AGENT-GENERAL, LONDON.

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party of the first part, and they shall be issued by the captain on the requisition of the surgeon; viz.:— 28 lbs. Carolina rice. 24 quart bottles port wine. 20 f>lb. packets best prepared oatmeal grits. 2 gallons brandy. 28 lbs. West India arrowroot. 5 ditto vinegar. 20 lbs. Scotch barley. 24 doz. imperial pints approved stout. 20 lbs. sago. Malt and hops, or other approved materials 10 lbs. tapioca. for leavening bread. 25 lbs. best preserved meat soup, in 1-lb. tins, j i bushel quick-time, in cask. 25 lbs. preserved broth, in ditto. 28 lbs. marine soap. 18 tins of desiccated milk in 1-lb. tins. 18. The surgeon shall keep a medical journal and a list of the medical comforts issued, both of which shall be handed to the Immigration Officer on the arrival of the ship at its port of destination in New Zealand. 19. No second class passengers shall be taken on the 'tween decks in any of the ships employed for the purposes of this agreement, and no enclosed berth shall be fitted up in any part of the 'tween decks except that for a matron and the hospitals. No single female passenger, except the Government emigrants, shall be berthed in the 'tween decks, unless approved of by the party of the first part. 20. The passengers shall not be molested either on crossing the line or at any other time, and they shall be properly treated in every respect bj the master, officers, and crew of the vessel. The master shall strictly prohibit and prevent, on the part of the crew or officers, any communication with the female passengers ; and a special clause embodying these stipulations shall be inserted in the ship's articles. The master shall himself abstain from all improper and unnecessary communication with the female passengers; and he shall attend to all practicable suggestions of the surgeon calculated to promote the health and comfort of the passengers. The master and officers shall not directly or indirectly sell, or permit to be sold to the passengers, any article except tobacco, and this with the sanction of the surgeon. 21. The upper deck, excepting the space occupied by the spare spars and long-boat, shall be kept quite clear for the use of the passengers. The single women shall have the use of the poop-deck for exercise, and shall not be permitted, when on deck, to go into any other part of the ship; and no sail-making or sail-mending is to be permitted on the poop-deck during the voyage. 22. A proper space shall be set apart in the hold of the ship for passengers' luggage, at the rate of ten cubic feet for every statute adult; the whole of such space to be free of charge. Passengers to be charged for extra luggage beyond the said ten cubic feet at a rate not exceeding one shilling per cubic foot. The master shall cause such luggage as is marked " Wanted on the voyage," and required by any of the passengers, to be brought out of the hold every third or fourth week for the exchange of articles. 23. The party of the second part shall cause constables and others to be appointed, whose duty it shall be to maintain, under the directions of the surgeon and captain, order and cleanliness throughout the ship, and especially to keep the water-closets clean and in good order. One of such constables, who shall be a married man, shall be appointed in respect of every thirty single women, to attend to the drawing and the cooking of the provisions of the single women, and the delivery of them to their compartment of the ship as provided in the instructions to the captain and the surgeon [copy annexed] ; and the party of the first part shall pay all gratuities of all descriptions attaching to these appointments as also provided in those instructions. 24. The party of the second part shall, when required, provide a second class passage in each ship for a schoolmaster, whose passage shall be paid for by the party of the first part; and shall provide in the single women's compartment an enclosed cabin for a matron, also to be appointed by the party of the first part. The matron shall be supplied with her food daily, in her own compartment, from the cabin. 25. On arrival at the port of disembarkation, the master shall transmit a nominal list of all the passengers on board, signed by himself and the surgeon, to the Immigration Officer acting in that capacity. This list shall be a transcript of the list of the passengers embarked, with a note against the name of each individual who from any cause may not be landed alive, stating the reason thereof, and adding thereto the names or description of infants who may have been born on the voyage. The master shall without charge land the passengers, with their luggage, as he may be directed to do by the Immigration Officer. 26. Five clear working or lay days shall be allowed for the disembarkation of the passengers, exclusive of the day of arrival. The Government of New Zealand shall pay demurrage at the rate of 4r§d. per ton register per day for every day the ship is detained by them beyond this period. And until these lay days shall have expired, or all the passengers shall have finally quitted the ship, bulk shall not be broken, or the berths of the passengers disturbed, except with the consent of the Immigration Officer acting in that capacity. Fresh provisions, in lieu of the ordinary rations, as provided in one of the sections of article 15 of the present agreement, shall be issued to the passengers who remain on board during the five lay days already mentioned. 27. If at the port of disembarkation tho ship shall be placed in quarantine, the passengers shall be victualled, as described in the said section of article 15, at the expense of the party of the second part, either in the ship or in any lazaretto or receiving ship to which they may be removed, during the five clear days allowed for disembarkation under article 26 ; but if the Government of New Zealand or their officers shall require the passengers to remain in the ship beyond this period, they shall be victualled at the expense of the said Government, and demurrage paid by them as already provided. No second moiety shall be payable in respect of any passenger who before the expiration of the lay days may die in quarantine, either in the ship or in any lazaretto to which he may have been removed. 28. The party of the second part shall be responsible for the conduct, acts, and defaults of the master, officers, and crew, the passengers' baker, and cooks of the ship, and for the proper and