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2. The amounts shown on the statement do not include many other cash contributions which have been distributed other than through the High Commissioner, nor do they include the value of gifts in kind. I have, &c, LIVERPOOL, The Right Hon. A. Bonar Law, P.C., &c, Governor. Secretary of State for the Colonies.

Enclosure. List of New Zealand Contributions to Wad Fund received in September. Tv the National Committee tor Relief in Belgium- £ 8 . d. Monthly contribution from Government ol New Zealand ... 15,000 0 0 Kiwitea County Council ... ... ... 40 t) 0 Eriiimg Star, Dunedin ... ... ... ... +5 (I 0 Sounds District Committee ... ... ... ... ... ... 75 0 0 Chatham Islands collections . ... ... ... ... ... I(i."i It) 7 Sainoan collections ... .... ... ... ... .'.. ... 172 (i I Havelock ladies ... ... ... ... 14 (i 0 Otago Patriotic Association ... ... ... ... ... 1,000 0 0 For Belgian Refugee Food Fund.: bruin Masterton Belgian Refuges' Food Fund 100 o 0 For Prince of Wales's Fund— From Kiwitea County Council ... ... ... ... ... 40 <) 0 Patea and District Patriotic League ... ... ... .. ... 27 2 6 Post and Telegraph Department, Wanganui ... ... ... ... 0 12 0 J. C. Lewis, Wellington ... ... ... ... ... lot) T. G. Taylor, Hunterville (collections) ... I (i 2 0 For relief of Belgian orphan children in England : From Evening Star, Dunedin 8 15 <) For payment to Headquarters, lied Cross Society, London: From Woodville Patriotic Committee ... ... ... ... ... ... 5 10 6 For Serbian relief— From " Presbyterian." Kopuaranga ... ... .. ... ... I 0 0 From female staff, Weraroa Boys' Training-farm ... .. .. 8 15 (i From Takaka Patriotic League ... ... ... ... ... 0 0 0 From L.M.R., Wellington ... ... ... ... ... ... 3 0 0 From .1. C. Lewis. Wellington ... ... ... ... ... 0 10 0 From Foxton Borough Council ... ... ... .. ... 2 10 0 From Mauriceville County Counoil ... ... ... ... ... 210 0 From Moray Place Congregational Church Women's Club, Dunedin ... (i 5 0 From F. W. Rowley, Wellington ... ... ... ... ... .'lO 0 From Roekvillc Belgian Relief Committee ... ... 0 10 0 From Post and Telegraph Department. Blenheim ... 0 7 fi * From Feilding Citizens' ami Farmers' Union Belief Fund Committee ... 5 0 0 From ihe Dominion collections ... ... ... ... ■ ■■ 18 3 0 For Polish relicf — From L.M.R., Wellington ... ... 3 0 0 From Poor of Britain and Belgium Relief Fund. Blenheim ... ... -'5 •" it From I. W. Rowley, Wellington ... ... ... 3 0 0 From Post and Telegraph Department. Blenheim ... ... ... 0 5 0 For Montenegrin and Serbian (jointly) relief, in proportion to the needs of the respective countries: From Wairarapa Branch. Poor of (beat Britain and Allies Relief Fund ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 100 0 0 £20,178 3 8

No. 39. New Zealand, No. 219. SIR, Government House, Wellington, 27th October, 1915. With reference to your despatch, No. 500, of the Bth September, stating that an arrangement lias been made for the redirection without, charge by the General Post Office of parcels for His Majesty's ships and for the troops, and suggesting that the Government of New Zealand shoiild consider the question of adopting similar arrangements, I have the honour to inform you, at the request of my Ministers, that similar privileges of free redirection will be accorded by the New Zealand Post Office. T have, &c., LIVERPOOL The Right Hon. A. Bonar Law, P.C., &c, Governor. Secretary of State for the Colonies.

A.-2, 1915, No. 88.