Hi Albert, I have Irish ancestors who were assisted immigrants, arriving in Sydney in February 1842 aboard the "Agnes". According to the "Ship Return B" they were brought out by a Mr G Townshend. As his name is listed for all the assisted immigrants that I have on the list I can only assume that he worked as an agent. To further enforce that assumption, my ancestors went to work for a man named Campbell, who apparently had large holdings in the area around Camden. Again according to the Ship Return it seems that the Adult fare was 19 pounds, while there seems to have been a sliding scale for teenagers and children with one fifteen year old being charged 15 pounds, from age 6 up to 14 it seems to have been 10 pounds and under 6 years of age 5 pounds. Children under the age of one are listed as "underage" and no fare was charged. The Queensland State Library had this to say when I enquired about the system: " ... As regards bounty immigrants, the handbook that accompanies the Queensland immigration records has this to say about the bounty system: The Bounty System, established in New South Wales in 1837, involved the payment of set amounts of money or bounties per immigrant to persons who arranged and paid for the passage of certain categories of immigrants such as female domestic servants, shepherds, mechanics, agricultural labourers, etc, which were needed in the Colonies. The system was financed from the sale of Crown lands. Therefore, the amount of money listed would be the amount paid by the person bringing them out." I know this doesn't answer all your questions but hope it is of some help. Regards Terry Leach