Several i members spoke against this system of election, but it was decided to follow the usual custom this year, and, if thought advisable, to alter it by the next annual mooting. The acting Chairman (Mr S Webb) announced that Mr L. Cohen had ' intimated his intention of forwarding his [ resignation to the Board, as he would in i future be resident away from the district;. Cantebbury Liberal Association.— The following additional particulars of the recent meeting of the Committee of the Canterbury Liberal Association have been supplied by the Secretary :— Quite half the time of the meeting was spent in dis cussing a motion calling upon the Pre sident, Vice-Preßident and Treasurer to i resign. The motion was not carried. The ; Treasurer waß denounced for taking the '" whole of the tickets without authority, and ; the President and Borne members of the j Committee for issuing ticketa except | through the Secretary. It waß resolved ! that all tickets so iesned must be with drawn aa irregular. The temperance party 1 was charged with a deliberate attempt to • pack the last general meeting, aMjWith I selling tickets to anyone who would* vote | against the motion, including many Con j servatives and minors. The charge of | selling tickets over hotel bars was em. phatically denied, and no proof was pro | duced. : | Knightstown Library.— The twenty | fourth annual general meeting of sub- ' [ scribera of the Knightstown Library was { held at the library last evening. There j was a very good attendance, and the Pre i sident, Mr J. J. Hunter, occupied the chair. I The annual report showed that the library | continued to be well patronised by the i residents, and during the year several new ! subscribers had joined. A debating class had been formed, and it had proved a great success. The balance-sheet showed the receipts to have amounted to J825 5s and the expenditure to is2o 17s 86. The re port and balance-sheet were unanimously adopted. The election of officers resulted as follows Mr J. J. Hunter (re-elected) j vice-president, Mr W. Allaway j Hon Secretary, Mr J. 0* Cusaok (re-elected) ; Bon Treasurer, Mr A. Webster (re-elected); Librarian, Mr M. Hathaway (re - elected) 5 Committeej Messrs W. and J. Hathaway, A. Knight, W. Ives, P. Nott and T. Hannah. 