So this guy in Yackandandah was like our travel agents today who sold prepaid tickets!!! 1. Uncle Joe would buy a ticket out here for his great grandmother etc. or failing that 2. he was the Government agent selling these remittance tickets or failing that 3. he had bought these tickets, and then decided that mother in law wasn't worth bringing out. http://www.theshipslist.com/Forms/assisted1869.html is a good idea of what the people coming out had to think about before deciding. "The Colonies supply ample occupation in various callings, and none but the idle, dissipated, and worthless do-no-good, can fail to prosper, and to become, ere long, contented and happy." think long and hard about that folks!!! I now have a good idea of what was what when my ggmum came out to work in Beechworth at 35 plus board for Mrs. Wigman at the Beechworth Arms for 6 months. D > Hi Denise, > > This showed up in a search at Google for the term "passage warrant" The term > shows up in the para beginning: Nominated or remittance passages. I presume > similar arrangements were in place in Victoria. Hope it helps. >