The Water Supply Committee recommended that six seats be procured and fixed in the vici nity of the reservoir for the public convenience. The matter of taking steps to prevent injury to the main pipe supplying the City has been re ferred to the Water Works Engineer. Several accounts were passed for payment," and the re port was adopted. THE SURVEYOR'S REPORT. The City Surveyor reported that he had pre pared a schedule of the streets throughout the City now sufficiently formed, the total length being 11 miles loij chains of footpaths, which can now be finishe.']. The principal alteration of levels he should like to see effected was in. George street, between Dundas and Howe streets. The total cost of the kerbing and channelling he estimated at £11,295, the cost to proprietors being £8%0, and the balance (£2335) to be borne by the Corporation. He submitted the final certificate for the St. Andrew street sewer, and, from an inspection of the whole length, he was able to report that the sewer was well and substantially finished throughout, and there was not the least sign of weakness visible. LIGHTING COMMITTEE. The Lighting Committee recommended that the following offer be made to Mr Hankey's attorney for the purchase of the Dunedin Gas Works and plant, as per Messrs Burt and Moody's schedule, viz.:—L43,500, payable in Dunecliu G per cent, gas debentures at par ; any stock or plant not included in the said schedule to be purchased at cost price and paid for in the same manner as mentioned above. The date of delivery of the works to the Council to be hereafter arranged mutually. The Committee was also unanimous in recom mending that this offer shall not be exceeded in any way, as it was submitted after a full con sideration of the whole position ; and in the event of the offer being declined the Committee recommended that immediate steps be taken for the erection of Corporation Gas Works. FINANCE COMMITTEE. The Finance Committee reported that the Manager of the Bank of New Zealand had agreed to regard all the Council's Bank ac counts as one as concerns interest on any over drafts and credit balances. Accounts had been • passed for payment amounting to L 2404 Is 4d; and on Water Works account, L4lO 14s 2d. PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTKE. 