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No. 15.

The SECRETARY OF STATE to the GOVERNOR-GENERAL OF

(Confidential.)

MY LORD,

CANADA.

Downing Street,

May 10, 1905. I HAVE the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your Lordship's confidential despatch of the 20th ultimo transmitting a minute of your Privy Council containing the views of your responsible advisers on the resolution passed by the Colonial Conference on the subject of the coasting trade and laws affecting shipping.

I transmit herewith for the information of your Ministers a copy of an Act passed by the Legislature of New Zealand, to provide for the prohibition or restriction of coasting trade in that colony by ships of certain countries, which has been assented to by an Order of the King in Council; and I have to observe that New Zealand is the only colony which has, at present, legislated on the lines of the resolution of the Colonial Conference.

I have, &c.,

ALFRED LYTTELTON.

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No. 16.

The GOVERNOR-GENERAL OF AUSTRALIA to the SECRETARY

(No. 128.)

OF STATE.

(Received July 16, 1906.)

[Answered by No. 18.]

Governor-General's Office, Sydney, N.S.W., June 12, 1906.

MY LORD,

I HAVE the honour to inform your Lordship that my Prime Minister desires to learn whether consideration has been given by the Imperial Government to that part of the resolution respecting the navigation laws of the Empire, which was passed at the Colonial Conference of 1902, which refers to the limitation of the coastwise trade as therein defined to British vessels, and, if so, whether any action in that direction is contemplated.

The terms of the resolution in question appear on page 139 of the report of the proceedings of the Conference," and are as follows:-[See page xi. of [Cd. 1,299] October 1902].

I have, &c.,

NORTHCOTE,

Governor-General.

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New Zealand.

1903, No. 95.

An Act to provide for the Prohibition or Restriction of Coasting Trade in New Zealand by Ships of certain Countries.

[Reserved for the signification of His Majesty's pleasure thereon.] BE IT ENACTED by the General Assembly of New Zealand in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:-

1. The Short Title of this Act is "The Coastwise Trade Act, 1903"; and it shall not come into operation unless and until the Governor notifies by Proclamation that it is His Majesty's pleasure not to disallow the same, and thereafter it shall come into operation upon such a day as the Governor notifies by the same or any other Proclamation.

2.-(1) If it appears to the Governor that British ships are subject in any foreign country to any prohibition or restriction as to the carrying of passengers or goods coastwise in that country, he may, by Order in Council, so far as treaty obligations entered into by His Majesty permit, impose such prohibitions or restrictions upon the ships of that country as to carrying passengers or goods coastwise in New Zealand, or carrying goods from any port in New Zealand to any port in any other part of the British possessions where laws similar to this Act exist, as appear to him justly to countervail the disadvantages to which British ships are subject as aforesaid.

(2) On the arrival at any port in New Zealand of any ship of the country to which the Order relates, a copy of such Order, together with a copy of this Act, shall be delivered by the Collector of Customs to the master.

(3) If the master does any act in contravention of such Order the ship shall be forfeited and shall be disposed of as directed by the Minister of Marine, and the proceeds of such forfeiture shall be paid into the Public Account, and shall form part of the Consolidated Fund.

• No. 14.

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No. 17.

The GOVERNOR OF NEW ZEALAND to the SECRETARY OF STATE.

(No. 42.)

(Received August 11, 1906.) [Answered by No. 19.]

MY LORD,

Wellington, July 9, 1906. I HAVE the honour to bring to your Lordship's notice the enclosed minute from my Premier, in which information is desired concerning limitation of coastwise trade referred to in the resolution respecting the navigation luws of the Empire, which was passed by the Colonial Conference of 1902.

Enclosure in No. 17.

I have, &c.,

PLUNKET,

Governor.

MEMORANDUM FOR HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR.

Prime Minister's Office, Wellington, July 9, 1906.

The Premier presents his compliments to his Excellency, and respect- fully advises that the attention of the Secretary of State for the Colonies be invited to the resolution respecting the navigation laws of the Empire, which was passed by the Colonial Conference of 1902.

The terms of that resolution appear on page 139 of the Report of the Proceedings of the Conference,t and are as follows:-[See p. xi. of [Cd. 1,299], October 1902.]

This Government will be glad to learn whether consideration has been given by His Majesty's Ministers to that part of the resolution which refers to the limitation of the coastwise trade as therein defined to British vessels, and if so, whether any action in that direction is contemplated.

WILLIAM HALL-JONES.

• Miscellaneous No. 144; also at p. xi of [Cd. 1299], Oct. 1902.

† Miscellaneous No. 144.