Servant givls in Ota^-i have «'ss much 'protection and aro cqu illy ;ii? safe (if not inure ho) an thay w«re in the eouutr}' they leCfc. Tiicro is a compe tent matron appointed by the C3-ovar«:uenfc to attend to their interests from fclm time of their landing till th-y aro eag;i>f. I, ecsijig to their eoijuort, and giving all uc?c:.iSS'.ivy infoi'mntion ami advU-.o :u rcvcriiiwc* to the Bituation;* w-iieh they m<y re-opjcfcivc-ly ha rcqucstai to sill. As ;u» ividb.u^1 } of ho\ythe services ol djEuesiic n»;v^u;:n aro r.jjpr-riiat'id in Otago, 1 m-iy montitiii tlu-.t. when on tho eve oi my dfjjnrUuv, for Britain •with my family—irs April last year—several appliaa tiotißWisre mtvlo for oui* servant, wl'.o auko 1 as wa^i:.:. L'O per iunui'n. One of the app'i cAnta.'V-f) h-'A iovttu^y hz/ni in ray employ a3 j)longi.im-«n, but has now a farm oi his own, Wiv'j oblige 1 to yisld to h«r demand. I will noiico only ono other untruthful ■statement in the letter in njae-stion—iunacly, that usuoa ;in,l clothing in Otago aro thrco times the pvicu in t!ic old couatry." Of course, trAdwiinau's wr.ge.i arc high in the Colony, and bite di<Tor..:!i:,-3 between tha pries of shoes and cloilr-s there and hero \h mainly attributable; to th« yriez of hbor; bufc. not v.-itltstoudiHg, iastcuxl of being"threa times the prico that thay are iv the old country," these articles ccn'bo bad, made to order, oi* tho bast matorial and workmanship, at less than tuSco thisir ordinary cost- in this country, while th<TS is an abaadanco of theso goo'.bj imported and sukl iv Otago litcts a!>oye the j -Homo prices. As rogcrtla tlie. provision for education, ilia Provhicld Government ren ders liberal support to thst catiso. Besidos th.o High School in Dtinwliiv, a fjeliool and schoo.lTiiastcr*s house,' with a p-n-fcion of land, is provide! (or.every ediicatioual district in the Province. TAn teacher also receives LIOO towards Ms salary, the balance being sup- X)lcmsnte'l by school fos3.: For -various reasons thera A\ill, ao doubt; l>c au increasing demamHor labour iv Otago for many years to come, and comcqncnxiy t!ie wages will likely rule high. The Crown lands arc gradually being purchased and settled upon f>y men of; mota or Icsa capittvl. 