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Miss Flaherty states her friends are waiting to come out, Will you kindly make inquiries as to the delay in providing passages. J. Mcßeth, Postmaster.

Enclosure 2 in No. 48. Mr. Haughton to Mr. Wylde. Sic, — Lands and Immigration Office, Wellington, 25th February, 1873. I have the honor, by the direction of the Hon. Minister for Immigration, to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 12th instant, and in reply to inform you that Hokitika passage order No. 4, in favour of John Spillaue and Johanna Flaherty, was forwarded to the Agent-General from the Public Works Office, on the 17th March last. Copies of the correspondence will be forwarded to the Agent-General by the next mail, with a request that he will communicate with the persons nominated ; and I am to request you to inform Miss Flaherty accordingly. As the sum of £5 was paid under the regulations at that time in force for nominated passages to the Colony, it would bo obviously unfair to other people if the reduced amount for the passage order were now accepted by the Government. I have, &c, The Immigration Officer, Greymouth. C. E. Haughton.

No. 49. Memorandum No. 3G, 1873, for the Agent-General, London. Referring to the last paragraph of your letter of the Bth January last, No. 18, 1873, I have to inform you that the nominated passage order from New Plymouth, in favour of Thomas Huntly and family, is still in force. Immigration Office, Wellington, New Zealand, G. Maurice O'Eorke. 11th March, 1873.

No. 50. Memorandum No. 37, 1873, for the Agent-General, London. Referring to your letter of the 7th January, No. 12, I hare to convey to you the approval of the Government of your action with reference to the family named Jordan, passengers by the " Himalaya" to Canterbury. Immigration Office, Wellington, New Zealand, G. Maurice O'Eorke. 11th March, 1873.

No. 51. Memorandum No. 38 1873, for the Agent-General, London. In forwarding enclosed report of the Immigration Commissioners at Auckland upon the ship " Warwick," I feel sure that you will agree with me in regretting that the condition of the ship should have been so unsatisfactory as to call forth the expression of opinion embodied in those portions of the report which relate to the ventilation and fittings of the emigrants' deck. Immigration Office, Wellington, New Zealand, p MAimm? O'TCouk-f 11th March, 1873. U- MAUEICE v -Koeke.

Enclosure in No. 51. Eepoet by the Immigeation Commissioners on the Ship " Warwick." Sic, — General Government Offices, Auckland, 13th February, 1873. We hare the honor to report that the ship "Warwick," from London, arrived here on Monday, the 10th instant, with 204 passengers—of whom 163 souls, equal to 135J statute adults, are Government immigrants. We met the ship near the North Head; and the usual inquiries made by the Health Officer having been satisfactorily answered, we went on board, and proceeded with our inspection. In the immigrants' quarter, we became instantly aware of the defectivencss of the arrangement made for ventilation ; the air below was close, and the smell offensive. In the compartment for single women, we observed that when the few small port-holes were closed, and the booby-hatch shut, air could be supplied only by two little; ventilators fixed in the hatch itself; and that one of the ship's boats was laid on skids directly over and covering these ventilators.