CONVEYANCE OF IMMIGRANTS AND CARGO TO NEW ZEALAND (CONTRACT FOR THE). (For Twelve Months commencing 8th May, 1878.)

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1878 Session I, D-05

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1878. NEW ZEALAND. CONVEYANCE OF IMMIGRANTS AND CARGO TO NEW ZEALAND (CONTRACT FOR THE). (For Twelve Months commencing 8th May, 1878.)

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly by Command of His Excellency, [Advertisement calling _oe Tenders.] TENDERS EOR THE CONVEYANCE OE IMMIGRANTS AND CARGO TO NEW ZEALAND.

Immigration Office, Wellington, 25th October, 1877. Written tenders will be received at this office up to noon on Friday, the 30th November, 1877, for the conveyance of immigrants and cargo from the United Kingdom to the Colony of New Zealand for twelve months. Tenders must be addressed to the Hon. the Minister for Immigration, Wellington, and marked outside " Tenders for Conveyance of Immigrants and Cargo." Conditions of contract and forms of tender may be obtained from the Under Secretary for Immigration at Wellington, from the Immigration Officers at Auckland, Christchurch, and Dunedin, or from the Agent-General in London. Separate tenders may be sent in for the conveyance of Immigrants or cargo, or both, from the Port of Glasgow only, subject so far as they are applicable to the conditions above referred to as intended for the more general service. The lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted. By command. J. Giles, Under Secretary for Immigration.

[Tended,.] To the Hon. the Minister for Immigration, Wellington, New Zealand. Sir, — The New Zealand Shipping Company (Limited) hereby tenders and offers to convey all emigrants and cargo to the Colony of New Zealand, as required by an advertisement published in the Lyttelton Times of the tenth day of November last, and in accordance with Conditions of Contract annexed hereto, at the under-mentioned rates, viz.: — Eor Emigrants— £ s. d. Eor every Statute Adult ... ... ... ... ... 14 7 6 Eor every Child of one year and under twelve years ... ... 8 7 6 Eor Cargo— Ordinary dead weight, per ton ... ... ... ... 140 Ordinary measurement, per ton ... ... ... ... 110 0

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This tender is made upon the conditions of contract seen by me, and annexed hereto, and upon the further condition that the period of the said contract is extended to two years from the date of its acceptance. Should this tender be accepted, the New Zealand Shipping Company (Limited) undertakes to execute a bond, without sureties, for the due performance of the contract within seven days of the date of acceptance, and will at any time thereafter, when requested by you, or on your behalf so to do, give sureties to a like amount of such bond for the duo fulfilment of the contract. ( The New Zealand Shipping Company Name: ■< (Limited) by its General Manager ( —H. Selwyn Smith. Wellington, 30th April, 1878. Address: Christchurch.

[Acceptance of Tender.] Sir, — Immigration Office, Wellington, Ist May, 1878. I have the honor to inform you that the tender of the New Zealand Shipping Company (Limited), dated the 30th day of April, 1878, offering to convey emigrants and cargo to the Colony of New Zealand, in accordance with the general conditions, as prepared and amended for the purpose, and annexed hereto, has been accepted by and on behalf of the Queen, subject to determination of the contract by six months' notice from the Queen in the event of arrangements being entered into by the Government of the colony whereby immigrants may be brought out by direct steam line. I have, Sec, To Harold Selwyn Smith, Esq., General Manager of J. Macandrew. The New Zealand Shipping Company (Limited), Christchurch.

[Bond.] Know all Men by these Presents that The New Zealand Shipping Company (Limited), of Christchurch (hereinafter called " the Contractors"), is held and firmly bound to Her Majesty Queen Victoria, Her heirs and successors, in the sum of five thousand pounds, to be paid to Her said Majesty, Her heirs and successors, for which payment to be well and truly made the Contractors bind themselves, their successors and assigns, firmly, by these presents, sealed with their seal, and. dated the eighth day of May, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy-eight. Whereas by tender or paper writing signed by or on behalf of tho abovenamed Contractors, dated the thirtieth day of April, 1878, the said Contractors did offer or tender to convey emigrants and cargo to the Colony of New Zealand for Her Majesty the Queen, according to the terms expressed in an advertisement inviting tenders, dated the twenty-fifth day of October, 1877, signed by J. Giles, Under Secretary for Immigration, and published in the Lyttelton Times, at Christchurch, on the tenth day of November, in the year aforesaid, and upon, subject, and according to the conditions of contract mentioned or referred to in the said advertisement, which said advertisement, tender, and conditions of contract are hereunto annexed: And whereas the said tender of the said Contractors has been accepted for and on behalf of Her said Majesty by letter addressed to the said Contractors, and a copy whereof is also hereunto annexed: And whereas for the purpose of securing the due performance and observance by the said Contractors of the agreements contained and implied in the said advertisement and tender and acceptance thereof, and the said conditions of contract hereinbefore mentioned, the said Contractors have agreed to enter into and execute these presents : Now the condition of the above-written bond or obligation is such that if the above-bounden Contractors shall, within the time limited and agreed to in that behalf, convey the emigrants and cargo as hereinbefore mentioned upon, subject, and according to the terms, stipulations, and conditions mentioned, referred to, or implied in the said agreements, and shall in all other respects duly observe, perform, fulfil, and keep the terms, stipulations, and conditions mentioned, referred to, or implied in the said agreements, and on the part of the said Contractors to be observed, performed, fulfilled, and kept, then the above-written bond or obligation to be void and of no effect, otherwise to be and remain in full force and virtue. Sealed with the Common Seal of the New Zealand Shipping Company (Limited) in the presence of J. L. Coster, (1.5.) Chairman. H. Selwtn Smith, General Manager.

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[General Conditions oe Contract.] 1. In the construction of these conditions, the words and expressions hereinafter mentioned shall have the meanings respectively assigned thereto, unless there shall be something in the context or subject-matter repugnant or contrary to such construction, that is to say, — " Agent-General " means the Agent-General of the Government of the Colony for the time being, in London, in England; and whenever under these conditions any act or thing is required to be done or any power exercised in the United Kingdom by or on behalf of tho Queen or the Government of the Colony in respect of the said Colony, it shall be sufficient and binding if done by such AgentGeneral as aforesaid. " Contractor " means the person or persons or company tendering or contracting to carry out this contract. " Emigrants " mean any passengers or persons who may be sent out or be emigrating to the colony aforesaid under the provisions of any regulations or authority in force for the time being and relating to the conduct of emigration to New Zealand. " Statute adult" has the same meaning as the like expression has attached thereto in the Act of the Imperial Parliament of which the Short Title is " The Passengers Act, 1855." " Cargo " means any goods, chattels, wares, or merchandise of any kind or description soever (not specially excepted by this contract), except live animals. " Delivery of cargo " means delivery of cargo at the ship's slings or side, according to the custom of the port. " Ordinary dead-weight" means such weight as in no single piece weighs or measures over three tons. " Ordinary measurement" means and includes all goods usually taken by measurement. Except where expressly provided to the contrary, whenever any act or thing is required to be done or any power exercised in New Zealand on behalf of the Queen, such act thing or power may be done, exercised, or performed by the Governor or the member of the Executive Council of the Colony for the time being administering the Immigration Department (hereinafter termed the Minister), on behalf of the Queen, or by such other person as the Governor or Minister may from time to time appoint. 2. All emigrants and cargo, which the Agent-General shall send or be desirous of sending from the United Kingdom (except as hereinafter provided) to the said colony, shall be sent or forwarded by the ships or vessels of the Contractor: Provided that nothing herein contained shall prevent the Agent-General from sending or forwarding any emigrants or cargo in fulfilment of any contracts entered into by him on behalf of the Queen before the commencement of this contract, nor affect or prejudice any contract, act, or thing hereinafter expressly exempted from the operation of these conditions. 3. The conditions hereinafter set forth, and every part thereof, shall have the same force and effect as they would have if embodied in a charter-party on the employment or engagement of each ship by the Queen or the Agent-General. 4. Subject to such conditions, the Contractor shall find and provide such ships as may be required by the Queen from time to time for the conveyance of emigrants and for the carriage of cargo, or for only one of such purposes, or for both such purposes; and the Contractor shall be entitled to be paid for the same as and in the manner particularly mentioned herein. 5. All ships engaged in the conveyance of emigrants or the carriage of cargo hereunder shall proceed from the ports of London, Plymouth, in Great Britain, as the Agent-General may require, and upon such dates as the Agent-General shall appoint in accordance with those conditions, and such ships shall be prepared and fitted for sea subject to and according to the terms hereof; and on embarking the emigrants, or completing taking in cargo (or both of these, if carrying both emigrants and cargo), shall proceed to such port in the colony as the Agent-General shall direct, being one of either of the Ports of Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, or Port Chalmers : Provided that the Agent-General and the Contractor may from time to time agree for the conveyance of emigrants or the carriage of cargo from any other port in the United Kingdom of Great Britain or Ireland, upon such terms and conditions as may be arranged; but every such agreement shall be made subject to these conditions so far as applicable, and shall be deemed to be part of this contract. 6. If so required by the Agent-General, ships may be required to go to Bluff Harbour, Nelson, and Napier in the said colony, provided the Agent-General is able to give a fair number of emigrants, or of emigrants and cargo, or cargo ; and in such case the Contractor shall be paid for the conveyance of the emigrants by such ship or the carriage of cargo therein at the like rates respectively as if the same were conveyed or carried to one of the first-mentioned ports; and the Queen shall be the sole judge as to the number of emigrants, or the quantity of cargo, or of both emigrants and cargo, to be conveyed under this condition. The Agent-General may also require such ships as may be necessary for the conveyance of emigrants or cargo to proceed direct to the Port of New Plymouth, in the said colony; and iv such case there shall be paid, to the Contractor an additional sum for the conveyance of every emigrant landed at such port at the rate of twenty shillings per statute adult, and for the carriage of cargo an additional sum to the rates mentioned in his tender at the rate of ten shillings per ton. 7. Any emigrants may be despatched by the Agent-General from any port in the United Kingdom of Great Britain or Ireland, irrespective of the locality from which they have emigrated, and may bo so despatched by any ship which is under contract with the Government of New Zealand, whether subject to these conditions or under any other contract. 8. The Agent-General shall not be entitled to require the Contractor to provide a ship for the conveyance of a less number of emigrants than one hundred and fifty (150) statute adults (except in the special cases provided for under clause six hereof), nor to provide a ship capable of carrying more than three hundred and fifty (350) statute adults : But nothing herein contained shall be deemed to prevent the Agent-General sending a less number of statute adults than 150 if the Contractor is willing to convey them.

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9. The Contractor shall be paid for the carriage of cargo at the rates specified in his tender in the following manner : —One-half thereof on signing the bills of lading, and the other half thereof on the delivery of the cargo on arrival at the port of destination in the colony. Upon all cargo rates, whether special or otherwise, there shall be paid and allowed to the Contractor primage at the rate of five per cent. 10. All single pieces of dead weight or measurement weighing or measuring over three tons shall be taken out of the ship by and at the expense and risk of the Queen. 11. All bills of lading for cargo carried shall be made subject to the terms of these conditions. 12. Every ship to bo employed shall have a minimum height between decks of 7 feet from deck to deck, and be in all other respects approved by the Queen, and shall be classed in Lloyd's Register not lower than class Al, and, if the ship prove to be otherwise, the Queen may refuse to employ the said ship. 13. The Contractor will convey with all despatch such passengers aud cargo as the Queen may place on board any ship employed under this contract to the usual place of disembarkation at one of the ports mentioned in tho above agreement, as the Queen may direct. 14. During this contract every ship shall always be tight, strong, and substantial, properly masted, rigged, equipped, and stowed, and be in all respects seaworthy, and be properly manned with efficient officers and crew ; and if the Queen shall object to any of the officers or crew, they shall bo removed and replaced by others to her satisfaction. 15. The Queen shall be at liberty to reject any vessel which shall not be of the class stated in these conditions, or which shall not be fitted in accordance herewith, and may require the Contractor to fulfil such conditions ; and the Contractor shall pay to the Queen all damages and expenses occasioned by reason of his supplying any ship not of the class stated in the conditions, or not fitted in accordance with such conditions. In the event of the Contractor refusing or neglecting within a reasonable time (of which the Queen is to be judge), after being required by the Queen, to furnish and supply any ship according to the terms of these conditions, the Queen may charter and employ from any other person a ship or ships, and recover from the Contractor the extra expenses (if any) incurred by such employment, or deduct the same out of any moneys that may be or become due from the Queen to the Contractor. 10. During the voyage the boats, with all requisite gear, masts, sails, oars, Sec, shall always be kept ready for immediate use. The Contractor shall be responsible for the conduct, acts, and defaults of the Master, officers, crew, baker, and cooks of the ship, but not of Lhe Surgeon. 17. Each ship shall, at tho cost of the Contractor, be provided with the necessary quantities of provisions and other articles and things to enable the stipulations hereinafter contained to be observed and complied with, and also with all necessary and sufficient provisions and stores for the officers and crew of the ship, and for any passengers (if any) other than those selected by tho Queen, and of not inferior quality to that of the like articles provided for the passengers. 18. Each ship shall bo subject to approval by the Queen, and shall be fitted and provided to her satisfaction with sufficient scuttles, deck lights, and ventilation. Also with proper bed-places, seats, tables, water-closets, urinals and shoots, hospitals and dispensary, issuing-room, &c.; pump and hose for drawing water from the hold; cooking apparatus ; oven, baking troughs, and other requisites for baking bread, to be approved of by the Queen. Also with the articles mentioned in the Schedules marked A, B, C, D, and E, hereunto annexed, and with whatever else the Queen may deem necessary for the cleanliness of the ship, and the convenience and safety of the passengers. 19. Notwithstanding the provisions of "The Passengers Act, 1855," a space of 18 clear superficial feet, at the least, of deck shall be calculated and allowed, for the use of each statute adult, including the space allotted for hospitals, bath-room, water-closets, dispensary, and issuing-room, &c. The 'tween decks shall be divided for passengers into three compartments only—viz., for single men, married couples, and single women ; and there shall be at least one separate hatchway and ladder-way from each compartment to the upper deck. 20. An issuing-room, of dimensions approved by the Queen, shall be provided, either on the passenger deck or on some part of the main deck, whence the provisions shall be issued daily to the passengers as hereinafter provided. The issuing-room to be fitted with counter, scales and weights, and all other requisites. 21. Three separate hospitals shall be provided —one for men, one for women and children, and one for single women —which shall iv all cases where practicable be on the upper deck; but if this be not conveniently practicable, the one for men may be in the single men's compartment of 'tween-decks, the one for women and children in the married people's compartment, and the one for single women in their own compartment; but in every case one of such hospitals must be on deck. Such hospitals shall be of the form and dimensions required by the Queen, and shall be furnished with such bedding and requisites as she shall consider necessary. In all cases where the deck hospital is under the same ceiling as the galley and a condenser, there shall be a compartment between them and the hospital. A bath-room, with bath and proper appliances for obtaining a sufficient supply of water, shall be provided for use by women and children, to the satisfaction in all respects of the Queen. A bath-room, or requisite appliances for bathing, shall also be provided on the upper deck for use by men. 22. The Contractor shall at his expense, and to the satisfaction of the Queen, provide and fit up, on a covered space on the upper deck, an apparatus for distilling fresh from salt water, of a size calculated to supply not less than 500 gallons of water in twenty-four hours, and to be approved on behalf of the Queen; and shall provide a person competent to manage the apparatus, and shall keep the same working throughout every day at the ship's expense so long as there are any passengers on board, and shall make all issues of water to the passengers, as far as practicable, from the water so distilled. It shall be in the option of the Queen to release the Contractor from the obligation to supply a condenser if less than 100 adult emigrants, or the equivalent thereof, should proceed in the ship. 23. No gunpowder, hides, or any eornmodny likely in the opinion of the Queen, by reason of its nature, quality, or quantity, to be detrimental to the safety or health of the passengers, shall be taken

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as cargo or otherwise. Such gunpowder as may be necessary for the ship's use shall be properly stowed, in a place of security. Rail, bar, hoop, and pig iron shall not be taken in quantities exceeding one-fourth of the ship's register tonnage, nor salt in quantities exceeding one-tenth of such tonnage. The cargo, of whatever kind, shall be stowed to the satisfaction of the Queen. 24. The Queen shall give not less than six weeks' notice in writing to the Contractor when a ship is required for the conveyance of emigrants, and the approximate amount and description of cargo or freight, with the approximate number of statute adults, to bo despatched by each ship, and the date named as that on which the ship is required shall be called the embarkation day. 25. Eourteen days prior to the day fixed as the embarkation day, the Queen shall furnish in writing to the Contractor a list of the names and ages of the emigrants expected to embark, upon which date the Contractor shall proceed to fit up the ship, and the Queen shall not be liable to make any payment in respect of any person who shall not actually embark as a passenger, notwithstanding the name of such person may have been included in any list furnished by tho Queen. 26. All the fittings shall be completed, the cargo, provisions, and water shipped and stowed away ■ —space being left in an approved part of the ship for the emigrants' baggage, as hereinafter provided— the 'tween-decks cleared, and the ship in all respects ready for the reception of passengers at the port of embarkation twenty-four hours before noon of the day hereinbefore named as the embarkation day, after which time no other cargo shall be shipped, and a certificate shall be obtained by the Contractor from an officer to be appointed by the Queen for that purpose to the following effect: —" I hereby certify that the fittings of the ship [Insert name] were complete, and that tho vessel was in all respects ready for the reception of her passengers noon of day of 187 ." The passengers shall then bo taken on board with their baggage by the Contractor, and the victualling of them shall commence, the Queen being allowed two clear days, besides the day fixed for embarkation, to provide passengers ; and the ship shall proceed to sea on the day after the completion of the embarkation, or so near thereto as is possible. 27. In tho event of tho ship not being ready as before described, of which the Queen shall be the sole judge, the Contractor shall pay demurrage at the rate of £25 per day for each noon that may intervene between the time appointed for the ship to be ready as aforesaid and the time at which the vessel is reported ready by the officer of the Queen ; and the Queen may in her discretion provide the Surgeon, Matron, and passengers with board and lodging on shore, until all preparations shall have been completed to her satisfaction, the expenses of which shall be repaid by the Contractor, and the Queen may deduct the expenses so incurred, as well as the demurrage, out of the first moneys becoming due, as hereinafter described, to the Contractor. 28. The Contractor, or some member of his staff duly authorized by him, shall provide, fill in, sign, and issue all contracts required to be given to the passengers by the law for the time being in force relating to emigrants. 29. The Contractor shall provide a passenger's steward, whose duty it shall be to issue to the passengers daily the provisions and water to which they are entitled according to the under-written dietary scale. 30. The Contractor shall also provide, for the exclusive use of the passengers, a competent baker and a cook, and such an additional cook, if any, as required by " The Passengers Act, 1855." The passengers' steward, baker, and cook or cooks shall be approved respectively by the Queen. 31. The Queen shall appoint a Surgeon to each ship. The Surgeon will be an officer of the ship, and be borne on the articles. Instructions will be issued to him as respects the Government emigrants, and the Contractor shall stipulate expressly with and obtain an undertaking from the Captain that those instructions shall be respected and carried out. The Surgeon shall be provided by the Contractor with a separate cabin, properly fitted up to the satisfaction of the Queen, and a first-class passage, with 40 cubical feet of space in the hold for luggage, and shall have an allowance of one bottle of ale daily, and three bottles of wine weekly, for his personal consumption, or the Contractor may agree with tho Surgeon to give him a sum of money instead of any allowance of wine or ale whatever. 32. The Queen will not interfere in the appointment of the Captain, or any of the officers or crew of the ship ; but it shall be competent to her, if she should have good and sufficient reason to do so, from time to time to direct the removal of any or either of them, and the Contractor shall remove them and appoint others. The Chief Officer must in all cases have a Master's Certificate as well as the Captain. The Queen will also issue instructions to the Captain as respects the Government emigrants, and the like undertaking shall be taken by the Contractor from him, that they will be faithfully observed. 33. The Contractor shall place on board the ship, on the embarkation day, a competent person, approved of by the Queen, whose duty it shall be to assist the officer appointed by the Queen in the embarkation arrangements, to put the passengers into their proper berths, to see that efficient provision is made for victualling them, and generally to do whatever is necessary for the comfort and convenience of the passengers, and shall remain on board until the ship is cleared for sea. He shall see that the arrangements for messing the passengers are properly understood and acted upon, both by the officer charged with the serving out of the provisions and the passengers' cooks, as well as by the passengers themselves, and shall do generally what is necessary for the establishment of order and regularity in these respects. These arrangements for the messing and general management of the passengers, as well as all others which concern their convenience and comfort, shall be completed to the satisfaction of the Queen before the ship sails from tho port of embarkation. 34. When the Queen shall have signified her approval with regard to the matters referred to in the preceding section, and with the general equipment of the ship, such ship shall proceed with all possible despatch to her destination, and shall not touch at any intermediate port other than that to be designated by the Queen, except from urgent necessity. 35. Full rations, according to the scale mentioned in Schedule A, shall be issued during the voyage, and until the passengers are landed at port of destination in New Zealand, to each male and

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female passenger of twelve years of age and upwards, and half rations to children of one year and under twelve years of age. The water and all articles of food shall be of the best quality, and shall be shipped in not less quantities than mentioned in the same Schedule, and shall be in sweet and good condition when issued for the use of the passengers. Children between one and twelve years of age shall receive preserved meat instead of salt meat every day; and, in addition to tho articles to which they are entitled by the scale in Schedule A, a further allowance as set forth in Schedule B. Children under one year of age shall receive the rations specified for them in Schedule B, which shall be shipped in not less quantities than therein mentioned. To infants under four months old, such nutriment shall be issued as the Surgeon may consider necessary. An additional quart of water shall be issued daily for the use of each person sick in the hospital if the Surgeon shall so order. While in any port of the United Kingdom, or in any port into which the vessel may put before completing the voyage, and for two days after leaving it, and while the emigrants remain on board in the port of disembarkation, two-thirds of a pound of fresh meat, one and a half pounds of soft bread, and one pound of potatoes per statute adult, shall be issued daily, with a suitable supply of vegetables, in lieu of other rations, except tea, coffee, sugar, and butter. Children between one and twelve } rears of age, in addition to the rations provided for in this scale, shall have a pint of fresh milk daily. Children under one year and above four months of age shall have the same rations as detailed in Schedule B. substituting fresh milk for preserved, and children under four months of age shall have such nutriment as the Surgeon may consider necessary. All or any of the children shall be messed separately if and so long as the Surgeon shall during the voyage so require. An additional quart of water, in excess of the quantity provided by the above-written'dietary scale, shall be issued to each statute adult daily while the ship is within the tropics. These quantities to be net, exclusive of the water required for cooking the provisions which the Passengers Act requires shall be served in a cooked state. Proper arrangements are to be made for the proper and efficient cooking of these provisions, and for the distribution of them among the passengers at the stated hours for meals. The slush shall not be the perquisites of the cook, but shall be reserved for the use of the emigrants, and divided amongst them at the discretion of the Surgeon. Provided that the Minister for the time being may at any time alter the scale of rations set forth-in Schedules A and B, on giving three months' previous notice in writing to the Contractor; and if by reason of such alteration, the quantity of rations to be supplied by the Contractor shall bo diminished, then a proportionate reduction upon the price stipulated to be paid for the conveyance of emigrants under this agreement shall be made and allowed by the Contractor to the Queen; and if on the other hand such supply shall be increased, the extra cost of such increased supply shall be paid by the Queen to the Contractor, in addition to the price stipulated to be paid for the conveyance of such emigrants as aforesaid. 36. Medical comforts, according to scale set forth in Schedule C, shall also be placed on board. A list of these articles, signed by tho Contractor or his Agent, shall be supplied to the Queen, and they shall be issued by the Captain on the requisition of the Surgeon. 37. Medicines and other articles, as per annexed Schedule D, together with any extra medicines and articles which may be required by any regulations for the time being of the Board of Trade, shall be obtained by the Contractor, and placed on board in some easily accessible position, to be specially approved by the Queen under the charge of the Surgeon. 38. 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. 39. No single man shall be taken m the ship as a saloon passenger, without the consent of the Queen, unless be is a member of a family also passengers in the ship. No passengers not provided by the Queen shall be berthed between decks, without special permission in writing, and no steerage passenger not provided by her shall be taken in the ship unless approved in like manner by the Queen. 40. 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 by the Master, officers, and crew of the vessel. The Master shall strictly prohibit and prevent, on the part of the crew and 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 only with the sanction of the Surgeon. 41. The upper deck, excepting the space occupied by the spare spars and boats, 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 sailmaking or sail-mending is to be permitted on the poop-deck during the voyage. 42. A proper space, to be approved by the Queen, shall be set apart in the hold of the ship for passengers' luggage, at the average rate of 15 cubic feet for every statute adult; the whole of such space to be free of charge, and at the disposal of the Queen if not all required for emigrants' luggage. Luggage beyond the said average of 15 cubic feet to be charged for 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. 43. The Queen shall cause constables and others to be appointed, whose duty it shall be to maintain, under the directions of the Surgeon and the 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

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compartment of the ship, as provided in the instructions to the Captain and Surgeon, and the Queen shall pay all gratuities of all descriptions attaching to these appointments, as also provided in those instructions. 44. The Contractor shall provide in the single women's compartment an enclosed cabin for a matron, to be appointed by the Queen. The matron shall have a free passage, and be supplied with her food and one reputed quart bottle of beer daily, in her own compartment, from the Captain's table, or the Contractor may agree with the matron to allow her a sum of money in lieu of such bottle of beer daily. 45. On arrival at the port of disembarkation the Contractor or his agent shall transmit a nominal list of all passengers on board, signed by him and the Surgeon, to the Immigration Officer or other 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 added thereto the names or description of infants who may have been bore, on the voyage. The Contractor, shall, wuthout charge, land the passengers, with their luggage, as they may be directed to do by tho Immigration Officer. 46. Seven clear working or lay days shall be allowed for the disembarkation of the passengers, exclusive of the day of arrival. The Queen shall pay demurrage, at the rate of fourpence halfpenny per ton register per day for every day the ship is detained by her beyond this period. And until these lay days shall have expired, or all the passengers shall have finally quitted tho ship, bulk shall not be broken, or the berths of the passengers disturbed, except with the consent of the Immigration Officer or other officer acting in that capacity. Fresh provisions, in lieu of the ordinary rations, as provided in one of tho sections of Article 35 of these conditions, shall be issued to the passengers who shall remain on board during the seven lay days already mentioned. 47. If at the port of disembarkation the ship shall be placed in quarantine, tho passengers shall bo victualled as described in the said sections of Articles 35 and 36, at the expense of the Contractor, either in the ship or in any lazaretto or receiving ship to which they may bo removed, during the seven clear days allowed for disembarkation under Article 46 ; but if the Queen shall require the passengers to remain in the ship beyond this period, they shall be victualled at the expense of the Queen, and demurrage paid by Her as already provided. 48. The Contractor 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 considerate treatment of the passengers throughout the voyage, and for the observation and performance, well and faithfully, of all the conditions and regulations expressed and implied in this agreement, and in the Order in Council dated 7th January, 1864, for the order and discipline of emigrant ships; and also in the regulations of the Government of New Zealand relating to emigrant ships; and the instructions issued for the information and guidance of the Captains and Surgeons of those ships. 49. Subject to the faithful observance and performance by the Contractor of all the stipulations and conditions herein contained on his part to be observed and performed, the passage money shall be paid at the rate specified in his tender, as follows, that is to say, — As to the first moiety thereof, the Queen shall, within fifteen days after there shall have been deposited with the Agent-General at his offices in London the following documents, viz., —(1.) An account, in triplicate, signed by the Contractor or his agent, stating full particulars of the claim; (2.) A certificate from the Despatching Officer showing when the ship was ready for the reception of her passengers ; and (3.) A certificate, in triplicate, of the final departure of the vessel from Great Britain, signed by the Contractor or his agent and the officer mentioned in clause 26 hereof, with a schedule of the names and age of every individual embarked; and upon being satisfied that the vessel has finally sailed, and that the stipulations herein contained have been observed and performed up to that time, pay one moiety of the passage money at the rates mentioned in the tender in respect of the passengers who shall be mentioned in the said certificate as having embarked, and who shall have finally sailed. As to the second moiety thereof, the Queen shall pay the remaining moiety of the passage money (subject to such deductions as hereinafter mentioned, not exceeding in the whole the sum of £1,000) to the Contractor or his agent, whose receipt shall be a sufficient discharge therefor. The Queen shall not, however, be liable to make such payment until the expiration of fifteen days after there shall have been deposited with tho Immigration Officer at the port of arrival, or such other officer as the Government of the colony may appoint to receive the same, the three following documents, viz.,— (1.) An account, signed by the Contractor or his agent, stating the full particulars of the claim. (2.) A certificate, signed by such Immigration Officer, or by such other officer as may be appointed for the purpose by the Governor of the colony, containing a nominal list of all the passengers landed alive at the port of destination, and certifying that they have been duly landed; such list being an actual transcript of the list of persons mentioned in the certificate of final departure, with a note against the name of each individual who from any cause may not be landed alive in the colony, stating the reason thereof. (3.) A certificate, signed by the Surgeon-Superintendent, specifying tho names and ages of all who may have died or left the ship during the voyage, or, if none have so died or left the ship, containing a declaration to that effect. Provided always that the second moiety of the passage money shall be payable only in respect of such passengers as shall be certified as aforesaid to have been landed alive in the colony, and not in respect of any passengers who may have died or left the ship before her arrival, or who may leave the colony by the same vessel. Provided also that any payment which would otherwise become due hereunder to the said Contractor shall be forfeited if he or any person interested in such payment shall effect or the cause to be effected an assurance against mortality resulting from disease upon the lives of any of passengers embarked under the authority of the Queen. 50. Should hostilities occur between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and any foreign Power during the continuance of the contract, it shall be lawful for either party thereto to annul the same: Provided always that if at any time, or immediately preceding the time of the declara-

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tion of war, any ship or ships ordered by the Queen under the contract is or are engaged, loading cargo, or preparing for the conveyance of emigrants, the loading and despatching of such ship or ships shall be completed, and such extra sum for the carriage of cargo and conveyance of emigrants shall be paid by the Queen as may be mutually agreed upon; or, failing agreement by the parties to the contract, as may be determined on in the manner hereinafter in clause 51 provided for. 51. If the said Immigration Officer at the port of arrival, or any officer acting in that capacity, shall report to the Minister that the passengers have not been properly treated during the voyage, or that the stipulations in this charter-party do not appear to have been in all respects duly observed and fulfilled, it shall be lawful for the Minister, or, in his absence, for any Minister or Officer of the Government of New Zealand acting on his behalf, to determine and direct what sum of money (if any) not exceeding the sum of £1,000 shall be deducted by the Queen from the said second moiety of the passage money; and the same may be deducted and retained accordingly, it being agreed that, in assessing such sum, the said Minister shall assume that the Queen represents in the aggregate all the passengers who shall have been improperly treated, or in respect of whom the said stipulations shall not have been duly observed and performed, and that the Queen is entitled to compensation accordingly, and this notwithstanding any proceedings which may be taken by any of the passengers on their own account, and without prejudice thereto, or any compensation having been paid to any of them; it being also agreed that, if the Contractor feels aggrieved by the determination of the said Minister, or such other Minister or officer as aforesaid, he may apply to a Judge of the Supreme Court to have the same reviewed by him, and if the said Judge or any one of the Judges of the Supreme Court shall think fit to vary or disallow the amount so to be deducted as aforesaid, his decision shall prevail, and any deduction from the said second moiety of the passage money (if any) shall be made according to his decision, and shall be binding and conclusive on all parties concerned; and if the Queen and the Contractor cannot agree upon the extra sum or sums which should be paid to and received by the Contractor under tho circumstances set out in clause 50 of these conditions, the determination of such sum or sums shall in like manner be left to the arbitrament of a Judge of the Supreme Court of New Zealand, whose award and decision shall be binding and conclusive on both the parties to the contract. 52. If the Contractor shall not reside or have his place of business in London, he shall at all times have an agent there on his behalf, with full powers to act in all matters or things relating to the contract, and such agent shall from time to time inform the Agent-General of any change in his address or place of business; and the acts of such agent, and all notices or directions given to him by or on behalf of the Queen under these conditions shall be binding and conclusive on the Contractor in all respects touching or concerning the provisions hereof. 53. The Contractor shall not assign, sub-let, or part with this contract, nor assign or dispose of the benefit or advantage thereof, or any part thereof, without the consent in writing of the Minister first had and obtained.

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SCHEDULE A.—continued. To provide for the above rations at sea, the following quantities at least of provisions and water are to be shipped for every 100 statute adults, and in the same proportion for any number less than 100 statute adults:— 2,144 lbs. beef. 1,072 lbs. raisins. 2,144 lbs. pork. 201 lbs. tea. 2,680 lbs. preserved meat. 268 lbs. coffee, roasted. 806 lbs. suet 2,144 lbs. sugar, raw. 1,206 lbs. butter. 1,072 lbs. molasses. 1,875 lbs. biscuit. 536 pints mixed pickles. 12,348 lbs. flour. 67 lbs. mustard. 1,885 lbs. rice. 268 lbs. salt. 1,885 lbs. oatmeal. 34 lbs. pepper. 1,072 pints peas. 300 lbs. limcjuice. 1,608 lbs. preserved potatoes. 30 lbs. condensed egg, in 1-lb. tins. 1,072 lbs. preserved carrots. 13,000 gallons water. 403 lbs. preserved onions. N.B.—The quantities of salt beef and salt pork will have to be reduced, and the quantity of preserved meat increased in equal proportion, according to the number of children in each ship; 2 lbs. less butter and 4 lbs. less onions to be shipped for each child included in the number of statute adults.

SCHEDULE B. Children between one and twelve years of age are to receive preserved meat instead of salt meat every day ; and in addition to the articles to which they are entitled by the abovewritten scale, 1 pint of preserved milk and 3 pints of water daily; and 8 oz. of oatmeal, 4 oz. preserved soup, 8 oz. flour, 4 oz. rice, and 10 oz. sugar weekly. Children above four months, and under one year old, 3 pints of water, 1 pint of preserved milk, and 4 oz. preserved soup daily ; and 12 oz. white biscuit, 8 oz. oatmeal, 4 oz. sago, or arrowroot, 8 oz. flour, 4 oz. rice, and 10 oz. sugar weekly. To infants under four months old, such nutriment shall be issued as the Surgeon may consider necessary. An additional quart of water to be issued daily for the use of each person sick in the hospital if the Surgeon shall so order.

SCHEDULE B— continued. To provide for the above rations at sea, the following net quantities at least are to be shipped for each child:— 30 lbs. condensed milk. 10 lbs. flour. 38 lbs. oatmeal. 5 lbs. rice. 5_- lbs. preserved soup. 13 lbs. sugar. And for each infant: — 30 lbs. condensed milk. 2 lbs. arrowroot. 18 lbs. preserved soup. 11 lbs. flour. 1\ lbs. extract of meat. 5 lbs. rice. 11 lbs. oatmeal. 13 lbs. sugar. 3_- lbs, sago. 16 lbs. biscuit, white.

SCHEDULE C. The subjoined medical comforts shall also be placed on board, in tho following proportions to every 100 statute adults. A list of these articles, signed by the Captain, shall be supplied to the AgentGeneral, and they shall be issued by the Captain on the requisition of the Surgeon, viz.,— 28 lbs. Carolina rice. 18 bottles sherry. 20 -.--lb. packets best prepared oatmeal grits. 1 gallon gin. 35 lbs. West India arrowroot. 1 gallon methylated spirits of wine. 30 lbs. Scotch barley. 36 quart bottles port wine. 25 lbs. sago. 4 gallons brandy. 10 lbs. tapioca. 3 gallons whiskey. 50 lbs. best preserved meat soup^l 1 gallon vinegar. (half of this to consist of 48 dozen imperial pints approved stout. Edward's desiccated soup), ■ ,ir , • Malts and hops, or other approved materials 50 lbs. preserved beef tea, for leavening bread. 50 lbs. preserved broth, 2 bushels quicklime, in air-tight casks, con--50 tins condensed milk, J taining 1 bushel each. 20 lbs. preserved chicken broth, in 1-lb. tins. 3| cwts. best yellow soap. 40 lbs. preserved boiled mutton and beef, in 400 lbs. loaf sugar. 1-lb. and -_--lb. tins, half and half. 50 lbs. flour. 5 lbs. extract of meat.

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LIST OF MEDICINES, &c., REQUIRED FOR EVERY 100 PASSENGERS. KB. — The Medicines, Sfc., must be procured from the Apothecaries' Hall, or from some duly-qualified Chemists and Druggists, and be approved by the Agent-General. All the Medicines to be put in Stopper Bottles, and the Ointments in Tins. All the poisonous articles to be legibly marked "Poisons." Where more than 16 oz. of an article are required, it is to be supplied in two vessels — one for use, and the other for store. lb. oz. dr. lb. oz. dr. lb. oz. dr. 0 6 0 Acid Acetic. 0 6 0 Linimint: Opii. 0 6 0 Pulv. Potassas Mtratis. 0 10,, Carbolic, B.P. 200 „ Saponis. 060,, „ Tart. Acid. 800,, „ * 030 Liquor Ammonias. 0 6 0,, Rhei co. 16 0 0 „ „ ** 0 0 1 „ Atropise. 0 10,, Scammon co. 112 0 0 „ „ *** 10 0 „ Calcis. 0 3 0,, Zingiber... 0 3 0,, Citric. 010 „ Morphias Acetatis. 040 Quassias. 0 10,, Gallic. 020 „ Plumbi Subacet. 014 Quinas Sulph. 0 2 0,, Hydrochlor. 020 „ Potassffi. 00 4 Santonine. 0 0 8,, Hydrocyanic, Dil. 300,, „ Permang. § 004 Saponis Dur. 0 18,, Nitric. 040 Magnesia? Carb. 080 Senna? Fol. 0 6 0,, Sulphur Dil. 14 00 „ Sulph. 300 Sodas Bicarbonas. 1 gall. Alkaline Perman- 3 0 0 Mist. Sennas Co. 0 4 0 Sp. iEtheris. ganatis (Condy's prepa- 00 4 01. Anethi. 10 0,, „ Hitrosi. ration. 0 0 4,, Anisi. 100,, Ammonias Arom. 0 10 .Ether. 0 0 2,, Croton. 0 10 0 „ Rectif. 0 10 Alumen. 2 0 0,, Lini. 300 Sulph. Sublimatum. 0 6 0 Ammon. Carb. 0 10,, Menth. Pip. 060 Syr. Ferri lodid. 10 0 Amylum. 4 0 0,, Morrhiue. 004 Sol. Morph. Acetat. 0 10 Antimon. Tart. 10 0,, Olivas. 060 Tinct. Arnicas. 0 1 0 Argent i Nitras. 4 0 0,, Bicini. 080,, Camph. Co. 14 0 0 Calx Chlorate. 10 0,, Terebinth. 140 „ Card co. 0 2 0 Calx (Recens.) in stop. 0 0 1 Opium. 012 0 „ Catechu, bottle. 2 0 0 Oxymel Scillas. 0 0 8 „ Digitalis. 0 6 0 Camphor. 6 doz. Pil. Aloes cum Myrrha.^ ti 0 6 0 „ Ergote. Charta Epispastica (6 sq. 4 „ „ Col. Co. £% 0 4 0,, Eerri Perchloridi. feet in case). 6 „ „ Col. Co. Ilyosc. £* 0 4 0 „ Hyoscyam. 16 0 0 Chloride of Zinc (Bur- 3 „ „ Hydrarg. || 0 4 0,, Kino. nett's solution of). 3 „ „ „ OhloridCo. I% g, 0 6 0,, Opu. 08 0 Chloroform. 5 „ „ Ipec c. Scilla. \*% 10 0 „ Rhei. 0 6 0 Conf. Sennas. 6 „ „ Quinas. - £ 0 2 0 „ Scillse. 0 8 0 Copaiba. 6 „ „ Rhei co. 3 _ 0 8 0,, Sennas. 00 2 Creosote. 6 „ „ Sapon. Co. _?| 0 3 0,, Valerian Ammon. 10 0 Creta Prasp. lb. oz. dr. Jg | 1 0 0 Eng. Calamina.. 0 10 Cupri Sulph. 0 0 4 Pil. Subchlor. comp. 10 0,, Cetacei. 0 10 Empl. Cantharidis. 0 10 Plumbi Acetatis. 0 3 0,, Hydrarg. _ 0 0 8 Extr. Aloes Aquos. 0 4 0 Potassii lodia. 0 10,, „ -Tit. 0 0 4 „ Belladona. 012 0 Pulv. Acacia? Gummi. 0 10,, „ Ox. Rub. 0 2 0,, Coloc. Comp. 080,, Aluminis. 100,, Resinse. 0 0 4 „ Conii. 0 0 3,, Antimonialis. 200,, Sulphur. 0 0 4 „ Hyoscyam. 0 10,, Aromat. 030,, Zinci. 0 0 4 ~ Opii. 10 0,, Astringens. 010 Vinuni Colchici. 0 2 0 Eerri et Quinas Citr. 0 2 0,, Borax. 080 „ Ipecac. 0 0 4 „ Sulph. 0 10,, Catechu comp. 060 Brom. Potass. 06 0 Glycerine. 0 2 0,, Crete Aromat. cum 020 Zinci Sulphat. 04 0 „ Acid Tannic. Opio. 10 0 Lint, best. 0 2 0 Hydra.. Chloral. 0 2 0,, Ipecac. 200 Tow, common. 0 10 Hydrag. cum Cret_. 0 2 0,, „ CO. 200,, fine. 0 0 4 „ Subchlorid. - 0 4 0,, Jalaps, co. 400 Desiccated Soup. 10 0 Lard. 0 18.,, Kino c. Opio. 5 yds. Adhesive Plaster. 14 0 0 Linseed Meal. 0 0 8 Pulv. Opii. 0 8 0 Liniment: Camph. 0 8 0,, Potassas Bicarb. Children's Eeeding Bottles, 12 in number, and 6 spare teats for each. LIST OE MEDICAL APPARATUS. 500 Blank Adhesive Labels 1 Male Syringe ~] 2 Minim Measure 1 „ „ Glass 1 1-oz. „ 1 Female „ 1 2-oz. „ 1 „ „ Glass 1 set Splints 6 doz. Phials (assorted) 1 Enema Syringe and Stomach Pump ' 8 „ n Corks ' 14-oz. Syringe 4 Sponges 13 1 Bleeding Porringer .g. 1 Bed Pan °? l pair Sclssora m 1 paper Pins "8 2 skins Leather -. 1 Hernia Truss No. 8, Right and Left 1 set Copper Scales and Weights, ilbto § oz. § 2 papers Pill Boxes j- o 1 box small Scales and Weights I J 12 Gallipots *_ 1 Iron Mortar and Pestle 8 Leg and Arm Bandages "S 2 Wedgwood Mortars and Pestles 12 yards Calico o 1 Funnel m 6 „ Flannel > 2 Spatulas § 2 Flannel Bandages, 7 yds. long, 6 in. wide H 1 Pill Tile O 2 Triangular Bandages, base 48 in., sides 33 in. 1 2-gallon Water Filter eac l t 4 Saucepans of different sizes for the exclusive 4 yards Waterproof Sheeting use of the Hospital 1 yard Oiled Silk 1 Tin Bath, 2 feet by 18 inches 2 quires Paper for putting up Medicines J 2 yards Silver Wire _ _ square yard of Markwick s Spongio Pilm. Cotton Wool

* Pale fluid : a mixture containing in each 100 part, not less than 80 parts of Carbolic (or Phenic) and Cresylic Acids, and their homo, logues; and not more than 20 parts of water. ** Crude liquid Acid. «** A powder containing not less than 20 per cent, of pure Carbolic or Cresylic Acid. § B.P. or Condy's Fluid (Crimson),

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Each Ship shall be furnished with at least — Two Chronometers. Boats according to tonnage, 2 Admiralty Charts of all the . , _ . ■~ , fitted with Clifford's lowering Seas the Ship is to traverse, Anchors. to apparatus, and 2 Life Boats, and with Admiralty Charts of Cables _5 oi I Lloyd s re- with Q lif e . P reservers in each, the Ports and Harbours of Cham Haw- f quirements for and co in each boat New ZeaW accord ing to a sers, &c. j classification. The Com^e3 . eial Code signal ]ist wMcb can be 0Dt B a ined Lightning Conductor, fitted. Book. at the Office of the Agent- _, , . ~ ~ a ~ A set of the Commercial Code General. Two complete suits o_f Sails, Signa i Plagg . An appro ved Apparatus for and proper Storm Sails. Th _ , Commercial Code Ligt Extinguishing $ ire. of Ships.

Mess Utensils to be put on Boaed _oe eyeey Seyen Statute Adults. 1 Mess Kit, with iron handles, 2 gallons. 1 Tin Oval Dish, with colander and cover, 14 inches long, 8 inches deep. 1 Quartern Tin, for baking bread. 1 Half-quartern do. do. 1 Bread Tub, with wooden hoops and cover. 1 Tin Pot, holding 3i pints, with cover, Sec, for boiling water. 1 Teapot of same size. 1 Water Breaker, 3 gallons, or 1 double Block-tin Water Bottle, with three studs for feet. 1 Tin Mustard-pot. 1 Pepper and Salt Cellar. 1 Butter Dish, 7 inches by 3 inches deep. 3 sets Tin Tallies, with wire lanyards, each set numbered from 1 upwards. 2 Potato Nets, f-inch mesh, holding 10 lbs. 1 Pudding Bag —canvas. 2 Mess Towels, 1| yards long, f yard wide. 1 Wash Leather.

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SCHEDULE E.

3S To. of Passeng ;ers. Under 200. | 200 and under 300. Above 300. Brooms, birch ... Ditto, coir Mops, handled ... Swabs Scrapers Hair Brushes, with long handles Ditto, with short handles ... Dust-pans Scrubbing Brushes Combined Brushes and Squeegees Pails, holding 3 gallons Shovels Holystones ... ... ... ... • Ditto, mounted ... Rubbish Tubs, with rope beckets Charcoal —bushels Coals for cooking for passengers —tons... Ditto (best Steam Coal) for distilling apparatus —tons Sand —bushels ... Swing Stoves Dry Sawdust —bushels 27 27 18 18 18 18 18 12 12 9 9 6 57 9 5 30 30 15 If ton 6 30 36 36 24 24 24 24 24 15 15 12 12 6 105 12 6 36 35 20 2}tons 7 45 45 45 30 30 30 30 30 18 18 15 15 7 120 12 6 42 40 25 3 ton; 9 60

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Cooking Hearth, or two Cooking Hearths, as the case may be, complete with furnaces, ovens, pots, saucepans, coppers, steamers, &c, as described in the Emigration Commissioners' list No. 5, May, 1863. Oven and Appurtenances for baking bread. Kneading Trough, with cover, shelves, Sec, for use of baker. One Copper Hold Pump, with 00 feet of hose, in two lengths, to issue allowance of fresh water from upper deck. Scuttle Butts. Tubs for cook and Harness Casks. Two Copper Pumps for water. Tarpaulin, for each hatchway, large enough to cover the hatchways tent fashion. Main Deck and Poop Awnings, with side screens complete. Windsails and Life-buoys. Canvas Screens for each hatchway. Price's Hexagonal Safety Candle Lanterns, with spring sockets, Emigration Commissioners' pattern : — 12 for the first 100 statute adults. 1 for every 20 statute adults additional. 2 spare Plates of Glass for each lantern. 1 spare Spring for each lantern. 1 spare Padlock for each lantern. Price's Patent Stearine Sperm Candles, as prepared and packed for the Emigration Commissioners' Ships:— 50 of size No. 3, to burn 3 hours ~) ~\ Each size to be packed in a separate 50 do. No. 4, to burn 4 hours > for each lantern. f box, and the number and con--50 do. No. 5, to burn 5 hours ) f tents of each box legibly printed 500 do. No. 7, to burn 7 hours, for each ship. J thereon. Three Reflector Hand Lanterns, to burn Price's patent candles, with a proper supply of candles for each. Knives, Steel, Flesh Eorks and Tormentors, Ladles, Meat Saw, Chopper and Cleaver, Lever, Knives, Grindstone in trough. 3 Coffee Mills. 1 Rice Sieve, tin, with brass wire gauze. 1 Biscuit Mill, with fly-wheel. 2 Sieves for sand, -j-inch mesh. 1 set Pewter Measures, quart downwards. 1 set Tin do. do. 1 set Wood do. do. 3 Tin Scoops, assorted sizes. 1 pair Elour Scales and Weights, 14 lbs. downwards. 1 set Counter Balance Scales and Weights, 4 lbs. downwards. 12 extra panes Glass for skylights. 6 Rope Mats, 3 feet x 2 feet. 2 Cots for hospitals. 2 Nursery Lamps, with kettle and pannikin for each. 1 Portable Water-closet for each hospital, with galvanized iron slop-pail. 2 Fire-engines complete, with 90 feet delivery-hose for each. 100 feet f-inch Deal Boards. 100 feet 1-inch do. 50 feet Quartering. 10 lbs. Nails, assorted. 1 dozen Iron Hasps and Staples, assorted sizes. 6 feet Lead Piping, each size used for water-closets. Solder, Resin, and 2 Soldering-irons. 4 square feet 6-lb. Lead. 6 Padlocks, assorted keys. 4 Thermometers for Surgeon.

By Authority : Geoege Didsbuby, Government Printer, Wellington,—lB7B.

COOKING APPAEATUS AND MISCELLANEOUS AETICLES EOE EACH SHIP.