The Council met on Monday evening, there hi'mg present — the Mayor (in the chair,) Messrs. Hamerton, Colson, Beale, Humphries, Ye.ile, Itundlc, and Vivian. Subsidy. — Tlie Town Clerk said he had re ceived intimation that £337 7s. 3d. of the sab4dy duo to the Council, was in course of payment. — The Mayor remarked that this was £{)0 short of the amount that they re ceived for the previous half-year, but he pre sumed the deficit was put down to charitable aid. Remuneration. — Mr. Younger wrote ask ing to be remunerated for his services as In spector of Vehicles. — Mr. HAMERTON moved, and Mr. Beale seconded, "That £10 be allowe I Mr. Younger." — Carried. Verandah. — Permission was granted Mr. Momiu to erect a verandah, on behalf of Mr. Yatcs, in Currie-street. Fish Hawking. — A letter was read from Mr. Shaw, 8.M., referring to the bye-law pro viding that licenses be taken out for fish hawking, and asking if the Council was de sirous of having the bye-law enforced. — Major Brown also wrote suggesting that a license should not be made necessary, cither for selling fish or wood. In his letter he re ferred to the natives being hawkers. — The Mayor moved " That this Council wish in future no proceedings shall be taken against persons selling fish without a license." — The motion was seconded by Mr. Colson and carried. — Mr. Vbale moved, and it was car ried, •' That no carts be licensed for conveying firewood." Drivers' Licenses. — Three drivers' licenses were issued. Bad Footpaths — Mr. J. 0. George cilled attention to the bad stale of a portion of the footpath in Powderhain-street, and Mr. F. L. Webster also wrote complaining that a por tion of the wall of his property in Liardet street had been broken down by a fall of earth. — Both letters were referred to the Public Works Committee. Racecourse. — Mr. B. Snell, lessee of the racecourse, wrote, asking for compensation owing to his feuce having been pulled down. — The Council decided not to interfere. Kerosene Store. — The tender of Mr. J. C. Davies of £10 for the kerosene store wa-> accepted. Estimates. — The Mayor brought up the Estimates, and made an explanation in regard to them. 