Ha had had about 14 ohitiua of ditch dug'tkrough his grounds and a couple of chains more through' fMr .. Ooulterls • grounds would carry off alt tho water from his side, of che road. Under these circumstances he trustad the Council would recoup him the expeose he had been put to— about £6. After a lengthy disoussion, it was re solved, on Councillor Rogers' motion, that Dr. Muller's letter stand over until next meeting. The following accounts were passed for payment :— Town Clerk, £25 ;. Inspector of Works, £18 15s ; Inspeator of Nuisances, £5 ; Begistrar ot Dogs, £1 5s ; Crook, £10 6s; Wllkins, £8 2s; Hiokey, £7 6s; Compton, £3 2s 6d; Fair weather, £20; Maddook, £2 I2s 6d ; O. Leary, £16. 4s; Bonkin, £1 9s ; " Times," £5 2s ; O. Patchett, £'34 10s; Earll, £9 Is; Mahan, £9 2s. :■::.. The following accounts, showing ex-, penses incurred by the Borough m con nection with the eleotion of its Licensing ' Committees and licensing meetings, were sent in:— ~. Rant Temperance Hall .. 010 0 Bent Literary Institute. 010 0 Advertising licensing meet ings : 'Times,' 16s 6dr Express, 11b 9d .. J 7 9 Election of Licensing Com. '• mittecs : Advertising and Printing — ' Times,' £6 18s 3d; Express, £9 .. 15 18 3 Returning Officers. 416 C ..Total, ";. ..'23 2 .6 Mr Henderson, Chairman of the Borough 1 Licensing Committees, who sent m these accounts, omitted the name of Mr T. W. Millington, who acted as poll clerk m (he Eastward: and certified to only one guinea eaoh for, the Retaining Officers m North and East Wards, and only 10a 6d for the poll clerk m the Ward. On this being brought to the notice of the Council; it was decided to pay the Returning Offioers and poll clerks by the usual soile, namely, two guineas to the Returning Officers and a guinea to the poll clerks. The total copt, therefore, to the Borough caused by the Licensing Act was £26 14s. \ Councillor Sinclair was given permission to move without notice, that a committee consisting of the Mayor and Councilors Rogers, Biley, and the mover, report upon the practicability of drawing the Howick strett water down Litchfield and Hawk shaw streets, and the Walter-street water down Hawkshaw-street. The motion was put and carried. 