An immigrant applying to the atten dant in charge is furnished with full informa tion as to land for sale, terms, &c. A pass in many instances is granted him by tbe railway companies to go and see the land, either free or at a large discount on ordinary fares ; he is recommended to some old experienced settler in the district he wishes to visit, who is ap pointed by the Society for that purpose to give information to immigrants recommended to him by the central office. There are plenty of old settlers in Otago who are eminently fitted to undertake the pleasant task of settling small capitalists in their midst. I think, Sir that the small. golden stream now settling on our shores should be secured, and the expense and labour expended on and by our agents at Home should b« harvested, wdnofc Allowed to j

i drift aimlessly away from us for the want of little practical attention on our part. It is manifestly to the interest of every colonist to keep both population and capital in the Colony, and I am sure it only needs a beginning to successfully initiate an Immigrants' Aid Society." — Messrs Allan and Co., Green Island, say :— " Aboard the Forfarshire, to our know ledge, there .were 15 young men who had money and were desirous of settling on the waste lands, but in consequence of imaginary difficulties th«y had given up all idea of looking for land, That an officer ought to be appointed cannot be gainsaid. A long resident, and who has travelled ithe Province, and is conversant with the different qualities of land, prices of horses, ! cattle, and sheep, estimated cost of settlement, | should accompany and point out the posi tion aiad areas for settlement. Moreover, it is a well-known fact that persons sometime resi dent in the Province have been deterred from purchasing land in consequence of exaggerated accounts Riven by interested parties. Had such an officer been appointed years ago, hun dreds would have been settled upon the waste lands who have spent their means in futile attempts to better their condition in other ways. Old and new comers have fully appre ciated your ju3t remarks on the remigsness of Government in this and other respects." HEAVY ABMOUB ON THE AGAMEMNON. Tbewriterof "Science Gossip" in a Melbourne paper says: — "Mr B. 