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£ s. d. Rent to the amount of ... ... ... '... ... 55 0 0 Mr. Ottywell's colonial salary ... ... ... ... 400 0 0 „ provincial ditto ... ... ... ... 300 0 0 One clerk's (emigration branch) ditto... ... ... ... 80 0 9 Mr. and Mrs. Burton's expenses and salary ... ... ... 733 14 10 Mr. Holloway's part salary, six months ... ... ... 32 10 0 Total saving ... ... ... ... £1,6014 10 I shall be glad to learn that the Government approve of the steps I have taken in response to their instructions given to me to effect all practicable reductions. I may point out to you that previous to my arrival very considerable reductions were made in the department, in accordance with the instructions sent to the late Agent-General by the Government. . I have, &c, The Hon. the Minister for Immigration. Julius Vogel, Wellington. Agent-General.

Enclosure 1 in No. 21. Extract from Sir W. Power's Memorandum on Emigration, dated 12th December, 1876. This interval affords an opportunity for reconsidering some of the arrangements connected with immigration. At Edinburgh a local agent is required to supervise embarkation, equipment, &c, at Glasgow, but that officer should be strictly and exclusively a member of the Agent-General's establishment, and would be perhaps more advantageously stationed at Glasgow than at Edinburgh. Mr. Ottywell, who is supernumerary in this office, might be thus employed with great advantage, and the services of Mr. Andrew might be dispensed with.

4 Enclosure 2 in No. 21. Extract from Sir William Power's Memorandum as to the State of the Department, dated 12th December, 1876. In the memorandum on emigration, I have recommended that Mr. Ottywell should be offered the Scotch agency, in place of Mr. Andrew, who with his establishment might be dispensed with. Mr. Ottywell has been long in the colonial service—is thoroughly competent, trustworthy, and experienced in all the details of emigration—and as his services would be exclusively and strictly confined to the Agent-General's establishment, he would be in every respect a more competent officer than our present Agent, Mr. Andrew, to whom our service is a secondary consideration. Some expense would be saved also with increased efficiency if the Agent were located in Glasgow. Mr. Ottywell would be quite competent also to undertake the superintendence of all the Scotch Agents, who would be paid exclusively by commission. He could also do much more to promote Scotch emigration in a way we could not exepct Mr. Andrew to do with justice to his other occupations.

Enclosure 3 in No. 21. Return relative to Mr. and Mrs. Burton's Emigration Work during 1876. 1. Number of letters received from Mr. and Mrs. Burton, 75. 2. Number of letters addressed to Mr. Burton, 88. 3. Number of emigrants obtained through the joint agency of Mr. Burton and Mr. J. H. White (statute adults), 247. 4. Number of meetings, &c, held. The statements furnished by Mr. Burton in support of his monthly accounts of expenses show that sixty distinct charges were incurred for hire of lecture halls. It would therefore appear that Messrs. Burton and White held sixty meetings, besides some open-air engagements in July, and one meeting in a chapel in January during the present year. 5. Total amount paid during year 1876 : —Mr. Burton, £719 145.10 d.; Mrs. Burton, £14—total, £733 14s. lOd. Notes. Mr. Burton's connection with Mr. J. H. White was brought about in the following manner: —After taking up his appointment as Special Provincial Emigration Agent for Taranaki in the last quarter of 1874, Mr. Burton visited several districts, but was unsuccessful, and returned to London much discouraged. It occurred to me to suggest to the late Agent-General that Mr. Burton should be invited to visit Lincolnshire (Grimsby district), where a lecturer was wanted. The suggestion was adopted, and Mr. Carter introduced Mr. Burton to Mr. White, who was appointed at an earlier date on the recommendation of Mr. Andrew Duncan, of Canterbury. Mr. Burton has since worked in conjunction with Mr. White at Laceby near Grimsby, and the surrounding districts. Mr. Wliite corresponds with the office with reference to the cases jointly introduced, remits deposits, receives embarkation orders, &c.; hence the paucity of letters between the office and Mr. Burton. Mr. White receives commission on all cases introduced through the joint agency. The amount earned in this way during 1876 is about £130. The account for the last quarter is not yet made up. The £130 was paid to Mr. White only.