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As I assume it is not the intention of the Government to introduce persons of the profession referred to at the public cost, and who, in all probability, after a few weeks' sojourn here, will take their departure for some of the neighbouring colonies, 1 have felt it to be my duty to bring the matter, without loss of time, under your Honor's notice. I have, &c, H. Ellis, His Honor the Superintendent, Auckland. Immigration Officer.

No. 54. The Hon. J. Vogel to the Agent-General. (No. 82.) Sir, — Immigration Office, "Wellington, 9th April, 1874. I forward herewith copy of a telegram* forwarded to you under date Ist April instant. The emigrants ordered for Taranaki are to be considered inclusive of those ordered in my letter No. 57, of 12th March, 187-i, and I request that you will endeavour to carry out the instructions witli regard to this Province with the least possible delay. I have, &c., The Agent-General for New Zealand, London. Julius Vogel.

No. 55. The Hon. J. Vogel to the Agent-General. (No. 84.) Sir, — Immigration Office, Wellington, Sth April, 1874. I forward herewith copies of correspondence with His Honor the Superintendent of Marlborough, relative to emigration to that Province, and of a telegram forwarded to you upon the subject, under date Ist April instant. The emigrants despatched by the two direct ships, to arrive in October and December, are to be inclusive of the number ordered in my letter of the 12th March, No. 57, and my instruction as to sending a certain proportion of emigrants for Marlborough in Nelson ships remains in force. The distribution of these emigrants is, as I have before generally instructed you in similar cases, to be clearly understood; and they should be informed that if they, upon arrival at Nelson, decline to proceed farther, the Government will not in any way recognize their claim to assistance in providing employment, nor will they be received or maintained in our depots. I have, &c, The Agent-General for New Zealand, London. Julius Voqel.

Enclosure 1 in No. 55. His Honor the Superintendent, Marlborough, to the Hon. J. Yogel. Sic, — Superintendent's Office, Blenheim, lGth March, 1874. I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter No. 61, of the 9th March, 1574, enclosing a copy of a letter to the Agent-General, instructing him to send a ship direct to Nelson once a month, with 150 immigrants to Nelson and the balance for Marlborough. I shall be obliged by your informing me what arrangement will bo made to secure an equitable division of the various classes of immigrants so introduced, as it would be objectionable to have the more serviceable picked out in Nelson, and the refuse sent on here. I note that you did not refer to the previous arrangement made, that a ship should come direct to the Province in October and another in December of this year, as requested in my letter No. 265, of the 9th of January, and to which, I believe, you had acceded, and instructed the Agent-General to carry out. I trust that the proposal to send the surplus immigrants from Nelson is intended as a supplement to this arrangement, and not as a substitute. We shall require a large number of immigrants in the spring, and I do not believe that we shall get either the quantity or the quality filtered through Nelson. I must, therefore, urge upon you the desirability of giving us the direct shipments we ask for. I have, &c, A. P. Setsiotje, The Hon. the Minister for Immigration, "Wellington. Superintendent.

Enclosure 2 in No. 55. The Hon. J. Vogel to His Honor the Superintendent, Marlborough. Sib, — Immigration Office, Wellington, 31st March, 1874. Eeferring to your letter of 16th March, I have the honor to state that the division of immigrants who may go to Nelson on their way to Marlboruugh will net be a matter of any difficulty, because emigrants will be selected at home for Marlborough, and will simply be shipped for that Province. •For Enclosure, see No. 50. 5—D. 1.