— Mr Sommerville thought that „ i it wa"anot necessary to conanlb engineers, „ ' as they knew what to do if they had tha " ' funds. Stone work waa undoubtedly the _ i most reliable nay o£ dealing with the. I matter.— Mr Stevenson would support , I the motion if Mr Sommarville ani Mr I i Hatnolt would guarantee that no floods j ' would occur, lhey hud reports before thorn which showed that there was very I groat danger from the Spit being taken i away by a flood. He considered 'thoy. ought to deal with the matter at once,and 1 favoured Mr Eaynqlds' being oonsulted. ' They woro only dealing with, eCEects, and „ ! not the caus-. Mr Stevenson further I fctited i hat ho had bjon in communioa j ' t\on pith Mr Keynolds on the subject. , He could not take Mt t?ominemllu'B or i. j »ny other gentleman'a opinion on the suljaoS but would «o Hy tho onginetrs' I loporls — Mr Oar3on did not consider ifc wjiß a matter ot very great utgen.-y, and it Mr Stavenson had gone down with them bo believdd be would have come to the tamo conclusion. — M.r Stevenson retorted '" that be had beia down two years ogo,»nd Z had also lived down there three and four B months in the year, and had noticed the grett enoroachment.— Mr Higgie agreed c with Mr St-jvenson that if the Spit was broken away it would be a most seriouß c question, and thought the placo should be closely watched in case of farther en t oroachment.— Mr Jackson was not sure that they should not taks advantage of 0 Mr Eeynolds 5 visit to the North Island, r qi consult Mr Barr, who was reported to B be in town.— ln reply to Mr Stevenson, Mr Gerrie said he did not think a flood j would effect the Spit any more than the j tides at present. — Dlr Stevenson moved 3 aa an amendment thai Mr Reynolds bn invited to inspeot the Spit and report, failing Mr Barr not being consulted. — (; Mr Hatrick considered there was no noed for the amendment, as his motion was of [ a different nature. 