OF SCANDINAVIAN IMMIGRANTS.

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Scandinavians lately arrived ; but if your Honor and the Provincial Executive of Taranaki will make a requisition, the Government will procure you immigrants under the provisions of " The Immigration and Public Works Act, 1870." I have, &c, His Honor the Superintendent, Taranaki. W. Gisborne.

No. 9. Mr. Morrison to the Hon. the Colonial Secretary. Offices of the New Zealand Government Agency, Sir, — 3, Adelaide Place, King William Street, London, 19th October, 1870. As the Honorable the Commissioners will have informed you respecting the emigration arrangements made by the Hon. Dr. Featherston, I do not refer to them, but confine myself to report to you that the Norwegian emigrants, in number equal to forty and a half adults, embark for Wellington in the ship " Celoeno" on the 10th instant. For particulars concerning the shipment, I do myself the honor to refer you to the following enclosures: —■ 1. List of the names, ages, and occupations of tho emigrants. 2. Documents signed by each emigrant agreeing to emigrate. 3. Contract with Messrs. Shaw, Savill, and Co. for their passages to Wellington. 4. Certified list of the emigrants embarked. 5. Copy of the order given to Messrs. Shaw, Savill, and Co. to receive second moiety of passage money. Messrs. Winge and Co., of Christiania, who regulated the selection of the people, report them to be good workmen, inured to hard labour, and thrifty; and I have no doubt that after they have had a fair start in the Colony, that the character given to them will be found to be accurately drawn. According to Dr. Featherston's instructions, the strictest precautions were adopted to provide for their protection and comfort. On the passage from Christiania they were placed under the special charge of Captain Pearson of the " North Star," whose considerate kindness the emigrants freely acknowledged. On arriving in London they were received and conveyed from the steamer to the ship " Celceno;" and to facilitate communicating their wants at any time during the voyage, I arranged with the brokers that the ship should bo provided with an interpreter, which arrangement has been adopted ; and as the man is under the direction of the medical officer, Dr. Goold, who has frequently before been in charge of foreign emigrants, I am sanguine therefore that every possible precaution has been used to give a successful issue to this experimental shipment. Her Majesty's Emigration Officers inspected the arrangements and tho accomodation provided for the emigrants when the "Celceno" was at Gravesend, and approved of the same; likewise Dr. Featherston, who was also satisfied. On the other hand, I can confidently state that the emigrants repeatedly expressed to myself their thanks for the comfortable manner in which the Government had provided for them. By the contract with Messrs. Shaw, Savill, and Co., it will be observed that a moiety of the passage money is to be paid in London. To pay for that portion and other expenses in connection with the service, the Commissioners have authorized me to draw on the Colonial Treasury, and I shall do so by next mail; but for the second moiety, which is payable at AVellington, I have given Messrs. Shaw, Savill, and Co. an order to receive the same, when the emigrants and their luggage are landed there, but you will be good enough to note that the second moiety is only payable on the number lauded, so that if any have died during the passage a deduction will have to be made. A similar experimental shipment from Denmark is authorized by Dr. Featherston ; also one from Sweden. Arrangements are being made to receive and forward them in the succeeding ship to the " Celoeno," the "England," which is to sail for AVellington about the 25th proximo, and I beg to assure you that every care shall be taken to carry out implicitly Dr. Featherston's instructions in regard to them, as I believe I have done in the case of those from Norway. I have, _c., The Hon. the Colonial Secretary, Wellington. John Morrison. Note. —The enclosures numbered 2, 3, 4, and 5, being merely formal documents, are not published.

Enclosure in No. 9. List of the Names, Ages, and Occupations of the Emigrants. From Norway. Andreason, Johann, (male) aged 27, carpenter. Pedersen Bernt, infant. „ Helene, (female) aged 30, wife. Bergersen, Carl, (male) aged 25, carpenter. „ Johanne, (female) aged 2\. „ Karen M., (female) aged 25, wife. ~ Josephine, infant. „ Oscar 8., (male) aged 2. Reinersten, Peter H., (male) aged 26, common Christiansen, V. C, (male) aged 31, carpenter, workman. „ Maria N, (female) aged 27, wife. ~ Marie H., (female) aged 32, wife. „ Christian A., infant. Olsen, Edward, (male) aged 26, common workman. Bosen, Martin, (male) aged 20, machinist. ~ Berthea J., (female) aged 28, wife. „ Martha A., (female) aged 20, wife. „ Carl 8., infant. Arnesen, Arne, (male) aged 29, cattle driver and Pedersen, Jorgen, (male) aged 28, workman. tender. „ Anne A., (female) aged 33, wife. ' „ Karen, (female) aged 28, wife. „ Albertha, (female) aged 5. „ Kaja G., (female) aged 8. 3