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Lyttelton Times, Volume VIII, Issue 513, 3 October 1857, Page 2

JUST BECEIVED. HW. DERRY begs to inform the • Public that he has a large assort* inent of useful goods on hand, namely^:—Hoyle's prints, coburgs," alpacas : French merinos/ bareges,! Bayadere robes Calico and flannels, 1 in variety^ ' ■■■'■' Towelling, Scotch linen''sheeting," counterpanes Hearth rugs, and Brusselscarpeting Also, A large assortment of ladies' and children's boots of the best quality, and a variety of goods too numerous too specify. . TO BUILDERS. npHE Committee for Building a Residence 7 for X the Lord Bishop of Christchurch is desirous of receiving Tenders for the Execution of the Works. Plans and Specification can be seen at the Architects' on and after Wednesday next, the 30th inst. Tenders to be addressed to the Architects, and delivered not later than noon on Wednesday, October 14. The Committee does not pledge itself to accept the lowest or any Tender unless approved. MOUNTFORT and LUCK, Architects. HIS HONOR the Superintendent directs it to be notified that, with the advice of the Executive Council, he has cancelled the Immigration 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 j be published for general information. .j By his Honor's command, ' j RICHARD PACKER, i Provincial Secretary, j Provincial Secretary's Office. . Christchurch, Jnly 13th, 1857. : IMMIGRATION REGULATIONS. | All persons desirous of obtaining assisted j passages to the Province of Canterbury in i 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 cask by' the passenger. If there shall be any! balance, the Government will advance the' sum, taking from the passenger promissory! notes for the amount advanced, payable to| the Treasurer of the Province. Such notes i will be made payable on demand, but, unless i the passenger dispute the debt, or shall i 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 Eng--land, 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 bond fide 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 assist;. ance 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 tile 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 passage's will' be received at the Secretary's Office, in Christchurch, and at the Resident Magistrate's Office, in Lyttelton. JUST RECEIVED. IVfO. 3 of the NEW ZEALAND -Li QUARTERLY REVIEW. J. McCARDELL.