l^^fAjMrarasfG of ithe General Committee of i^^?irm?^iiut'ifjin'g.Aßaooiation waß held at l^l^tl^jlfofmighCpunbil Chambers last even- .were present : Messrs S:^);iseJinfa)ur^(iri the chair), Carton (seore }4"»J; i |tary);V"Byirje8 > - Lysnar, Pettie, Jones, £'£%Mannj ■;Dewing, Key. Williams, W. A. S^;^Bwtpru^ar.;R. Muir, Dr Williams, J. tx^jTowDleyj. Thomson, and A. F. Kennedy. *?iyi'Jv*Tho:followjng.report was received from ?• ,<V..the Workß Committee :— y; V^'v,.^ Since' last General Committee meeting *5?Ji: '..the~;fpllp*ing .trees have been planted. in .V: -r "; .Peel street between Gladstone and Kahutia 5^.-?,-. : -;rbSda' : :'- Irß;ppriri»',1 rB;ppriri»',- 10 planes, 9 horse »: ;phestnut«, 'J6 - sycamores, and 15 Spanish fci'^ohastntite;' ; Eaob tree bas been protected : ; 'Hvi';.',witK.=» strong triangular frame 4 feet high ;; ; -and made of totara. In the first instance ';.;• ''-. -8 oabbaga trees were planted at the corners >-;/-;of., the, streets, but we regret to say that ;;. : ; 'vaoirieotthesa were interfered.with, and it ',i; - v.WM, deoided to replace them with puriris. £t •'.£•; .Thj- work /of beautifying the river bank i-"-. ':'has.beeri'obmnienced, and a breastwork 3ft fji : ;>r high 1 , has been erected, for a distance of iiffo::^Sß2oJ6,">Hrbe Borough Counoil has agreed iMJ : .*ip yiden Read's Quay to its proper width, :i,.,:- ! C but 1 tbfrtwork has uot yet been put in band. *-'", -/To. co'lqplete'ihe breastwork to Lowe street] </>;;' ; wqaldl;c6at'£20 1 and we trust thaU suffi-| :^ ; J,v oierit 'funds will be forthcoming to do this ; - work, so that we could have this section of -"-.- the. river bank laid out this year. The •■;.-•• piece of ground the Rev. H. Williams kindly gaye.tbe. use of "lias been fenced in :; ; and trenched. The following trees have. been planted out : 9 scphora Japnnica, 23 ' karaka, •10 Salisburia adiantiioiia, 10 ••'_■' aomena, 23 pohutakawas, 15 puriri, 90 , : olearea Fosteri, 60 pittosporum, 20 silver bircb, 7 sycamorea, 9 Japanese waluuls, C Spanish ohestnuts, 11 horse chestnuts, 13 j • : limes, and a quantity of bulbous and other : plants. We have to acknowledge receipt of plants from Dr Williams, Mr H. Reed, and others ; also a special garden barrow from Mr J.,Ortn'ond. Mr W. O. Skeet kindly allowed our workmen the use of a workshop during the wet weather." The Hon. 