About two years ago hp had put down a short length of this kind of asphalt, hut it had not got fair play, a number of children playiug on it snd hor«os going over it daily. Ho was new giving the method another and a fair trial m rt more favourable situation. Ho did not think that each asphalting would bo a suecans, because of it being laid 00 a ulay bottom. If it wore on a metal bottom bo was oonvinced that it would be first rate and answor admirably. Conneillor Foley considered thnt for such work thoy must have a hard bottom. Councillor Dolanoy brought up the ques tion of tho cost cf asphalting. It was said that asphalting cost Is lid per yard— was it a fact that persons requiring asphalting done wero charged Is Id ? It was no advantage to keep peoplo m the dark as to tho price, and they should do their best to encourago the laying down of asphalt. Tho Foreman explained that ho could make tho asphalt any price they liked. Councillor Hill then said that haying lately visitod Dunedin he had made enquiries into tho asphalting. Ho was told that top dreesing, as described recontly m an article m the Timabu HBRAM), was dono where tho ground was solid, m a now cutting for in stance ; but whore ground wns soft or had to bo made up, this plan of top droßsing did not answer. TIIR HABBOUB BATB. Tho oiroular from tho harbour board asking local bodies to agroe to the harbour rate being struck by them instead of the board, consideration of which was deferred from last mooting, was next taken. Councillor Jones movod — "That this coun cil approve of tho uroponal of tho Timaru Harbour Board." He thought it would simplify matters considerably to agrco to tho request. Councillor Grandi was quite willing that tho council should levy and collect the rato, but thought that thoonußof striking it Bhould rest on the board. They had boen told that the rato would bo only id, but already it was }d, r>nd it was just a question whether they could net a guaranteo that it would not bo a Jd noxt year. Ho etiid lot tho onus of strik ing tho rato rest on the board. Tho motion was carried on tho casting vote of tho mayor. 