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8. Accord on the treat went of German patents* Signed at London 27 July 1946 ; effective 27 July 1946. Signed by New Zealand 27 July 1946 and accepted 22 November 1946. Applies to Western Samoa. N.Z.T.S. No. 4 (1947). 9. Constitution of the international labour organisation instrument of amendment 1946* Signed at Montreal 9 October 1946. Signed by New Zealand 9 October 1946 and ratified 8 July 1947. U.K.T.S. No. 20 (1946) (Cmd. 6880). 10. Final articles revision convention* (1.L.0.j Signed at Montreal 9 October 1946 ; effective 28 May 1947. Signed by New Zealand 9 October 1946 and ratified 8 July 1947. U.K.T.S. No. 20 (1946) (Cmd. 6880). 11. Protocol for the regulation of whaling for the season 1947-48* Signed at Washington 2 December 1946 ; effective 5 February 1948. Signed by New Zealand 2 December 1946 and accepted 22 July 1947. See also agreement of 8 June 1937 and protocols of 24 June 1938. 7 February 1944, 5 October 1945, 26 November 1945, 15 March 1946 and 3 March 1947. N.Z.T.S. No. 7 (1948) ; U.K.T.S. No. 14 (1948) (Cmd. 7354). 12. Protocol amending the agreements conventions and protocols on narcotic drugs of 23 January 1912, 11 February and 19 February 1925, 13 July and 27 November 1931 and 26 June 1936* Signed at Lake Success, New York, 11 December 1946 ; effective for each party upon signature without reservation or upon acceptance. Signed by New Zealand (without reservation) 11 December 1946. U.K.T.S. No. 35 (1947) (Cmd. 7135). 13. Trusteeship agreement for the territory of Western Samoa.* Approved by the General Assembly of the United Nations on 13 December 1946; effective 13 December 1946 ; ratification not required. U.K.T.S. No. 65 (1947) (Cmd. 7195); E.A. Pub. No. 32.