The ordinary monthly meeting of the Clutha County Council was held in the Athenaeum Hall hero, on Friday last. — Present : Messrs Dallas (Chairman), Jen kinson, Mosley, Brydone, and Captain Mackenzie. The minutes of previous meeting r/ere read and confirmed. CORKESFOXDEXOB. From Mr Jowitt, explaining that his absence from the meeting was occasioned i by the pressure of harvest operations. j From the Knapdale Road Board, sup plying additional information as to bound ary road upon which repairs are required at a cost of L 5. — The proposed exp^ndi- i ture sanctioned, provided tho road is ; found to be within the County of Clutha. j From the Constabulary office, intimat- j ing that after tho 28th inst. the Police would cease to collect dog taxes for the i County of Clntha. From Mr Ironside, T'esigning his ap p n'ntment as collector of dog taxes. — Ac cepted, i From the Tuapeka County Council, for- ' warding the following i*esolution passed at last meeting : — " That the proposal of the County Council of Clntha to erect a bridge over the Pomahaka river at Mac kenzie's crossing be approved of, and that ! this Council contribute onerfourth of the i cost of the said work, such subsidy not to exceed a contribution of L 150 ." Another circular was received from the I Wairoa County Council. It net forth that j the majority of the County Councils i throughout the Colony having affirmed the principles contained in the previous circulars from the Wairoa County Council ! on the subject of Wnste Land Boards and of landed endowments for Counties, a petition was therefore submitted for pre sentation to the Assembly upon the matter. 