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Dunstan Times, Issue 303, 14 February 1868, Page 2

■S o T:ici. TI iHE'Government'cii Otago, recogX nising tlie necessity For a Revision <-f the Goldtields' ißegulations, and being desirous to give miners an opportunity of assisting to frame New Regulations suitable to the advanced condition of gold-mining in. this province, have resolved to appoint a com- • mission for that purpose, and holders of Miners' Rights and Business Licenses are invited tr> select Delegates from among themselves to take part in a CONFERENCE, to be held in Dunedin early in the month of March The Otago Goldfield has therefore been divided into seven districts, from each of which ■ oue Delegate may be elected in accordance with the following regulations:— ..1. Every .Delegate roust be the holder of a current miner's right or business license, issued on or before •the Ist of January, 1868. 2. Nominations of proposed Delegates may be made by holders of miners' rights only, on or before Mon"day, 17 th February, in writing, addressed to "The Warden," and in the following form, which is to be signed by the proposer and seconder. [Place and date.] To' the Warden at We hereby nominate [insert name in full] as a Mining Delegate, to repre sent- the district of Proposer, No. cf Right, date of do., where issued. Seconder, do., do., do : 3 If two or more Delegates are ■nominated ' in any district, a poll will be taken on Monday, 24th February, at the places hereinafter named ; and the person for whom the largest number of votesShmy be polled will be declared elected. 4. Every voter must produce his current miner's right or business license, dated on or before the Ist of January, 18G8, and the officiating Warden or Clerk shall stamp or write across every miner's right or business .icense so produced'the word "voted" and the date. 5. Holder's of minei's' rights who may be working at a greater distance than two miles from the nearest poll-ing-place •taay reeerd their votes in writing, in the following form ; but, in such case, it will be requisite for the miner's right of the voter to be produced by the person entrusted with the voting-paper. To the Warden [Place and Date.] I desire to record my vote for [insert name in full]. [Signature in full of Voter.] G. Voters may record their votes in any District, but for oue candidate only. N.B. The Government are anxious that, wherever practicable, that branch of mining which is predominant in The following are the Districts, Places of 'Nomination, and Pollingplaces:— Wakatip— Qneenstown — Queenstown, Skipper's, Caidrona, Macetown Dunstan—Clyde —Clydt.-, Cromwell, Nevis Teviot Roxburgh Roxburgh, Moa F at, Alexandra. Tuapeka Lawrence Lawrence, Waitahuna, Waipor. Taier:—Naseby—Naseby,Hamilton, Hyde, M'Crae's Manuherikia Black's No. 1 Blek's No. 1, Drylread, Dunstan Creek. Mataura Switzer's Switser's, Nokomai. At 4 p.m. on the day of nomination the Warden or Clerk officiating will publicly notify the name of the person or persons who may have been neininated. The poll will be taken at the Courthouse in each place; or, if there be no Court-house, then in such other building as'the Warden of the district may direct. GEORGE DUNCAN, Secretary for-Public Works. Dunedin, Jan. 31, ISGB. CHIEF POST-OrriCE, DUNEDIN, February 8, 1868. ill be received at the ce, Clyde, up till noon of the 25th inst., for certain PA'NT WORK, alto for the Erection of an > additional jApartmett to that office. For particulars apply to the PostAECH. PARR,