CHRISTCHUROH.

Auckland Star, Volume VI, Issue 1706, 6 August 1875, Page 3

CHRISTCHUROH.

(Per Press Telegram Agency.) This day. Abolition. A very large meeting was held last night, and most unanimously passed, a resolution by Mr Wynn Williams, Provincial Treasurer, to the effect that the proposals contained in the Government Abolitional Bill would be conducive of great and lasting benefit to the colony. An amendment in favor of of first submitting the measure to the people of the colony, this - was received with mingled -cheers and hisses, but was negatived. The esolution. was then proposed by Mr. Saunders, late Superintendent of Nelson, to the effect that while the meeting would offer no impediment to the abolition of the Provinces, they would avoid any expression of approbation of the details of the Government measures, especially as regards nomination for election of Superintendents and plurality of voting to property holders. The motion was negatived by a large majority.

A Provincial Government Gazette was issued this afternoon, chiefly cpnsisting of the announcements of Highway Board elections. Notice is given of the re-entry of the City of Duedin mining lease at the Thames. The following officers of Sir Henry Havelock Lodge 1.0. G.T. were installed on Tuesday evening last by J. Blakey, L.D., assisted by Brothers Taylor and Menzies :— Rev. William Tinsley, P.W.C.T., Messrs. D. Goldie, W.C.T., W. Parker, W.V.T., Thomas Green, W.S., Richard Lawford, W.C., W. Brownlee, W.J*:Si, Christina Blakey, W.A.S., Sister Go'die, W.R.H.S., Lonisa Porter, W.T., Charles N. Barker, W.M., H. S. Green, W.D.M., W. Scott, W.1.G., C. Collect, W.0.G., J. H. Barker, R.G., Sister Lawford, W.L.H.S. The programme on the occasion was a very interesting and amusing one.

Are you about to be married ?

Have you built a house ?

Do you wish to furnish economically ? fl so, there is, without exception, the best and largest variety of carpets and floor-cloths in the province to choose from at the City Hall, furnishing and drapery establishment. Holloway and Garlick furnish banks, hotels, offices, and private residences cheaper than any other house in town. In addition to Bruauel, tapestry, Kidderminster, ana hemp carpets, they have flax, coir, and china matting, hearthrugs, woolmats (in all colors), door-mats (every requisite size), union and wool damasks, quilts, blankets, sheeting, curtains, etc. Before buying, inspect the stock at the City Hall. . We are still selling gents' umbrellas at reduced rates : Silk at 7s 6d, 9s lid, 12s 6d; alpaca* 4s 6d to 6s 6d ; ladies' silk, 5s lid and 6s lid ; alpaca, 3s lid to ss. Drapery, clothing, and millinery at prices to suit the times. —Holloway Sfc Garlick, City Hall, 230, Queen-street. — [Advt.l