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No. 31. The Agent-General to the Hon. the Minister for Immigration. (No. 829.) 7, Westminster Chambers, Victoria Street, Westminster, S.W., Sir,— 12th December, 1873. Referring to your letter of 28th August (No. 10.2), and to the Hon. Mr. O'Rorke's Memorandum of 30th August (No. 186), I have the honor to inform you that Mr. Andrew Duncan put himself into communication with me immediately on his arrival, and that we discussed together very fully the proposed steps for obtaining a special supply of emigrants for Canterbury. It appears to me that in sending home Mr. Duncan, the Provincial Government of Canterbury has made a very wise selection, and I have no doubt that his efforts will be attended with a considerable amount of success. I need scarcely add that I shall always afford Mr. Duncan every assistance and facility in my power towards giving effect to the wishes of the Canterbury Government. I have, &c., I. E. Featherston, The Hon. the Colonial Secretary, Wellington, N.Z. Agent-General.

No. 32. The Agent-General to the Hon. the Minister for Immigration. (No. 845.)' 7, Westminster Chambers, Victoria Street, Westminster, S.W., Sir,— 19th December, 1873. I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of Immigration Memorandum No. 196, of 22nd September, enclosing copy of a letter from the Immigration Officer at Greymouth, in which it is stated that certain persons nominated through his office were refused passages by the local agent at Galway, Mr. James J. Fynn. A copy of the complaint referred to shall be forwarded to Mr. Fynn, and that person will be called upon to furnish a full report of his action in this matter. If Mr. Fynn's explanation should be unsatisfactory, his name will be removed from the list of agents, and he will be forbidden to act in any way in connection with New Zealand Government emigration. A communication shall also be addressed to the nominees who remain in Ireland, inviting them to renew their application for passages. I have, &c., I. E. Featherston, The Hon. the Minister for Immigration, Wellington, N.Z. Agent-General.

No. 33. The Agent-General to the Hon. the Minister for Immigration. (No. 849.) 7, Westminster Chambers, Victoria Street, Westminster, S.W., Sir,— 19th December, 1873. I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of Immigration Memorandum No. 191, 1873, of 16th September, enclosing copies of reports by the Immigration Commissioners at Dunedin, on the "Allahabad" and "Peter Denny," which vessels arrived on the Ist and 3rd September respectively. lam very glad to learn that the Commissioners report so favourably on both these vessels. I have, &c., I. E. Featherston, The Hon. the Minister for Immigration, Wellington, N.Z. Agent-General.

No. 34. The Agent-General to the Hon. the Minister for Immigration. (No. 851.) 7, Westminster Chambers, Victoria Street, Westminster, S.W., Sir,— 19th December, 1873. I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of Immigration Memorandum No. 204, 1873, of 29th September, requesting me to forward a copy of the instructions to local emigration agents, relative to emigrants nominated in the Colony. I enclose herewith acopy of the generalinstructions* to local agents. I beg, however, to remark that all nominated emigrants receive the requisite notices and papers direct from this office, and the intervention of local agents is rendered unnecessary. The latter are not, therefore, specially instructed to transact the business of nominated applicants, although in practice they frequently act in that manner. I have, &c., I. E. Featherston, The Hon. the Minister for Immigration, Wellington, N.Z. Agent-General. * See Enclosure 2 in No. 40.