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I leave you to make such arrangements for building the cottages, and to let them on such conditions other than those stipulated, as may seem to you desirable. If you approve of this proposal, I shall be glad to receive any suggestions from your Honor on the subject, as also to learn the amount of money you think you would require during the current year. I have, &c, His Honor the Superintendent, Taranaki. Julius Vogel.

HAWKE'S BAT. No. 42. Telegeams between the Hon. the Ministee for Immigration and His Honor the Supeeintendent, Hawke's Bay. (Circular Telegram.) Wellington, 15th May, 1874. The number of emigrants on their way is such that the Government propose instructing the AgentGeneral to partially revert to assisted passages. It is proposed to still give to single females, and to emigrants nominated by name from the Colony, free passages; but to require from other emigrants promissory notes for £7. Before finally deciding on this, I should like to have your Honor's view on the subject; and I shall feel obliged by your communicating it to me as soon as conveniently possible. His Honor the Superintendent, Hawke's Bay. Julius Vogel. Napier, 19th May, 1874. Re proposed instructions to Agent-General to partially revert to assisted passages —I think doing so will check emigration to this colony. It must be remembered May and June are the favourite months for emigration, and that it is only now the supply is at all coming up to the demand. In face of the known competition for emigrants, I fear if the stream now flowing to New Zealand is checked, it will so operate that sufficient supplies will not be obtained to arrive in the colony in the months of November, December, and January, when labour is most needed. I would rather see additional advantages offered to secure really suitable immigrants, and trust this proposed instruction will be reconsidered. Hon. J. Vogel, Wellington. J. D. Osmond. (Circular Telegram.) Wellington, 26th May, 1874. Re Assisted Immigration.—The Government after considering the replies of Superintendents, have come to the conclusion only to instruct Agent-General to limit the number of emigrants despatched by him between Ist March and the end of the year to 25,000. His Honor the Superintendent, Hawke's Bay. Julius Vogel.

WELLINGTON. No. 43. His Honor the Superintendent, Wellington, to the Hon. the Ministee for Immigeation. Sic,— Superintendent's Office, Wellington, sth May, 1874. I have the honor to enclose herewith copy of a report I have received from the Immigration Commissioners, informing me that the crew of the " Golden Sea" had broken into cargo, and were threatening to fire the ship. I express my opinion that the Commissioners acted with discretion in the matter, and hope that you will approve of their suggestion of having a lock-up erected on the Island in case of a similar occurrence. I have, &c, W. FITZIIERBERT, The Hon. the Minister for Immigration, Wellington. Superintendent.

Enclosure in No. 43. The Ijimigeation Commissioners to His Honor the Supeeintendent, Wellington. Immigration Office, Sic, — Provincial Buildings, "Wellington, sth May, 1874. "We have the honor to report that, at 11 o'clock yesterday morning, a messenger reached town with a letter from the surgeon-superintendent of the Quarantine Station, stating that the crew of the " Golden Sea " had broken into cargo, and were threatening to fire the ship. Knowing that the captain had had trouble with his seamen and some of the immigrants during the voyage, we thought it advisable to send off a strong force of police, and application was accordingly made to the General Government, who at once sent over forty men of the Armed Constabulary. On arriving alongside the vessel, we found the greater portion of the crew more or less in a state of drunkenness. All had left off work. On consulting with the captain, he informed us that the crew were drunk and mutinous, and that he had been compelled to use firearms in self-defence. Under the circumstances, we deemed it desirable to arrest the ringleaders, and hand them over to the police. Eleven men were accordingly brought to town in the " Luna."