ELECTION OF DELEGATE FOR MINING CONFERENCE. TUAPEKA GOLDFIELD. j rpilE Government of Otago being aware that it is proposed by the Colonial Executive to introduce, during the ensuing Session of the General Assembly, a Bill to consolidate and amend the several Acts relating to the administration of the Goldfields ; and, being desirous of affording the Miners an opportunity of expressing their opinions in a most direct manner upon the legislation necessary in their interest, and, further, of suggesting such alteration of the Regulations as may be suitable to the advanced condition of gold mining in the Province, have resolved to appoint a Commission for that purpose ; and holders of Miners' Rights and Business Licenses are invited to select delegates from amongst themselves to take part in a Conference, to be held in Dunedin early in the month of May. The Otago Goldfield has therefore been divided into six districts, from each of which one delegate may be elected, in accordance with the following Regulations :—: — 1. Every Delegate must be the holder of a current Miners' Right or Business License, issued on or before the Ist of January, 1871. 2. Nominations of proposed Delegates may be made by holders of Miners' Rights only, on or before Monday, May 1, addressed to " The Warden," and in the following form, which is to be signed by the proposer and seconder : — FORM. Place and date. To the Warden at Lawrence. We hereby nominate (insert name in full) as a Mining Delegate, to represent the district of Proposer. No. of Miners' Right, Date of do. Wliere issued. Seconder. No. of Miners' Eight. Date of Do. Where issued. 3. Tf two or more Delegates are nominated for any District, a poll by open voting will be taken on Thursday, May 4th, at the place hereinafter named ; and the person for whom the largest number of votes may be polled will be declared elected. 4. Every voter must produce his current Miners' Right or Business License, dated on or before Ist January, 1871 ; and the Returning Officer shall stamp or write across every Miner's Right or Business License so produced, the word " Voted " and the" date. 5. Holders of Miners' Rights may record their votes in writing in the following form ; but in such case it will be requisite for the Minors' Right of the voter to be produced by the person entrusted with the voting paper. FORM. Place and date. To the Warden at Lawrence. I desire to record my vote for (insert 'name in full.) (Signature in full of voter.) DISTKICX. n^nltiL. IN G PLACES. Tuapeka Blue Spur Lawrence, Waitahuna, Blue Spur, Waipori 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 no minted. The poll will be taken at the Courthouse in each place ; or, if there be no Courthouse, then in such other building as the Warden of the district may direct. C. E. HAUGHTON, Secretary for Land and Works. Dunedin, 18th April, 1871.
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Tuapeka Times, Volume III, Issue 168, 27 April 1871, Page 4
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