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Lyttelton Times, Volume VIII, Issue 509, 19 September 1857, Page 2

REVISION OF LISTS,OF VOTERS. THE Lists of claims to vote for the Christchurch, Lyttelton, Port Victoria, Avon, and Kaiapoi Electoral .Districts having been made up and, posted at the places appointed for that purpose, I hereby give notice that I will attend as undermentioned, Jo hear and determine objections to such lists, and to form the Electoral Rolls for such districts respectively. ' FOE THE POBT VICTORIA DISTEICT and 3?OB THE LYTTELTOIT DISTEICT, At the Court House, Lyttelton, on Friday^ the ■ 25th September, at Noon. : FOE THE CHEISTCHUBCH- DISTEICT • and FOE THE XVON DISTEICT, At the Council Chamber, Christchurch, on Monday, the 28th September, at Noon. FOE THE Ki.IA.POI DISTEICT, At the Court House, Kaiapoi, on Thursday, the Ist October, at, 1 p.m. JOHN HALL, Revising Officer. Christchurch, September 9,1857. HIS HONOR the Superintendent directs it to be notified that, with the advice of the Executive Council, he has cancelled the.lmmigration Regulations published in the Gazette of the 2nd of March, 1854, and has adopted the following in the place thereof, and further directs them, to be published for general information. By his Honor's command, RICHARD PACKER, Provincial Secretary.. Provincial Secretary's Office. j Christchurch, Jnly 13th, 1857. IMMIGRATION REGULATIONS. All persons desirous of obtaining assisted passages to the Province of Canterbury in vessels under contract with the Provincial Government, .may receive assistance as follows: — 1. The Government will afford assistance equal in amount to the sum paid in cash by the passenger. If there shall be any balance, the. Government will advance the sum, taking from the passenger promissory motes for the amount advanced, payable to the Treasurer of the Province.. Such notes 1 will be made payable on demand, but, unless the passenger dispute the debt, or shall attempt "to leave the Province, payment will only be required in sums of five pounds ■ at a time, at periods of three months, until the whole debt is discharged. The first payment to be made six months after landing. 2. Any persons resident in the Province desirous of assisting their friends in England, or elsewhere, to obtain assisted passages to the Colony may do so by drawing a Bill, to the order of the Provincial Treasurer, accepted by a substantial householder, also resident in the Province, to be ' approved of by the Superintendent as sufficient security to the same ; this Bill may then be transmitted to the person who is desirous of emigrating to the Colony, and, being by him presented to the Emigration Agent, will be received in lieu of cash payment, as hereinafter, provided; the Bill will be re-transmitted by the Agent to the Colony, and must be paid immediately on presentation. - 3. Assisted passages will be afforded only to honafide labouring men, mechanics, and female domestic servants; but persons of all classes will be able to assist their friends to emigrate to the Colony by undertaking the payment of the whole of the passage money in the manner above provided, 4. No person will be allowed any assistance unless he shall have been approved of by the Emigration Agent in England. No single man above the age of 40 years, no person above the age of 50, unless a member of a large family; and no person above 60 years, under any circumstances, will be allowed assistance. 5. When bills are tendered in payment as cash in.England, the amount of assistance given by the Government will be one-half of the amount of Bills. Persons therefore wishing to give their friends in England the utmost amount of assistance must give bills for two-thirds of. the. whole amount of the passage money. 6. The Provincial Government.are unable at present to state what the .rate-of passage money to the Colony will be fixed; but all bills will be prepared on the supposition that it will amount to £20, should it be less, a proportional part of the bills will be remitted at the time of re-payment. 7. Applications, for assisted passages will be received at the Secretary's Office, in Christchurch, and at the Resident Magistrate 's Office, in Lyttelton. JUST RECEIVED, IVTO. 3 of the NEW ZEALAND -LT QUARTERLY REVIEW. J. McCARDELL.