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Enclosure 1 in No. 20. Number of Emigrants despatched between 1st April, 1882, and 31st March, 1883.

Enclosure 2 in No. 20. Number of Emigrants despatched between 1st April, 1883, and 25th February, 1884.

No. 21. Extract from Monthly Ebport from Agent-General, dated Ist March, 1884. No vessel with Government emigrants has been despatched for the colony during the past month. As I advised you in my last report, the steamer "British King" will be despatched on the 15th'instant with about 300 emigrants for Auckland, Wellington, and Canterbury. I have since arranged to send about 200 in the steamer " Aorangi," which leaves Plymouth for Otago on

Name of Ship. Destination. Date of Sailing. Number of Souls. Number of Adults. Timaru Hermione Eakaia ... Wellington Crusader Otago Auckland Canterbury Otago Canterbury 1882. 20 April 4 May 28 May 9 December ... 18 December ... 158 104 151 323 381 141* 89 126* 2734 334| Eangitikei Oxford* Waipa Caroline Westmeath, s.s. ... British Queen, s.s. Forf arshire Thirty short ships Auckland Wellington Canterbury Otago Auckland Canterbury Otago 1883. 293 302 220 235 320 295 267 171 2674 273 205 213 283 271 242J 139 31 January 31 January 4 February ... 19 February ... 17 March 24 March 29 March " ... 3,220 2,858 ith A' Ball.

Name of Ship. Destination. Date of Sailing. Number of Souls. Number of Adults. Dxford ionic, s.s. Doric, s.s. kelson ... ■ Caranaki iVestland 3ritish Queen, s.s. ionic, s.s. Criumph, s.s. [Vevelyan /ictory, s.s. iVaitangi 3ritish King, s.s. ... 3ombay, s.s. Northumberland ... iangitikei 3ritish Queen, s.s. Seventeen short ships Wellington Wellington Auckland Otago ... Canterbury Wellington Canterbury Wellington Auckland Otago ... Otago ... Canterbury Wellington Otago ... Auckland Auckland Wellington 1883. 26 April 28 April 28 July 3 August 4 August 11 August 23 August 22 September ... 26 September ... 27 September ... 27 October 25 October ... 5 November ... 28 November ... 10 December ... 19 December ... 29 December ... 23 212 275 334 340 324 239 228 290 288 334 314 328 300 160 341 261 72 6* 191J 237£ 284 296 279£ 211* 204 25OJ 240J 294| 280£ 290J 263 123£ 300 J 232* 63 ■••„ iluapehu, s.s. Florida, s.s. ionic, s.s. Auckland Otago ... Canterbury 1884. 132 238 239 109i 209 214 12 January 16 January 28 January 5,272 4,591 * Additional number shipped after ship put back.