To usuaL fortftigfitly meeting of the above was neid last (Tuesday) evening, whrtf r there -were present — the Mayor, Mr A. Hatrick (in the chair), and Crs T. B. Williams; E. PerrKfct,iA;. Bignell, P. Bell, D. May, S. H. Ma»sofe?'&."S. Bridge, G. Caiman, J. C. Richardson, and E. N. Liffiton. FlNANCE^A'debit balance of £2268 wai reported, as against w£2244 at the previous meeting. PIPING-^A lengthy" circular letter was received from Mr Mephan Fergu son, engineer, Melbourne, stating that he was forwarding samples'* of water pip.es, both straight riveted and spir ally riveted. The latter, he pointed out, nov? /-'superseded the former almost wholly and tho straight was not only inferior, but more costly to manufac ture.-The spirally 1 constructed pipe had boon adopted and recommended by the Victorian Water 1 " Supply, tho Melbourne Wrter~ -Supply, the Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works, and' the Vi. toriln railways. It • had -also been, adopted by numerous 'other, public bodies (enumerated) including mining coMpanies, Town' Councils, and water an-.t irrigation trusts throughout Aus tralia, and in Ceylon, Borneo, and ot!-er_ countries. In comparison with ca r t "iron pipes, the spiral pipes were chuapsr, not onijr in first cost, but also in laying, jointing, quantity of ma teiial for joints, etc. The lengths made wore from 20 to 23 feet, or about three tines* the' length of cast iron, conse quontly there is only one third of. the 1 jcuiting material required and very m:.ch less, labour. — The spiral pipes wo.-o lighter and therefore cost lesa for handling, cartage, etc., and were more' I durable, being free from breakages and all internal growths.— The Mayor said thsit the pipes jvera'on view fbr the, in spection of Councillors -and probably tho foreman and Mr Smithies would be aslcod to-reporton them, and the whole mr.tter could ''bo considered when the' auxiliary water supply was under con —His Worship added that I thD.cost was but half that of east iron' pipes.— Cr Bignell stated that the pipes were used very largely on mining claims f-n tho West Coast. Ho had seen some th&t had been ( laid down 15, years pre viously, and they showed no sign of de cflj-—r,ust; or-jfleßjifroration. They were ca-mble of standing a pressure up to 20'J or 3001bs, and they could be put lojjother by ordinary labouring 'men. 