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Lyttelton Times, Volume X, Issue 613, 22 September 1858, Page 2

NOTICE. "VTOTICE is hereby given that from JLM and after the Ist day of October next, the Waste Lands Board will sit at the Land Office, at Christchurch, on MONDAY and THURSDAY in each 12 o'clock,, at noon, instead of on Tuesdays and; Fridays ass heretofore. , , JOHN OLLIVIER, Provincial Secretary. Provincial Secretary's Office, Ghristchurch, JaiUS&h, 1858: '. ' '/■< AKAROA. FRENCH MAGAZINE RESERVE. TTIHE Provincial Government are pre--I pared to receive Tenders for the purposee 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 the Provincial /Secretary,} and. must state the amount the applicant is prepared to give for the 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. . j By order of his Honor the Superintendent,, j J. OLLIVIER, | . Provincial Secretary. ; Provincial .'Secretary's Office, Christchurch, Dec. 22nd, 1857. 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. Christchurch, Dec. 21,1857. r '. IMMIGRATION 1 REGULATIONS. All persons desirous of obtaining assisted? passages to the Province of-Canterbury in; vessels under contract with the r 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 debt, or shall i attempt to leave the Province, payment will only be requhed in sumo'of five pounds at a time, at periods of three months, uritil 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 Eng?land, or elsewhere* to obtain assisted passages to the Colony may do so by drawing a Bill to the ; order of the Provincial j Treasurer, accepted by a substantial- householder, also resident in the Province, to be approved of by the Superintendent as s.uffi-^ cient security to the same ; this Bill may; then be transmitted to the person who ■, is ; desirous of emigrating to the, Colony, and,l being by him presented to the Emigration | Agent, will be received in lieu of cash pay-! ment, as hereinafter provided; the Bill will, be re-transmitted by the Agent to the; Colony, and must be paid immediately on! presentation. j 3. Assisted passages will be afforded only to bondjide 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 i the payment of the whole of the passage money in the manner above provided, i 4. No person will be allowed any assistance unless he shall have been approved of; by the Emigration Agent in England. No ' single man above the age of 40 years, noi person above 'the age .of. 50, unless a member of a large family.; and no person above 60 years, .under any circumstances, will be allowed assistance. 5. "Wihen bills are tendered, in payment as cash in England, the amount of assistance given by the Government will be one-half1 [of the amount of Bills. Persons therefore' | wishing to give their friends in England the I utmost amount of assistance must give bills! for two-thirds of the whole amount of the! passage money. j 6; The Provincial Government are un-j able at present to state what the rate ofj passage money to the- Colony will' be fixed; I but all bills will be prepared on the suppo-| sition that it will amount to £20, Bhould it! be less, a proportional.part of the bills will! =be remitted at the time of re-payment. \ 7. Applications for assisted passages will! [be received at the Secretary's Office, in! Ohristchurch, and at the Resident Magis-s trate's Office, in.Lyttelton.