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Tuapeka Times, Volume III, Issue 169, 4 May 1871, Page 4

ELECTION OF DELEGATE FOR MINING} CONFERENCE, TEVIQT GOLDFIELD, mHE 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' Eights 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. Ths Ot;igo 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' Eights only, on or before Monday, May 1, in writing, 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 Roxburgh. We hereby nominate (insert name in full) as a Mining Delegate, to represent the District of Proposer. No. of Miner's Eight. Date of Do. Where issued. Seconder. No. of Miner's Bight Date of Ho. Where issued. 3. If 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 largflst number of votes may b e polled will be declared elected. 4. Every voter must produce his current Miners' Right or B.usiness License, dated on or before Ist January, 1871; and the Returning Officer shall stamp or write across every Miners' Right and Business License so prqduced, 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 Miners' Right of the voter to be produced by the persons entrusted with the voting paper. FOR M. Place and date. To the Warden at Roxburgh. I desire to record nvv vote for (insert name in full.) (Signiture in full of voter. ) Teviot R<Sxhurglh Roxburgh, Alexandra At 4t y p.m. on the day of nomination, the Warden qr Clerk officiating will publicly notify the name of the person er .persons who- may have been nominated. The poll will be taken at the "Courthouse in each place ; or, if there be no Courthouse, then in such other building as tfye Warden of the district may direct C. E. HAUGHTON, Sepretary for Land aud Works. I Ponedin, .18th April, 1871 .