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Lordships shall be satisfied that the laws thereof relating to the importation and exportation of animals, and to the prevention of the introduction or spreading of disease, and the general sanitary condition of animals therein, are such as to afford reasonable security against the importation therefrom of diseased animals.

Under these circumstances, I am to suggest that Sir William Drummond Jervois might be informed of the above requirements, in order that, before the Lords of the Council arrive at a decision on the subject, an opportunity may be afforded the New Zealand Government of furnishing their Lordships with more detailed information than has hitherto been supplied on the various points referred to in the Act of Parliament.
I am, &c.,
CHAS. L. PEEL.

The Under-Secretary of State, &c., Colonial Office.

The AGENT-GENERAL for NEW ZEALAND to the COLONIAL OFFICE.
7, Westminster Chambers, London. S.W.,
30th August, 1886.

SIR,—I have had the honour to receive your letter of the 16th instant, covering copies of a despatch from the Governor of New Zealand, and of a letter from the Agricultural Department of the Privy Council, on the subject of the importation of cattle into this country from the colony, and inquiring whether the particulars desired by the Council Office could be supplied here.

I observe from those papers that the New Zealand Ministers had sent in to the Governor copies of the Colonial Sheep Act of 1878 and Diseased Cattle Act of 1881, so that I assume they are before the Council Office. I now beg permission to supplement them by enclosing copies of the Orders in Council promulgated by my Government in 1884, under the Cattle Act, which I hope will satisfy the Lords of the Council that the colonial regulations now in force affecting the importation and exportation of animals, and designed to prevent the introduction or spreading of disease, are such as to afford that reasonable security which is required against the risk of any diseased animals being brought to this country from New Zealand.

I take this opportunity of also enclosing a copy of the latest report upon the condition of the sheep in the colony, which may perhaps be of interest to the Agricultural Department.
I have, &c.,
F. D. BELL.

The Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies.

The PRIVY COUNCIL OFFICE to the COLONIAL OFFICE.
Agricultural Department,
Privy Council Office,
44, Parliament Street, Westminster, S.W.,
23rd September, 1886.

SIR,—With reference to your letter of the 6th instant, transmitting a copy of a letter, with its enclosures, from the Agent-General for New Zealand, and former correspondence on the subject of the regulations affecting the importation of cattle into this country from the colony, I am directed to state, for the information of Mr. Stanhope, that the matter having been submitted to the Committee of Council for Agriculture, their Lordships have decided to accede to the request of the New Zealand Government, and permit animals brought from that colony to be landed without being subject to slaughter or to quarantine.

I am further directed to transmit a copy of the Animals Order of 1886, which will take effect on the 1st November next, in which order New Zealand has been added to the list of free countries enumerated in Part I. of the Fifth Schedule to the order.
I am, &c.,
CHAS. L. PEEL.

The Under-Secretary of State, &c., Colonial Office.

Spanish Government require Certificates of Origin for British Goods exported to Spain.

Department of Trade and Customs,
Wellington, 27th November, 1886.

THE following despatch, received from the Secretary of State for the Colonies, is published for general information.
ROBERT STOUT,
(For the Commissioner of Trade and Customs.)

Downing Street, 8th September, 1886.

SIR,—With reference to previous circular despatches on the subject of the Commercial Convention with Spain, I have the honour to transmit to you, for information in the colony under your Government, copy of a public announcement which appeared in the London Gazette on the 3rd instant, respecting certificates of origin for British goods exported to Spain.
I have, &c.,
EDWARD STANHOPE.

The Officer Administering the Government of
New Zealand.

CERTIFICATES OF ORIGIN FOR BRITISH GOODS EXPORTED TO SPAIN.

Foreign Office, 3rd September, 1886.

HER Majesty's Minister at Madrid has reported that, under the existing Spanish Customs Regulations, certificates of origin are required. A simple declaration of the shipper of goods to the effect that they are of British origin will, however, be deemed sufficient at the Spanish Customhouses. This declaration is to be made before the Chief Officer of Customs at the port of shipment; and shippers are recommended to make it on the specification of goods in the following form, viz.:—
I, , do hereby declare that the goods mentioned herein are of British produce or manufacture.
Exporter.

Signed and declared in my
presence this day
of , 188 .
Chief Officer of Customs.
Port of .

This officer will sign the document on the form prescribed by the Commissioners of Her Majesty's Customs. The certificate of origin must then be vised by the Spanish Consul at the port of shipment, whose visa will be given free of charge.

Candidates for Master or Mate to pass an Examination in Colours.

Marine Department,
Wellington, N.Z., 24th November, 1886.

IT is hereby notified that every candidate for a certificate of competency as master or mate is now required to pass an examination as to his ability to distinguish colours. These examinations are open to all persons serving or about to serve in the mercantile marine; and, as failure to pass the colour-test debars a person from obtaining a master's or mate's certificate, it is obviously to the advantage of persons to go up for the examination before going to sea. The fee charged for examination in colours only is 2s. 6d.
W. J. M. LARNACH.

Authority to frank.

General Post Office,
Wellington, 29th November, 1886.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to authorize
The OFFICER COMMANDING 1ST REGIMENT (NORTH ISLAND)
NEW ZEALAND CAVALRY
to frank letters, telegrams, and parcels on the public service.
JULIUS VOGEL,
Postmaster-General.

Rewards offered for the Discovery of New Goldfields.—Amended Conditions.

Mines Department,
Wellington, 16th March, 1885.

REWARDS are offered for the discovery of new goldfields, upon the conditions set forth hereunder, payable out of the parliamentary vote of £2,500.
W. J. M. LARNACH,
Minister of Mines.

AMENDED CONDITIONS.

1. The maximum sum offered as a reward for any proved discovery of a new goldfield in accordance with these conditions is £500; but, if the total sum claimed as rewards in any one year exceeds the parliamentary vote, the amount available only will be divided equally.

2. The newly-discovered goldfield, if in alluvial ground, must be situated not less than ten miles from the nearest alluvial gold-workings, or, if in quartz, not less than five miles from the nearest existing quartz-mines.

3. No grant will be paid upon any application until it shall have been proved that not less than 20,000 ounces of gold have been extracted from the new goldfield within two years from the registration of the discovery, if in alluvial workings, and, if in quartz-workings, proof of a similar yield from this source within three years from such registration will be required.

4. Any person discovering new gold-workings, and being desirous of obtaining a reward, shall immediately forward a written report of such discovery, with full particulars, to the Warden or Resident Magistrate of the district within which such discovery shall be situated, and the Warden or Resident Magistrate shall forthwith register the report as an application for reward.

5. No prospecting is allowed upon Native land without the approval in writing of the Native Minister, or of some one appointed by him in that behalf.