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We understand that for the time, being the policy of the Government (decided upon about two years ago) is to absorb from the Uniteel Kingelom about ten thousand men, wemian, and children annually for five years, to be comprised chiefly of nominated migrants, but including selected domestic servants, miners, farm labourers, and skilled artisans, selectee! migrants being subject to regulation from time to time according to instructions from the Government to the High Commissioner for New Zealanel in London. This quota is considerably in excess of the normal average of past years. It may be of interest for the delegation to record their general impression of the Dominion from the settler's point of view. New Zealand is well known as a charming e;ountry with natural wealth and variety of scenery to be found in few other parts of the world. In a wide sense the conditions of life there are such as to make an especial appeal to the British settler. In the landscape he will see a great resemblance to many parts of the British Isles. The climate is milder and more equable than it is in this country. The institutions are very much the same ; and, as the population is almost entirely British, people from the Uniteel Kingelom should reaelily feel at home, and can generally be assured of a cordial welcome in a congenial atmosphere. In conclusion, we desire to express our mos sincere thanks to the Government cf the Dominion anel to their officials for the generous assistance afforded to us, as well as for the information which was so freely placed at our elisp )sal, and our gratitude; to the people of New Zealand for the hearty welceime anel many kind hospitalities we receiveel in all parts of the country. We have, &c, W. WINDHAM. GLADYS S. POTT. JAMES WIGNALL. F. B. SMITH. A. G. WAUCHOPE.

APPENDICES.

APPENDIX A.

Scale of Assisted Passages.

Imperial lit overnment. New Zealand Gtoverw nirnt. Grant, Loan. Grant. Loan. Settler. Class A — Single adults and married couples unaccompanied by children uneler nineteen years of age — (i) (") (ni) Class B*— Married adults accompanied by at least one e-hilel uneler nineteen years of age— (i) (") Class C — Children uneler three years of age if fare payable Class D — Children from third up tei twelfth birthday. . Class E — Juveniles (boys and girls) who have reached their twelfth but not their seventeenth birthday Class F — Hoys and girls from seventeenth up to nineteenth birthday — (i) (ii) (■lass (7— Deimestics £ 8. el. £ s. el. £ S. el. £ s. el. £ 8. el. 5 10 0 5 10 0 5 10 0 5 10 0 11 0 0 11 0 0 It 0 0 LI 0 0 5 10 I) Hi 10 0 11 0 0 Nil II 0 0 II 0 0 5 10 0 ; II 0 0 Nil 11 o o I n oo r> 10 o i 4 2 (i 4 2 Ii I Nil 8 5 0 8 5 0 Nil 16 10 0 Hi 10 0 Nil 5 10 0 Nil II 0 0 11 0 0 5 10 0 10 10 0 10 10 0 10 0 0 23 0 0 Nil Also applies to a widower, or a widow, accompanied proceeding to rejoin her tins hand. ty at least one el liild under 19 yen ars of age, or to a woman, simllai rly accompanied