D.—No. 3.

No. 1. The New Zealand Emigbation Board to the Colonial Seceetabt. Auckland. Office of the New Zealand Government Emigration Board, 3, Adelaide-place, London Bridge, Sir— London, 8.C., 26th September, 1864. We have the honor to inform you that, in accordance with the authority received from the Hon. Reader "Wood before leaving England, we have applied to the Crown Agents for the Colonies for the sum of £10,000 in bonds on account of Emigration Expenditure ; and we beg to enclose herewith copies of Mr. Sargeant's letters to us on the subject, dated 19th and 26th curt., from which you will observe that only £5800 in debentures have been retained for emigration purposes, which the Crown Agents are prepared to deliver to us on application, and for the balance they are prepared to pay us in cash, say £3780, about the latter end of November. We have not received the additional sum of £20,000 from the Bank of New Zealand, and no positive assurance is held out to us by the Bank that they will be in a position at any future time to comply with Mr. Wood's request to pay us over the amount, notwithstanding the sale of the first million of bonds. We have therefore the honor to request that you will make such financial arrangements as are required for the vigorous prosecution of the Emigration Scheme, if it is the wish of the Government that it should be carried on. We purpose despatching a vessel from Ireland about end of next month, and another from England about the middle of November. Mr. Clark will also have a second ship from Scotland in November. We have, &c., Wm. S. G-bahame, John Mobeison, New Zealand Government Emigration Board. The Hon. the Colonial Secretary, Auckland, New Zealand. Enclosure 1 to No. 1. W. C. Sabgeant, Esq., to the New Zealand Emigration Boaed. Offices of the Crown Agents for the Colonies, Spring Gardens, London, S.W., Gentlemen, — September 19th, 1864. I have to acquaint you that the Crown Agents for the Colonies have been authorised by Mr. Reader Wood, Finance Minister of New Zealand, to issue to you, upon application, New Zealand Government Debentures to an amount not exceeding £10,000, to enable you to carry out a system of emigration to that Colony, and has informed them that you have made arrangements with shippers to accept such debentures at from 90 to 95 per cent. In furtherance of this arrangement, I have further to acquaint you that the Crown Agents hold at your immediate disposal debentures representing £5800, and they hope to be in a position to pay you the balance (£4200) in cash the latter end of November. I am, &c, W. C. Saegeant. Messrs. Grahame and Morrison, Adelaide-place, London Bridge, E.C. Enclosure 2 to No. 1. W. C. Sabgeant, Esq., to the New Zealand Emigeation Boaed. Offices of the Crown Agents for the Colonies, Gentlemen, — Spring Gardens, S.W., 21st September, 1864. In reply to your letter of yesterday's date, I have to acquaint you that the Crown Agents for the Colonies will be prepared to deliver to you, on application, the New Zealand Government Debentures representing £5800, and exchange cheques with you for the sum of £5220, being the price of the above debentures reckoned at 90 per cent., the price at which the New Zealand Government Emigration Board has arranged to place them. The cash balance payable to you will be £3780, and not £4200, as inadvertently stated in my letter of the 19th instant. I am, &c, Messrs. Grahame and Morrison, W. C. Saboeant. 3, Adelaide-place, London Bridge.

CORRESPONDENCE BELATIYE TO THK DESPATCH OF EMIGRANTS TO NEW ZEALAND.