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Enclosure B in No. 1. LIST of IMMIGRATIONS' COTTAGES, showing how Disposed of.

Enclosure C in No. 1. Bates of Wages at Auckland. Tradesmen, per day of eight hours. —Bakers, 7s. to 10s., and found; blacksmiths, Bs. to 10s.; bookbinders, 7s. to Bs. ; brewers, 7s. to Bs. 4d.; bricklayers, 9s. to lis.; brickmakers, 6s. to Bs.; butchers, 4s. 2d. to ss. 10d., and found; carpenters, 9s. to 10s.; cabinetmakers, Bs. to 10s. ; carters and wagoners, ss. to 75.; coachbuilders, Bs. to 10s.; coalminers, Gs. to Bs. ; coopers, 6s. to 75.; engineers, Bs. to 12s. ; engine drivers, 6s. to 7s. ; founders, Bs. to 12s. ; gardeners, 6s. to 7s. (employment for a few good hands) ; masons, lis. to 13s. ; millers, 6s. Bd. to lis. Bd. ; miners, 6s. to Bs.; painters (house), Bs. to 95.; painters (coach), Bs. to 10s.; paperhangers, 7s. to Bs. ; plasterers, Bs. to 10s. ; plumbers, Bs. to 95.; printers, Bs. to 10s. ; potters (coarse ware) 10s. to 13s. (employment for good hands) ; pressmen, 7s. to 95.; lithographers, Bs. to 10s.; ropemakers, 7s. to Bs. ; saddlers, 7s. to 95.; sailmakers, 9s. to 10s.; shipwrights, 9s. to 125.; sawmill hands, 3s. 4d. to 4s. 2d., and found; shoemakers, ss. to Bs. 4d. ; slaters, 10a. to 12s. ; tailors, lOd. per log; tanners and curriers, 7s. to Bs. ; turners, 7s. to Bs.; watch and clock makers, 10s. to lis. Bd.; wheelwrights, Bs. to 10s.; general labourers, ss. to 7s. Farm and Station Hands. —Ploughmen, 15s. to 20s. per week, and found; shepherds, 12s. to 15s. per week, and found; married couples, £60 to £70 per year, and found; general hands, 10s. to 12s. per week, and found. Female Labour. —Shopwomen, 30s. to 40s. per week ; dressmakers, 15s. to 255. per week; milliners, 15s. to 255. per week ; needlewomen, 15s. to 255. per week; machinists, 255. to 30s. per week. Domestic Servants. —Cooks, 10s. to 14s. per week (employment for good hands) ; dairymaids, 10s. to 12s. per week ; housemaids, Bs. to 9s. per week ; nursemaids, ss. to 7s. per week; laundresses, 10s. to 12s. per week; general servants, 10s. to 12s. per week (employment for good hands). Prices of Provisions. —Bread, per 4 lb. loaf, 9d. to lOd.; beef, per lb., 3d. to 6d.; mutton, per lb., 2£d. to 4d. per lb. ; butter, per lb., Is. 3d. to Is. 6d.; tea, per lb., 2s. to 3s. ; sugar, per lb., 4d. to 6^d.; coffee, per lb., Is. 6d. to 2s. ; cheese, per lb., 6d. to Is.; potatoes, per cwt., ss. to 65.; clothing, per cent, over English retail prices, 25 to 30. Edwaed L. Geeen, Immigration Officer.

No. 2. The Immigration Officer, New Plymouth, to the Under Secretary for Immigration. Sir', — Immigration Office, New Plymouth, 2nd July, 1877. I have the honor to report that during the twelve months ending June 30, 1877, the following immigrants were forwarded from Europe via other New Zealand ports to New Plymouth:— Free. Nominated. Souls 37 Adults 30| Souls 4 Adults 4 90 „ 79 — — 127 109J

Where Situated. To Board of Education. To County Councils. Otherwise Disposed of. Kernaining. To whom. No. Russell Sokianga vVhangarei Mahurangi Etaglan 4 4 2 6 6 i Harbour Master Native Department 4 1 2 1 1 i Sold f Church ( Removed to Ruapuki } ' Newcastle Hamilton E. „ W. ... Cambridge re Awamutu Alexandra Brisborne :::} 3 7 6 3 3 2 "i 1 1 Major Jackson ... Ladies' Benevolent Society C Taupo Road ... < Resident Magistrate ( Maunganui f Warden (.Police a 4 1 1 3 1 6 fauranga ! 4 1 • } )hinemuri .' n Store at Auckland ... i 2 Total ... 50 22 11 Edward L. Geeen Immigratio > u Officer.