IMMIGRATION.

Dunstan Times, Issue 497, 27 October 1871, Page 1 (Supplement)

IMMIGRATION.

(Immigration and Public Works Act, 1870. )

Any person residing in Europe desirious of obtaining an assisted passage to the Province of Otago in vessels under contract to proceed to that Province, may receive assistance as follows: 1. The Government will grant passages on payment to the Agent-Gene-ral of the Colony in London, or to the Agent of the Province in Scotland acting under his direction, before embarkation, of the sum of 51 for each adult of twelve old and upwards but where the intending immigrant is unable to pay the 51 above mentioned the Agent-General, or the Agent of the Province in Scotland, acting under his direction, will have power to commute the cash payment into the giving a promissory note for 71. per adult; preference will, however, always be given to those who can pay the largest portion in cash. The promissory notes wi 1 be made payable on demand, but, unless the immigrant dispute the debt or shall attempt to leave the Province payment will only be required by such instalments as may be requisite to pay off the whole amount within twelve months after arrival. 2. Children between one and twelve years, half price. Babies under twelve months, free. 3. Assisted passages will be afforded only to persons of the laboring class. 4. No person will be allowed any assistance unless he or she shall have been approved by the Agent-General in London, or by the agent of the Province in Scot and acting under his direction. 5. No person above the age of fifty, unless a member of a large family, will be allowed assistance. 6. All persons receiving assistance must be of sound mind, good health, and good character. 7. Free passages will be provided for single women accustomed to domestic service who can bring satisfactory proof of good character, and who are between the ages of fifteen and thirty-five. 8. In certain other cases, with a view to the introduction of skilled labor in connection with capital for the establishment of woollen, linen, paper, or other manufactures, free passages will be given, of fie conditions of which the Agent General in London will from time to lime be advised. Regulations lor the introduction of Immigrants into the Province of Otago on the nomination oj persons resident therein. 1. Persons residing within the Pro vince may obtain orders for passages from the United Kingdom to Otago for their friends or relatives on payment of 51 per statute adult; children over one year old, 21. 10s ; and under one year, free; such payment to be made, accompanied by a written application, to the Provincial Treasure)', Dunedin ; the Receivers of Land Revenue at Invercargill, and of Gold Revat Queenstown, Arr iwtown, Clyde, Cromwell, Alexandra, Naseby, St. Bathan’s, Roxburgh, Lawrence, Hyde, Switzers, Macraes ; and the Collector of Customs at Oamaru, who will forward the applications from time to time to the Provincial Immigration Office, at Dunedin. Forms of application may be obtained from each of the above Officers. 2. In the event of any immigrant applied for as aforesaid declining to emigrate, whatever money may have been deposited with the Government will de returned, so soon as the AgentGeneral of the Colony, or the British Agent of the Province, shall have apprised the Government thereof. In the event, however, of any immigrants applied for as aforesaid accepting the offer of a passage in a particular ship, and failing to present themselves at the time and place appointed for embarkation, the money deposited as aforesaid shall be forfeited. 3. The Agent-General of the Colony or the Agent of the Province in Scotland, acting under his direction, asthe case may be, shall have power to refuse passages to any persons nominated as aforesaid, in the event of the physical health or moral character of the person so nominated not being satisfactory to such Agents, in which case the money deposited shall he returned.

A most determined robbery was attempted, and very nearly carried out, at the residence of Captain Longdon, in the Eichmond-ioad, Westbourne-grove, London. Shortly after midnight, the Honorable Judge Howling, Chief Magistrate of New York, who was staying there on a visit, was awoke by a noise in the passage, and, on going out, was surprised to find four men, with blackened faces, carrying the plate and othervaluables from out of the dining room. Calling for assistance, he attacked the men with a large iron umbaella stand, and with such effect that they decamped, leaving their booty behind. Judge Dowling was formerly irr the New York Police force, and greatly distinguished himself by his bravery and immense strength.—Home paper. A New York schoolteacher is accused of being drunk, because he readea the Bible: 11 And the cook wept thrice, and Peter went out and crew bitterly.”