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No. 9. The Agent-General to the Hon. the Minister for Immigration. (No. 1060.) 7, Westminster Chambers, Victoria Street, Westminster, S.W., Sir, — 13th November, 1577. I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter No. 156, of the 10th September, informing me that my view of the arrangement with Mr. Kennaway, as stated in my letter No. 212, of the Ist March last, is substantially approved by the Government. I herewith transmit copy of memorandum with which I communicated the Government's decision to Mr. Kennaway, and copy of that gentleman's letter in reply. I have, &c, The Hon. the Minister for Immigration, Julius Vogel, Wellington. Agent-General.

Enclosure 1 in No. 9. Memoeandum from the. Agent-Geneeal to Mr. Kennaway. 9th November, 1877. I heeewith transmit, for your information, copies of letters which have passed between the Government and myself on the subject of your memorandum of the 28th February last. Mr. Kennaway. Julius Vogel.

Enclosure 2 in No. 9. Mr. Kennaway to the Agent-Geneeal. 7, Westminster Chambers, Victoria Street, Westminster, London, S.W., Sir, — 12th November, 1877. I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 9th instant, transmitting copies of letters which have passed between the Government and yourself on the subject of the memorandum which I addressed to you on the 28th February last; and in doing so I would take the opportunity of thanking you for the favourable manner in which you communicated to the Government the representations which I made therein. I have, Sec, Sir Julius Vogel, K.C.M.G., Agent-General for New Zealand. Waltee Kennaway.

No. 10. The Agent-General to the Hon. the Minister for Immigration. (No. 1119.) 7, Westminster Chambers, Victoria Street, Westminster, S.W., Sir,— 23rd November, 1877. Eeferring to your letter No. 165, of 21st September, I have the honor to inform you that I transmitted a copy of the report, furnished by the Sub-Immigration Officer at Wanganui, respecting the condition of the German immigrants, to the Colonial Office, and herewith forward copy of a letter received from Mr. Under Secretary Malcolm in reply to my communication. I have, Sec, The Hon. the Minister for Immigration, Julius Vogel, Wellington. Agent-General.

Enclosure in No. 10. Mr. Under Secretary Malcolm to the Agent-Geneeal. Sic, — Downing Street, 20th November, 1877. I. am directed by the Earl of Carnarvon to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 14th instant, enclosing a copy of a report made to the Government of New Zealand by the Sub-Immi-gration Officer at Wanganui respecting the condition of tho German emigrants who have settled in that part of the colony. Lord Carnarvon caused a copy of your letter, and its enclosure, to be forwarded to tho Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, and has suggested that they should be communicated to the British ViceConsul at Dantzig, in continuation of your previous letter of the 19th of July last. I have, Sec, The Agent-General for New Zealand. W. E. Malcolm.

No. 11. The Agent-General to the Hon. the Minister for Immigeation. (No. 1135.) 7, Westminster Chambers, Victoria Street, Westminster, S.W., Sic,— 4th December, 1877. Eeferring to that portion of my letter of 20th August in which I informed you that I intended to dispense with the services of Mr. C. Holloway, I have the honor to inform you that on reconsidering the matter I determined, in lieu of giving him notice that his services will no longer bo required, to offer to place him on the same footing as 1 arranged with him to occupy in the early part of this year —namely, to give him leave of absence until his services are again required, and during that interval to pay him salary at the rate of 355. per week.