At the next meeting of the Taieri County Council an application from the Dunedin City Council ■ for permission to erect public abattoirs on the Bite originally selected at Burnside will be considered. There is sure to be an interesting, and pro bably animated, discussion, and before the question is finally disposed of some little time is Bure <o elapse. The atti tude taken up by the Green Island Borough Council oh the matter puts a (liferent aspect on the question, and makes the position of the Taieri County pouncil a rather difljcult one. The sitp upon 'which it is proposed £o build has, we understand, been purchased outright by tae Dunedin City Council, the amount paid being over £SOQ, but in the face of the strong opposi tion now shown by the Green Island Borough Council, and strengthened by the expressed opinion of several residents in that borough, together with the fact that the residents themselves will probably have something to say on the matter, makes it extremely problematic il that the Taieii County Council will adhere to its former decision, and again grant the neosssary permission. Then, again, the retirement of Cr Andrew, who was in favor of pernw sion being granted, and the election of Cr James Oughton> in his place, will have ao effect, and that effect will probably.be the, declining of the Council to agiin sent to the erection of abatiosrie* a site that has now bets ascertained to be en tirely unsuitable foeitbe purpose.—' Taieri Advocate.' ' ' ''■';--'■&.•■

WITH THE ATHLETES.
