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knocked down, and there lies your patient, evidently being killed by the noise you have no power to prevent. The hospitals ought to be on deck, and, as far as this ship is concerned, ought to occupy the space now held by the second-class passengers ; there they would be more come-at-able, and, which is of much greater importance, there and only there could they have been kept quiet. This man came on board very weak and delicate, but without any actual disease. He was taken ill on the 6th December, and died on the 20th. The steerage passenger died more through his own obstinacy than-anything else. He came on board with gonorrhoea, fourteen days old, but never mentioned it to me till the 9th November, the day after the pilot left. It was then twenty-three days old. Wished him to abstain from meat for a few days (as he could not get preserved meat every day, a tin spoils on the second day); lie persisted in using salt meat, although I gave him arrowroot and milk ; he was moreover very irregular in using medicaments. Well, inflammation of the bladder, bowels, and stomach set in, obstinate and intractable vomiting, finally peritonitis and death. Next in order comes the cooking range, which is totally inadequate for its duties, and has been the cause of much trouble. The school has been a failure. I appointed a schoolmaster according to instructions, but there was no suitable place where school could be held except the quarter-deck. This did very well in the warm weather ; but as we got further south, what from cold or rain or the rolling of the ship, or from seas washing over her, weeks often elapsed without any school at all. The mess tables could not be used —they were wanted. A table was made by the ship's carpenter, and broken almost as soon as made. One woman was confined of a stillborn child on 20th December, the day the steerage passenger died ; unfortunately craniotomy had to be performed to save the mother's life. Another woman was confined of a female child on the 12th January, who was named Annie Oceanica Warwick. I think the absence of free steerage passengers from amongst the emigrants would be desirable if it could be so managed. They have paid their passage money, and think it a great hardship to be subjected to the same discipline as the emigrants, and are always the first and loudest in grumbling. Finally, as the voyage is now practically at a close, I can honestly say that I have done my best to attend to the wants and comforts of the passengers under my care ; while, on the other hand, so far as I possibly could, I acted up to the very letter and spirit of my instructions, and I believe with very fair success. I have, &c., Martin Henry Payne, 9th February, 1873. Surgeon-Superintendent, " Warwick."

No. 66. Memorandum No. 56, 1873, for the Agent-General, London. I transmit herewith copy of a Memorandum to the Cabinet by the Hon. the Minister for Public Works, pointing out that it is absolutely necessary, in order to the proper carrying on of the works undertaken by the Government, that the full number of emigrants you have been instructed to send out should be despatched during the coming season. The Cabinet entirely coincide in the opinion expressed in this Memorandum ; aud I have to request that you will immediately inform the Government by cable and post what number approximately you expect to be able to despatch. Immigration Office, Wellington, New Zealand, G. Maurice O'Eorke. 4th April, 1873.

Enclosure in No. 66. Memorandum for Cabinet. In the Despatches to be sent home to the Agent-General by the outgoing mail, I think it is absolutely necessary that the Agent-General's attention should be specially directed to the present state of the labour market in New Zealand, and that he be informed that, with the full expectation that the number of emigrants which he has been instructed to send out will be forwarded during the coming season, the Government have entered into contracts which will provide employment for these immigrants, and that he be instructed by return mail to inform the Government whether he will be able to send out anything approaching the number asked for, as, if not, it will be necessary by the time the AgentGeneral's replies arrive to take steps, by retarding the works or otherwise, to prevent the serious disturbance of the labour market, which will inevitably occur in the Colony during next summer when the shearing and farming season comes round. The only thing which has kept the rates of labour from rising to rates ruinous to the various interests in the Colony during the season just ended, has been the shipment of so much labour by Messrs. Brogden; and as it appears that they have ceased sending men out (at all events for the present) it is ali the more necessary for the due carrying out of the various public works that the emigrants ordered should be sent out, and imperatively necessary that the Government be reliably informed at the earliest possible date of the capability or otherwise of the Agent-General to comply with their instructions. Public, Works Office, Wellington, Ist April, 1873. Edward Eichardson.

No. 67. Telegram to the A gent-General.—Sent 12th April, 1873. Government prohibit contract with Saville, whose arrangements are unsatisfactory. You are not to call for tenders ; when you do, Saville persuades off opposition. Do not let Saville know when you want ships, but arrange for each, as wanted, privately, through respectable owners or brokers. TeE