The Engineer estimated the cost of the work, to put the road in a fit state for vehicular traili-, at £2O. After further consideration of the matter, it was deferred for a month, and in the meantime the Engineer to .esti mate ihe cost of the work, and the Clerk report on the linmcial position, The deputation withdrew from the meeting after linking the Council,

DIVORCE COURT.
A Whakataki Case.
Mr Justice Cooper presided over a sitting of the Divorce Court yesterday, at which the following case was heard:—Thomas Gladsby, shearer, of Whakataki, sought a divorce from Mary Gladsby on the ground of adultery with C. McCullagh. Mr Pownall appeared for petitioner, and the respondent and co-respondeotwereunrepresentcd. Peti tioner said he rrarried respondent, ihesto widow, in February, 1890, before m licgistrar, at Wellington. They liye "t To Nui for about three months, but discord began a fortnight after their marriage, owing lo her conduct with 1 boarder, His work only allowed him to bo at home once a fortnight, and he discovered that the boarder had been given possession of his (petitioner's) room. In May, 1899, they agreed to part, and his wife went to Masterton, where she opened a boarding hou-e un der lior former name of Adams, md re fused to recognise witness, Co-respon* dent bad lived with her for over twelve months. Win. 1) rcb, sheep-farmer, who had acted as business adviser to Mrs Gladsby, said sbe had confessed that Mc- Cullagh was tho father of a child which hud becu horn to her. After hearing the evidence of another witness, His Houour granted a decree nisi, but dis missed the co-respondent from the suit on the ground of insufficient evidence against him.
LIGHT LINE RAILWAYS.
