CORRESPONDENCE.
A telegram was received Sir J, G. Ward, Acting-Premier, stating that a number of requests had reached him asking to have a special day set apart to commemorate peace. Considering the enthusiastic and spontaneous man ner in which the people, throughout the colony bad celebrated peace he did not think it was necessary to set apart a special day for the purpose. But he would suggest that Peace Day might be suitably celebrated on Coronation Day, and he should be glad to know the Council fell in with the proposal — Agreed to.
From Jas, Bennet, M.H.R., acknow ledging receipt of resolution re having the Government loao3 to local bodies made smaller for boroughs,' also resolu tion asking that loans be made for general purpose?, and stating that he approved of same and would assist in getting the Act amended accordingly. — Received.
From Geo. Cox, Napier, asking per-, mission to put a concrete wall and rail ing around sections 18 and 19 in tbe cemetery.— Granted on the usual condi tions. -^ •ENEKAL. An offer from Mr Wheian for reducing the grade of the footpath in Irvine street was referred to the Public Works Committee. * On the motion of Cr Jeffery it was re solved to provide 1 a ventilator for the Council room. - * Cr Blair said the Inspector of Nuis ances bad informed him that the ground on which the town rubbish is thrown is infested with rats. There must be at least, he said, ten thousand of them, and he offered to wipe them out for a con sideration.—Referred to the Mayor and Town Clerk On the motion of Cr Pilling the cterk waß~arithorised to sue for all outstand ing rates.
TREES IN WHITEHAYEN-STREET.
