Cattle. —A lot consisting of 45 head of average cattle was lately taken from the Wha reama district to the Napier Province, and realized £7 per head. The Gbeytown Road Board.— ln the E.M. Court on Thursday the question of the legality of the rate was argued, the Collector, Mr Lucas, having summoned Mr Eevans, Chairman of the Board, for payment of his rates. The defendant pleaded so strongly in favor of paying the rates, that as another case —Lucas v. Jackson—had, at the application of the latter, been adjourned to Featherston in order that counsel might bo procured, no decision was given by the Court. Acclimatization in Canterbury. —At a recent meeting of this Society the Curator re ported that a few of the ova from the two year old trout had hatched out, and that the number hatched from the three-year old fish was between 200 and 300, of which, a large portion had been applied for. Only eight had died since hatching, and he suggested that the young trout remaining skoidd be offered for sale this year at £2 per dozen. He also sug gested that, as the £2OO. placed on the esti mates by the Provincial Government, would be more than absorbed by fhp order already sent home for insectivorous birds, a fur ther sum should be applied for for introducing salmon and trout ova. The pheasants had commenced laying, and a largo number of the eggs were being hatched in the gardens. Ho reccommended ■ that this K '. season the young birds be sold as follows Under two months, 10s each; over two months, cocks 10s, hens £l. A pair of magpies mMr Mallock’s run had brought out some young birds, which was the first instance of the Tasmanian magpie increasing in this province, notwithstanding that large numbers had been introduced. The report was considered. It was decided on the suggestion of Mr Willians that four dozen of the young trout should be turned out in Lake Coleridge, and it was further agreed to offer the remainder for sale—appli cations by members of the society to have the preference—at £2 per dozen jno sale to the same person to number less than one-and-a half dozen, or more than three dozen fish. Mr "Wilson gave an outline of the progress being made in his experime. t with silkv. o -ms. 