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Enclosure in. No. 46. SCHEDULE of APPLICATIONS for Passages of Nominated Immigrants, forwarded to the Agent-General with Memorandum No. 33, 1873, of the 15th January, 1873.

No. 47. Memorandum No. 34, 1873, for the Agent-General, London. Hating perused the reports of the Eev. Mr. Barclay, Mr. Seaton, and Rev. Gideon Smale, forwarded under cover of your letter of the 25th October, 1872,1 feel constrained to observe that the services rendered by these gentlemen appear to me altogether disproportionate to the expenditure incurred in their pay and travelling allowances. Mr. Seaton's journeys, according to his own statement, have been absolutely unprofitable, whilst lectures similar to those delivered by Mr. Smale would, in my opinion, have a deterrent effect upon immigration to the Colony. Upon this point I particularly refer you to the printed extracts from newspapers forwarded with that gentleman's report. It is my intention to address you at length, by the next mail, iipon the general subject of promoting emigration by means of sub-agents and advertisements, the cost of which, again, does not seem to be bearing any proportionate fruit. Lands and Immigration Office, G. Maurice O'Eorke. Wellington, New Zealand, 15th February, 1873.

No. 48. Memorandum No. 35, 1873, for the Agent-General, London. I forward herewith copies of correspondence noted in the margin; and I shall feel obliged by your communicating with Mr. John Spillane and Miss Johanna Flaherty, in order to ascertain whether they intend availing themselves of Hokitika passage order No. 4, in their favour, forwarded to you on the 17th March last with Public Works Memorandum No. 34, 1872. Lands and Immigration Office, G. Maurice O'Eorke. "Wellington, New Zealand, 25th February, 1873.

Enclosure 1 in No. 48. Mr. Wtlde to the Under Secretary for Immigration. Slß,— Greymouth, 12th February, 1873. I have the honor to report that Miss Flaherty, of this town, has made a complaint to me that on the 14th February, 1572, she applied for the passage of John Spillane and Johanna Flaherty, and paid £5 to the Postmaster for the same, and that the nominees have not heard from or received a passage from the Agent-General. As this application appears to have been made before the appointment of Immigration Officer on the Coast, and before forms of receipts were supplied to the Postmasters, I have taken a fresh application from Miss Flahcrtv, which I enclose herewith. Mr. J. Mcßeth states that he forwarded the original application to the Postmaster at Hokitika. As the amount payable by applicants is now reduced to £4, Miss Flaherty applies that £1 may be returned to her. She further states that she wrote to the Receiver-General about six months since, and received an acknowledgment from him of the £5 paid by her. I have, &c., James "Wtlde, Immigration Officer. P.S.—Since writing the above, I have received the enclosed memo, from Mr. J. Mcßeth. Under the circumstances, and there being considerable annoyance expressed by the applicant and her friends, I think it would be well to return the £1. J. "W. Wylde. Sub-Enclosure to Enclosure 1 in No. 48. Mr. Mcßetii to Mr. "Wydde. Sir,— Greymouth Post Office, 12th February, 1873. This is a duplicato of an application made on the 14th February last. The passage money (£5) was remitted to the Beceiver-General by Post Office Order No. 7,599, on the above date.

J. W. Wylde.

Record No. Where from. No. of List. Souls. Adults. Remarks. P.W., 1873, 489 581 488 487 576 510 Auckland Wellington Nelson Greymouth Timaru Invcrcargill 18 22 9 12 10 10 27 80 14 3 a ii 20 ]r 27i 12 3 2 14 Totals 90 79