BANNOCKBURN.

Cromwell Argus, Volume V, Issue 214, 16 December 1873, Page 5

BANNOCKBURN.

(from our own correspondent.) December 15, 1873. A public meeting was held in the schoolhouse here on Saturday evening for the purpose of taking into consideration the reduction in the price of gold, and of entertaining suggestions as to the most practicable mode of effecting a counter-combination. Mr J. Grombie was voted to the chair, and Mr J. Berry was appointed secretary for the purposes of the meeting. A lengthy discussion of a very discursive nature took place, after which the following resolutions were put to the meeting, and unanimously carried : Proposed by Mr Behrens, seconded by Mr Hazlett: " That this district cannot afford to lose one shilling per ounce on the gold, and the miners would urge upon the General Government the necessity of having an assayoffice in Dimedin, for the purpose of securing i the standard value of the gold. That a reJ spectful petition to this end be drawn up, I and sent round for signature, and placed in the hands of the Gold-fields Secretary for ! transmission to the General Government." Proposed by Mr Bumphrey, seconded by Mr Smiddy : " That the miners in this district sell their gold to the Bank of New Zealand." Proposed by Mi Hazlett, seconded by Mr Humphrey : "That the minutes of this meeting be handed over to the Committee of the Miners' Association, with a request that they be forwarded to the Otago Miners' Executive at an early date." Progression is the order of the day with us of the Bannockburn. A handsome building is being erected for a schoolmaster's residence, which will add somewhat to the digI nity of the district. I see the annual statutory meetings take place at an early date, and I sincerely trust we shall give no such occa- ! sion for the accusation of carelessness in the ! matter as some of our gold-fields townships | have given.