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Lyttelton Times, Volume X, Issue 599, 31 July 1858, Page 2

NOTICE. NOTICE is hereby given that from and after the Ist day of October next, the Waste Lands Board will sit at the Land Office, at Christchurchi on MONDAY andTHURSDAYineach week/at 12 o'clock, at noon, instead of on Tuesdays and Fridays as heretofore. JOHN OLLIVIER, ; Provincial Secretary. Provincial Secretary's Office, Christchurch, Jan. 20th, 1858. AKAROA. FRENCH MAGAZINE RESERVE. THE Provincial Government. are prepared to receive Tenders for the pur- _ posee of "The French Magazine' Reserve," ' situate in Lavand Street, Akaroa, and the buildings thereon. The area of the Reserve is Oa. lr. 12p. or thereabouts, and .the buildings are constructed of substantial materials. / All tenders must be in writing, addressed to I the Provincial Secretary,.and.-must state the j amount the:applicantis prepared to give for the I property. If the sum offered in any tender be deemed sufficient by the Government, the premises will be put up to auction, pursuant to the Ordinance. Two months notice of the time and place of sale will be given. By order of his Honor the Superintendent, J. OLLIVIER, j • Provincial Secretary. Provincial Secretary's Office, Christchurch, "Dec. 22nd, ,1857. ITTIS Honor the Superintendent directsJL the following Immigration Regu-; lations to be published for general information. By his Honor's command, JOHN OLLIVIER, . - Provincial Secretary. Provincial Secretary's Office. Christchurch, Dec. 21,1857. IMMIGRATION REGULATIONS. -All 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 tothe 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 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 Province, 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 payi ment, as hereinafter provided ; the Bill will be re-transmitted by the Agent to the Colony, and must be paid immediately oh presentation. 3. Assisted passages will be afforded only to bond fide 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 the passage money in the manner above provided, 4. No person will >» Mjived any assistance unless he shall ha y oeen approved of by the. Emigration Agent in England. Np'; single man above the age of 40 years, no i person above the age of 50, unless a member of a large fa^i'^ ..ad no person above 60 years, under any circumstances, will be allowed assistance . 5. When bills are tendered in paymerit ! as cash in England, the amount of assistance I given by the Government will be one-half j of (lie amount of Bills. Persons therefore I 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 übable at present to stale what the rate of passage money to the Colony will be fixed; but all bills will be prepared on tlie 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 passagesSyjill\" be received at the Secretary's 'Office|"m Christchurch, and at the Resident Magistrate's Office, in Lyttelton. *|