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1874.

NEW ZEALAND.

IMMIGRATION, (CORRESSPONDENCE WITHIN THE COLONY).

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly by Command of His Excellency.

AUCKLAND. No. 1. The Hon. the Minister for Immigration to His Honor the Superintendent, Auckland. (Circular.) Sir, — Immigration Office, Wellington, 16th October, 1873. I have the honor to forward herewith copy of an Order in Council, dated tho 15th instant, establishing a system of free nominated emigration to the Colony, trusting to your cordial co-opera-tion with the General Government in their endeavours to bring population to the country. I also enclose copies of forms intended to be used by persons nominating their friends, which I shall be obliged if you will circulate through the medium of Provincial officers and schoolmasters. These application forms, you will observe, are returnable to the Immigration Officers. If you agree to the propositi I have made you by printed letter dated 14th instant, to take charge of the immigrants on arrival, I shall be glad if you will assist and direct the Immigration Officer in your Province in respect to his treatment of these applications. I have, &c, His Honor the Superintendent, Auckland. Julius Vogel.

No. 2. His Honor the Superintendent, Auckland, to the Hon. the Minister for Immigration. Sir, — Superintendent's Office, Auckhmd, 21th October, 1873. I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your circular dated the 16th instant, and to inform you that I will gladly co-operate, and circulate the new regulations for free nominated immigration when received. As you are aware, I have declined to embarrass my successor by coming to any determination at present on the proposal contained in your circular of the 14th instant; but I shall at all times be glad to assist and direct the Immigration Officer in regard to his treatment of the applications for passages. I have, &c, Tiiomas B. Gillies, The Hon. the Minister for Immigration. Superintendent.

No. 3. His Honor the Superintendent, Auckland, to the Hon. the Minister for Immigration. Sic, — Auckland, 15th November, 1873. Beferring to certain correspondence (semi-official) which I had the honor to submit to you, during the late Session of Assembly, from Mr. H. W. Farnall, relative to special immigration from the North of Ireland, I have now the honor to annex copies of letters received by me, per last English mail, from G. V. Stewart, Esq., of Ballygawlcy, and also from Mr. Farnall. From the former you will see that the first instalment of Mr. Stewart's party would probably leave last month, and that they expect the block of 20,000 acres in which they are to settle to be set apart for them prior to arrival. This should, therefore, be done without delay. Though in a few days I shall cease to be Superiutendent of the Province, my services will be gratuitously at the disposal of your Government for the purpose of making the required selection, on being informed of the lands at the disposal of the Government. I would suggest the Taurauga district. I—D. 5.