IMMIGRATION.

Dunstan Times, Issue 507, 5 January 1872, Page 5 (Supplement)

IMMIGRATION.

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 (Jolony 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 v s 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 11. per adult; preference will, however, always be giv3n 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 pay oft' 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 the conditions of which the Agent General in Loudon will from time to time be advised. Regulations for the introduction of. Immigrants into the Province of '■ Otago on Hie nomination,qj per-\ so7is 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 HI. per statute adult; children over one year old, 21. 10s ; and under one year, free ; such payment to bo made, accompanied by a written application, to the Provincial Treasurer, j Dunedin ; the Receivers of Land Rev- I enueat Invercargill, and of Gold Reve- | nue at Q.ueenstown, Arrow town, Clyde, | Cromwell, Alexandra, Naseby, St. Bathan's, Roxburgh. Lawrence, Hyde, Switzcrs, Macraes ■ and the Collector of Customs at Oamaru, who will forward the applications from time to time to the Provincial Immigration Oilicc, at Dunedin. Forms of application may be obtaided from each of the above Officers. 2. In the event of any immigrant appliid for as aforesaid declining to emigrate, whatever money may have been dosposed with the Government will lie returned, so soon as the AgentGeneral of the Colony, or the British , Agent of the Province, shall have apj prisebr*J.e Government thereof. In ■ the event, a Bm r ,Ql£r, of any immigrants i applied for as aforesii.de accepting the l offer of a passage in a [w"rtlij»Har jjhip [ and failing to present the themselves . at the time and place appointed for em- •" barkation, the money deposited as > aforesaid shall bo forfeited. I 3. The Agent-General of the Colony or the Ajent of the Province in Scot- : laud, acting under his direction, as the ' 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 whichcasethe money deposited shallbe returned.