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sum of. £3 to the Agent-General, had not been supplied. Mr. Heape made this statement publicly to the Immigration Commissioners on board the vessel on arrival here, and appealed to the master, who confirmed his statement. I have, &c., The Hon. Minister for Lands and Immigration, Daniel Pollen, Wellington. Immigration Officer. Sub-Enclosure to Enclosure in No. 34. Mr. J. Heape to the Hon. Dr. Pollen. Sib,— Auckland, 28th December, 1872. I have a complaint to make relative to my bedding, which ought to have been supplied to me in England for three adults. I remitted to the Agent-General, London, on the Ist August, the sum of £3, the receipt of which I have, for outfit of bedding, &c, and I did not receive all the articles. Those noted in the margin are all I received. I reported the circumstance to a clerk from the Agent-General's office, who promised to have the missing things sent to meet the vessel at Gravesend. I did not receive them, and I reported the same to Captain Anderson. I have, &c, The Hon. D. Pollen, Auckland. Jonathan Heape.
No. 35. Memorandum No. 12, 1873, for the Agent-Genebal, London. I roRVTABi) herewith copy of a letter from Mr. William Prescott to the Immigration Officer at Dunediu, stating that his sister informed him that she has received no advice from you respecting her nominated passage order to Otago. I regret that so much delay should have occurred in communicating with Miss Prescott, as I find that Otago passage order No. 19, in favour of Elizabeth Prescott, was forwarded to you with Public Works Office Memorandum No. 3S as far back as the 30th of September, 1871. Lands and Immigration Office, G. Mavbice O'Bobke. Wellington, New Zealand, 17th January, 1873.
Enclosure in No. 35. Mr. W. Pkescott to Mr. J. Logan. Sit?,— Deep Dell Station, MeKae's Plat, Gth January, 1873. I beg to inform you that it is over a twelvemonth since I filled up a form for the passage of my sister to come out to me. After my filling it up, I sent it to you with £5 passage money, and I had a, receipt sent back to me for the amount. Now, Sir, I beg to inform you that I have received letters from my sister stating that she has heard nothing from the agents about her coming out. She tells me in her letter that she has been ready ever since I wrote home to her to be ready when the agents went her word. I think it strange that, as it is so long since I filled the form up and sent the money, that she has no word of what ship she is to come in, or what time she is to be ready to come. Now, Sir, [ would thank you if you would please to inform me how she is to come out, as she is still waiting anxiously to come out, to me by any ship the agents may think proper to appoint. lam very much disappointed myself, for I expected she would be out to me before this time. I would thank you, Sir, if you would please to let me know as soon as convenient, as I would like to write home to my sister about coming. I have, Ac., John Logan, Esq., Immigration Agent, Dunedin. William Phescott.
No. 36. Memoeandum No. 14, 1873, for the Agent-Genebal, London. I FOitWARi) herewith copy of a letter from the Immigration Officer, at Christchurch, informing me that Christian Laageson and Henrick A. Larger, immigrants by the ship "Crusader," state that they were engaged by you to go to Wellington, in which Province land would be given them. Arthur Petersen, an immigrant by the " Pleiades," who paid £71 10s. for his own passage, also states that you promised to recommend him to the Government as schoolmaster at Palmerston. As the Government have not received any communication from you respecting these persons, I have informed the Immigration Officer that any promises you may have made of the nature alluded to,, cannot be fulfilled unless made in writing. Lands and Immigration Office, G\ Mat/bice O'Robke. "Wellington. New Zealand, 17th January, 1873.