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Enclosure 2 in No. 3. Hon. Sir. J. Vogel and the Agent-General to the Manager, New Zealand Shipping Company. 7, Westminster Chambers, Victoria Street, Westminster S.W., Sib,— June 9th, 1875. We have carefully considered the terms of your letter of the 2nd instant, respecting the proposed new charter-party, and we now beg to place on record the substance of what was agreed to between the Hon. Mr. Hall, Mr. Strickland, and ourselves, at the interview on the 7th instant. 2. We cannot agree that any such understanding should exist as " that every effort will be made to embark not less than three hundred adults in each vessel." It would be most inconvenient that such an understanding should exist outside the charter-party, and, as a matter of fact, we propose not to send so large a number by many of the chartered vessels. A similar objection applies to the passage in your letter, " on the understanding that the company will continue to receive their fair share of any cargo which the Government may have to forward to the colony." Whilst the Agent-General will always be disposed to give to the Company a fair share of the Government carrying business, provided he is able to approve of the Company's terms, we think it undesirable that there should be a record of the existence of such an understanding as that which you propose. 3. Subject to the terms of this letter, we agree to —and the Agent-General will pay —the price proposed by the Company for the conveyance of adult emigrants, namely, sixteen pounds per head. 4. We notice what you say about the reduction of the dietary scale for children. We are not able at once to come to a conclusion upon the point, but we are willing to accept your proposal of nine pounds for the conveyance of each child, subject to a reduction equal to the actual cost of any decrease we may make in the children's dietary scale. 5. We should require you to put on ships for the Bluff and for Hawke's Bay without extra charge, and we should propose to continue present terms as to Timaru and Taranaki, namely, one pound per head for each adult actually landed at either of those places. 6. We notice your remarks as to the proposed prohibition of any but Government passengers, that, "if this condition were insisted upon, the Company would feel bound to add one pound per head to the charge for emigrants, and also, if the saloon were used for emigrant purposes the cost of restoring the same to its original condition would have to be added to the cost of passage money." In view of these very serious additional charges, we have decided, in the absence of further instructions from the colony, to modify the prohibition in the direction suggested by your letter. We propose, therefore, to substitute for the absolute prohibition now contained in the charter-party, such conditions as, — Steerage passengers paying their own passages, not to be allowed to proceed to the colony in any emigrant ship, unless specially approved of by the Agent-General. No private passengers of any description to be berthed between decks without the special permission in writing of the Agent-General. Single men not to be taken as saloon passengers unless they are members of some family proceeding in the same ship. Single women to be allowed the use of the poop deck, as at present. 7. As we understand that this letter substantially embodies the modifications which the Company are willing to agree to, we shall be glad to receive from you without delay, a statement to that effect. We have, &c, The Manager, Julius Vogel. New Zealand Shipping Company (Limited). I. E. Featheston.

Enclosure 3 in No. 3. The Manager, New Zealand Shipping Company, to the Hon. Sir J. Vogel and the Agent-General. The New Zealand Shipping Company (Limited), Gentlemen, — 64, Bishopsgate Street Within, London, E.C., Bth June, 1875. Upon re-examination of the figures transmitted to you as being the actual additional cost for providing for children under the proposed new dietary scale, I find the extra charge of Bs. 9d. per head incurred by the addition to the general dietary scale was not included, and that therefore, upon the proposed new conditions, the rate for children should, in the Company's proposal of the 2nd instant, have been stated as £9 9s. 5-jd. instead of £9 Os. B|d. As I understand further explanations respecting the dietary for children have been received from the colony, I submit these particulars in the event of your deciding to re-arrange the scale. I have, &c, Sir Julius Vogel, K.C.M.G., and O. R. Stbickland, I. E. Peatherston, Esq., Agent-General. Manager.

Enclosure 4 in No. 3. The Manager, New Zealand Shipping Company, to the Hon. Sir J. Vogel, and Agent-General. The New Zealand Shipping Company (Limited), Sies, — 84, Bishopgate Street Within, London, E.C., 11th June, 1875. • Referring to my interview with you this day, relating to the error in calculating the cost for providing for children, as submitted to you in the Company's proposal of the 2nd instant, I now beg to place on record the understanding arrived at respecting the same, viz.,— That the rate of passage money for chidren be nine pounds (£9), the quantity of butter being reduced by one and a half ounces per week, and the onions dispensed with. The Company to inform the Agent-General if it undertakes the whole of the emigration which is now offered to it, upon the conditions conveyed in the despatch of the 9th instant. I am, &c, Sir Julius Vogel, K.C.M.G., and O. E. Strickland, I. E. Peatherston, Esq., Agent-General. Manager.