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Lyttelton Times, Volume XVII, Issue 977, 22 March 1862, Page 7

PROVINCIAL SECRETARY'S OFFICE, : ChristclVurcl^ Jan. 18,1861. HIS HONQRi the; Superintendent directs it to be notified that, with the advice o f the Executive Council, he has adopted tho following Immigration' Regulations, and further, directs them to be published for general inf'oruiatlo"' T, W. MAUDPJ, Provincial Secretary IMMIGRATION REGULATIONS. All persons desirous of.obtaining assisted passages to the Province of Canterbury, in vessels under contract with tho 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 passen?;r dispute the debt, or shall attempt to leave the rovincei payment will oily 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 alter 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^y a substantial householder, also resident in the Province, to be approved of by the Superintendent as sufficient security: for the same; this Bill may then, be transmitted to the person who is desirous of emigrating to the Colony, and being by iMmi presented to.the Emigration Agent, will be received in lieu of cash, payment, as hereinafter provided'; the Bill will be re-transmitted by the Agent, to the Colony, and must be paid immediately on preseiitation. 3. Assisted passages will be afforded only to bond ;Me 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 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; no 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. When Bills are tendered in payment as cash iv 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 bill* for two thirds of the whole amount of the passagecinoney: 6. The rate of passage money, inclosive of incidental expenses, to the colony is fixed until further notice, at £17, and airbills will be prepared in accordance with that rate. 7. Applications for assisted passages will be received at the Secretary's Office, in Christchurch, and at the Resident Magistrate's Office, in Lyttelton. 153 DISCOVERY OF GOLD! REW AKD 0 F £100 0. THE Provincial''GoYejiimejat are prepared to offer a reward of £1000 ibr the discovery of a Gold Field within the Province of Canterbury, subject to the following conditions:— 1. That the locality where gold may be discovered shall be reasonably accessible from Christchurch. ; . : ' 2. That the payment of the said sum of £1000 shall be'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. THOS. W.MAUDE, 154 Provincial Secretary. SOUTHERN DISTRICT. NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS. THE Provincial Government will be prepared on Tuesday, March 25th, to receive Tenders for the following Works :-—. , Forming and metalling the road across the Wash Dyke fiat, Timaru. Lengthening the bridge and widening the approaches on the north bank of the Rangitata. Specifications of the above works may be seen on and after, Monday, March 10, at the Office of Public Works, Christchurch, or at the Land Office, Timaru. Tenders to be sent into the Provincial Secretary's Office, Christchurch, on or before noon on Tuesday, March 25th. The Government will not be bound to accept the lowest or any tender. THOS. WM. MAUDE, Provincial Secretary. Provincial Secretary's Office, Christchnrch, Feb. 14,1862. 838 NOTICE. HURONUI SHEEP YARD. THE Provincial Government are prepared to receive tenders for the, erection of a sheep yard on the northern foink' of the- Hurunui, opposite i Hastie's Accommodation "House. The yard to be capable of holding not less than 500 sheep, and to contain one small yard for drafting. . O " ; Parties tendering must forward a plan of the yard, together with a specification of the material with which they propone to erect it, and an estimate of cost, .^u'utit-.'.'i; J-j ■- The Government will hot "necessarily accept any tender.-' ■' - ■"■■' :/■• ' ■ ':/ - ; '''' '■■'■■■■' ': ' Tenders to be sent into the Provincial Secretary's Office, addressed to the Inspector Of Sheep, on or before Monday, the 31st day of March, 1862. THOS. WM. MAUDE, Profincial Secretary. Feb. 21,1862. 938 "" PUBLIC NOTICE. Tj^ROM and after the Ist day of December, 1861, •*• all parties holding Leases of the Canterbury Associations Reserves being in arrearof rent for the same or who have not complied with the conditions of their respective leases will be forthwith served with a writ of ejectment. By order of His Honor the Superintendent. T. W. MAUDE, 157 Provincial Secretary. PUBLIC NOTICE. Provincial Secretary's Office, _ Christchurch, March 11,1862. jVTOTICE is hereby given, that the arrange■Li ment between tne Provincial Government and Mr White, of Kaiapoi, for freeing the bridge across the Wairaakariri to passenger traffic, W»H cease on and after the Ist'of April' next. . • T. W. MAUDE, i 103; Provincial Secretary. _ PUBLIC NOTICE. 'PXIE public are informed that for the future ~L the address of the Emigration Agent ln England is JOHN MARSHMAN, 16, Charing Cross, . . 160 s London.