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Sub-Enclosure to Enclosure 1. To Her Most Gracious Majesty, Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and |Ireland and the Dependencies thereof, Empress of India, &c. Mat it please Your Majesty,— The humble petition of the undersigned members of the Otago Convention, in meeting assembled, showeth, — 1. That a Convention of Members of the House of Eepresentatives for Otago, of Members of the Provincial Council of Otago, of Mayors of Incorporated Towns, Chairmen of Road Boards, and Chairmen of School Committees, was held on the Bth and 9th days of November, 187G, and there attended — Armstrong, J. P., Mount Ida. McWilliam, Thomas, "VVinton. Andrew, David, Suburban. McLeod, Donald, Winton. Andrew, John, Mosgiel. McGregor, Duncan, Anderson's Bay. Barrowman, J., South Dunedin. Park, Walter, Blueskin. Bower, David, Stoney Creek. Paterson, James, South Molyneux. Blacklock, Thomas, Clinton. Boss, John, Maungatua. Brash, William, Saddle Hill. Rutherford, Robert, Caversham. Browne, G. F. C, Waitahuna. Reeves, C. S., Dunedin. Church, Robert, Maori Hill. Raynbird, Robert, North-East Harbour. Calder, Hugh, Caversham. Seaton, James, Caversham. Cullen, James, Brighton. Stewart, Alexander, High Clifi'e. Cameron, Archibald, Forest Hill. Thomson, James W., Clutha. Cunningham, Peter, Tokomairiro. TJ'Ren, D., Kensington. Daniel, T., Riverton. ' Williamson, W., Kyeburn. Dawson. George, Woodlands. Fleming, Alexander, Otakia. Dyer, W. F., Wilton. Green, James, Blueskin. Anderson, Adam, Otepopo. Glover, J. A., Palmerston. Anderson, James, Mornington. Grey, John G., Waihola Gorge. Attwood, John, Tois Tois. Hodgkinson, Samuel, Riverton. Brown, J. C, Tuapeka. Home, Robert, Purakanui. Burns, A. J. Rosyln. Howorth, Thomas, Walton Park. Bruce, John, Brighton. Hislop, Thomas W., Waitaki. Begg, A. C, Kaikorai. Johnston, Thomas, Kaitangata. Clark, H, Matau. Lumsden, James, Lower Mataura. Christie, William, Clutha. Larnach, W. J. M., Dunedin. Cameron, Duncan, Pine Hill. Martin, William, Fairfield. Calder, George, North-East Valley. Mercer, Andrew, Owake. Coneik, Nicholas, Portobello. Murray, R. S., Shag Valley. De Lautour, C. A., Mount Ida. Melville, Andrew, Port Molyneux. Davie, J., Dunedin. Morrison, W. D., Clarke's Flat. Duff, William, Waipora. Miller, Walter, Mount Stuart. Eagerty, J. J., Green Island. Mason, Peter, Balclutha. Fleming, J. S., Balclutha. Manders, Henry, Wakatipu. Gillies, J. S., Milton. Mackay, James, Waihola. Green, Isaac, North-East Valley. McKenzie, J., Waihemo. Grant, William, South Bridge. McGlashan, E., North Harbour. Gilmore, Alexander, Green Island. McGregor, Peter, Mt. Cargill. Hitchen, Henry, Adam's Flat. McNiel, James, Warepa. Henderson, Donald, Clutha. McQuilkan, Donald, Whare Flat. Hutchison, David, Puerua. Pram, George, Taieri. Inglis, George, Matau. Paterson, Mathew, Kaikihu. Jones, John P., St. Kilda. Rankin, Andrew, Forbury. Law, Henderson, Mornington. Reid, D., Taieri. Lumsden, George, Invercargill. Robin, James, Dunedin. Marshall, Allan, Lovell's Flat. Shand, James, Taieri. Melrose, Robert, Wairuna. Smith, W. T., Kaitangata. Mitchell, Alexander, Wangaloa. Bomerville, John, Waitepeka. Murcott, William, Hampden. Turnbull, George, Dunedin. Mathieson, J., Hyde. Wright, Joseph, Waiwera. Mathieson, John, Peninsula. Wilson, W. A., Portobello. Mills, J., Waikouaiti. Wales, N. V. A., Roslyn. Macandrew, James, Dunedin. Wilson, J., Makerewa. McNeil, John, Clutha. Wood, W., Mataura. McDermid, H., Port Chalmers. The following refused to attend:— Vincent Pyke, Member of the House of Representatives for the Dunstan District. H. S. Fish, Dunedin, Member of the Provincial Council. W. J. Steward, Oamaru „ „ G. K. Turton, Dunedin „ „ J. A. R. Menzies, Mataura ~ „ Joseph Rogers „ „