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No. 19. The Agent-General to the Hon. the Colonial Seceetaet. (No. 151.) 7, Westminster Chambers, Victoria Street, Westminster, S.W. Sib— 18th March, 1873. In the Hon. Mr. "Waterhouse's Memorandum of 23rd November last (No. 19,) 1872, I am requested to furnish the Government with " the names of all officers employed in my Department, the terms of their engagement, their salaries or other remuneration for services rendered." I therefore do myself the honor to submit, for your information, the following statement of particulars ; and in order to afford the GoTernment the most complete information on the subject, and to show to what extent I am responsible for the present arrangements, and for the expenditure of the Agent-General's Department, I beg to submit the following Schedules, viz.: — Schedule A —Showing the names of all Officers in the Service of the General or Provincial Governments at the time of my arrival, and of the Officers subsequently appointed by myself, with the amount of Salary in each case. John Morrison, Colonial Agent, £GOO. James Johnstone, Clerk, £200. Thomas Shortt, Clerk, £150. Mr. Auld, Mr. Andrew, and Clerks, Otago Home Agency, moiety of expense of agency, about £400. C. R. Carter, £300, and 20s. per diem when travelling. W. G. McKellar, Accountant, £400. A. O. Ottywell, Agent for Canterbury, £400. ¥m. Johnson, Clerk, £80. Ed. E. Lison, Clerk, £50. Message Boy, £20. It will at once be seen that all the officers above enumerated, with the exception of Mr. Carter and Mr. McKellar, the junior clerk and message boy, were in the service either of the General or Provincial Governments on my assumption of the office of Agent-General; and it will be in the recollection of the Government that I was instructed by the Colonial Secretary's letter of Bth June, 1871, No. 2, to take over the existing staffs, in doing which I made such alterations in the salaries as appeared to me nocessary under the altered circumstances. Mr. Morrison having declined the alternative offer of the Government to accept the post of Shipping Agent, I paid him the sum of £600, in accordance with my instructions, as compensation for the abolition of his office. It appeared to me, however, expedient to retain Mr. Morrison's services for some time longer, as a temporary arrangement, and in the adoption of this course I have already been informed of the approval of the Government. (See Hon. Mr. Gisborne's letter, No. 4, of 18th January, 1872.) Mr. Morrison having intimated to me that, in accordance with his repeatedly expressed desire, he will retire from the service of the Government at the end of the present month, the charge under this head will wholly cease at that date. As regards the Otago Home Agency, I have simply to remark, that shortly after my arrival I agreed, at the suggestion of Mr. Auld, to pay whatever proportion of expenses of that Agency he might consider fairly due from the General Government, and that, in pursuance of this agreement, I have paid the amount claimed by Mr. Auld up to the present date. Mr. Ottywell, as the Government is aware, had been for some time Agent for the Province of Canterbury, and was strongly recommended to me by the present Superintendent of that Province; and I must say that in doing so ho has placed at my disposal the services of a very valuable officer. "With respect to Mr. Carter, I may explain that the duties of this officer have been to assist Mr. Ottywell in the general conduct of emigration, especially in the despatching of ships ; to visit the districts in which strikes have taken place, with a view of promoting emigration ; to inspect and pass all emigrants proposed by the agent of the Messrs. Brogden ; to give lectures, and afford information to intending emigrants in all the places he visits; and to attend to the printing work of my Department. In the next place I have tho honor to submit — Schedule B—Showing the names of all Officers appointed by or in pursuance of instructions from the General Government, with the rate of remuneration in each case. Mr. B. E. Friberg, 18s. per diem, and capitation allowance of 10s. per adult emigrant, with passage to and from New Zealand. (£120.) Eev. Peter Barclay (appointed on the recommendation of Hon. J. D. Ormond), £250 per annum, and travelling allowance at the rate of 20s. per diem. Mr. W. L. Buller, £400 per annum. Mr. Thomas Birch, £350 salary, with £350 travelling allowance. Mr. James Seaton, £350 salary, with £350 travelling allowance. Mr. H. W. Farnall, £350 salary, with £350 travelling allowance. Mr. Mason, £400. As you will find from the correspondence, Mr. Friberg was sent home for the express purpose of acting as Emigration Agent in Scandinavia. But the laws of Norway and Sweden prohibited him from acting in that capacity without his giving security to a large amount (see my letter No. 188, of 22nd March, 1872); and the object of his mission having thus been frustrated, Mr. Friberg returned to New Zealand on the 31st May, 1872, in charge of the emigrants on board the ship " Hovding," from Christiania. On the occasion of my assuming office as Agent-General, the Government appointed Mr. Walter Buller (who had obtained eighteen months' leave of absence to visit England) as my Acting-Secretary

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