A rather stormy meeting of the Dunedin Fire Brigade was held on the 18th, when eight* men were nominated to proceed to the Ballarat demonstration. A committee was appointed to canvass the city for sub scriptions towards the necessary expeuses. From our report it will be seen that the Bri gade questions the right of the City Council to decide v/hhther eight representatives can be spared from tho Brigade.
Tho Union Football Club played another scratch match at the Northern Recreation Ground ou Saturday afternoon. Several members of the Dunedin Club not having ar rived at the Oval, H. Eosd and F. R. .Smith ohose sides, and the udvortiscd match be tween the warriors selected by tho captain and deputy-captain was postponed. The victory was secured by Rose with one goal. The game proved thoroughly enjoyable.
A numerously-attended meeting of the Ayrshire Association was held in the Pro* vincial Hotel on Thursday (the 13fch mat.) The President, Mr James Seaton, M H. R., occupied the chair. A resolution, that the annual re-union of the members and friends should take placo on the 23rd proximo, and that the entertainment should consist of a' concert and ball, was agreed to. A Com mittee was appointed to make tho necessary arrangements.
We learn, with regret, from the West Coast papers that a great deal of damage was done to water races and mines by the recent floods. The most serious injury yet re ported in the Grey Valley is the carrying away of the head-works of tho storm-race belonging to the River View Company's Works at Sullivan Creek, through the burst ing of two large rofervoir embankments hii^her up the Crock. It will take a month to replace tho works destroyed.
