IMMIGRATION.

Dunstan Times, Issue 499, 10 November 1871, Page 1 (Supplement)

IMMIGRATION.

(Immigratbn and Public Works Act, 1870. ) —o — 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 yea'-s old and upwards but where the iutending immigrant is unable to 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 11. per adult ; preference will, however, always be given to those who can pay the largest portion in cash. The promissory notes will 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 ps>y 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 Scotland 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 t T ie conditions of which the Agent General in London will from time to lime be advised. Regulations for the introduction of Immigrants into the Province of Otago on the nomination of persons resident therein. 1. Persons residing within the Pro vince may obtain orders for passages from the United Kingdom to Ofcago 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 Treasurer, Dunedin ; the Receivers of Land Revenue at Invercargill, and of Gold Revenue at Queenstown, Arrowtown, Clyde, Cromwell, Alexandra, Naseby, St. Bathan's, Roxburgh, Lawrence, Hyde, Switzors, 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 bo obtained from each of the nbove Officers. 2. In the event of any immigrant applied for as afoi - esaid 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 shiU 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 be returned.' ""' '"'