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Enclosure. List of Xkw Zealand Contributions pod Wah Frans fob .li-i.y, 1915, To the National Committee for Relief in Belgium-— £ s. d. Monthly contribution from Government of New- Zealand ... ... ... 15,000 0 0 From Otago ... 10,000 0 0 Krom Sounds District Committee ... ... •■■ •■• ■•■ '- r '" 0 0 From Marlborough ... ... ... ... ... ... 750 0 0 From Te Kiri Sports Association ... ... ... ... 5 1 9 From Acting Belgian Consul, Christchurch ... ... ... ... 573 6 i For payment to Mr, F, W. Assirati, Secretary, Belgian Postal Rcli '' C urrettrp. London, for relief of refugees in United Kingdom of the Belgian Post and Telegraph Service: From New Zealand Post and Telegraph Association ... 209 18 2 For Serbian relief— From boys and staff, Woraroa Boys' Training-farm ... ... ... t-'i 15 II From Manawatu Patriotic Society . ... ... ... ... ... 107 "2 0 From various contributors throughout Dominion ... ... ... 288 H .'! For Montenegrin relief: From various contributors ... .... 10 12 2 For Montenegrin and Serbian relief (jointly): From various contributors ... II 0 0 For payment to Headquarters, Order of St. John, London Prom Hastings Red Cross workers ... ... ... ... ... 100 0 0 From various contributors ... ... ... ... ... ... 82 IS I For relief of Belgian orphan and children in Belgium— From Okaiawa children ... ... ... ... ... ... 15 3 9 From various contributors ... ... ... ... ... ... 115 9 For Polish relief: From various contributors ... ... ... ... 29 13 0 For British Soldiers' Fund : From Evening Star, Dunedin ... ... ... 10 0 0 For relief of Belgians in England : Prom Evening Star. Dunedin ... ... 89 10 f) For H.R.11. the Prince of Wales's bund— Prom Westpoi-t Coal Company ... ... ... ... ... 151 10 0 Prom various contributors ... ... ... ... ... ... 60 10 .'i For British Pood Fund: From Wanganui Citizens' Committee ... ... 48 (i lo For relief of widows and children In England: From CJtiki Card Club ... 2 10 •'! For relief of orphans in Great Britain : From Wanganui Citizens' Committee ... 7 15 ti For comforts for New Zealand wounded at Walton-on-Thames : From Hastings Red Cross Workers ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 100 0 0 For aid to sick and wounded of armies of England and her Allies : From subscribers at Samoa ... ... ... ... ... ... ... OS 19 5 Towards purchase of a water-cart for the Ambulance Brigade: Prom Wanganui British Pood Fund ... ... ... ... ... ... ... L 6 5 0 for Mount Pclix Hospital for New Zralandcrs in London — From His Excellency the Governor's Hospital Ship Fund ... ... ... 5,000 0 0 From His Excellency the Governor's Hospital Ship Fund (for tobacco for troops and papers for wounded soldiers) ... ... ... ... 150 0 0 £33,104 7 8

No. 31. New Zealand, No. 190. Sir,- Government House, Wellington, 27th Septt mber, 1915. In answer to your despatch, No. '->G2, of the sth July, I have the honour to inform you that my Ministers are taking steps to submit to Parliament amending legislation in accordance with paragraph 11 of the Foreign Marriages Order in Council, L 913, for the purpose of enabling notices of marriage and certificates of such notices to be given and issued for the purposes of the Foreign Marriages Act. I have, &c, LIVERPOOL, The Right Hon. A. Bonar Law, P.C., &C, Governor. Secretary of State for tbe Colonies.

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