city wvnr.". Mr. Cadman moved, " That ft lcspcctful addiess be piesented to his Honor the iStipeiinteiident, lequeoting him to submit tho plans and papeis relating to the pio posed City levels to the follow ju<r gen tleinui, namely — Colonel Mould, Messrs. Heaphy, 'Wood, Sanderson, and Stew ait, requesting them to leporttheieou at their eailiest convenience, and that piovision be made to enable his Honor to defray the necessaiy cost of such enquhy and lepoit, such cost to be made a chaige against the City Rates." It was absolutely necessaiy, he said, that this important question should be speedily settled, and he did not think theie could be any better way to have it done than by the mode which he pio-. posod. Captain Daldi seconded the motion, and suggested that the wouls be inserted "or any other piofebsional gentlemen he may think fit. " Mi. Cadman agreed to the amendment Mr. Eowc pioposed that the name of Mr. UUing be added, as that gentleman had had considerable expeiieuce in tint kind of woik. The amendment on being put to the Council was agreed to. Mr. King did not consider it advisable that the Council should fiv any name on the list. He would move the insei tion of the words " some competent authoiity," instead of tho names proposed, and which he believed moioovor woie too many. It uns the Ex ecutive's duty to appoint pioper poisons, and to be lesponsible for their appointments to the Council. Mr. SiiEbUAN believed a better selection of men might have been made than those proposed. Sir. Eowe said that there had been too long a delay allowed to take place in waiting for the Government to take some steps in the matter. The thing had been left year after year without the Piovincial Govern ment doing anything, aud it was tune the Council should take the question up. Mi 1. Lynch thought the .question was purely one of an executive nature; andiilne HclElinember, ths mover of the resolution, would li^aJjcpucH better effected his purpose by calling uponthe"j3uperihtendent, who would be enabled next session, aflier obtaining the necessary information, to send down a bill to legalise the levels, j Ho did not think it would be wise to press the Govern ment to take any steps in the matter until next session. ■ He would support MJ\ King's amendment. 