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Messrs. Martin and May, since their arrival in England last month, per ' Light Brigade," have been principally engaged in Cornwall, but without much success hitherto, They report, however, that after hni-vest operations are over there will be plenty of npplications from the right description of country labourer*. In the meantime we propose to despatch the first ship with Emigrants on the loth September, — conveying about .'550 or 880 adults; these will consist principally of general labourers and mechanics, but the proportion of farm and country emigrants will be adjusted by the following ship, which will consist principally of these. The number of English applications up to this date in round numbers is 700, besides applications from Ireland to the extent of 270. These latter have not been solicited by us (at all events by public advertisement), as up to this time we have not concluded our arrangements for direct Irish Emigration. It was the intention of a Member of the Board, to have visited Belfast and Londonderry about this time, but the state of excitement from the late riots has prevented this : such a visit would have been wholly unproductive of any good. When a more favourable time arrives, we purpose to arrange for a ship direct from Belfast, or failing this, a ship from Liverpool with wholly Irish Emigrants. Before Mr. Wood's departure, we had concluded our arrangements for despatching the first two ships with Emigrants, say one in August, and the other in September, but with our present financial prospects, we have delayed the first ship to 15th September as already noticed; the second sliip trill sail in October. The Emigrants by the above ships are to be conveyed to Auckland at the rate of £13 10s. per statute adult—with a capitation fee of ss. per head upon all accepted Emigrants to the Brokers' Agents who collect the applicants for the approval and selection of the Board, or their representative. We have not been able to continue the arrangement for the conveyance of future Emigrants on the same favourable terms as the first two ships, but have been obliged to advance the rate for the third and fourth ships, intended to sail in November and December, to £14 per adult,—reserving to ourselves the power of paying the amount of charter for these third and fourth ships in bonds at £00 for every £100 bonds, the minimum at which the loan was offered to the public. No further engagements will be entered into at present, nor until we more clearly see our wav to obtain the necessary funds. In the event however of the bonds being sold, we understood from Mr. Wood that we were at liberty to prosecute the emigration business more and more extensively. We have the honor to request your further instructions as to our future operations. A member of the Board proceeded to Glasgow on the 2:srd instant, to assist Mr. Clarke in chartering a vessel to convey his selected Emigrants from Scotland next month. This has been satisfactorily completed, but as ships from the Clyde receive little or no benefit from freight for cargo, a higher rate of passage money has had to be submitted to. The ' Helenslie," a first class ship, has been accepted, and the rate fixed is £16 per adult. She is to sail, as arranged by Mr. Clark, on the 10th September, and will carry 280 adults. We have applied to Her Majesty's Emigration Commissioners to nominate experienced surgeons for the 'Helenslie' and ' Matoaka,' and from personal interviews we have had with the Board, we believe that our request will be acceded to. We have, Ac., Wm. s. Gbahame, and Joii.v Moiuusox. Xew Zealand Government Emigration Board. The Hon. Colonial Secretary, Auckland, New Zealand.

No. 19. UNDER SECRETARY TO MESSES. MORRISON" AND CO. Colonial Secretary's Office, Auckland. 81st October, 1804. Gentlemen*, lam directed by Mr. Fox to acknowledge the receipt of your letter, No. 7, of the 25th August last, reporting the progress you had made in conducting the New Zealand Government Emigration ; and in reply, to convey to you the thanks of the Government for the course you have adopted in this matter. Owing, however, to the difficulty which has been hitherto felt in negociating the loan, and to the further difficulty existing here with reference to providing land for the location of Emigrants cm their arrival, in consequence of the New Zealand Settlements Act not having yet been brought into operation, ] am to instruct you to be good enough to suspend all further operations. I have. &c., W. GISBOBNE, . Under-Secretary. Messrs. John Morrison ami \\*. 8. Grahame, 3, Adelaide Place. King William Street, E.C., London.

No. 20. UNDER SECRETARY TO MR. CLARK. Colonial Secretary's O'i Auckland, sth November, ls<;f Sir, — Owing to the difficulty which has been hitherto felt in negociating the Loan, and to the further difficulty existing here with reference to providing land for the location of Emigrants on their arrival,

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