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6oucrnment Notices. Provincial Secretary's Office, Chriatchurch, April 17,1862. HIS HONOR the Superintendent directs it to be notified that, with the advice of the Executive Council, he has adopted kibe following Immigration Regulations, and Tuther directs them to be published for general nformation. T. W. MAUDE, Provincial Secretary. IMMIGKATION REGULATIONS. All persons desirous of obtaining assisted pas mges 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 in cash by the passenger. If there shall beany balance, the Government will advance the sum, taking from tlie passenger promissory notes for the 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 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 person resident in the province desirous of assisting their friends in England or elsewhere to obtain assisted passages to the colony, may do so by paying half the amount of passage nxoney to the Provincial Treasurer, or by drawing a bill to the order oi the Provincial Treasurer to the extent of two-thirds of the passage money, 'Accented by a substantial householder also resilient in the province, to be approved of by J tbie Superintendent as suilicient security for the lamo ; 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 citsh payment, as hereinafter provided ; the Bill will be re-transmitted by the agent, to he colony, and must be paid immediately on presentation. 3. Assisted passages will l>e afforded to bond fide labouring men, mechanics, and female domestic (Kirviuita ; 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 the passage money in tin; manner above provided. 4. No person will be allowed any assistance unless he ohall have been approved of by the Immigration Agent in England. No single man above the age of 40 years ; no person above the »ge of 50, unless a member of a large family ; (lad no person above 00 years, under any circumstances, will bo 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 such 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 rate of passage money, inclusive of incidental expenses to the colony is fixed until further notice, at £17, and all bills will be prepared in accordance with that rate. 7. Applications for assisted passages will be received at the Secretary's Office, in Christolmrch, and at the Resident Magistrate's Office, in Lyttelton. disco vlry of gold] RI3WA 11 D OP £10 00. r J~MIE Provincial Government are pre- *- pared to offer a reward of £1000 for the discovery of v Gold Fiold within the Province of Cuntmbiiry. subject to the following conditions: 1. Tbiifc the locality where gold may be discovered shall bo reasonably accessible from Christchurch. 2. 'J "hut the payment of the said sum of £1000 shall bo subject to the approval of the Provincial Council, and the decision of Mr. Haast, the Provincial Geologist, as to the paying capabilities and the extent of the field. T. W. MAUDE, Provincial Secretary. CIi.JSTCiIUKCIt HOSPITAL"" —o — \ LIBRARY is required for the use i ». of the jxiticnts ; and persons desir6us of giving books an , requested to forward the same to tho Provincial f«eoretary, Ohristchurch, by wL*oiu they will be gladly received. t. w. 'maude. Provincial Secretary. ■'■i."-: 18, 1862. rußLic notTce] —o— Executive Council meets every -*- Tuesday, at 11 o'clock a. m., for the Iransaction of ordinary business, and all matters which persons may desire to bring under its consideration, must be forwarded in writing to th.£ Provincial Secrttary'a Office, on tho Saturday previous to each meeting. T. W. MAUDR, Provincial Sm-etary. Provincial Secretary's Ofiice, Ohristchurch, June 10, 18G2. " NOTICE] THE Provincial Government Offices will be opeu as heretofore on Wednesdays W> the usual hour of business. TIIOS. W. MAUDE, • Provincial Secretary. Provincial Secretary's Office, A>jril'J, 1952.