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SCHEDULE OF COEEESPONDENCE— continued. No. Sate. Subject. Pap 41 1874. February 16 No notice has been taken of instruction to charter steamers for Canterbury and Otago. Disregard of telegraphic instructions, and irregularity in affording information, exceedingly annoying Shipping arrangements. Probable amalgamation of Shaw, Savill, and Albion Companies. Business between London and Otago to be divided between Shipping and Albion Companies ... Telegram. Instructions re division shipping business assumed Shipping Company able to meet requirements. Must make up deficiencies. Instructions absolute respecting duration of contracts Forwarding copy of letter from German Consul in Wellington, respecting emigration from Germany 25,100 emigrants to be despatched during 1874 Telegram. Hawke's Bay and Wellington immigration Telegram. Combination of Companies. Instructions as to preventing re-establishment of monopoly Telegram. Vessels arriving with much sickness. Prefer any expenditure to risking ives Greatest stringency must be exercised in selection of emigrants ... Telegram. Building artisans wanted. Grave complaints of late immigrants. Temporary employment of Secretary Very objectionable to send emigrants for one Province by ship bound for another. When this is unavoidable, number of people for each Province should be clearly shown Telegram. Send two ships to Marlborough and one to Taranaki, direct Forwarding correspondence with Superintendent, Westland, respecting demand in his Province for female immigrants Forwarding correspondence with Superintendent, Auckland, respecting immigrants per " Mongol," intended for his Province, remaining in Otago, where vessel first touched Forwarding correspondence with Superintendent, Auckland, respecting certain French immigrants per "Queen of the Age," reported to be ballet-dancers Emigrants for Tavanaki. Carry out instructions with least possible delay ... Forwarding correspondence with Superintendent, Marlborougli, re immigration to his Province, via Nelson Further general remarks and instructions on conduct of immigration Remarks on arrangements with Mr. Leggett Has any action been taken on Immigrants Land Act ? Telegram. Emigrants sent in March to be included in whole number authorized for rest of the year ... Respecting Mr. Cochrane's appointment as Agent at Belfast Respecting application of owners of "Atrato" for increase on rate of passage money Respecting permission of Postmaster-General to exhibit emigration notices at Post Offices Forwarding correspondence with Mr. Farnall respecting his dismissal by the AgentGeneral As to reception of Foreign emigrants on arrival in London en route to the Colony Telegram. Immigrants from Cork workhouse per " Asia." Mrs. Howard to be dismissed Payment of moiety passage money in Colony. Arrangements for this to be made in future contracts and without increase in rate of passage money, except what may be considered reasonable Directing attention to letter in Reynolds' Newspaper, stating that no assistance is given to mechanics desiring to emigrate Immigration to Bluff. If the three Shipping Companies refuse to provide vessels, arrangements must be made outside them for requirements Immigration to Auckland. Difficulty in obtaining complements for ships is largely referable to want of Agonls acquainted with Province Acknowledgment of reply to No. 291, respecting meagre information afforded by Homo Agency. Semi-oflicial monthly reports again requested Immigration to Taranaki. If the shipping firms engaged in the New Zealand trade refuse to provide vessels, they must be obtained elsewhere " New Zealand Handbook." Forwarding proofs, with instructions as to publication, &c. ... Forwarding correspondence with New Zealand Shipping Company relative to the attempt to raise rates of passage Telegram. Number of free emigrants between 1st March and end of year not to exceed 25,000 Glad to observe that he adopted plan of chartering vessels until shipping firms agreed to fair rate of passage money " New Zealand Handbook." Forwarding corrected copy Arrangements should be made to enable shepherds to bring their dogs Blackwall emigration depot. Remarks on agreement with Mr. Hill Irish agencies and Irish emigration British Ladies' Female Emigrant Society. Subscription of 100 guineas a year authorized Agricultural Labourers' Unions. Glad he is obtaining co-operation of these bodies Explanation as to chartering " Atrato " satisfactory ... Transfer of contract with P. Henderson and Co. will be left for his decision... Glad to learn that emigrants can now be obtained with facility, and that he has succeeded in chartering vessels ■12 22 February 16 March 2 22 M March 12 23 57 March 12 March 14 March 14 28 21 25 March 14 March 16 March 25 26 25 25 65 70 26 April 1 26 26 77 April 1 April 8 26 80 April 8 81 April 8 27 82 84 April 9 April 8 2S 29 29 93 95 97 April 9 April 10 April 10 April 16 Bl :>,2 103 104 105 May 4 May 4 May 4 82 82 88 32 112 May 6 33 86 114 May 6 May 7 37 118 May 8 121 May 8 37 37 123 May 7 37 124 May 7 38 125 May 7 38 127 May 8 38 39 130 135 May 8 May 22 40 May 23 41 141 June 1 42 42 42 43 43 44 44 44 45 150 156 157 159 160 162 164 165 167 Juno 4 Juno 4 June 4 Juno 12 Juno 12 June 13 Juno 15 June 15 June 15 45