An election of two members to represent the 1) e;i Creek Biding m the VVahnatc County Council m place of Messrs Manchester and FJayes resigned, will be held on the 13th of January, .sominations will elope on the 7th of January. Thrcsliiug machine owners iv the Temuka district aro busy getting their machine* into working order for tho grass harvest. Some little threshing has been done, but tho bulk of the work will not be commenced until after the holidays. On referring to our advertising columns it will be Jiiiticed that a numerously signed re quisition has been presented to the chairman of tho Geraldine Town Bo.ird, asking that Saturday and Monday next be proclaimed public holidays, the first being New Year's fay, and the latter, the annual Giledonian Sports m Timnru. The request of the rc quisionists has beon granted. All arrangeinenU for the Goud Templar picnic to-morrow, m eonnceti n with the Welcome Retreat Lodge, 1.0. G.T., Geraldine, Irave now been made on a moßt liberul fcale, and it only requires a continuance of the pre sent fine weather to render it a. comploto suc cess. Tho party will start from the Good Templar hall, Geraldino, at 9 30 a.m. The mannger of tho Temukn Linseed Factory lias almost completed tho erection of the building destined to contain the machinery formerly standing m that portion of the works which was burned down Bomo months ago. The new building has been built from materials saved from the wreck of the burned one, and has been erected »t a Tery trifling cost. The memben of the Levels Road Board yes terday met a number of the residents m the neighbourhood of the Tengnwai at Pleasant Point, to take into consideration the feasibility of diverting the southernmost stream so as to run under tho bridge. After examining the only two points where it could possibly be diverted, it, was unanimously resolved to open an old channel about a quarter of a mile from the present ford leading to Totara, and that the overseer to th» board be instructed to at once prepare specifications and call for tenders. The weather still continues dry and warm at Waimate, the indications of rain which appeared Beveral times during the past few weeks having proved illusory. It is quite seasonable, moderately warm, with gentle breezea shifting from N.E. 