Attached are the receipts and expenditure for the months of April and May, 1882 : —

The following abstract of the receipts and expenditure of the various Road Boards in the County was laid on the table, and received. The cost of plans and inspectiou of works is not in cluded : —

The Council then, considered the Ministerial proposals with reference to local government, and agreed npon the following replies to the questions con tained iv the Colonial Treasurer's cir cular : — ■ 1. Couuty chairmen should not be elected as mayors are. 2. Counties should not be allowed to split up or amalgamate without consent of Palia ment, as at present. 3. The road districts should not nec( smrily form the boundaries of country ridings. 4. The present mode of electing councillors is very good. 5. The couuty councils should form licens ing committees outside boroughs ; have power to expend council votes on other than couuty roads ; to have control over ground game and the small-bird pest ; and large powers and generally for the framing and passing of bye-laws on local subjects. 6. Ouly by a petition of a majority of the ratepayers should counties be enabled to create new road districts or alter existing enes.
