GENERAL. The olerk stated that the credit balance was £ll7 5s 2d. No reply had been received from Messrs Stafford, Treadwell and Field, respecting the dilapidated cottage in Euataniwha road. No notice had been served on 13 own ers of land requesting them to destroy noxious weeds.—lt was decided to instruct the overseer to destroy them, as in many cases the removal would not entail much work and the whole could be done in two and a half days. On the motion of Messrs McGreevy and Jull, it was decided to form the footpath in Bibby street. Mr Mc- Greevy stated that a fine quarry of red gravel had been opened on Mr Bath bone’s property, behind Ireland’s, and probably the owner would grant the Board permission to get metal from there on payment of a royalty, Mr McGreevy asked if any steps had been taken to oompel the owners of the Bechabite section to fence.—No aotion was taken. It was decided to pass the account of A. Garry, to be paid when the surveyor had certified that the work had been completed, 25 per cent to be retained, as required by the Act. ray sheet. The following accounts were passed for payment:—Mrs Stafford £1 4s, T. Clifford 14s, J. C. Taylor £4 3s 4d, New Zealand Government £l, Treasury interest £7 10s, H. Fletcher £ll 4s, W. Bathbone £3 18s 2d. Total £29 13s fid. BATE. Mr Jull moved that a general rate be Btruck of threepence in the pound on the unimproved value on all ratable properties within the Town Board District under Sections 10 and 18 of the Bating on Unimproved Value Act, 1896, Sec tions 2 and 37 of the Bating Act, 1881 s and Seotion 37 of the Town

Distriots Act, 1881. Such rate to be for the period commenoiug Ist day of April, 1898, and ending 31st March, 1899, and payable in one sum on the first day of October, 1893.
