The matter came before the public through the com plaint of the Building Surveyor (Mr Millar), that his prohibition of the building had not been attended to and an application on his part for legal assistance, if it should prove necessary, whereupon the Council unanimously agreed* to recommend the removal of Mr Boss from his ofiico (the appointments are made "by the Superintendent). Mr ltoss, in a letter which appeared m the " Evening Star," states that the re quirements of tho Building Surveyor have been com plied with in every particular; brick walls and even a brick party wall against that of tho next neighbor being put up. So, who is right and who is wrong ? Tho public cannot tell. One of the best things about tho whole affair is the fact that the neighbors who complained were found to have broken the Ordinance thomselves by erectmg sheds behiud their premises. A memorial which, as it cxpluins itself in fewer words than I should require for the purpose, I give you in exleino, is being signed by members of our Athenaeuin. It runs aa follows: — To his Honor the Superintendent of Otago : the me morial of tho undersigned subscribers to tlio Dunedin Atheuajum and Mechanics' Inatitute, respectfully ihew eth : That the Institution ban accumulated a valuable stock of books and other publications, and hac in reierve a building fund of L25OU. Your memorialists are de siioub of seeing tho usefulness of the Institution iucreued by making it, it possiblo, a public library on the follow nig basis :—ls»u. Froo access for the public to the book* at all times when the library is open, the privilege of takiug out books aud of accesa to the newspaper* and periodicals being leserved to subscribers. 2nd. The piesent iult>, that no member may be admitted without approval by tho Committee, to be abolished, and the present >ate of subscription not to be increased without theioimal sanction ot the Superintendent of the .Pro vince. Sid. The entiro management in othor respect* to be vested as at piesent, m a Committee elected by the subsenbers, but the propeity aud books to bo vested in the buperiutendeut as tiusteefor the Province. Your memorialists find that theie aro uow upwards of 500 subscribers to the Institute, and that their subscription! Rmouut to about L525 per annum. 