Fbtdat, Mat 7. A pecial adjourned meeting of the Council *Sd ** 7-p.m. Present—His Worship TfcTtayor, Ors. Gapes, Zing, Bishop, Taylor, Stfnt, Lambert, Ayers, Wyatr, OhernU. Op Mayor read the following oorrespon j_e re tlie loop line in Victoria street:— *r "May 6th, 1880. .Sir, —We are in reoeipt of your letter of today's date, instructing us to give notice She Canterbury Tramway Company that. object to their loop line in Viotoria street, £ we have to advise you that we have writ _ to the company accordingly.—We are, Sir, «•, Ac., "Gabbick uso CovrasHiw. "The Town Clerk, Chrutcburch." "6th May, 1880. "Sir, —I have just received your letter of is date, informing mc that the Ohrißtohuroh nnicipal Council objects to' the loop line oposed to be constructed in Victoria street, mosite the Market place. In reply, I have > §vj that the work referred to is not a loop oe, but simply a passing place for the tram xi only to be used in ease of necessity, and permissible by the'deed of concession and overnor's Order in Council. I will how -er bring your letter under the notice of my osrd of Directors at their first meeting on Miday next —I have, Ac., "J. E. Bhoww, Chairman." Bis Worship said he had seen Mr Gwriok ith reference to acting for tbe City Council, rauj other of the bodies for whioh they ere representatives, and he had stated that icy would act for the Council in all matters Bapt those oonnected with the Drainage oard, for whioh they felt bound to set, as iving called them as it were into existence, "c ought say also that the Tramway Company, ) far as he understood, had considerably odified their views as regarded the occupation

: Cathedral square. Or. Taylor said that he understood the pre at meeting was convened to oonsider the ted of concession proposed to be granted to c Tramway Company by the City Council extend their tramways along the Perry ad. Now he (Cr. Taylor) had read this «d of concession, and he objected to it most tirely as being altogether one-sided. What ! would desire to see was that the chairman DUld lay before them a written application (tang forth what the Tramway Company re ared, totally irrespective of. what had been anted by other Councils. 