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RECEIPTS. Eefund from 1000 adults (passage money) £18 per head.. £18,000 0 0 Payment for land by 300 adults, 20 acres, at £2 per acre, at the end of 7 years ... ... ... ... 12,000,0 0 Eations as above, 12s a week, for 18 months £16 16s. ... One-third of his time the first year, one-third of his time the second year to be given to Government work on roads, —i.e., 8 months for the 18 months pay Cost of rations, to be repaid for time emigrant works on his own land—say 10 months ... ... ... 24 0 0 Allow Is. per diem for 8 months, working for Government (besides rations) making 18s a week in all—say ... 10 0 0 To be repaid to Government ... ... ... 14 0 0 6000 0 0 Eemainder of the land in the reserved block, sold at £2 per acre—say 15,000 acres ... ... ... 30,000 0 0 Grant for land not to be given till conditions fulfilled Alfred Domett, LETTEE OF ATTOENEY. Whereas a certain contract has been entered into between and the firm of F. C. Godeftroy & Son, of Hamburgh, for the introduction of certain German Emigrants into under and according to certain Eegulations in that behalf agreed upon, a copy of Eegulations signed by is annexed to this letter of Attorney: And whereas it is stipulated and enjoined by the said Eegulations that certain of such Emigrants should, previous to embarkation, execute a contract binding themselves to repay to the Government of in manner and form as in the said Eegulations specified, the bounty money to be paid by the said Government to the said firm for and on account of the said Emigrants: Xow, therefore, I (we), the said in my capacity aforesaid and acting on behalf of for the time being, do, by these presents, nominate, constitute and appoint Mr. Gustav Godeftroy, Senator of the Hanseatic town of Hamburgh, to be the Attorney or Agent of me (us) the said in my (our) capacity aforesaid, and of the Governor and Government of for the time being, for the purpose of becoming as such Attorney, a party to any contract or contracts to be executed by any such Emigrant or Emigrants as aforesaid in Hamburgh, or elsewhere, in Germany, whereby any such Emigrant or Emigrants shall engage and bind himself, herself, or themselves to the said Gustav Godeftroy as such Attorney as aforesaid, to repay to the Government of for the time being, at the time or times in the said Eegulations set forth, by the hands of such person or persons as shall, from time to time, be appointed by any writing under the hand of for the time being, to receive the same, such sum or sums of money as shall be either directly or by reference to the Eegulations aforesaid, specified in or fixed by any such contract as aforesaid to be paid to the same Government. And I (we), the said do hereby grant to the said Gustav Godeffroy power to substitute one or more Attendee under him for all or any of the purposes aforesaid, promising on the part and behalf of the Government of to ratify and confirm whatsoever the said Gustav Godeffroy or any Attorney substituted by him may lawfully do in the premises Given at under the hand and seal of the said this in the presence of the witnesses whose names are subscribed. The male immigrants shall engage to serve as Militiamen or as part of the Colonial Defence Force when required by the Colonial Government, and they shall be subject to the Army Laws which regulate these forces. Every Immigrant shall be naturalized in the Colony, and shall take the Oath of allegiance to the British Sovereign. Every Immigrant shall reside on the land allotted to him or on such other spot in the neighbourhood as the Colonial Government may permit, and he shall not leave the Province at any time without the leave of the Government first asked and given in writing. In the event of any disobedience of this rule, the transgressor will be subjected to a fine of £ which amount he binds himself to pay. The Colonial Government may, if it shall see fit require any man to give a bond or guarantee on this point. The Immigrants will understand that on arriving in the Colony those who may become proprietors of land will enjoy the right to elect Bcprescntatives. In short they will all be become British citizens, and will enjoy the rights, and be subject to the duty of citizens.

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INTRODUCTION OF GERMAN IMMIGRANTS.