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Lyttelton Times, Volume XI, Issue 648, 22 January 1859, Page 7

HIS Honor tile Sup6rihteMerit directs t the following' Immigration ■Reguatidtis to bo published lor general information. By his Honor's tibmmand, > JOHN OLLIVIEE, Provincial Secretary. Christclmrcli, Dec. 21,1857. IMMIGRATION . EEGULATIONS. All persons desirious of obtaining; assisted passages to the Province of Canterbury in vessels under contract with the Provincial Government, majr receive assistance as follows ;.. ; . 1. The Government will afford assistance equal in amount to the sunv paid 'in cash by the passenger. ..If there shall be any balance, the Government will adyanco the sum, taking, from the pas : senger promissory notes for tlie amount advanced) 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 the Province, payment will only be required in sums of live ptiunds at periods of six months after landing..., . ..,■■•. 2. Any person's 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 33111 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 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 labouring men; mechanics, and female domestic servants; but persons of all classes will be able to assist th,eiiy friends to emigrate to the colony by undertaking the payment of the whole of the passage m"6riey in the manner above provided. ■■■,_■.■■:■ ; V 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 6.0 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 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 at what sum the rate of passage money to the Colony will be fixed j 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 Besident Magistrates1 Office, in. Lytteltoti. ... „.. i WAIMAKAEIEI BRIDGE. NOTICE TO ENGINEERS, ARCHITECTS, • : ; A^D BUILDERS, ryi HE Provincial -Governine'nt invite JL Designs' for Building ~a~ Bridge over the River Waimakafiri,^ seven • miles' from Christchurch;/ ; - . • y, ;; _ ; , Each Design must be accompanied by a detailed estimate of the 1 cost of construction, which must not exceed twelve thousand; pounds. Fifty pounds will be paid; for the best,-: and twenty-five pounds for the : second Best design. • The designs, to become the ■■ property of the Provincial iGovernment. . ' ■ The whole of .the ,designs ; received will be submitted to, Colonel Mould,, Consultipg Engineer to the Colony,: by' whose judgment"the Provincial Government will' be"guided in their award. . , . - '•- The, Provincial -Engineer's - designs will be submitted to Colonel; Mould with; the rest, but will not be. admitted, to the competition for the premiums.' Design's, must be sent: in not later than; February1 1> 1859 i-"addressed the Provincial Secretary,* Government ..Offices, Christchurchj and- endorsed " Design for Waimakariri Bridge." . . ,^.,v' ' „., The rejected designs will be-returned to their owners as- soon as possible after the Provincial Government have made' their award. INSTRUCTIONS TO COMPETITORS. !. The width of, the Eiver is 1290 feet from bank to bank. The ground on each side of the River is flat for sdme: distance, and the banks are on a level with the" line of the highest. freshes. The ordinary water .line, is eight feetv and the deepest * part' of ttie channel twelve" feet below the banks. The bottom of the Eiver is a shifting bed of shingle at a depth of from four to twelve {i feet, below the. banks, resting on clay at a- further depth of fdur feet arid upwards. . The soil of the banks is sand and light loom.;, The material of the Bridge is left to the discretion of competitorsr Competitors will attend especially to the following points :-— Risk of scouring the foundations. Danger from drift timber in freshes. Difficulty of,securing'the banks. Simplicity of construction. Facility,of repairs. Economy in cbst. ' Any further information may be obtained on application to the... Provincial Engineer, at the office of Public Works,. Christchurch. '['['' E. DOBSON,.'., • ■ Provincial Engineer. Office of Public Works, Sept. 16,1858. NOTICE. WAIMAKARIRI BRIDGE. npHE time for receiving designs for tlie JL proposed Bridge over the Waimakariri is extended to February Ist, 1859. By order of his Honor the Superintendent, E. DOBSON,. " " Provincial Engineer, Office of Public Works; : Christchurch-Nov., 1 1858. TRADESMEN'S BALL.A Tradesmen's Dress 'Ballwill be held' at the Town Hall> Christchurch, on WEDNESDAY, 2nd "February, 1859. STEWAEDS: Mr. Tompkins Mr. Campbell Mr. W. Dorsett Mr. Adams Mr. Hobbs Mr. Hicks Mr. Mcllard Mr. Thompson Mr. Neeve Mr. Cliff. Mr. Edgar . Tickets to admit a lady and gentleman 155.; ladies' tickets, 55.; may be had of Mr. T. Wilson, Colombo Street, Mr. T. Cook, Cashel Street, and at the 'Standard' office, Christchurch; Mr. Collier, Lyttelton; and Mr; E. Wilson- Baker, Kai-ipoi. . N.B. No money taken at the door.