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No. 16. The Agent-Geneeal to the Hon. the Colonial Secretary. (No. 770.) 7, Westminster Chambers, Victoria Street, Westminster, S.W., See,— 2nd June, 1873. I have the honor to acknowledge receipt of the Hon. Mr. O'Rorke's Memorandum of 10th March (No. 44, 1873), covering a letter from Ann Delaney, complaining that a written character left with the local agent in Dublin had not been forwarded to New Zealand as promised. Immediate inquiries shall be made, and the testimonial, if it can be recovered, will be forwarded via Brindisi on the Bth instant. I have, &c, I. E. Featherston, The Hon. the Colonial Secretary, AVellington, N.Z. Agent-General.

No. 17. The Agent-Geneeal to the Hon. the Colonial Secretary. (No. 771.) 7, Westminster Chambers, Victoria Street, Westminster, S.W., Sir,— 2nd June, 1573. I have the honor to acknowledge receipt of the Hon. Mr. O'Rorko's Memorandum of 11th March (No. 31, 1873), approving my action with reference to the family named Jordan, passengers by the " Himalaya " to Canterbury last year. I have, <fee, I. E. Featherston, The Hon. the Colonial Secretary, Wellington, N.Z. Agent-General.

No. 18. | The Agent-General to the Hon. the Colonial Secretary. (No. 772.) 7, Westminster Chambers, Victoria Street, Westminster, S.W., Sir,— 2nd June, 1873. I have the honor to acknowledge receipt of the Hon. Mr. O'Rorke's Memorandum of 11th March (No. 38, 1873), enclosing report by the Immigration Commissioners at Auckland, upon the emigration ship " Warwick. " I regret the Commissioners were of opinion that the between decks was insufficiently ventilated, and the fittings badly planned. I beg to remark that the means of ventilation provided, and the other arrangements of the vessel, were carefully inspected and duly approved by Her Majesty's Emigration Officers here. I have, Ac, I. E. Featheeston, The Hon. the Colonial Secretary, Wellington, N.Z. Agent-General.

No. 19. The Agent-General to the Hon. tho Colonial Secretary. (No. 773.) 7, Westminster Chambers, Victoria Street, Westminster, S.W., See,— 20th June, 1873. I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of the Hon. Mr. O'Rorke's Memorandum of 14th March (No. 41,1873), covering reports by the Immigration Officer and Immigration Commissioners upon the ship " Himalaya," which arrived at Lyttelton on 3rd March. I regret exceedingly that the matron, who was well recommended, should have so grossly misconducted herself on the passage. With regard to the complaint that "a boy aged thirteen was domiciled with the single women," I have to inform you that on referring to the ship's book I find that a family of the name of Brown included two sons, aged seventeen and thirteen respectively, both of whom w rero classed with the single men. If tho younger of these lads was berthed with the single women, it must have been by arrangement made after the departure of the vessel. I have, &c, I. E. Featherston, The Hon. the Colonial Secretary, AVellington, N.Z. Agent-General.

No. 20. The Agent-General to the Hon. the Colonial Secretary. (No. 774.) 7, Westminster Chambers, Victoria Street, Westminster, S.W., See — 3rd June, 1873. I have the honor to acknowledge receipt of the Hon. Mr. O'Rorke's Memorandum of Bth January (No. 22, 1873), enclosing copy of a letter from the Immigration Officer at Napier, with reference to the application for a nominated passage for Jessie Kennedy, and to inform you that the necessary inquiries shall at once be made. I have, &c, I. E. Featherston, The Hon. the Colonial Secretary, Wellington, N.Z. Agent-General.