The Engineer said the Council did not suffer at all, as before an advance was made care was taken to see that equivalent work was done. In reply to Cr. Twohill the Chair man said the Council would not lose the £15. which would be deducted from the contract price when the work was finished. The contractors deposit was still in the hands of the Council, and the ratepayers would not lose a shilling over the transaction. Cr. Campbell pointed out that some body else would lose the amount who had a better claim to it than Molloy. The matter then dropped. From T. Hall requesting the for mation of Anderson street, which was iv a very bad condition. Matter ordered to stand over for future consideration. From T. O llourke, complaining of slip on his contract at Hampden, and asking for compensation to the extent of £75. Cr. Lynch said he knew the cir cumstances and could say that the contractor had not made a shilling for himself during the time he had been at work. He trusted tl>e Couucil would do something in the matter as soon as the funds would allow. In reply to Cr. Twohill the Engineer said he had seen the slips which were very heavy. Matter ordered to stand over for future consideration. From Jules Simon, Westport ; Z. C. Home, Westport ; Colonial B ink, Nelson, aiul Bailie and Co., Westport, re past due County Bills. From — Mullens, Hampden re order. From A. S. Menteath. MH.R., r« Hospital and Charitable Bill. From Mr John Kerr, regarding a sum of £20 lying in the Bank of New Zealand, Nelson, to the credit of the Hampden Road Board, and belonging to the Inangaliua County Council. — Matter I'tvferred to , the County Soli citor. ... ,^. From James Pollock re order in respect to Rainy Creek bridge — Matter referred to County Solicitor. From the Secretary of the Grey month Hospital re a Reefton patient named R. Rowe, who had been an inmate of the institution there, also from B. Rowe in refereuue to the same matter. The Chairman explained that £15 had been voted to Rowe 18 months ago to enable him to proceed to the hot springs, on- condition that the Grey mouth ßorough Council voted a similar sum. 