The Sun.
London, England, 1839-10-11 00:00:00

EMIGRATION To NEW ZEALAND

We are informed that the Chevalier Dillon (1), late
French Consul at New Zealand, intends to cpen
New Zealand House of agency in Broad-street, City,
where the best information can be obtained by persons
desirous to emigrate to that island.

He has been—for thirty years in constant intercourse
with New Zealand and other islands in the Pacific. It
was he who first established the Church Missionaries
at the Bay pf Islands. He speaks the native lan-
guages, and has great influence over the various
islanders, and possesses extensive tracts of land, and
numerous herdS of black cattle, horses, &c. &c., on
some of the islands.

That gentleman intends shortly to lay on three ships
for freight and passage to New Zealand, and to go out
these himself by the first ship ; he therefore invites emi-
grants to join him.'
.They wiil have a fair opportu
oify of choosing such land as thpy•require in the coun-
try, and of making their own bargains with the native
Chiefs, under the sanction of Lieutenant-Governor
Hobson, lately bent out by the British Government ;
or he proposes to supply such settlers with land from
:2s. 6d. to .ss. per acre.
Labourers can be procured from the Australian Co-
lonies at the rate of 51. per head passage money, and
for half that amount from the adjacent islands (2).
He also proposes to supply his passengers with a
breed of horses, cows, bullocks, and Merino sheep, on
very moderate terms.
Should the emigrants not wish to reside in New
Zea-
land after visiting that country, they can retire to New
South Wales with their cash and the goods intended
for barter at New Zealand. In the former colony there
is a large and profitable field open for enterprising and
indnstrious emigrants.
(1) And Company.
(2) Whereas the passage of each person from this
country of the above class to New Zealand, amounts to
upwards of 201.

PENNY POSTAGE versus CARRIAGE
AND PORTERAGE.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
Sett—Although much has benn said and written upon
the first of the above subjects, 310 not remember to have
seen the two last touched upon, as to of the manner in
which they are likely to be affected by the former:
Coach proprietors are some of them very stiff and obsti-
nate in their charges for parcels, although they ought to
be aware of the contrivances that tradesmen in the
country are obliged to resort to, by getting several par-
cels enclosed in one general package, to- escape in some
measure the heavy charges for carriage, particularly cn
small parcels. There is also another system connected
with the conveyance of parcels, which almost amounts
to a prohibition of correspondence with the metropolis,
at least it sadly diminishes profits on small orders. I
mean where a change of coaches takes place,* as for in-
stance at Exeter, where, if a parcel is sent to the water-
ing-places branching from thence, as Sidmouth, Dawlish,
Teignmouth, &c., the transfer and extra carriage for the
last stage amounts to as much as the charge from
London to Exeter,. The same thing may be said of the
places branching from Canterbury, Coventry, and other
considerable towns. Again; on the- score .of porterage,
parcels coming from the country to London are often
charged nearly as much for what is misnamed porterage
as the expense of coach conveyance a hundred miles,
at more than double the rate of the " London Con-
veyance Company." " Ay," says a book-keeper, but
we charge by Act of Parliament?". Be •it so—the
charges of the latter Company, and the business-they
are doing, proves that the Legislature contemplated
actual portercge when they gave the scale of chargds,
and not the conveyances by • horse ind- cart from the
various coach and waggon offices. I will, however,
close this communication by the supposition that as the
postage of all letters will be confined to one penny,
tradesmen will be induced to Write to London much
more frequently; and the quantity of small parcels being
increased the expense of carriage must be, in a❑ equal
ratio, decreased, or some contrivance of the public will
find a way of obviating the incubus upon• prompt add
frequent communication. •Iloping that •these remarks
may be thought worthy a place in your paper, and lead
to the benefit of " all whom it may concern."

I am, Sir,
Your obliged and constant Reader,
P. Q.
It is no uncommon tlling where a parcel has to pass
from one coach to another, although they both start from
one office, to charge porterage and booking for the transfer,
and that pretty heavily, especially in passing through the
metropolis.
[The porterage on small parcels is Bd., besides Ij.
carriage, such parcels often containing only a letter.or
slips of paper, which at the present rate of poatage
would only cost from 6d. to a Is. altogether.—ED. Suick]