SPECIAL SETTLEMENT.

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXI, Issue 2401, 31 March 1865, Page 4

SPECIAL SETTLEMENT.

Our liome readeis will naturally sjbe" desirous of knowiug what pi - ogi - cs3 has bee'r^made by the General Government in the settlement' of luimigrauts into this provincls^and we purpose briefly to furnish some 'pai-tioulaij. regarding them, l'rom Ootohcr 18 up to tho bogiumng of tlio piesent month, no fewer than 1,961 statute adults have arrived from the Cane and the United Kingdom, of which number 913 :ue adult males. They hivvo been bioughfc in eight shins— five from the Capo, and three from the 'United Kingdom. About 330 statute adnlis have been permanently located on tlieir land. Those who an ived by the 'Steinwrerder' have been settled at Whiriwhiii, and the,immigrants ,by the 'Alfied' at "Vyaipiui — both places beiiig" in the Wamlcu district. They ha,ve been busily engaged in making prepaiations for building themselves houses in ; anticipation of tho approaching winter. , The , next vessel that arrived was the 'Maoii,' which brought 270 statute adults, who havo boeu temporarily located at Drury. and arefemployed iv road-making. " TJiese' in>inigranls we to be permanently settled at Tuakau, i Pukekuho, and Maketii. Th.e T ''Reiheiyteiq' afteV-t wards arrived with 125 statute adults, who have^ been located at Maioro, on' the-batilcs.bf» tli«C,Wai-; katOjjtliS.'site of the .proposed'settlemont, and distant '■ ftboiftlfr'ae 'miles from Port Waik*to, 252 atift'uW'

\ Patumahoi. . "We have_-*npw Vdis'posecLof grants; ifrom*fl>he,< Ca.pe.£g^-25Qi sbatute^C adults;^, came by' the ~« HeleusleV -361^\by ' '.Mat'daka.\, j iThe 'Morftew^are\^,loealed* r^afc^ dPokeno,} f i-and, '* ithe 1 v;iatter4.,Ytnfcf.^>Waiukn.^^; M.mopg "the; most 7rocent«arrivalsJarb*Mihe~364-;' v iEatue, adults :by the "< Ganges, '.^The diseas^aud:^ 'SVrWlitjr on tfoWd thtft^igfant vfssol J^M;tlie^ . subject of public inqUiry b^-'the Govcrnttrent.fr Ex-^ cepting thoao by'the'^Gaifges,! n'earlyjjlie^vhpleof" *the immigrants are omployed«(id< road makings for'i which they receive ss. per'day/^and provide, their -* own rations. Two medical-men have .been employed to attend to the sottlers. "' "It 'is -prov posed to -locate /a number of itninigrants at - Wairoa, after the claims of fiiendly natives to' r a portion of the land shall have been^ investigated, by Mr. Macky,\Native Commissioner, who has been appointed for that purpose by the Superintendent of " the Council. The Wairoa is considered a very desirable place for the location of a number of immigrants, as the land is good; and will afford^ protection to the settlers already resident; there. It is intended to place the whole of t tHe immigrants, as soon 'as possible on .their lands, and the necessary _snrveys' are being made for that' purpose.' ' Officers have also • been appoiute'd to superintend the 'immigrants in their roadworks, and to'keep accouuts of the work performed. It beiiig the policy, of "the ' Provincial Government to locate the immigrants in the settled . distiicts, where they c*nj, mosrireadily obtain employment, it is not ,' contemplated to take any of tho3e who , have ivlresTdy nrrived across the "Waikato, but we understand that, in untici- _ pation of a Urge number of immigrants to arrivo, about 1,800, in five ships, the advices of which have been received, application has been made to the Geueral Government for some of the, confiscated terlifcoiy on the other side of the^ Waikato river ; but no leply has as yet been received. Mr. William Hay has been temporarily appointed to take the management of the ipecial settlement scheme. The) following table will show at * gl«nce/fche number of immigrants that have arrived, and^the vessels by which they ariived :— -

In addition to the above vessels, the ship* ' Pegasus ' and ' Louisa' 'have arrived during the past week. The former brought 150 assisted immigrants, and the latter 250. ,

Bate of Name of the Statute arrival, vessel. . adults. 1864. October 18 . .. Steinwwrder .. 150 November 18.. .. Alfr«cl .. 171 December 18 . „ Muori .. 270 24.. .. Eeihcrstcig .. 125 24.. .. Eveline ( .. 252 Adult males. 69 fil .. 124 68 .. 133 ". 977 FROM THE UNITED IINODOM Decomboi' 23.. . Heleuslee .. 250 1805 Jannuy 3., .. Matoaka .. 361 February 10.. .. Gnnges .. 381 .. 473 .. 122 vfe. 176 "Vf 172 084 Total 1901 470 .. 9JB