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Enclosure No. 1 in No. 11. New Zealand Ehigeation. Analysis of cost for period from 1st June, 1871, to 31st March, 1873. 1.— Contract Sate — 565 Adults... ... ... @ £1415s. Od. ... Canterbury ships, 1871 127£ Ditto | g^ @ |^ | Average—£13 15s. 6H ... "Wellington ships, 1871 26i Ditto... ... ... @ £14 10s. Od. ... Clyde ships, Dec, 1871, and Feb., 1872 63^ Ditto... ... ... @ £13 13s. Od. ... Canterbury ship, Jan., 1872 91 Ditto... ... ... @ £14 5s. Od. ... Clyde emigration, April, 1872 469 Ditto jggg ® | ]* j Aver age—£ 10 18s. 9d. ... German emigration, 1872 292£ Ditto ... ... .. @ £12 Os. Od. ... Norwegian (direct) ship, 1872 5012 Ditto ... ... ... @ £13 Os. Od. ... Ships from London, 1S72-73. 6647—Total. 2. — Average Contract Bate — £ s. d. Per adult, or total cost ... ... ... ... 12 19 9J3.—Average Cost — Per adult, deducting cash payments, or present cost ... ... 11 5 1 4.— Average Cost — Per adult, deducting cash payments, and promissory notes and bills, given by the emigrants ... ... ... ... 8 8 OJ ■5.— Average Cott — Per adult, deducting cash payments, promissory notes and bills given by emigrants, and promissory notes given by Messrs. Brogdeu; or final cost . ... ... ... ... 5 13 2| Enclosure No. 2 in No. 11. New Zealand Emigbation. Analysis of cost. Ships from London from 13th April, 1872, to 21st March, 1873. 1. — Contract Rate — £ s. d. Per adult (Messrs. Shaw, Savill, and Co., contractors) ... ... 13 0 0 2. — Average Cost — Per adult, deducting cash payments; or present cost ... ... 11 5 6f 3. — Average Cost — Per adult, deducting cash payments, and promissory notes and bills given by emigrants ... ... ... ... 8 16 5| ■4.— Average Cost — Per adult, deducting cash payments, promissory notes and bills given by emigrants, and promissory notes given by Messrs. Brogdens ; or final cost ... ... .. ... ... 5 3 7| of adults, 5012.

No. 12. The Agent-General to the Hon. Colonial Secretary. (No. 419.) 7, Westminster Chambers, Victoria Street, Sir,— Westminster, S.W., 13th June, 1873. Referring to the Hon. Mr. Rorke's memorandum of 12th April (59), 1873,1 have to express my gratification that the Government have at length taken legal proceedings to enforce tho conditions of the contract in the case of the " Glenlora." With reference to the complaint that " the repeated remonstrances of Mr. Waterhouse and myself with regard to the inefficient inspection of ships and selection of emigrants are not only not attended to, but seem not to be considered worthy of notice in your correspondence," I trust that you will find from my letters despatched by previous mails that not only is this charge entirely unfounded but that I have carried out all your instructions in regard to emigration, although many of them were in my opinion extremely injudicious and ill-advised, and for giving effect to which I do not hold myself responsible. I have. &c. I. E. Featheeston, The Hon. the Colonial Secretary, Wellington. Agent-General. 2—D.2b.