Immgration schemes in the 1860 and earlier in the 1840s were carried out in england and the british isles by immigration agents not likely Messrs Lorrimer, Marwo0d and Rome, were agents operating in england as agents for the vuictorian government . The agent advanced the fare or should I say the subsidy to the passenger making sure they got on board the ship and that they were the right type of migrant Yoyu could say any early form of outsourcing.