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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

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New Zealand Rainfall for November, 1917—continued.

(I.) ISLANDS.

| Centre Island | | |
| Stewart Island | 186 | 14 |
| Half-moon Bay, Stewart Island | 233 | 17 |
| Niue Island | | |
| Avarua, Rarotonga, Cook Islands | 1113 | 20 |
| Aitutaki Island, Cook Islands | 1955 | 13 |
| Mangaia, Cook Islands | 1436 | 17 |
| Chatham Island | 83 | 9 |

Passports.

Department of Internal Affairs,

Wellington, 12th December, 1917.

THE following notice issued by the Foreign Office respecting the passport requirements of different countries has been received from the Secretary of State for the Colonies, and is published for general information, together with a note of the requirements of certain other countries notified to the Government of New Zealand by the Consuls of such countries.

G. W. RUSSELL,

Minister of Internal Affairs.

PASSPORTS.

VISAS AND SPECIAL REGULATIONS.

Visas.

THE Passpart, if for use in any of the following countries, must bear the visa of a Consular Officer of that country. The addresses in London to which application should be made are as follows:—

| FRANCE* | 19, Bedford Square, W.C. 1 (charge 8s.). |
| BELGIUM | 37, Bedford Square, W.C. 1 (charge 2s. 6d.). |
| RUSSIA† | 30, Bedford Square, W.C. 1 (charge 4s. 10d.). |
| ROUMANIA‡ | 3, Mincing Lane, E.C. 3 (gratis). |
| PERSIA§ | 82, Victoria Street, S.W. 1 (charge 6s. 1d.). |
| COLOMBIA | Sicilian House, Sicilian Avenue, Southampton Row, W.C. 1 (charge 12s. 5d.). |
| HAYTI§ | 32, Fenchurch Street, E.C. 3 (charge 8s. 4d.). |
| ITALY,|| TRIPOLI, AND ERITREA | 44, Finsbury Square, E.C. 2 (charge 4s.). |

New Zealand Rainfall for November, 1917—continued.

LATE RETURNS.

PORTUGAL . . 6, South Street, Finsbury, E.C. 2 (charge 4s. 6d.).

SPAIN . . 40, Trinity Square, E.C. 3 (charge 4s. 10d.).

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 18, Cavendish Square, W. 1 (charge 4s. 2d.).

For other countries visas are not required, and are useful only as an additional precaution.

• FRANCE. — Three days’ notice must be given, and two additional photographs are required. Personal attendance is necessary, and the visa is valid only for departure within three days.

To visit any place within the Zone of the Armies a Permit is required from the Military Permit Office, 19, Bedford Square.

All visitors to France wishing to remain there for more than fifteen days must be furnished with a “Carte d’Identité.” Application for this document must be made within forty-eight hours of arrival in the first locality in which the traveller desires to remain to the Prefect of the Department concerned.

Passengers from France must obtain the necessary visa for departure. In Paris the visa is obtained from the Permit Office, 18, Rue Chauveau Lagarde.

† RUSSIA.—In applying for the visa the religion of the applicant must be stated. The visa must be within six months of the date of entering Russia. A Russian Passport has to be taken out by British subjects in addition to their national Passport after they have been six months in Russia. To leave Russia a Police visa has to be obtained. To re-enter Russia the visa of a Russian Consul abroad is necessary.

‡ ROUMANIA.—Within twenty-four hours of arrival in Roumania the Passport should be viséed at His Majesty's Legation or at a British Consulate, and application made to the Roumanian Authorities for a Permit to reside. For a stay of