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forward it to the Immigration Agent in Melbourne, who will inform him of the amount to be paid, and, on the receipt of the money, forward him the usual certificate.

11. The sums remitted to the Immigration Agent will be paid into the Treasury daily. The Treasurer will furnish a monthly return of the amounts, and the Immigration Agent will likewise furnish a monthly return for transmission to the Commissioners, of the names and other particulars of the persons nominated, and of the amount paid for passages and outfits.

12. Should the persons nominated decline or be unable to emigrate, the money paid towards their passages will be returned to the depositor in this colony. All applications for sums to be refunded should be addressed direct to the Immigration Agent, Melbourne.

13. Should the applicant wilfully misrepresent the particulars of the persons nominated, the deposits towards the passages will be liable to forfeiture.

14. Should a difficulty occur in any special case not included in the above instructions, the particulars should be forwarded to the Immigration Agent, who will afford every information on the subject.

(The new regulations of the Commissioners in England are also published; but the main provisions of these have already been supplied by our London correspondent.)




Victoria Gold Circular.

We also extract the latest Gold Circular, showing the prices for gold the week ending July 18; and again, that of July 25.

July 18.

The price has remained steady at £3 16s. per ounce for Castlemaine and Bendigo, £3 17s. 6d. for Ballaarat, and £3 13s. 9d. per ounce standard.

The escorts have supplied us with a fair quantity of gold.

The generally prevailing heavy rains appear to have much retarded the operations of the miner, to an extent, we regret to