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(3) A continuous range of Poisson limits is derived for the various matching distributions by an elementary method (alternative to Kaplansky\u2019s symbolic proof). (4) The approximations afforded by some of these are improved by orthogonal polynomial fitting. (5) Further Poisson limits are derived for certain general classes of multiple matching distributions; the asymptotic form for the number of Latin Rectangles is derived as a corollary and some numerical comparisons made. (6) Levene\u2019s matching problem is generalized: A general Poisson limit is obtained and some exact distributions derived. 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