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Lyttelton Times, Volume III, Issue 130, 2 July 1853, Page 11

Immigration of Chinese Labourers and Servants. T^OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN,—That -L the Undersigned have resolved to open Avithout delay a direct communication with China for the purpose of trade ; and at the same time they are willing on certain conditions to aid in supplying the present urgent demaud for labour in New Zealand, by introducing a limited number of Chinese labourers and servants. The commercial and shipping arrangements are in a state of forward preparation, but Avith respect to the immigration the Undersigned must be entirely guided by the demand from the public Avhich may be addressed to them. In order to ascertain such demand, it has been arranged that applications for labourers or servants will be received by any of the undersigned at Wellington, and by Messrs. Cookson, Bowler and Co., at Lyttelton (from whom printed forms of application may be obtained) until the 15th July next. Each application must state distinctly and particularly the sort of work for which the Immigraiit labourer or servant is required, and the maximum wages -which the applicant will not object to, so that the Supercargo of the vessel despatched to Shanghae, and the Commercial house there to which he will be accredited, may be able, in the selection of Immigrants, both to meet the special Avants of every applicant, and to enter into proper contracts with the persons engaged. It has been calculated that the whole cost of engagement and passage for each person will be from £10 to £12. Each application must be accompanied by a receipt from the Union Bank of Australia for the sum of £5, as being deposited Avith them in the name of the undersigned, by whom the deposits will be held until the arrival of the Immigrant, when a further payment of probably £b, but not exceeding £7, must be made in respect of each application. In case, through any unforeseen events, the applications should not be satisfied by the arrival of immigrants, the deposit will be returned, either in full, or (in the improbable case of actual loss by the Undersigned in the Immigration branch of the undertaking, through accidents which they pledge themselves to spare no pains in endeavouring to avert), with a deduction not exceeding £2. It there should be any deficiency in the arrival of the number of Immigrants applied for, the distribution of the immigrants will be so arranged that the deficiency shall be borne by Applicants for more than a single immigrant, in proportion to the number of persons applied for by each. With respect to the rate of wages and period of service, to be stipulated for in the contracts with the immigrants, much must necessarily be left to the discretion of the Undersigned, their Supercargo, and their Correspondents at Shanghae, but there are general reasons for believing that the ordinary term of service will be from five to seven years, and the rate of wages very moderate. Amongst the working classes in China, great numbers of Avhom are always eager to emigrate when they can be inspired with a confident belief of being well-treated in the foreign country to Avhich they are invited, there are persons entirely qualified by industrious and. skilful habits to become valuable servants, as shepherds and stock-keepers, mechanics of every description, workers in the dairy, sawyers, fishermen, gardeners, cooks, grooms, footmen, &c, but the great bulk of i