OEDINAEY MEETING. The ueual monthly meeting of the Christchuroh District Drainage Board was held yesterday atternoon ; preßent— Moßßrs John Deana (in the chair), H. Bonnington, A. M' Alpine, C. Palairet, C. J. Mountfort, S. Smart, H. P. Hill, H. Crooks and G. M'lntyre. BECBETABY AND TBEASUBER'B KEPOET. The Secretary and Treasurer reported •-— Amount of rates received since last meet ing, J82298 13a IOd; received from other sources, £147; expenditure eince last meeting, rate account .£550 4s ; amount of 1891 rates outstanding .£95 ss, 1892 £4,72 13s 7d, 1893 £10,430 4s 3d ; amount of 1893 rateß collected to date, £8577 17a 2d; amount of debit balance, £1184 18i lld. Statement Bhowiug amount of 1893 rates levied, collected and outatanding in each dibtrict to date :—

The report was adopted. ENQINEEb's BEPOBT. The Engineer's report stated that Mr W. Boag had requested to have the course of tbe Wairarapa Creek changed where ifc ran through his property, Bepaira to the aewers on the East Belt had been effected at a trifling cost, and the hope waß ex- ' pressed that the steps taken would prove permanently effective. Meßßra Murga trojd and Puachel had made complete arrangements fcr the disposal on their land of waste water from their wool works. The report was adopted. correspondence. Letters were read from the Christchurch City Council, offering to remove the pipes in Draper street, and alao stating that tho request of the Board with reference to the road roller would be carried out as far aa. possible. Beeeived. The Linwood Borough Council wrote applying to have the culvert in Ashbourne street, near Loughnan's corner, length ened on the north side. The work was authorised. Mr B. D. Thomas wrote on behalf of the Public Trustee to the effect tbat he could not see hiß way to give the guarantee asked for by the Board with reference to the covering in of the creek on Mrs Lucas' eßtate, It was decided to reply that the Board could not see its way to cover in more than one hundred feet. A communication was received from the Christchurch Plumbers' Union, asking the Board to allow the same privileges to un licensed members of the Union as were conceded to the workmen at the Asylum, Hospital and Eailway Departments in the matter of minor repairs to apparatus con nected with the drainage system. 