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NOTICE. MRS. CARD"faqgsto announce that, having- taken the House and premises lately known as the " Lyttelton Anns,'' ' she is prepared to- accomodate a limited number of gentlemen with Board and Lodging. Norwich Quay, Lyttclton.-Oct. 23,1857. -^ TO THE PUBLIC OF CANTERBURY. HVT. DEBRY begs to .inform tl^em • that he has just received, ex . Gazelle, an assortment of Bell Fittings, and is , now prepared to execute all orders in that branch of his business. 4 AIT orders froiu jthe country will receive prompt attention. London street, . - - Lyttelton, Oct. 22nd, 1857. FOR SALE BY PRIVATE CONTRACT. IYery Superior PIANO , 1 handsome Silver Tea Service 1 doz. each Silver Table, Dessert, and Tea Spoons", and -1- Fish Slice ' P,lated Soup Ladle, Gravy' Spoon, Butter Knife, and Sugar Sifter 1 Shower-Bath 1 Colt (by Shamrock) * ' : 1 Set Tandem Harness 1 Iron Stove , For price and particulars apply to GOULD and MILES. , HIS Honor the Superintendent directs the following Immigration 'Reg'u-; lations to be published for general information. By his Honor's command, . > JOHN OLLIVIER, ' Provincial Secretary. ' Provincial Secretary's Office. Chrisfrhurch, Dec. 21,1857. IMMIGRATION REGULATIONS. : AH persons desirous of obtaining assisted passages 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 be. 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 be made payable on demand, but, unless .the. passenger dispute the debf, 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 persons resident 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 Erdvihcei,to be approved of by the Superintendent as ; sufficient security, to 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 pay 4 ment, as hereinafter provided ; the Bill will be re-transmitted by the Agent to the Colony i and must be paid immediately on presentation. - ' 3, Assisted passages will be 1 afforded only to hondjide labouring men, mechanics, 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 ihe passage^ money in the;manner above, provided, i A. No person will be allowed any assisti ance 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 theage of 50, unless a membev i of a large family ;■; and no. person above 6Q ' years,, under any, circumstances, will be| I allowed assistance. ", - j * 5. When bills are tendered in paymen^ as cash in England, the amount of assistance > given by the Government will be one-half j! of the amount of ■■'■Bills'; Persons therefore wishing to giye their friends in England the utmost amount of assistance must give bills ■ for two-thirds of 'the whole amount of the passage money. . i 6. The Provincial Government are un 4 able at present to stale what the rate of n passage.moaey to, tKe Colony will be fixed i '* but all bills will he prepared' on the suppo-l sition that it will amount to £20, should it M be less, a proportional part of 'Ih'e'bills will '^ be remitted at the time of re-payment./ * II 7. , Applications "for assifttpd passages will \ be received at the? Secretary's Offi.ce,'"inj j Christchurch, andj;bt the'Reftidejiit Magis-i I trate's Office, in Lyttelton. ' rj ; QEVERA.L TONS - r-SHBBPWASH I -'O •-■'■ -'T08A..000. r! • ■■■'■ ■ ■ " , f. 'W.WILSON.

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Lyttelton Times, Volume IX, Issue 539, 2 January 1858, Page 2

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