CHRISTCHURCH.

Auckland Star, Volume VI, Issue 1655, 8 June 1875, Page 3

CHRISTCHURCH.

[Per Press Telegram Agency.]" This day. Popular ConcertsMonday popular .concerts for the winter month's have been established. The first one took place last night and was a great Buccess,_ A petition is being influentially signed against the new Education Bill, and a public meeting is to be held to discus* the whole matter. General dissatisfaction with the bill is expressed. Public Buildings. A me-fchg1 of the Chamber of Commerce yesterday passed a resolution strongly condemnatory of the refusal of the Government^ to place? ion the supplementary'- e_-i__ate_'' the sum of £14,500, which was voted Jast year towards the cost of public buildings for the Telegraph, Office, Post Office, Customs, etc., but was, with the -permission of the Government, struok ofLthU: yew _"'-_s--1 "timatcs. Strong opinions were expressed by the members of _he Chamber against-the ..Government. Mr Inglis, a leading member, after referring to the excellent means the Chamber had of knowing the trueu.fijianoi.al position of the province, said it was the greatest nonsense to. talk as the present Government have done with regard to their financial position. Thftjesling among-t the general- public is also beginning to be very warmagainst the Government for the needless financial alarm they have caused, and their retrogressive policy is greatly commented on all.hands,. . - ... ;, > .: . .