Accept, gentlemen, my re spectful compliments, EASTOUL,” Timaru Harbour Works,— At a meet ing of tee Timaru Borough Council, we learn from the Herald , a letter was read from his Honor the Superintendent, acknow ledging the receipt of his Worship the Mayor’s letter of the 31st ultimo, conveying a copy of a resolution passed on the 30th ultimo by the Timaru Borough Council, affirming the desirableness of forming a harbour commission for the port of Timaru, under whom the harbour works proposed by Sir John Goode should be carried out, and that the £IOO,OOO voted by the Pro vincial Council for that purpose, should be vested in such commission, and requesting him to introduce a Bill creating an elective commission, and getting it passed into law this session. In reply he bad to state that he would confer with Mr Stafford as to the best mean® to adopt to prevent the possible alien ation of the funds now appropriated to the district, in the event of the proposed consti tutional changes having effect given to them during the present year. At the same time he might state his own opinion that the man ner in which the harbor works should be conducted, and the constitution of the bod' which should have the supervision ol them, would require greater consideration than could be given to the subject during this session, and would depend largely upon the general principles which the Legislature might determine to adopt with regard to the management of harbors, and their con nection with the railway system. While, therefore, he should be glad to do all in his power to secure the appropriation of the sum of £IOO,OOO to the district, he could noi undertake, during the present session, to introduce a Bill of the character the Council proposed,

Uiccauton Horticultural Society.— A meeting ot this society was held on Mon lay evening la*t, at the old schoolroom, Riccarton ; the Rev C. Turrell in the chair, the chairman stated that Mr Adams, of the firm of Adams and Son, would give 10s worth of plants to the taker of the greatest number of points for flowers from bulbs in the gardeners’ class, and the same amount in the amateurs’ class. On the motion of Mr Marsh, it was resolved that a vote of thanks be passed to Mr Adams for his liberal offer. 