Boabd op Wobks Elections. — We would remind the various Road Boards, and the Borough Council of Timaru, that the elections for the Timaru and Gladstone Board of Works will take place on Wednesday the Ist December nest. Any ratepayer resident within the district for which ho may be a candidate is eligible for election. The Act doc 3 not confine the electiou to members of the Road Boards only. We believe there is no difference of opinion regarding the mode of electing the members of the Board of Works — that it is open to many serious objections. But we thiuk the ratepayers would be fully justified iv preferring a respectful request to the Road Boards to elect caudidates who possess their confidence, and if this were done unanimously by the ratepayers of any parti cular district, the Koad Board for that dis trict would undoubtedly carry such desire into effect, for the members would know the penalty of refusing to listen to the unanimous roice of the resident ratepayers. Such a step as we have indicated is, we believe, about to be taken m the Levels district, and a meeting for this purpose will be held at Pleasant Point on Thursday evening nest. It is important that men who have permanent stake m the district, and men who are progressive without being rash, should be returned, for the new Board will have several very important matters to deal with — matters which it will not do to put off to a, more convenient season. The Late Timaku Show. — The excel lence of the show iv merino sheep at the late show m Timaru is thus accounted for. Mr Julius, m proposing a toast at the Oamaru show dinner, says:—" It might be remarked that that day some breeders who had always put m an appearance at previous Oamaru shows, were conspicuous by their absence, and some persons might be puzzled to know the reason why. He could tell tliem. It was this : Messrs E. A. & R. 