OTAGO.

Regulations for Assisted and Nominated Immigration.

No. 6.

G. F. Bowen, Governor.

WHEREAS by “The Immigration and Public Works Act 1870,” it is among other things enacted that the Governor may, at the request of the Superintendent of any Province, from time to time make regulations (as therein mentioned) for the conduct of immigration under the said Act into such Province, and for the nomination of immigrants by persons resident therein, and for the distribution of lands provided by the said Act for immigration purposes, and for the introduction into and settlement in such Province of immigrants, and for selling as special settlements for any such immigrants any lands which he may acquire from any Province under the provisions therein contained, or any lands acquired under “The New Zealand Settlements Act 1863,” or the Acts amending the same, and for laying out and allotting any lands so acquired amongst any such immigrants: And whereas James Macandrew, Esq., the Superintendent of the Province of Otago, hath requested me, Sir George Ferguson Bowen, the Governor of New Zealand, to make regulations under the provisions of the said Act as and in manner hereinafter set forth:

Now therefore I, Sir George Ferguson Bowen, the Governor of New Zealand, by virtue and in exercise of the powers and authorities conferred upon me by the 41st section of “The Immigration and Public Works Act 1870,” and of all other powers and authorities enabling me in that behalf, and in compliance with the request of the said Superintendent, do hereby make the following regulations, that is to say:

Regulations for the Introduction of Assisted Immigrants into the Province of Otago.

Any person residing in Europe desirous of obtaining an assisted passage to the Province of Otago in vessels under contract to proceed to that Province, may receive assistance as follows:-

1. The Government will grant passages on payment to the Agent-General of the Province in London, or to the Agent of the Province in Scotland acting under his direction, before embarkation, of the sum of £5 for each adult of twelve years old and upwards; but where the intending immigrant is unable to pay the £5 above mentioned, the Agent-General or the Agent of the Province in Scotland, acting under his direction, will have power to commute the cash payment into the giving a promissory note for £7 per adult: preference will, however, always be given to those who can pay the largest portion in cash. The promissory notes will be made payable on demand in the form printed below, but unless the immigrant dispute the debt or shall attempt to leave the Province, payment will only be required by such instalments as may be requisite to pay off the whole amount within twelve months after arrival.

   Form of Promissory Note.
   (Stamp.)

   ........
   [Place of making and date.]

   On demand I promise to pay to Her Majesty Queen Victoria, in the Colony of New Zealand, the sum of ........ pounds ........ shillings for value received.

   [Signature of Maker.] A.B.

   Note.—To be stamped and executed according to the English Law.

2. Children between one and twelve years, half-price. Babies under twelve months, free.

3. Assisted passages will be afforded only to persons of the laboring class.

4. No person will be allowed any assistance unless he or she shall have been approved by the Agent-General in London, or by the agent of the Province in Scotland acting under his direction.

5. No person above the age of 50 years, unless a member of a large family, will be allowed assistance.

6. All persons receiving assistance must be of sound mind, good health, and good character.

7. Free passages will be provided for single women accustomed to domestic service who can bring satisfactory proof of good character, and who are between the ages of 15 and 35.

8. In certain other cases, with a view to the introduction of skilled labor in connection with capital for the establishment of woolen, linen, paper, or other manufactures, free passages will be given, of conditions of which the Agent-General in London will from time to time be advised.

Regulations for the Introduction of Immigrants into the Province of Otago on the Nomination of Persons Resident Therein.

1. Persons residing within the Province may obtain orders for passages from the United Kingdom to Otago for their friends or relatives on payment of £5 per statute adult; children, over one year old, £2 10s., and under one year, free; such payment to be made, accompanied by a written application in the following form, to the Provincial Treasurer, Dunedin; the Receivers of Land Revenue at Invercargill, and of Gold Revenue at Queenstown, Arrowtown, Cromwell, Clyde, Alexandra, Naseby, St. Bathans, Roxburgh, Lawrence, Switzers, Hyde, Macraes; and the Collector of Customs at Oamaru, who will forward the applications from time to time to the Provincial Immigration Office at Dunedin.

2. Form of Application:

   I, the undersigned, hereby apply for a nominated passage to Otago, under the Regulations of 25th August, 1871, for

   Name
   Age
   Calling
   Address in full

   For which I hereby pay the sum of £........, being equal to........ adults, at £5 per adult; and hereby agree to receive the said immigrants immediately on arrival in the Province.

   Dated at ........ this ........ day of ........

   [Signature and address of Applicant.]

3. In the event of any immigrant applied for as aforesaid declining to emigrate, whatever money may have been deposited with the Government will be returned, so soon as the Agent-General of the Colony, or the British Agent of the Province, shall have apprised the Government thereof. In the event, however, of any immigrants applied for as aforesaid accepting the offer of a passage in a particular ship, and failing to present themselves at the time and place appointed for embarkation, the money deposited as aforesaid shall be forfeited.

4. The Agent-General of the Colony or the Agent of the Province in Scotland, acting under his direction, as the case may be, shall have power to refuse passages to any persons nominated as aforesaid, in the event of the physical health or moral character of the person so nominated appearing to him to be objectionable.