' The ordinary meeting of the Council was held in the Council Chambers on Wednesday evening last. Present—His Worship the Mayor, Crs Craig, Hjorring, de Lautour, and Wilson. The minutes of last meeting were read and confirmed. < > ' ' CORRESPONDENCE. -INWARD : i Letter from John asking for six -weeks/further time to remove his fence bri Tay-street, or conditional concession. Letter from Geo. A. Chapman, for per 'mission to keep a pigsty, i ' Letter, from Wm. Hackney, ' Kyeburn calling attention to the difficulty tinder ;which he is placed with the contracts now: completed on Kyeburn roads —the C ,m ---mittee there refusing to have anything Iwhatever' to 'do with passing the' worliv and. requesting the Council to see to the matter as soon as possible. Letter from Messrs. Archer and iSharkey,. Kyeburn, who: were appointed by the Bridge Committee to inspect the contract of' Hackney's, dnclining to have anything farther to do with the matter.' i. Letter from James Cain, Kyeburn, complaining of the mode and manner i 3 -which Mr. Morgan has commenced portion of his contract in front of ybfis riouse, the Flagstaff Hotel, and stating that the line of road in formation is at 'least seven feet nearer his premises than the line laid off by the Kyeburn Commit tee. Referred to Kyeburn Roads Com mittee. he. cogan's application. ; Proposed by Cr. de Latttour, seconded by.Cr. Hjorring—" That Mr. Cogan be notified he will not be disturbed with re gard to the removal of his garden after the expiry of his term of notice without receiving 6ne week's additional notice of ■the necessity of such removal."' Carried. ' !• application for pigsty. :

1,. Mr. Geo. Chapman's: application.- to be allowed a pigsty on his • premises ■was granted, subject to the approval of the Inspector of Nuisances. • MUNICIPAL WATER WORKS EMPOWEKING , ' ORDINANCE. Proposed by Cr. de Lautoue, seconded by Cr. Hjobbing—'" That it is advisable, that the Borough "of" Naseby obtain "powers by Ordinance'to construct or pur chase water works for the supply of the -ratepayers, binder the provisions of the .'Municipal; Corporations, Water Works' (Act, 1872. That the Town Clerk write ;to i the "-Provincial Secretary,' -requesting ■,that,, the.'Provincial Solicitor draw up andv lay before the Provincial Council an Or idinanceio bring the Borough of. Naseby i , under the Act of 1872." Carried. 