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Lyttelton Times, Volume VIII, Issue 505, 5 September 1857, Page 2

HIS HONOR the Superintendent, having received information from the Post-master . General of Victoria that the English Maijs for Canterbury are made up "in London, together^ with the, .Wellington mails., and. ane not openedsjati -Melbourne, directs it to be notified that the-notice,-dated June 30th, offering a bonus to vessels for bringing down the mails from Melbourne to Port "Victoria, is hereby cancelled: and that the Provincial Government has entered into a joint engagement with the Provincial Government of Wellington, whereby the mails of Canterbury will be brought to Wellington and immediately transmitted thence, in the same v.essel, to Port Victoria, the vessels bringing the mails remaining in harbour forty-eight hours for the return mail. By his Honor's command, R. PACKER, Provincial Secretary. Provincial Secretary's Office, Christchurch, 30th July, 1857. SALE OF TOWN" RESERVES. PUBLIC NOTICE. HIS. Honor the Superintendent directs it to be notified for public infoiv mation, that the Town Reserves of Christchurch are open for Sale on the following terms ; and that a map signed by the Provincial Engineer,may be seen during Office, hours, in the Provincial Secretary's Office, Christchurch, setting forth the Sections into which the land will be divided for the purpose of sale, with a list attached, describing the number, measurement, contents, and vp T 6et price of every Section. 1. Every person desirous of purchasing any p---tion of the Town Reserves must make a written application, addressed to the Provincial Secretary, stating the section or sections which he or she is desirous of purchasing, and describing the same by reference to the number on the Map and List above referred to. 2; Land so applied for will be put up at Public Auction, at the upset price specified on the List, not being less than after the rate of Fifty Pounds per acre. 3. Any .number of sections comprised in one block, and named in one application, not exceeding five acres, will be put up to Auction as one lot. : 4. In every case.of.purchase of land not exceeding half an acre, a deposit of Ten per cent, of the purchase money must be paid at the Auction, and the remainder within one week thereafter, at the end of which period if the purchase be not completed, the Section will be again immediately put up to Auction and the deposit forfeited. 5. Any quantity of land exceeding half -an acre may be acquired.. either by absolute purchase on payment of the purchase money in manner provided by the 4th term of sale, or by lease, the lessee undertaking to purchase the land on the following terms,'viz.: ; —Ten per cent, of the purchase money to be paid at the Auction,—thirty per cent/within three years thereafter, —the remainder on or before the expiration of the lease. The lease to be for a term of years not exceeding iSeven, at an annual rent of Seven per cent, ion the unpaid portion of the purchase money, and to contain, in. addition to those implied under the Conveyancing Ordinance covenants by the lessee for the payment of the purchase money as above mentioned, power to be reserved to the Lessor to re-enter on ■; breach of any of the Lessee's covenants. 6. The purchaser may obtain his conveyance, or lease, as the case may be, and •say be put in possession, on payment of £1. ; 7. Auctions will be held from time to time, at such time and place, and subject to such further Conditions of Sale as the Superintendent may direct, of all which duepublic notice will be given. RICHARD PACKER, ; Provincial Secretary. . Provincial Secretary's Office, ; Christchurch, 10th Feb.', 1857. : CHELTENHAM HOUSE, X A I A P O I. E. HAMLET.begs to, inform his {riends » .and. the public generally, that his House is now ready; and parties wishing for accommodation will have every care and attention to make them comfortable. Room for a few young men as boarders. , N.B. Good Stabling. TOWN SECTIONS IN KAIAPOI TO LET. FOUR Town Sections in the best part of the town of Kaiapoi, to be Let on Lease or by the year. Apply to JAMES WYLDE, Kaiapoj. BOOKBINDING. ORDERS for all work of this description _ will now be taken for immediate | execution, at the office of the Lyttelton Times.