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South Canterbury Times, Issue 4977, 9 April 1889, Page 3

In another column will be found a full list of the items of borough receipts and expenditure on general account, for the ensuing year. It will wo are sure bo noted with much satisfaction that the general rate is fixed at 4d in the £, a reduction of 2d in the £ on the rate struck for last year.

While the amount of the salaries to bo given to the town clerk and officers of the council was under discussson last night, the officials retired from the chamber. A suggestion was made that the council go inloi committee to discuss this matter, but councillors were against this, councillor Delaney especially strongly wishing that all discussion should bo publicly carried on.

An Auckland reporter tied a clean white handkerchief under his water tap one evening and let the water rup all night. Next morning there w r as a big patch stained a dirty brown, and about a table spoonful of slimy sediment collected in it. Ho took the collection to Mr Pond, the analyst, and he with his microscope, showed the reporter various forms of aquatic creatures all alive and kicking. Some of them in fact could be seen with the naked eye. The deposit consisted chiefly of algae. The ZfmjWJpublishes portrails” of water (Isas, and throe or four other “critters ” found in the bag, ranging from half an inch to two inches long—and forgets to state that they are magnified. Our Pareori tap is not so bad as that.