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No. 36. The Under-Secretary for Immigration to the Immigration Officer, Hokitika. (Telegram.) Wellington, 3rd January, 1880. Is depot at Greymouth available for accommodation of ten families of miners ? The Immigration Officer, Hokitika. 11. J. H. Eliott.

No. 37. The Immigration Officer, Hokitika, to the Under-Secretary for Immigration. (Telegram.) Hokitika, 3rd January, 1880. Greymouth depot can only accommodate five families. Hokitika could manage the rest. The Under-Secretary for Immigration, W. A. Spence.

No. 38. The Under-Secretary for Immigration to the Immigration Officer, Nelson. (Telegram.) Wellington, sth January, 1880. I have arranged for fifteen families to leave for Lyttclton by " Taiaroa " to-morrow. Rate of passage, £3 per statute adult. Please see them on board, and send list to Immigration Officer, Christchurch. At what price could you arrange for ten families to Greymouth ? The Immigration Officer, Nelson. H. J. 11. Eliott.

No. 39. The Under-Secretary for Immigration to the Manager, Brunner Coal Company. (Telegram.) Wellington, sth January, 1880. Will gladly send ten miners to Greymouth; but families should accompany them. What number will Government depot hold, and is any additional building available, if necessary ? The Manager, Brunner Coal Company. H. J. 11. Eliott.

No. 40. The Manager, Brunner Coal Company, to the Under-Secretary for Immigration. (Telegram.) Greymouth, Cth January, 1880. Government depot hero will accommodate party. Several other good buildings in Greymouth available at nominal rental. No objection to families coming with miners if Government receive them into depot. Accommodation at Brunnerton coal mines, eight miles from here, is both limited and costly. The Under-Secretary for Immigration. Martin Kennedy.

No. 41. The Undeh-Secretary for Immigration to the Immigration Officer, Nelson. (Telegram.) Wellington, 7th January, 1880. Cannot you send some colliers to Greymouth for Mr. Martin Kennedy, Brainier Mine ? See my previous telegrams. The Immigration Officer, Nelson. H. J. H. Eliott.

No. 42. The Immigration Officer, Nelson, to the Undeu-Secretary for Immigration. (Telegrdm.) Nelson, 7th January, 1880. Sent four families on Monday to Greymouth for Coalpit Heath Company—ten adults. The Under-Secretary for Immigration. Alfred Greenfield.

No. 43. The Immigration Officer, Nelson, to the Under-Secretary for Immigration. (Telegram.) Nelson, Bth January, 1880. Have not received any previous telegram re sending colliers to Mr. Martin Kennedy. Sent four families to Coalpit Heath Company, and am sending four more to-day, on application of Immigration Officer; but he does not say for what company. The Under-Secretary for Immigration. Alfred Greenfield. 2—D. 4.