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The following extracts from the “Otago Roads Ordinance 1871” respecting nominations of candidates are published for general information:—

“Section 98. *

• every candidate shall be proposed by an elector duly qualified to vote at the election and seconded by another elector so qualified; and, if there be no more candidates proposed and seconded than the number of members then to be elected the returning officer shall declare such candidates to be duly elected.

Section 99. In the event of there being more candidates proposed and seconded than the number to be elected the returning officer shall call for a show of hands separately in favor of each candidate and after such show shall declare the persons in whose favor the show of hands shall appear to have been and if thereupon a poll be not demanded by one of the candidates or by not less than two electors the returning officer shall declare such persons to be duly elected.”

HIS Honor the Deputy-Superintendent directs it to be notified that he has appointed

Mr. MARK DALE

to be an Honorary Sheep Inspector

W. H. CUTTEN,
Acting Provincial Secretary.

30th July, 1872.

HIS Honor the Deputy-Superintendent directs it to be notified that he has appointed

Mr. JOHN PATTERSON
Mr. WILLIAM WHITE
Mr. WILLIAM PRICE
Mr. JAMES W. KING
Mr. GEORGE S. NIVEN, Senr.

to be Managers of the Taieri Cemetery Reserve.

W. H. CUTTEN,
Acting Provincial Secretary.

30th July, 1872.

Gold Fields Office,
Dunedin, 30th July, 1872.

NOTICE is hereby given that the Agricultural Lease issued in favor of James and William Cameron, for section 1, block XI, Waitahuna West, has been cancelled on the application of the Lessees, and the ground is now open for occupation under the Agricultural Lease Regulations.

JAMES SHAND,
Acting Provincial Gold Fields Secretary.

Gold Fields Office,
Dunedin, 30th July, 1872.

NOTICE is hereby given that the Mining Leases issued in favor of the undermentioned Companies have been cancelled, and the ground is now open for occupation by holders of Miners’ Rights:—

Aurora Quartz Mining Company, section 37, Wakefield district.
Alta Quartz Mining Company, section 8, Wakefield district.

JAMES SHAND,
Acting Provincial Gold Fields Secretary.

BONUS FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A WOOL-PACK AND SACK MANUFACTORY IN OTAGO.

THE Provincial Government being desirous of encouraging the manufacture of Wool-packs and Sacks, is prepared to receive offers from parties willing to embark in the enterprise, and is further prepared to pay a bonus of £1000 as under:—

On the erection of buildings and machinery to the value of at least £2000—£500.

On the production of Sacks or Wool-packs to a value of not less than £500—£250.

On the production of a further quantity of Sacks or Wool-packs to the value of not less than £1000—£250.

The cloth in each case to be produced by machinery permanently established in the Province, and to be manufactured either wholly or to a large extent from Phormium Tenax, or other indigenous plants, or from other material grown in the Province.

Offers will be received at the Provincial Government Offices, Dunedin, until the 10th of October, 1872, and should state the estimated cost and productive power of the machinery proposed to be erected, the date on which the same will be in operation, and that the parties are prepared to be bound in the sum of £1000 to produce sacks and wool-packs to the value of £1500 within three years from the date on which their offer is accepted.

The Government does not bind itself to accept any offer.

BONUS FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A GLASS BOTTLE MANUFACTORY.

THE Provincial Government being desirous of encouraging the manufacture of Glass Bottles in Otago, is prepared to receive offers from parties willing to embark in the enterprise, and is further prepared to pay a bonus of £300, as under:—

On the erection of building and plant, of a value of not less than £600—£100.

On production of 100 gross of bottles—£100.

On production of a further quantity of 200 gross—£100.

Offers will be received at the Provincial Government Offices, Dunedin, and should state the estimated cost and productive power of the machinery proposed to be erected, the date on which the same will be in operation, and that the parties are prepared to be bound in the sum of £250 to produce 500 gross of Bottles within two years from the date on which the tender is accepted.

The Government does not bind itself to accept any offer.

BONUS FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A PAPER MANUFACTORY.

THE Provincial Government being desirous of promoting the introduction and establishment of a Paper Manufactory in Otago, is prepared to receive offers from parties willing to embark in the enterprise; and is further prepared to pay a bonus of £1500 as under—such bonus to be in addition to a bonus of £2,500 offered by the General Government for the first 100 tons of printing paper produced by machinery permanently established and working in the Colony:—

On the erection of machinery of a value of not less than £3,000—£750.

On production of 20 tons of paper, of a value not less than £500—£375.

On production of a further quantity of 30 tons, of a value not less than £750—£375.

The paper to be produced by machinery permanently established and working in the Province.

Offers will be received at the Provincial Government Offices, Dunedin, until the 10th of July, 1872, and should state the estimated cost and productive power of the machinery proposed to be erected, the date on which the same will be in operation, and that the parties are prepared to be bound in the sum of £1000 to produce 150 tons of paper within three years from the date on which their offer is accepted.

The Government does not bind itself to accept any offer.

ABSTRACT FROM PREVIOUS GAZETTES.

2nd August, Friday noon, a horse will be sold at Palmerston Pound.