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Lyttelton Times, Volume VIII, Issue 528, 25 November 1857, Page 2

N O T I C E> MRS. CARD-beg'srto announce that, having- taken the House and premises lately known as the "Lyttelton Arms," she is prepared to .accomodate a limited number of gentlemen with Board and Lodging. Norwich Quay, Lyttelton, Oct. 23,1857.. TO THE PUBLIC_OF CANTERBURY. MW. t DERRY begs to inform them • tliat he-has just received, ex Gazelle, an assortment of Bell Fittings, and is now prepared to execute all orders in that branch of his, business. AH orders from. the., country- will l-eceiveprompt attention. London street, Lyttelton; Oct.--22nd, 1857. FOR SALE BY PRIVATE CONTRACT. IVeiy Superior PIANO 1 handsome Silver Tea Service 1 doz. each Silver Table, Dessert, and Tea Spoons, and' 1 Fish Slice Plated Soup Ladle, Gravy Spoonj Butter Knife, and Sugar Sifter 1 Shower Bath 1 Colt (by Shamrock) 1 Set Tandem Harness 1 Iron Stove For price and particulars apply to GOULD and MILES. 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 be published for general information. By his Honor's command, RICHARD PACKER, Provincial Secretary. Provincial Secretary's Office. Christchurch, Jrily 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 aiforJ assistance equal in amountjto 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 notes for the amount advanced j payable to the Treasurer of the Province. . Such notes will be made payable on demand,,but, unless the passenger "dispute- the debt, or shall attempt to leave ,lhe Province, payment will only be required ineuras of five poundsat 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 ba 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 j presentation. ; 3. Assisted passages will be afforded only j 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 i 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 a^s 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.