An ordinary meeting of the Tiraaru Borough Council will be held at tho Council Chambers at seven o'clock this evening. Messrs Polliser and Jones, contractors for tho breakwater, had men busy on Saturday aftornoon placing blocks on the sea Bide approach to the main work, tho ballasting of which got washed away during the late heavy seas. A committee meeting of tho Timaru Agri cultural and. Pastoral Association was held on Saturday m the offices, Colonial Bank Build ings, Strathallan street. Present — Mr W. Moody, President (m tho chair) and Mestra McLaren, Hay, Ford, Pringlo, Wyllio, Mackay, Talbot, Kelland, Grant, Clark, Balfour, Goldie, and Stevenson. A letter was read from tho Minister of Agriculture, Melbourne, m answer to a communication from tho asso ciation's secretary, regretting that the supply of Mexican wheat, was exhausted, owing to tho numerous applications the minister had had for it. He asked tho association to renew their request early next year. Members resolved to thank the minister for his letter, and to request their secretary to write again to him and. ask him to send the association 50 bushels of Mexican wheat as soon as tho next harvest ia secured. The resignation of Mr I Melville Gray as a member of the association was then received, after which Mr P. J. Murphy, of the Waihao, was elected a mem ber. Special private prizes were received as follows :— From Mr G. H. Bhodes forwarding £10, which was to be given for the best horse that had been hunted with any recognised pack of hounds (Horses : classes 151 and 152, now catalogue). From Mr A, Grant enclos ing £2, which was to bo given to the owner of the best English Leicester owe, with or without lamb. It was also intimated that the members and friends of the association would give a challenge cup, value £42, for the largest prize-taker m breeding stock — sheep, cattle and horses. It was resolved to hold the annual horse parade on September 26th, and after a large number of gentlemen had been nominated as judges for the October show, the meeting terminated.
