ST. BATHANS DISTRICT MINERS' ASSOCIATION.

Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume V, Issue 258, 13 February 1874, Page 2

ST. BATHANS DISTRICT MINERS' ASSOCIATION.

Minute's of Committee meeting held'in the office of the United M. and Ei pany, February - 7th, 1874. Messrs Gilmore,3flTade, M'jNamara, Tur-~ ner, --Purton '(Chairman),, -Wood. iEwing, and Smith. r t The'niinutes of Ja-st meeting were read and confirmed.' „ "WATEE POLXPTIOSTv AT MAEEEWHEKTTA. „ ."Letter from Maer.ewhenua Asspciatioh,January 22nd, 1874, forwarding summons and plaint in re Borton, M'Mas- ." ter, and Gardner -v.-. Howe,- Howe, and " ~ Bullen read and considered. "* " Proposed by Mr. Ewing, seconded by Mr. M'jS t amaea lists be opened m aid of defence, Borton. and M'Master v. Howe-and Co:" Carried. • > -

NOTICE OF COiJFEEENCE. Letter from Mr. J., A. Miller, Presir, dent Otago Miners' Association, notice'of' Conference to .be held at Clyde, March 2nd.''' Business": "To permanently"'raiseprice of gold, if possible ; to assist Maerewhenua miners in the Hiver Pollution case petition- for - abolition* gold 'duty and to confer on mining matters in gpneMr. Miller _asked if this Association would' agree to forward reports of meetings to the i? Southern Mercury/, andrecognise circulars" from the Executive of tlic Otago-Miners""Association appearing• in the ' Southern~Mercury as suffici'ent * notice, .and eqiiar"to written communication. "' < J ' » .>. r • ,

GENERAL MEETING-. - * _ Proposed by Mr. Ewing, secondedbyMr*. G-ilmoee—" That a general meeting be called for the 24th rast, to elect delegate for Conference: iiominations of candidates to-be received by Secretary until" evening of the 21st inst., and then posted for general information." Carried. BEPOET OF PROCEEDING'S. \ Proposed by Mr. Purtoit, seconded by Mr. Smith —" That the Secretary forward • a condensed of proceedings for publication inSouthern Mercury,' and that a copy of. that paper be procured and filed for the use of the Association." Carried. _ re CIECFLAB. Proposed by M r. Turner, seconded by Mr. Gilmork—" That the Secretary be instructed to return copy of plaint in -re : Borton . and M'Master v. Ho*re and Co., and suggest that a condetised copy be printed for circulation/' /; Carried. ' OBJECTION TO AGBICTJLTUBAL LEASE. "" The Secret vet informed the Committee that the objections lodged before survey to Handyside and Roberts' application for agricultural lease have been lost in the Warden's Court, and that it will be necessary to reiterate the objections.. 1