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As it appears from the certificate of the Immigration Officer at Dunedin that Dr. Besley satisfactorily performed the duties required of him, I shall feel obliged by your informing me whether you consider he is entitled to the sum claimed, he having a second time brought immigrants to this Colony. Immigration Office, G. Maurice O'Rorke. Wellington, New Zealand, 18th August, 1873.

Enclosure 1 in No. 9. Mr. C. E. Haughton to Dr. Besley. Sib, — Immigration Office, Wellington, 4th August, 1873. I have much pleasure in forwarding you certificate from the Immigration Officers at Otago and Wellington, stating that you had on two different occasions satisfactorily performed the duties of surgeon-superintendent on board emigrant ships to this Colony. I have, &c, Dr. Besley, of the ship "Halcione." C. E. Haughton.

Enclosure 2 in No. 9. Mr. C. Allan to Mr. C. E. Haughton. Immigration Office, Dunedin, 25th July, 1873. I hereby certify that F. B. Besley, Esq., surgeon-superintendent of the ship "May Queen," on the voyage from London to Otago, with Government emigrants, performed his duties very satisfactorily, and have much pleasure in recommending that he be paid the sum of £50 for his return passage to England, on his reporting himself to the Agent-General as willing to take charge of emigrants to New Zealand. I have, &c, Colin Allan, The Under Secretary, Immigration, Wellington. Immigration Officer.

Enclosure 3 in No. 9. Dr. Besly to Mr. C. E. Haughton. Sib,— Wellington, 15th August, 1873. Having decided upon remaining to practise in New Zealand, it would be a matter of great convenience to me if the sum of £50, to which I am entitled on account of my return passage to England, after performing the duties of surgeon to the ship " May Queen," with emigrants to Otago, last year, could be paid to me in the Colony. I hold certificates from the Immigration Officers proving that on that occasion, as well as now with the " Halcione," my duties were satisfactorily performed. I have, &c, C. E. Haughton, Esq. F. B. Besly.

Enclosure 4 in No. 9. Mr. C. E. Haughton to Dr. Besly. Sir, — Immigration Office, Wellington, 18th August, 1873. I have the honor, by direction of the Hon. the Minister for Immigration, to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the loth instant, and in reply to inform you that it is necessary that the Agent-General should be communicated with before the payment of £50 on account of your return passage to England after bringing immigrants to Otago last year by the "May Queen" can be sanctioned. Copies of the correspondence will accordingly be forwarded to Dr. Featherston by the next mail. I have, &c, Dr. Besly, Blenheim. C. E. Haugiiton.

No. 10. Memorandum No. 17S, 1873, for the Agent-General, London. Herewith is forwarded copy of a letter from Mr. John Wheale, an immigrant to Otago by the ship "Michael Angelo," in which he makes serious charges against a Mr. Edward Bent, who, from the letter enclosed, I presume has been acting as a sub-emigration agent in Staffordshire, and I shall feel obliged by your calling upon Mr. Bent for an explanation of his conduct. Immigration Office, G. Maurice O'Rorke. Wellington, New Zealand, 22nd August, 1873.

Enclosure in No. 10. Mr. J. Wueale to Mr. C. E. Haughton. Sib,— Dunedin, 19th August, 1873. Having seen the advertisement here about emigration, I write to you to know if I have any redress in the following case: — I applied to an agent named E. Bent, of Bent Street, Brierley Hill, Staffordshire, England, for assisted passages to New Zealand for myself, wife, and child. He gave me papers to fill up, and he