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 machinery proposed to be erected, the estimated cost and productive power of the same, the date on which it will be in operation, and that the parties are prepared to be bound in the sum of £1000 to produce sacks and woolpacks 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 £500—£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 of the works 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.

FIRST MEETING OF THE ROAD BOARDS.

The following section of the “Otago Roads Ordinance 1871” is published for the information of newly-elected Road Boards:—

“34. The Board of every district constituted or proclaimed under the provisions of this Ordinance shall hold their first meeting on the third Wednesday after the first election or appointment of members of the Board or as soon after such respective periods as conveniently may be at the hour of twelve o’clock at noon and shall proceed to put this Ordinance into execution.”

The members of each Board shall themselves fix the place of meeting.

W. A. Tonrae,
Deputy Superintendent.
Superintendent’s Office,
Dunedin, 12th August, 1872.

Invercargill, 6th September, 1872.

SIR,—I have the honor to state that the following gentlemen have been duly returned as members of the subdivisions of the Oreti Road Board:—

Holconui Subdivision
Cuthbert Cowan, Esq. ... 26th August

Waiau Subdivision
Archd. Campbell, Esq.
George M. Bell, Esq. ... 27th August
Alexander M’Intosh

Clark, Esq.
John Morrison, Esq.
George Brown, Esq.

Elected by nomination on the 26th and 27th August.

I have the honor to be, Sir,
Your obedient and humble servant,
D. L. Lawler,
Returning Officer.

To His Honor the Superintendent, Otago.

Invercargill, Sept. 10, 1872.

SIR,—I have the honor to report that the undermentioned gentlemen have been duly elected, in terms of the Otago Roads Ordinance 1871, and Amendment Ordinance 1872, to serve for the three subdivisions of the Makarewa Road District:—

Waikivi Subdivision
Duncan M’Arthur
Kenneth M’Ivor
Andrew Toshack

Wallacetown Subdivision
Thomas Trumble
James Blakie
Alexander Hamilton

Winton Subdivision
Mathew Bennett
Thomas M’Lea
Malcolm M’Conachie

Lewis Longuet,
Returning Officer.

To A. Willis, Esq.,
Provincial Secretary, Dunedin.

Invercargill, 2nd Sept., 1872.

SIR,—I have the honor to report that the election of members for the undermentioned Road Districts have been duly held by me in accordance with the Otago Roads Ordinance 1871, and the Amendment Ordinance 1872, and resulted as follows, viz.:—

Oteramika District

Lothian Subdivision
Thomas Brydon
Wm. Dawson, jun.
Andrew Riddell

Lyndhurst District

Waimumu Subdivision
Thomas M’Gibbon
John Elliott
Thomas Brydon

Mabel Subdivision
W. D. Bassett
James Allan
Alexander M’Donald

A poll was demanded for the Subdivision of One-Tree Point, District of Oteramika, and the Subdivision of Myross, District of Lindhurst, which I appointed to take place—for the former Subdivision on Tuesday, 10th inst., and the latter on Thursday, 12th inst.

I have the honor to be, Sir,
Your most obedient servant,
F. Nutver,
Returning Officer.

His Honor the Superintendent, Otago.

WAITAKI DISTRICT ROAD BOARD.

The undermentioned persons have been duly elected under the “Otago Roads Ordinance 1871,” and the “Otago Roads Ordinance Amendment Ordinance 1872,” as members of the Waitaki District Road Board for the several subdivisions following:—

Subdivision of Weymouth
Thomas Duncan
Thomas Westlake
Herbert Honour

Subdivision of Papakaio
Robert Stewart
John Johnston
Donald Borrie

Subdivision of Landon
John Ferguson Fulton
John Thomas Evans
William Young

T. W. Parker,
Returning Officer.

9th September, 1872.

Invercargill, 13th September, 1872.

SIR,—I have the honor to report that the election of members for the undermentioned subdivisions of Road Districts have been duly held by me in accordance with the Otago Roads Ordinance 1871 and the Amendment Ordinance 1872...