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of all descriptions containing scientific or popular articles dealing with the diseases of plants, issued by the Agricultural, Forestry, and allied Departments of the British oversea Governments, and would be grateful if these could be sent direct to the Bureau at 17 Kew Green, Kew, Surrey. 2. I should be glad if your Government could see their way to make arrangements to meet the wishes of the Bureau. I have, &c, WINSTON S. CHURCHILL. Governor-General His Excellency the Right Hon. Viscount Jellicoe, G.C.8., 0.M., G.C.V.0., &c.

No. 27. New Zealand, No. 120. My Lord,- Downing Street, 17th June.. 1921. I have the honour to request Your Excellency to inform your Ministers that a Senior Officers , School, similar to the one in this country at Woking, the puipose and scope of which are described in the enclosed Army Order 97 of 1920, has been opened in India, and that the second course will begin on the Ist September, 1921, and will last for approximately three months. 2. The Government of India have intimated that they are prepared to allot four vacancies at this course to Australian and New Zealand officers, and 1 should be glad if you would telegraph direct to the Government of India whether the number of vacancies will meet your Ministers' requirements. 3. If the proposals are found satisfactory I have to suggest that the further correspondence should be carried on direct between your Government and the Government of India. I have, &c, WINSTON S. CHURCHILL. Governor-General His Excellency the Right Hon. Viscount Jellicoe, G.C.8., 0.M., G.C.V.0., &c. [Enclosure not printed.]

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No. 28. New Zealand, No. 121. My Lord, — Downing Street, 20th June, 1921. With reference to my predecessor's despatch, Dominions No. 98, of the 9th March, 1921, relative to the issue of medals to members of the mercantile marine, I have the honour to request Your Excellency to inform your Ministers that the Board of Trade have had under consideration the question of making more definite arrangements for the issue of medals in New Zealand to such applicants as, having previously applied in the United Kingdom, have been granted permission to wear ribands and have been supplied with a form of authority in this country, but now reside in the Dominion. 2. The Board of Trade believe that in a number of instances the ribands and forms of authority were issued in this country to men who stated, when making their application, that they resided in the United Kingdom, whereas their permanent residence was in New Zealand ; while in other cases the applicants were residing in this country when the ribands and forms of authority were issued to them, but have since become permanently resident in the Dominion. In any case where it has been ascertained that the applicant's permanent address is in New Zealand he had been informed that any medals to which he may be entitled in respect of his services in the mercantile marine during hostilities will be issued to him by the proper authorities in the Dominion. There is reason to believe, however, that medals have been prepared by the Board of Trade for men who, since their application, have gone to New Zealand or some other part of the Empire. 3. In these circumstances the Board suggest, for your Ministers' consideration, that it would be convenient if any applications received in the Dominion from persons who hold forms of authority issued in the United Kingdom were forwarded to them, so that it may be ascertained whether or not the medals have been pre-

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