Immigration Office, Wellington, Ist Jan. 1858. SETTLERS desirous of obtaining passages for their Relatives or Friends, from Great Britain to Wellington, are requested to make application in writing to this office, particularising the names, probable ages, and place of residence of the proposed emigrants, accompanied by Promissory Notes duly signed by the applicant and his surety, and calculated after the rate mentioned in Regulation 6. Regulations. 1. Repayment of the Passage Money to be secured by Promissory Note, signed by the applicant, and one other party approved by Government, payable on demand. Although taken oa demand, payment will only be required by reasonable instalments, except in case of applicant or surety leaving the colony, when immediate payment will be required, or provision must be made for the same. 2. As a further security, and to protect the parties on whose application the Emigrant is brought out, the Emigrant himself, (or head of a family where there are women and children) will before embarking, be required to give Promissory Notes, payable on demand, which will be forwarded to the Local Government. 3. In case of any Emigrant applied for, accepting the offer of a Passage but not presenting himself for embarkation at the time and place appointed by the Shipping Agents in England, and so being left behind, one hall* of the passage money will be forfeited, and must be paid to the Provincial Government on demand, by the Applicants in the Colony, for which the first-mentioned Promissory Notes will be a security. 4. An allowance, according to Act of Parliament, will be made by the Shipping Agents in London, in case of the Ships not sailing to the day. 5. Emigrants and their personal baggage will be landed at Wellington free of expense. 6. Hate of Passage Money. Statute Adults, ( comprising all persons from 12 years of age and upwards) not more than £20 per head. Between 1 and 12, not more than £10 per head. Under 1 year, no charge. 7. Personal baggage in the followinS proportions. Adults 5 ton. Not adults, but above 1 year old \ ton. 8. All ships employed in this service being under the provisions of the "Passenger Act," every means will be used to secure the comfort and welfare of the Passengers. JOHN KNOWLES, Immigration Clerk. Form of Promissory Note To be filled up and signed by applicant and his surety, who must be a house-holder. His promissory note must not be for more than £20 — thus if the cost of passage amounts to £70, three Promissory Notes for £20 each and one for £10 nmst be taken. 1858. & * On Demand, We, the undersigned jointly and severally promise to pay to the Provincial Treasurer of the Province of Wellington, or his order, the sum of * Pounds Sterling, value received. *Insert here £10 or £20 as the case may be. Sig. of Applicant Sign, of Surety FRUIT TREES. THE UNDERSIGNED is prepared to receive orders for choice young Apple, Pear, Plumb, and Cherry trees, the produce of the well known orchard of Mr. Uren, Poverty Bay, to be delivered here about May or June next. The Apple trees are in great variety, composing French Crabb, Newton Pippin, Ripstone Pippin, Brabant Belfloa, Nonpareil, Renettde Canade, Russell late, Norland Green, Red Quarantine, White Astracan, Red Streake early, Male Carl. The quality of the Poverty Bay fruit is too well known to need comment. Orders should be given early. Price 2s. and 3s. each. JOHN ALEXANDER SMITH. Feb. 10th 1858.
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Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume 1, Issue 32, 1 May 1858, Page 4
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