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Lyttelton Times, Volume X, Issue 622, 23 October 1858, Page 2

NOTICE. IVTOTICE is hereby given that from IN and after the Ist day of October next, the Waste Lands Board willi sit; at the Land Office, at Christchurch, on MONDAI and THURSDAY, in eaclv.Woek, at. 12 o.clock,, a{; noon, instead pf-di Tuesdays and Fridays-, theretofore. - .^ - Provincial Secretary. Provincial Secretary's Office, Christbhurch, Jail. 20th,-18^8^ AKARQA^ FRENCH MAGAZINE RESERVE. THE Provincial Government are prepared to receive Tenders for the purposee of "The French Magazine Reserve," situate in Lavand Street, Akaroa, and the build* mars thereon. . The area of, the Reserve is Oa. lr. 12p. or thereabouts, and the buildings are constructed of substantial materials. ; All tenders must.be;in writing, addressed to the Provincial Secretary,, and musj, state ,thf amount the applicant is prepared; tcgive for the property. If the sum offered in any tender be , deemed sufficient by the Government, theorem- , ises will be put up to auction, pursuant'to the Ordinance. - • ; < T\vo months notice of the time and- place of, sale will be given. ; ;i By orderof his Honor the Superintendent, ; , J. OLLIVIER, | Provincial Secretary. ! Provincial Secretar3 r's Office, . j Christchurch; Dec. 22nd, 1857.- J

HIS Honor the Superintendent directs = Ihe following; ImmigTation Reg^ulations to be published for general informationBy his .lionpr's command, JOHN OLLIVIEE, 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 afford assistance equal in amount to the sum paid tin 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, payable to the Treasurer of the Province. Snch notes will be made payable on demand j but," unless the passenger dispute the debt, or shall attempt to leave ihe 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 'bj' the Superintendent as sufficient security to the same ; this Bill ma}' 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 orjly to bondjide labouring men, mechanics, andi female domestic servants; but persons !of all classes will be able to assist their frienjds; to emigrate to the Colony by undertaking .the payment of the whole of the passage money in the manner above provided, i 4. No person will be allowed any assistance uniess he shall have been approyediof by the Emigration Agent in England. '. NeT single man above the ajre of 40 years., no person above the age of 50, unless a member of a large family; and no personabove jBO 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; oneilxalfy of the amount of Bills. Persons therefore wishing to give their friends in England She 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 r state .what the rate jof passage money to the Colony will be fixed; but all bills \vill be'prepared 'bfAhe suppo--1 siiion^that'it wiil/amount to ;£2O, Bhbuld', it , be'less,;a proportional part of the bills, will be'remitted at the time of re-payment. j '■'• ■ 7. ApPH( taM onß assisted ■pass^gpa \yill be , received at the ; Secretary's' X)iffice, } ih (i Christchurch, and at the Resident Magisi' U ate's Office, in Ly ttelton.