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Wellington, 21st March, 1874. Well authorize acceptance of tender of Riverton depot, if your Honor recommends it. His Honor the Superintendent, Otago. J. Vogel.

No. 149. Telegrams between His Honor the Superintendent, Otago, and the Hon. the Minister for Immigration. Dunedin, 4th March, 1874. As it is desirable to establish immigrants' depots at Tokoniairiro and at Queenstown, I shall be glad if you will authorize a moderate expenditure thereon, say not to exceed £800 for the two ; the local municipality will be willing to take charge of them when erected. I propose organizing honorary local Committees to look after immigrants. The Hon. J. Vogel, Auckland. . J. Macandrew. Wellington, 9th March, 1874. In accordance with your Honor's recommendation, I approve of expenditure, not exceeding £800, for two depots, one at Tokomairiro and the other at Queenstowu. I am sincerely glad your Honor is going to carry out a suggestion I made in my circular, to enlist the aid of local Committees to welcome and assist immigrants. His Honor J. Macandrew, Dunedin. Julius Vogel.

No. 150. The Hon. the Minister for Immigration to His Honor the Superintendent, Otago. (Circular.) Sir, — Immigration Office, Wellington, 24th March, 1874. I have the honor to inform you that my attention having been drawn to vouchers which have been sent in for medical and hospital expenses of sick immigrants after disembarkation, I propose, in order to prevent any difficulties arising in the adjustment of such claims, to authorize the payment by this Department of medical and hospital expenses for one month after arrival of the immigrants, after which period the immigrants to be considered as ordinary colonists, and dealt with in the ordinary manner by the local authorities. I shall be glad to havo your concurrence in this proposal, which I have no doubt you will consider of a liberal nature. I havo, &c, His Honor the Superintendent, Otago. Julius Vogel.

No. 151. His Honor tho Superintendent, Otago, to the Hon. the Minister for Immigration. Sir, — Superintendent's Office, Dunedin, 20th April, 1874. I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of 25th March, informing me that it is proposed to charge against the Province all medical and hospital expenses incurred in respect of immigrants after they have been disembarked for thirty days, an arrangement to which, as a general rule, there can be no objection; at the same time, it would be obviously unfair to charge this Province with the cost of maintaining immigrants who, like those per " Mongol," are bound for other Provinces, although, unfortunately, quarantined here. Upon the whole, it would save complication to regard all immigrants subjected to quarantine as being under the charge of the General Government until such time as they become a portion of the population of tho Province, which they cannot be considered as, until admitted to pratique. I have, &c, J. Macandrew, The Hon, Julius Vogel, Wellington. Superintendent.

No. 152. The Hon. the Minister for Immigration to His Honor the Superintendent, Otago. Sir, — Immigration Office, Wellington, 2nd May, 1874. Eeferring to your letter of 22nd April, I have the honor to inform you that it was never my intention that the Province should be charged, under any circumstances, with the cost of maintaining immigrants in quarantine. With regard to all matters, they are not assumed to be landed until admitted to pratique. I have, &c. His Honor the Superintendent, Otago. Julius Vogel.

No. 153. Telegrams between tho Hon. the Minister for Immigration and His Honor the Superintendent, Otago. Wellington, 24th March, 1874. Be Eiverton, Oamaru, and other depots. lof course rely upon your Honor having chosen sites for