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expenditure, and assure your Honor that in the unpleasant task of making these reductions your Government shall receive every assistance from the Council consistent with the efficiency of the service, and justice to the Government servants and employees. We earnestly hope that the Representation of this Province in the Colonial Assembly will aid your Honor’s exertions in obtaining a diminution of the General Government charges upon our Provincial Revenue.

6. With regard to the land question, we shall endeavor that our recommendations shall be so unanimous as to secure their being given effect to by the Colonial Legislature, for we agree with your Honor in thinking that unanimity will greatly help the Province to secure that desirable object.

7. We learn with satisfaction that a Bill will be submitted with a view to the consolidation of the Road Districts, and the conferring of more extended powers; and we beg to assure your Honor that the matter will receive our very favourable consideration.

8. The other important subjects referred to by your Honor shall receive our earliest attention.

9. We agree as to the desirability of making immediate application for the proportion due to this Province of the £300,000 allocated to the Gold Fields, and will assist your Honor in any endeavors you may think it advisable to make to obtain an increase of the moneys to be allocated for the furtherance of that most valuable of our industries; and we are most happy to see that your Honor has recognised the desirability of calling to the Executive Council a member who shall be specially charged with the care of the interests of our Gold Fields.

10. Agreeing as we do, with much, that your Honor has recommended for our consideration, we beg to assure your Honor, that upon all those subjects above noticed, this Council will use every endeavor to aid and assist your Honor in carrying out such measures as are calculated to advance the interests of the Province.

11. Whilst we are glad to be so heartily able to concur with your Honor’s views in those matters, we at the same time regret that your Honor’s advisers have failed to perceive that the “Hundreds Regulation Act 1869” and the “Hundreds Regulation Act Amendment Act 1870” are injurious to the interests of this Province and ought to be repealed; and this Council begs to assure your Honor, that no Ministry will be satisfactory to the country, or command the confidence of this Council, who will not at once on entering office take steps to obtain the unconditional repeal of those statutes.

ABSTRACT FROM PREVIOUS GAZETTES

Of Impounding Notices:—

9th June, Friday noon, a Cow, a Calf, and Heifer will be sold at Hawkesbury Pound.

16th June, Friday noon, a Gelding will be sold at Leaning Rock Pound.

16th June, Friday noon, two Heifers and a Steer will be sold at Hawksbury Pound.

16th June, Friday noon, two Colts and two Fillies will be sold at Waitahuna Pound.

16th June, Friday noon, a black Mare will be sold at Balclutha Pound.

16th June, Friday noon, a Steer will be sold at Caversham Pound.

DEBORAH BAY ROAD DISTRICT.— Tenders

will be received by the undersigned till noon on Saturday, 10th June, for the undermentioned works:—

Clearing bush from road line, from junction of Purakanui and Heads roads to Middle road, Lower Harbour West. Also,

Forming about 20 chains of Road No. 3.

Intending contractors, by meeting at the house of the undersigned on Thursday, 8th June, at 9 o’clock a.m., will be shown the work. Particulars at same place.— Geo. C. Hitchcock, Clerk, Deborah Bay District Road Board. Port Chalmers, 20th May, 1871.

HARLINGTON ROAD DISTRICT.— Tenders

will be received at Mr. James Wright’s, Mount Pleasant, till Saturday, the 10th June next, at six o’clock p.m., for Clearing Fifty Chains, more or less, of Bush, and Forming and Metalling Five Chains of Road. Intending contractors are requested to meet at Mr. Cameron’s Store, Sawyers’ Bay, on Thursday, the 8th June, when the works will be pointed out. Specifications to be seen at my house.— Joseph Morris, Clerk to Road Board, Harlington. 27th May, 1871.

WASTE LAND BOARD ADVERTISEMENTS.

LAND OPEN FOR SALE on 22nd February, 1871.

See Gazette of 23rd February, 1871, which may be had at the various Survey and Police Stations throughout the Province; and at the Land Offices, Dunedin and Invercargill.

NOTICE

is hereby given that Section 27, Block II, Dunedin East Taieri district, containing 86a 3r 11p, will be offered for sale by public auction, at the Land Office, Dunedin, on Monday, the 3rd day of July next, at 12 o’clock noon, at the upset price of 10s. per acre.

Immediately after, Section 52, Block I, containing 17 acres, Otokia, will be offered at the upset price of 21s. per acre; and Section 20, Block IX., containing 153a 3r 33p, Otepopo District, will be open for application on and after that date, at the upset price of £1 per acre.

ELECTION OF ROAD BOARDS.

Notice is hereby given that in pursuance of the “Otago Roads Ordinance 1863,” the annual meetings of persons liable to be rated are hereby appointed to be held at the times and places within the several Districts aftermentioned, for the purpose of electing qualified persons to serve as members of the several Local Boards for the ensuing year.