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Lyttelton Times, Volume X, Issue 605, 21 August 1858, Page 2

NOTICE. "I^TOTICE is,hereby given that from JLI arid after the Ist day of October next, the Waste Lands "Board will; sit at the Land Office, at ChristchuVch, on MONDAY and THURSPAYih each w£ek, at 12 o'clock,' at noon, instead of on Tuesdays andFridays^ as heretofore. JOHN OLLIVIER, ...■•■- i. i ( 1 Secretary^ Provincial Secretary's Office, Christchurch, Jan. 20th, 1858. AKAROA. FRENCH MAGAZINE RESERVE. T j.iHE Provincial,,. Goyernment, are pre_l_ pared to receive Tenders for the purposee of "The French Magazine Reserve," situate in Lavand Street, Akaroa, and the buildings thereon. - : . The area of the Reserve is Oa. lr. 12p.|or thereabouts, and the buildings are constructed of substantial materials. \ ' All . tenders, jriust. be in writing, addressed jto ; ; the Provincial, Secretary, and : must state the , amount thejapplicant is .prepared to give for the property. If the sum offered in any tender'he1 deemed sufficient by the Government, the premises will be put up to auction, pursuant to the Ordinance;, v. / • ; ; Two months notice of the time and place-of sale will be given.,' -,-■ ■■'. ,-,■■,: :j ■ -.'. .-•,•■• ; .'.-1 i. - By order of-his Honor-the Superintendent] :j. OLLIVIER, ■ <;; ■■•;■:.,, .Provincial [Secretary/ \ •Provincial Secretary's Office,. . i . Chnstehurch,.:pecV,22nd, 1857. - 1^1 -IS Honor the Superintendent directs JUL the follbwirig' ImmigTation Regulations to be published for general information. By his Honors-command, JOHN OLLIVIER, ; : .Provincial Secretary.! Provincial Secretary's Office. Christchurch, Dec. 21,1857. 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 affon? assistance equal in amount to the-sum'paid in cash by the passenger. "If there shall :be ai)y balance, the: Government will advance the sum, taking -from the passenger promissory ' notes for the amount advanced, payable to tlie Treasui;er_pf theiPro vince....■ _Such.notes will be made payable on deman(l,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 house- I holder, also resident in the Province,: to be i .approved of by the'Superihtendent as sufficient security to the same ; this Bill! may then be transmitted to the person who is j d( sirousof emigrating to the Colony,, and, J being by him presented to the Emigration i Agent, will be received in lieu of'cash payment, as hereinafter provided; the Billwih be re-transmitted by the Agent to the ! Colony, and must be paid immediately on presentation., | 3, Assisted passages will be afforded only j to bonajide labouring men, mechanics^ and female domestic servants; but persons of all classes will be able to assist their friends to to the Colony by undertaking: the payment of the whole of the passage money in the manner above provided, I 4i"No pei'son will ' >• tfj wed any assistance unless he shall h'av oeen approved of b\' the Emigration Agent in England. A N;p" single man above the age of 40 . years, njo person above the age of 50, unless a member of a large family ; and no person above 6 f o years, under, any circumstances, will ... bje ■ allowed assistance.. ... I i 5. "VYhen bills, are tendered,in paymeiit j as cash in England, the amount of assistance given by the GovernmentAvill be; one-half of the amount of. Bills. Persons. therefore" wishing to give their friends' in. England th|e utmost amount of assistance must give bills for two-thirds of the whole amount of the passage money. : 6. The Provincial Government are un|able 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 repayment. 7. Applications for assisted passages will be received at the. Secretary's Office, in Christchurch, and at the Resident Magis: tiate's Office, in Lyttelton.