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No. 5. The Agent-General to the Hon. the Colonial Secretary. (No. 612.) 7, Westminster Chambers, Victoria Street, Westminster, S.W., Sir,— 23rd September, 1873. Referring to the Memoranda noted in the margin,* I beg to express my satisfaction at finding that the arrangements in the case of the immigrant ships " Michael Angelo," " Woodlark," " Lutterworth," and " Euterpe," have so entirely met with the approval of the local Immigration Commissioners in New Zealand. It is also very gratifying to me to learn from Mr. Colin Allan's report of 16th May (forwarded by the Hon. Mr. Richardson), that the Scandinavian emigrants sent to Otago have proved so valuable a body of settlers. I have, &c., I. E. Featherston, The Hon. the Colonial Secretary, Wellington, N.Z. Agent-General.

No. 6. The Agent-General to the Hon. the Colonial Secretary. (No. 617.) 7, Westminster Chambers, Victoria Street, Westminster, S.W., Sir,— 23rd September, 1873. Referring to the Hon. Mr. O'Rorke's Memorandum of 4th June, No. 117, 1873, informing me that " there exists in the Colony a continually increasing demand, especially for single women and day labourers," I am glad to be able to state that there is every prospect of a considerable increase in the number of female emigrants. I have, &c, I. E. Featherston, The Hon. the Colonial Secretary, Wellington, N.Z. Agent-General.

No. 7. The Agent-General to the Hon. the Colonial Secretary. (No. 620.) 7, Westminster Chambers, Victoria Street, Westminster, S.W., Sir,— 23rd September, 1873. Referring again to the Hon. Mr. O'Rorke's Memorandum of 22nd April last, No. 79, 1873,1 have the honor to inform you that one vessel has been laid on for Timaru, and that every endeavour will be made on my part to comply with the resolution passed by the Timaru and Gladstone Board of Works. I may add, however, that it is very difficult to divert vessels from the Port of Lyttelton. I have, &c, I. E. Featherston, The Hon. the Colonial Secretary, Wellington, N.Z. Agent-General.

No. 8. The Agent-General to the Hon. the Colonial Secretary. (No. 628.) 7, Westminster Chambers, Victoria Street, Westminster, S.W., Sir,— 24th September, 1873. I have the honor to forward herewith, for the information of the Government, copy of correspondence with the Secretary of State for the Colonies, from which it will be seen that every difficulty is thrown in the way of emigration by the Prussian Government. I trust, nevertheless, to be able to obtain the required number of German emigrants for New Zealand. I have, &c., I. E. Featherston, The Hon. the Colonial Secretary, Wellington, N.Z. Agent-General.

Enclosure 1 in No. 8. The Hon. R. G. W. Herbert to the Agent-General. Sir, — Downing Street, 27th August, 1873. I am directed by the Earl of Kimberley to acquaint you that Her Majesty's Charged'Affaircs at Berlin has been informed by the Prussian Government that, in view of the inclination to emigrate spreading largely in some provinces, excited and nourished principally by foreign agents, it proposes to expel-from the country all emigration agents, sub-agents, and other recruiters who are not of German nationality, and that from this measure it would not be possible to except emigration agents sent from the British Colonies. I have, &c, The Agent-General for New Zealand. Robert G. W. Herbert. * No. 80, 81, 123, 134. 2—D. 3.