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ruffled from the inconvenience and discomfort of the passage, but I imagine they will soon be contented when they get located upon their land. Arrangements were at once made for them to commence work the next day at ss. per diem, the overseers Gs., and the mechanics, when working at their own trade and finding their own tools, Bs. per diem — all paying back the cost price of their own and their families' rations. This arrangement will leave the young men about 225. per week, but the men with families requiring four rations will be left 2s. per week in debt. This can be avoided by selecting such as overseers, or, when earthworks are leb by the yard, and other work by piece-work, they will earn more money by increased labor. I was glad to find Mr. Smith well advanced with the survey, and with the assistance of Mr. Mclntosh, who goes down to-morrow, he promises to give each o-acre lot to the owner in ten days or a fortnight. Mr. Zimmerman is instructed, after they obtain possession, to allow each single man one week and the married men ten days to build their huts. With working over-hours upon their own lots, they will soon improve their dwelling-place, and render themselves comfortable. I am happy to report great improvement in their health since they left the North Shore, where they had been very sickly ; but five or six women and children had to remain in Waiuku under Major Speedy's care, and require medical aid. Proceeding to Waiuku along the lower road, we reached our lodgings about 7 p.m. The next day we were joined by Major Speedy and Mr. King, native interpreter to the Resident Magistrate. From the latter I was glad to learn that our movement is looked upon with favor by the friendly natives, and Mr. King manifests anxiety that we should act promptly in getting the settlers on the land. On our way towards Maioro, we selected " Whiri whiri," a place situated about two and a half miles from Waiuku, for a second settlement. In both cases the land is very good, with plenty of wood very near and water to be obtained everywhere by digging a well; also running streams and swamps close by. On our journey we passed over some very fine land, but more broken than desirable for farming purposes. At Maioro we found a suitable spot for a small settlement of about 150, and I propose to locate the passengers per " Eeiherßtcig" on a piece of table-land just above the landing-place on the Waikato, leaving the frontage to the river to be sold as a township. The suburban and general country laud is very rich, and about 5000 acres can be sold to give employment to the immigrants around each settlement; and from the good quality of the soil, I anticipate the amount realised will be 20s. to 40s. per acre. The first effort of the immigrants will be directed to making a passable dray-road to Waiuku, and then a leading road from the Maioro to the Pollock settlement at Awhitu. I desire to call attention to the necessity of some medical assistance being provided for a limited period, say twelve months, until the settlements are established, and to prepare for religious instruction by different ministers who may visit them, —and also a rallying-point in case of alarm from the natives, I strongly recommend that a substantial rough building should be erected, with temporary earthworks around, in the centre of each township. I do not recommend this expenditure from a sense of danger, but as a precautionary measure to give confidence to the people, and to deter the natives from making any attempt upon their lives. The building could also be used as a school, and should not cost more than £250. I have, &c, His Honor the Superintendent, Auckland. JoSEPn Newman. No. 10. Draft of a LETTEE to the Superintendent, Auckland. Sib, — Colonial Secretary's Office, Auckland, January 20th, 1865. With reference to my former communication on the subject of the Immigrants arrived and about to arrive in this Province under the scheme of Immigration undertaken by the late Government, I venture to suggest to your Honor the propriety of submitting to the Provincial Council, now in Session, a proposal for appropriating a portion of the funds available from the Provincial Loan of 18G2, towards the reproductive employment of their immigrants upon roads and public works in their immediate neighbourhood, the effect of which will be to relieve the Colony in part at least from its present heavy expenditure in a service the benefit of which will mainly accrue to the Province. Until the loan of 1803 is negotiated, the General Government is, as you arc aware, obliged to borrow the money required for carrying on the various public services, including that of Immigration under the New Zealand Settlements Act; and in so doing, it exhausts those resources which would be available for other objects of pressing need. The hearty co-operation of the Provincial Council at this moment by supplying funds in aid of this most difficult and most costly service, would afford very sensible relief to the Colony at large. In particular I venture to call your Honor's attention to the superior claims which the object I propose has over such objects as the Railway from Auckland to Drury, a work which may well be deferred for a time —or the building of a Government House and Public Offices, for which, under existing circumstances, there can be no pressing need. It has been the object of the General Government so to carry out the plan of Immigration undertaken in pursuance of the New Zealand Settlements Act as to secure the cordial co-operation of your Honor's Government and to advance the interests of your town. I feel that the Colony as represented by the General Government is entitled to claim from the Province in return the utmost assistance that it may be in its power to render. m MEMORANDUM by the Colonial Seceetaey. This draft never matured. F. A. W.

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