|H After seme fiu'then dbeuasioß, 81 ' It was- moved- by Mw Macdonald, ae-|H conded^by Mr Potter*— " That the matter §H be-left in the hands of the lighting ; com-|H mittee." — Carried. 9 On behalf of the works committee Mr IH Mason reported that the planting of- wil- 11 lows on the river bank and, also trees on IH the streets had nearly been completed^ Bl The work had been fairly done, and that jgfl in Douglas-street especially had been well II carried out. He went on to speak of the Hj improved appearance it would give the in town, and said the full benefit would not il be felt so much iatrprcsent as*->it would be 81 at some future tinier when- the .trees were B|H grown up. 81 Mr Wood repo&ted'itha-fr the work going II on at the paddock-- round the -.- Council II Chambers was* progressing in a satisfac- il tory manner. It would be completed in-ill about a fortnight, so then there would belli something to.be seen for. the money ex^fll pended. ill The Mayor- remarked' thai* they had* 11 been fortunate in getting a* dayman like- SI Grant. He required no looking after,. §1 and did his. work well, and displayed some- |l taste where required, He was sorry to* 81 report that although all the inhabitants II seemed pleased at the streets being planted,- 11 in Gordon-street there had been some of II them repeatedly pulled up, It had al- |l ways been done in the same place and he II believed by the same individual, as the 81 bootmarks were always the same. The 81 police had been communicated with on 11 the matter. The Ranger had been in- II struoted to impound all stray cattle on II the streets, and to summons the owners II of all found straying from sunset to sun- II rise. Some persons did not like tree- 81 planting because it interfered with their II cattle grazing on the streets, but there was- II no use in trying to ornament the town if 11 people were allowed to wantonly destroy 111 the improvements in this way. II It was moved by Mr Macdonald, 111 seconded by Mr Ramage — " That the in- II structions given' to the Ranger by His< 111 Worship the Mayor are approved of hy|l the Council." — Carried. 