Under the above heading, with the additional one, in Emaller type, " A Dis tinguished Delegation from New Zealand," the Chicago Tribune of 3rd May has the fallowing: — At the Grand Pacific there is domiciled a party of distinguished people fom New Zealand, whe are traveling through this country and to Europe on pleasure and business combined. Among thtm are Mr L. Rodgers of InvercargiH, Mr Charles PhaTazyn and family of Wel li»gton,MrHeiman Nashelski of Dunedin, and Mr M. Hayman of the same place. Mr Rodgers represents the leading book, stationery, and general notion house in this colony. Mr Nashelski is accompanied by his wile and daughter, and is a leading merchant. Mr Pharazyn is accompanied by his wife and six of his children. He is a large wool-grower and wealthy capitalist. Mr Hayman is a member of the very ex tensive firm of P. Hayman and Co., of Birmingham, England, Melbourne, Aus tralia, and the Cape. These gentlemen are all observer?, and are charmed with what they have so far seen in this country, but tbey marvel at Chicago and its wonderful greatness. A Tribune repoiter list evening had a brief talk with Mr Rodgers. He said that times at present were gocd in the colony of New Zealand. Auckland was its capital, but Wellington at present was the seat of Government. The country is pretty well opened up by hundreds of miles of railways. Auckland now contains about 30,000 people. Dun edin has a population of 40,000, and Christchurch 35,C00. The latter is an English settlement, and the two last named are the leading cities. Auckland was going ahead now, though for some time it had been growing slowly. New Zca'and endured hard times up to about twenty mon hs ago, but now everything wa3 booming there. What the colony wanted was immigration, Land was plenty. It was sold by the Govern ment at 30 shillings an acre, which was equal to abou« 750d015. It could be bought upon deferred payments at the rate of half a crown per acre per annum 'J here is good stoldruining, ana large coal fields were being developed. Living was comparatively cheap. There is abundance ol timber, including red, black, and kauvi pine, which is something like mahogan}'. Crops of wheat averaged from forty to sixty bufhels to the acre. 