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No. 83. Memorandum No. 121, 1873, for the Agent-General, London. Deferring to Memorandum No. 120, 4th June, 1573, I herewith forward further lists of nominated immigrants. Immigration Office, Wellington, 7th June, 1873. G. Maurice O'Eorke.

Enclosure in No. 83. SCHEDULE of APPLICATIONS for Passages of Nominated Immigrants, forwarded to the Agent-General with Memorandum No. 121, 1873, June, 1873.

No. 84. Memorandum No. 122, 1573, for the Agent-General, London. Herewith is forwarded a copy of a letter from Mr. John Lamb, of Auckland, recommending the introduction of millers and dairymaids, to which your attention is requested. Immigration Office, G. Maurice O'Eorke. Wellington, New Zealand, 10th June, 1873.

Enclosure in No. 84. • Mr. Lamb to the Hon. Mr. O'Eorke. Sib,— Waitemata Mills, 4th June, 1873. I take the liberty of drawing your attention to a want that might be supplied by the Immigration Officer in England—viz., millers. It would be a desirable thing to get them with a wife a,nd one or two children, as there are a number of country mills being built throughout the Province. Also dairymaids, who can make cheese: these can be got from the districts in England and Scotland where the industries are prosecuted. I have only seen one of this class among the immigrants who have arrived here. I have, &c, The Hon. G. M. O'Eorke. " John Lamb.

No. 85. Memorandum: No. 124, 1873, for the Agent-General, London. Herewitii is forwarded copy of a memorandum by the Immigration Officer at this port, with reference to the claims of certain of the immigrants by the " Halcione" on her last voyage to Wellington, to be paid the sum of Is. 6d. per diem per statute adult subsistence money while they were waiting for the vessel to proceed to sea. In the absence of any information respecting this matter, I have directed the amounts claimed in terms of the contract tickets to be deducted from the promissory notes given by the immigrants, and I have to request you will inform me whether the deduction from the passage money payable to Messrs. Shaw, Saville, and Co. was made under clause G of the contract of last year. Immigration Office, AVellington, 20th June, 1873. G. Maurice O'Eoekjs.

Enclosure in No. 85. Mr. Eliott to Mr. Haughton. Me. Haughton,— Immigration Office, Wellington, 17th June, 1873. Some of the immigrants by the " Halcione" on her last voyage to this port have represented to me that they were compelled to remain in London seven days waiting for the vessel to proceed to sea, and that they maintained themselves during that period. Clause 6 of the contract with Messrs. Shaw, Saville, provides that if the vessel is not ready as required by the Agent-General, the passengers shall be provided by him with board and lodging on shore, the expenses to be deducted out of the first moneys payable to the contractors. I have inquired at the Treasury and Audit Departments, but it does not appear from the accounts that any deduction has been made in the case of the " Halcione." 6—D. Id.

Record No. Where from. No. of List. Souls. Adults. Remarks. Immi., 1873, 421 Wellington 29 3 3 Continuation of Supplementary List No. 29 431 433 434 Blenheim Hokitika Timaru M IS 5 4 30 5 4 80 Totals 42 42