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No. 1. From His Honor the Superintendent Otago. Memo on Special Settlement, Stewart's Island. Class A.—Free Grant. 500 Village Allotments quarter-acre each. 500 Suburban Allotments twenty acres each. Class B.—ss. an Acre. 30,000 acres in 50-acre sections. Class C.—los. an Acre. 60,000 acres in 50-acre sections. Village allotments in the first instance to be granted at Black Rock Point, Port William, HorseShoe and Half-Moon Bays and Paterson's Inlet, in proportion to available area in each locality. First immigrant ship to discharge her passengers at Port William, the nest at Paterson's Inlet, both being safe harbors for vessels of any tonnage, at each of which ports arrangements can be made for immediately communicating arrival to Invercargill, from whence an officer can at once proceed to the Island for the purpose of locating the immigrants. Government to make arrangements for supplying the immigrants, at prime cost, with sufficient oatmeal to last them for twelve months; potatoes for seed, and also grain. Immigrants to have time to pay for same if required. Provision to be made at Paterson's Inlet, and at Port William, for sheltering immigrants pending the erection of houses by themselves. A suitable wbaleboat to be provided at each place for the use of the immigrants until such time as they can build boats of their own; the use of such whaleboat to be subject to such regulations as the Government may see fit. Immigrants to be provided at cost with axes, saws, and such tools as may be necessary to enable them to cut timber for boat and house buildilding. WAIKAWA.—CIass A—Free Land. 200 village allotments quarter-acre each. 200 suburban allotments twenty acres each. Class B.—ss. an Acre. 1,280 acres in sections. Class C—los. an Acre. 30,000 acres in sections. TAUTUKU.—CIass A.—Free Land. 80 village allotments quarter-acre each. 80 suburban allotments twenty acres each. CATLIN'S EIVER.—Class A.—Free Land. 200 village allotments quarter-acre each. 200 suburban allotments twenty acres each. Class B.—ss. an Acre. 1,200 acres in sections. Class C.—los. an Acre. 30,000 acres in sections. The most suitable class of immigrants for Stewart Island would be fishermen farmers from Orkney, Shetland, and the Western Isles; and a ship load of fishermen and miners from Cornwall. The same class would be so far suitable for Waikawa, Tautuku, and Catlin's River. A considerable number of lumberers and sawyers would find profitable occupation in these localities. J. Macandrew, Superintendent of Otago. 17th Jan, 1872.

PAPERS RELATING TO SPECIAL SETTLEMENT ON STEWART'S ISLAND. ■