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tion of war, any ship or ships ordered by the Queen under the contract is or are engaged, loading cargo, or preparing for the conveyance of emigrants, the loading and despatching of such ship or ships shall be completed, and such extra sum for the carriage of cargo and conveyance of emigrants shall be paid by the Queen as may be mutually agreed upon; or, failing agreement by the parties to the contract, as may be determined on in the manner hereinafter in clause 51 provided for. 51. If the said Immigration Officer at the port of arrival, or any officer acting in that capacity, shall report to the Minister that the passengers have not been properly treated during the voyage, or that the stipulations in this charter-party do not appear to have been in all respects duly observed and fulfilled, it shall be lawful for the Minister, or, in his absence, for any Minister or Officer of the Government of New Zealand acting on his behalf, to determine and direct what sum of money (if any) not exceeding the sum of £1,000 shall be deducted by the Queen from the said second moiety of the passage money; and the same may be deducted and retained accordingly, it being agreed that, in assessing such sum, the said Minister shall assume that the Queen represents in the aggregate all the passengers who shall have been improperly treated, or in respect of whom the said stipulations shall not have been duly observed and performed, and that the Queen is entitled to compensation accordingly, and this notwithstanding any proceedings which may be taken by any of the passengers on their own account, and without prejudice thereto, or any compensation having been paid to any of them; it being also agreed that, if the Contractor feels aggrieved by the determination of the said Minister, or such other Minister or officer as aforesaid, he may apply to a Judge of the Supreme Court to have the same reviewed by him, and if the said Judge or any one of the Judges of the Supreme Court shall think fit to vary or disallow the amount so to be deducted as aforesaid, his decision shall prevail, and any deduction from the said second moiety of the passage money (if any) shall be made according to his decision, and shall be binding and conclusive on all parties concerned; and if the Queen and the Contractor cannot agree upon the extra sum or sums which should be paid to and received by the Contractor under tho circumstances set out in clause 50 of these conditions, the determination of such sum or sums shall in like manner be left to the arbitrament of a Judge of the Supreme Court of New Zealand, whose award and decision shall be binding and conclusive on both the parties to the contract. 52. If the Contractor shall not reside or have his place of business in London, he shall at all times have an agent there on his behalf, with full powers to act in all matters or things relating to the contract, and such agent shall from time to time inform the Agent-General of any change in his address or place of business; and the acts of such agent, and all notices or directions given to him by or on behalf of the Queen under these conditions shall be binding and conclusive on the Contractor in all respects touching or concerning the provisions hereof. 53. The Contractor shall not assign, sub-let, or part with this contract, nor assign or dispose of the benefit or advantage thereof, or any part thereof, without the consent in writing of the Minister first had and obtained.