if the infestation is excessive or if tho meat is watery or discoloured. Carcases shall be considered excessively infested if incisions in various parts of the musculature expose on most of the cut surfaces two or more cysts within an area the size of the palm of the hand.