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Lyttelton Times, Volume XI, Issue 644, 8 January 1859, Page 7

HIS Honor the Superintendent; directs the following' Immigration Roguitions to bo publishod lor general information. By ,his Honor's command, JOHN OLLIVIER, Provincial Secretary. Christchurch, Doc. 21,1857. IMMIGRATION REGULATIONS, v All persons dosirious of obtaining assisted passagos to the Province of Canterbury in vessels under contract with the Provincial Government, may roceivc assistance as follows : 1. ThoGovemmont will afford assistance equal in amount to the sum paid in. cash by the passbnger. If thore shall bo 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 will bo made payable on demand, but, unless the passenger dispute the debt, or, shall attempt to leave the Province, payment will only bo required in sums of five pounds at periods,of six months after landing. 2. Any persons residing 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 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 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-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 rmen, mechanios, 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 tlie passage money >in the manner above provided. " , "- # -.'_•■--'•■ - ■- ( i 4. No person will beallowedany assistance unless he shall have been approved, of by the Emigration Agent in England,' No'single man above the age of 40 years,; no personrabove the age of 50, unless a member of a large family, and no person above 60 years, under any circumstances, will be allowed assistance. ' -'■ ' -1 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 the utmost amount of; assistance must give bills for two-thirds, of the whole amount of the passage money; 6. The Provincial.Goyernment;are unable at present to state at. what sum the rate pf 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. I The Government will "riot be bound to accept tne lowest or any tender. ... , . . , ■;-. E.DOBSON, ■ • •'-■■■;• Provincial Engineer. . Office of Public Works, '"' v ; Christchurch, Dec; 27,1858. "^ PAPANUI DRAINAGE. ; .THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT - \ \ RE prepared; to Receive tenders for LlJl. Cutting1 a Drain from the Papanui main drain to Dunnage's Bridge, a distance of about two miles. - • ; ,■".'/. ; The specifications of tne work may be seen, and forms of tender obtained on application at the Office of Public Works, Christchurclr. ; 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 tne lowest or any .tender. ■ ,•■■:.-. E.DOBSON, ' Provincial Engineer. Office of Public Wbrks, 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, Christchnrch, on or before Saturday, January Bth, atcNobn.' ■■.'. ■•":'•„ :" , The Government Tvill not be bound to t 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. 15th, at Noon.- •' v , 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 CHRISTCHUROH 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, GhfistchurcL Tenders to'be sent in to the Provincial Secretary's 'Office, Christchurch, on or before Saturday, January Bth, at noon. The Government will riot be bound to accept «>o lowest or any te*,/, ■ Provincial Engineer. Office of Public Works, ::; . hristcharch. December 27 th 1858.