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3. The cost of conveyance to the port (unless the Agent-General agrees to pay it), and to the residence of their friends after arrival in the Colony, must be defrayed by the emigrants themselves. 4. All the ships employed in this service will be under the provisions of the Passenger Act. 5. It is to be distinctly understood, that notwithstanding the applications are forwarded to the Agent-General by the Immigration Officers, the Agent-General in London may refuse passages where the intending emigrants are in ill-health, or in any way unfitted, according to his judgment, to emigrate. 6. Tho Regulations issued upon 21st April, 1873, for the payment of bonuses to the nominators upon the arrival of the nominated immigrants, are hereby rescinded; and no certificates for the payment of such bonuses will be given after the date hereof. To the Immigration Officer, ,187 . I have the honor to state that, in my opinion, the persons named below would be not unwilling to emigrate to New Zealand, and would be desirable colonists. I have, therefore, to advise that such persons should be communicated with, and invited to emigrate to the Colony. I have, &c, Name Address (if the recommender does not know tho Supposed age address, he will state where the address can Family (particulars 'of family as accurately as be obtained) possible) Trade or occupation

Enclosure 2 in No. 15. , 187 . Unless the recommendation heloio is disapproved of, Dear , it will he forwarded to the Agent-General, ivho I have advised the Immigration Officer will exercise his discretion as to providing the hero that I think you would bo willing to cmi- persons recommended loith free passages. grate to New Zealand. I advise you to come To the I MMIGBATION Officer, out to . If you are willing to come, you j§7 should apply to the Agent-General for New Zea- g IE land, 7 Westminster Chambers London, S.W., ' : ]iave the honor to state that> in my op i nion) from whom you will obtain all necessary par- the persons named below wou i<i be not unwilling ticulars. t 0 emigrate to New Zealand, and would be desirlours, &c, able colonists. I have, therefore, to advise that such persons . . should be communicated with, and invited to cmiP.S.—The writer can insert below any mfor- te to tho Colony, mation concerning the Colony, particulars of his j jj aye & c own success, or arguments in favour of his friends emigrating, that he pleases. Name Supposed age Family (particulars of family as accurately as possible.) Address (if the recommender does not know the address, he will state where the address can be obtained.) Trade or occupation N.B. —The person filling up this form will also fill up a letter to the person he wishes to emigrate, in the form upon the fly page. The letter will be forwarded to its destination post free, if the form is forwarded to tho Agent-General.

No. 16. The Hon. J. Vogel to the Agent-General. (No. 233.) Sir, — Immigration Office, "Wellington, 23rd October, 1873. Referring to your letter No. 422, of 13th June, 1873, in which you discuss at some length Mr. O'Rorke's Memorandum No. 65, of 12th April, 1573, I desire to remark that the deck upon which the emigrants have been berthed in most, if not all, of the ships chartered by you, corresponds with what is designated in subsection 3, section 14, of " The Passengers Act, 1855," as the " lower passenger deck." The Act apparently contemplates the employment of what are known as frigate-built ships—that is, ships having a main and lower deck. However, as you seem to bo satisfied that the present amount of superficial space allowed per adult is considered by the Emigration Commissioners as an " ample provision," I will not give definite instructions for its extension. At the same time I must express my conviction, that for so long a voyage it is most undesirable that there should be anything approaching to overcrowding on the emigrants' deck. "With regard to section 5 of your letter, I am unable to understand that the providing accommodation for a bath in the married people's compartment would entail such a heavy additional expense as you intimate, and I think it will prove very conducive to the health and comfort of the emigrants — especially of the children—that the means of personal cleanliness should be provided. I have, &c, The Agent-General for New Zealand, London. Julius Voqel. 2. D.—l.