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Lyttelton Times, Volume XI, Issue 643, 5 January 1859, Page 7

1T IS', } iofi thb'' Sl'M^iMrit'ond()ht rdir^ -*•-*- llie following Inimiffrntion ■Hp.hi <*«_. to boi>uhli H hedmr g onerahnfo™«tion. {SU" ■Jjy Ins Honor's command; i JOHN OLLIVIER, ru •l i i -rv . Provincial Secrctarv. Christchurch, Dec. 21,1857. J TMMIGRATToinREGFLATIONS. *«?*?*!?*£ desirious of obtaining assisted pas-' sngos to the Province of Canterbury hi vessels under contract with the Provincial Government, may7c ceive assistance as follows : y . 1. The Government will afford assistance equal m amount to the sum paid in cask by tho pussenger. 1( there, shall bo any balance, the Govern-, mcut will-advance the sum,, taking from the passenger promissory notes Tor tho amount advanced,' Payable to the Treasurer of the Province. Such notes will bo made payable on demand, but, unless the passenger dispute tho debt, or shall attempt to leave the Province, payment will only bo required in sums of five pounds at periods of six monthsalter lauding. "2. Any persons residing in the province desirous ot assisting their friends in England, or elsewhere to obtain assisted passages to the Colony may do so by drawing a Bill to the ordor of tho Provincial Treasurer, accepted by a substantial householder, also resident in tho province, to bo approved of by the Superintendent as sufficient security for the same; this bill may then be transmitted to the person who is desirous of emigrating to tho 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-transmit-ted by the Agent to the Colony, and must be paid immediately on presentation. 3. Assisted passages will be afforded only to bona, fide labouring men, mechanics, and female domestic servants j but persons of all classes will bo able to assist their friends to emigrate to the colony by undertaking the payment of the whole of the passage money in the manner abovo 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 Bilis. 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 at what sum the rate of passage money to the Colony will be fixed; but all bills will be pre pared 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. TOWN OF LYTTELTON. THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT ARE.. prepared; to , receive tenders for' building Culverts in Dublin and; Winchester Streets, Lyttelton, The specifications may be seen, and the forms of .tender obtained on application' at the Police Office, Lyttelton. Tenders to be sent in to the Provincial Secretary's Office, on or before Saturday, January Bth, at Noon. J The Government will not be hound to accept the lowest or any tender. -' " f __T-IJOBSO-Y, - —- - ' - • Provincial Engineer. Office of Public Works, Christchurch, Dec. 27, 1858. ; PAPANUI DRAINAGE. THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT ABE prepared to receive tenders for Cutting a Drain from-the Papanui main drain to Dunnage's' Bridge, a distance of about two miles. The. specifications of the work may be seen and forms of tender obtained-on application at the Office'of Public Works, Christchurch. Tenders to be sent in to the Provincial Secretary's Office, Christchurch, on or before' Saturday, January 8, at Noon. •:-.'.■ The Government will.not.be bound to accept the lowest or any tender. E. DOBSON, Provincial Engineer. Office of Public Works, Christchurch, December 27, 1858. - TOWN OF KAIAPOI. THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT AR E prepared to receive tenders for sundry works, in the town and neighbourhood of Kaiapoi. The specifications may be seen; and forms of tender obtained on application to Mr. James Wylde, C.E., Kaiapoi. Tenders to be sent in to the Provincial Secretary's Office, Christchurch, on or before Saturday, January Bth, at Noon. The Government will not be bound to accept the lowest or any tender. E. DOBSON,. Provincial Engineer. ' Office of Public Works, Christchurch, Dec. 27, 1858. TOWN OF AKAROA. THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT ARE prepared to receive tenders ' for; . sundry works to be done in the town of Akaroa. . ' The Provincial Engineer will be. in , Akaroa during the first week in January for the purpose of' pointing out the works -to intending contractors, after which specifications may be seen and forms of tender obtained on application to Mr. James Roberts, C.E.,,Akaroa. Tenders to be sent in to the Resident Magistrate, Akaroa, on or before Saturday, Jan. 15tb, at Noon. The Government will not be bound to accept the lowest or any tender. E. DOBSON, Provincial Engineer. Office of Public Works, Christchurch, December 27, 1858. EAST CHRISTCHURCH ROAD. ' THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT ARE prepared to receive Tenders for Clearing Bowron's Creek, from the River Avon to the Town Belt, a distance of seventy-two chains. The specifications of the work may be seen, and forms, of tender obtained on application at the Office of Public Works, Christchurch. Tenders to bo ; sent in to tho Provincial Secretary's Office, Christchurch, on or before Saturday, January Bth, at noon. The Government will not be bound to accept the lowest or any tender. E. DOBSON, _ . Provincial Engineer. ; Office of Public Works, Christchurch, December 27th, 1858.