, A memo, was received from the Crown Lands de partment intimating that £180 Os 3d had been paid into the National Bank to the credit of the council, being moneys payable to the council as de- I ferred payment or perpetual lease '-thirds," or' small grazing runs " fourths," for the period from ' Dataller 29. 1385..t0 January 28. ISSO <■>.■..! Messrs Street and Mondy, instructed by" Mr" Adam Hamilton, the owner of part of section 6, block VII, East Taieri, wrote calling the council's attention to the;conditioncf the Silveracream water course. Owing to the manner in which the stream had been allowed to silt up it frequently flooded Mi- Hamilton's property. They trusted the council would take measures lo prevent the channel of the stream being silted up.—The letter was received. John Stevenson wrote calling the council's atten tion to the need of something being done to about five chains of road at the east end of the bridge on the Henley-Berwick road.—Letter received. J. Dods wrote asking the council to spread a little metal on the street fronting Hapuka township.— Eeferred to the inspector. Messrs Black and Allison wrote requesting the council to take into consideration thdr claim for £27 Is 3d ior 82 auspension rods used in connection with the erection of the West Taieri bridge. They understood the last paragraph in the specification to state that these rodß would be paid for at the schedule rate for ironwork, and were to be included in the lump sum. They, therefore, omitted them when tendering.—The County Engineer, who was present, stated that Messrs Black and Allison were not legally entitled to the sum they claimed. It was distinctly stated in the specification how the tenders were to be made up.—The Chairman said that the contractors had made an excellent j.ib of the bridge and suggested that they should be offered a bonus of £10.—The suggestion was agreed to. Mr W. O. Smith, manager of the New Zealand Befrigerating Company, wrote bringing under the notice of the council the desirability of reducing the grade on the Kaikorai Valley road, so as to enable the company to improve the access to their freezing works at Burnside. 