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IN THE EIGHTEENTH YEAR OF THE REIGN OF HER MAJESTY
QUEEN VICTORIA.

SESSION II., No. 1.

AN ORDINANCE
TO APPROPRIATE MONEY TO THE PROMOTION OF IMMIGRATION
INTO THE PROVINCE OF NEW PLYMOUTH.

Analysis.

1. A certain sum to be applied to the promotion of Immigration into the Province of New Plymouth.
2. Superintendent may contract with Agents for Expenditure of Grant.

AN ORDINANCE to appropriate money to the promotion of Immigration into the Province of New Plymouth.

Whereas it is expedient to make provision for the promotion of Immigration into the Province of New Plymouth,

Be it therefore enacted by the Superintendent of the Province of New Plymouth, with the Advice and Consent of the Provincial Council thereof, as follows :—

1. For the promotion of Immigration into the said Province there may be issued and applied out of the General Revenue of the said Province the sum of Five Hundred Pounds.

2. For the purposes of this Ordinance the Superintendent may contract with any person undertaking to introduce Immigrants for the payment, out of the said sum of Five Hundred Pounds, of a stipulated sum for every Immigrant landed in the Province pursuant to such contract.

Passed the Provincial Council the eleventh day of October, one thousand eight hundred and fifty four.

Assented to on behalf of the Governor the twelfth day of October one thousand eight hundred and fifty four.

I. NEWTON WATT,
Speaker.

CHARLES BROWN,
Superintendent.

IN exercise of the Power for this purpose in me vested by an Ordinance of the Superintendent and Provincial Council of New Plymouth, passed in the first Session of the said Council, intituled "An Ordinance to regulate the expenditure of money applicable to the promotion of Immigration" I notify that the subjoined Regulations having been submitted to and approved of by the said Provincial Council, are and shall be in force for the purposes of the said Ordinance.

Given under my hand, at New Plymouth, this twelfth day of October, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-four.

CHARLES BROWN,
Superintendent.

REGULATIONS for the expenditure of money applicable to Immigration from Melbourne in the Colony of Victoria.

1. The Superintendent shall appoint an Agent to select the Immigrants, and it shall be an instruction to the Agent that he shall not offer a passage to any person known to be under any engagement to the Colonial Government or Private Individuals in Victoria.

2. The Immigrants shall be landed at not exceeding the rate of Ten pounds for each adult.

3. Children shall be taken as fractions of Adults on the scale in the Passenger Act.

4. Repayment of the Passage money to be secured by Promissory note signed by the Immigrant, (or head of a family where there are Women and minors) payable on demand, and of which payment will be required by two Instalments at twelve and twenty-four months respectively after arrival in the Province, except in case of the immigrant leaving the Province, when immediate repayment will be required.

5. Subject to these regulations the Superintendent may instruct any agent appointed as aforesaid respecting the age, sex, and calling of the Immigrants to be selected, and otherwise as to the mode in which the fund is to be applied by him.

Printed by G. W. WOON for the Provincial Government.