CHRISTCHURCH NEWS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1551, 6 September 1905, Page 3

CHRISTCHURCH NEWS.

(Per Press Association-) Christchurch, last night. The Christchurch Drainage Board, at a special meeting held this afternoon, adopted a motion authorising the promotion of a Bill in Parliament to anthoriso the Board to borrow £IOO,OOO for tho extension of the sewerage system through great Christchurch, and the Board’s solicitor stated that Sir Joseph Ward had told him that if the standing orders re advertising and depositing of looal Bills wore oomplied with the Bill wonld have the snpport of the Government.

Ohristohuroh, yesterday. A phone between Ashburton and Springbnra now open for pablio use. The City Councillors who • represented the Council at tbe recent railway deputation to the Premier were able to inform the Council last evening that they interviewed Sir Joseph Ward regarding telegraph and telephone matters, and urged that wires should be placed underground, or failing that,.that round poles should be used to oarry them, and Sir Joseph Ward promised to consider these matters and write to the Council. Tho recent bad weather has been the oaase of landslips, which have blocked the water raoes controlled by the Waima-kariri-Ashley Water Supply Board. The water will have to be out off for a time in plaoe3. In regard to the statement that some Ohristohuroh collectors of claims of enrolment on the Parliamentary roll are taking up a political attitude in their work, It is understood that ail .the registrars in the Ohrisiqharoh electorates have impressed npon oanvassera tbe necessity for abstaining from expressions of political opinions. Tbe work of threshing the past season’s grain is not yet completed. In soma parts of Mid-Canterbury some of the grain recently threshed had improved in condition since beiDg stacked, During August 58 buildiDg permits were granted in Ohristohuroh, the value of buildings to be erected being £29,780, and tbe fees paid to the City Oounoil amounted to £B7 108.

Four more trailers were added to the Tramway Board’s rolling stook to-day. The trailers were made from old openßide oars taken over from the Tramway Company. Eaoh trailer has double the carrying oapaoity of any eleotrio oar.