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No. 57. The Hon. H. A. Atkinson to the Agent-General. (Telegram.) Wellington, Ist May, 1875. "Tower," "Fritz Eeuter," " Aberdare," " Timaru," "Davie," "Fox," "Fernglen." Send Scandinavians to Wellington only until further advised. Featherston, London. H. A. Atkinson.

No. 58. The Hon. H. A. Atkinson to the Agent-General. (No. 112.) Sir,— Immigration Office, Wellington, 6th May, 1875. I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter No. 139, of the Bth March, in which you inform me that Captain H. Kitchener, who is coming to this colony via Melbourne, intends applying to the Government, upon his arrival in New Zealand, for the value of steerage passages for two female servants he is bringing with him. The instructions of the Government affecting this application were conveyed to you in Mr. Vogel's letter No. 54, of 12th March, 1874, which states that the Government would be prepared to make an allowance in such cases to the extent of a refund of half a contract steerage passage, but only upon certain conditions, one of which was that the passages taken should bo direct to the colony. Upon consideration of the whole question, however, the Government have decided that this allowance will not for the future be granted to persons bringing out servants simply for their own convenience. I have, &c, The Agent-General for New Zealand, London. H. A. Atkinson.

No. 59. The Hon. H. A. Atkinson to the Agent-General. (No. 120.) Sir, — Immigration Office, Wellington, 10th May, 1875. I have the honor to transmit herewith copy of correspondence with his Honor A. P. Seymour, Superintendent of Marlborough, who, being about to visit England, offers his services to assist in procuring suitable emigrants for his province, and I have to request that you will co-operate with his Honor, and afford him every facility for carrying out his wishes. I have, &c, The Agent-General for New Zealand, London. H. A. Atkinson.

Enclosure in No. 59. Correspondence between the Superintendent, Marlborough, and the Minister for Immigration. Sir,— Picton, 3rd May, 1575. I am compelled to visit England immediately, and I propose to leave by next mail via San Francisco, and to return in December next. It is during the period of this visit that the AgentGeneral has been instructed to provide a shipment of immigrants for Picton direct. I trust I may not be making an improper request, if I ask you to authorize me to communicate with him, whilst I am in England, with regard to these immigrants, and I think I may be of some service in inducing suitable persons to emigrate from that part of the country (Devonshire) where my friends reside and which will be my head-quarters. • I have, &c, A. P. Seymour. The Hon. the Minister for Immigration. Superintendent. (Telegram.) Wellington, Bth May, 1875. I shall be very glad to avail myself of your services in England, and will instruct Agent-General, by mail, to communicate with you. The Superintendent, Blenheim. H. A. Atkinson.

No. 60. The Hon. H. A. Atkinson to the Agent-General. (No. 123.) Sic, — Immigration Office, Wellington, 10th May, 1875. I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter No. 138, of the 9th March ultimo, in which, with reference to my representations of the objections to sending emigrants to other ports than those nearest their final destination, you remark that you desire to point out that you are compelled to send many nominated and other emigrants in this way, on account of the difficulty constantly experienced in obtaining vessels to sail direct for certain ports of the colony ; and instance

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