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Globe, Volume III, Issue 255, 6 April 1875, Page 2

m^sam CANTERBURY RAILWAYS. DISCHARGING AND STACKING TIMBER, COAL, &c, IN THE CHRISTCHURCH STATION YARD. ,HE Provincial Government is prepared to receive TENDERS for the ABOVE SERVICE, for twelve months. Conditions and data as to monthly quantities may be obtained on application at the Traffic Manager's Office, Christchurch Station, on and after Thursday next. Tenders, endorsed "Discharging and Stacking Timber, Coal, &c," to be forwarded to the undersigned on or before the 23rd inst. THOS. WM. MAUDE, Secretary for Public Works. Public Works Office, Christchurch, April sth, 1875. REV. CHARLES CLARK. Oddfellows' Jul all. TO-NIGHT. IMMENSE SUCCESS OF MISS CHRISTIAN Whose appearances in Christchurch will however be positively limited to the Rev Charles Clark's Entertainments. THIS EVENING, Miss Christian will sing—" The Lime Trees by the River," "Will he Come," and "Come back to Erin." To-morrow—Tower of London. Thursday—Last Night. Front seats, 35.; Back, 2s. 0 HIS WORSHIP THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF CHRISTCHURCH. We, the undersigned ratepayers of the City of Chriatchurch, respectfully requtst you at your earliest opportunity to convene a PUBLIC MEETING of the citizens to consider what steps should be taken to support the petition of tbe City Council to the Provincial Council for a Grant in Aid and Endowments, as set forth in the said petition, as follows: — " To the hon the Provincial Council of the Province of Canterbury, in Session assembled —The petition of the City Council of Christchurch, humbly sheweth,—l. That the introduction of immigrants under the scheme of the General Government has had the effect of largely increasing the population of this city. 2. That the safety, health, and convenience of such increase, and tbe inhabitants generally, necessitate the carrying out of the public works upon a more extenßive scale than hitherto. 3. That such extension is beyond the means at the dispoial of the Council. 4. That the estimated coat of the required works is £56,300, a large portion of which is for those of an urgent nature. 5. That this sum does not include a large amount of money required to carry out a system of drainage. 6. That the funds of the Council are not assisted by an endowment. 7. The Council therefore humbly pray that your honorable House will be pleased to take this matter into its serious and favorable consideration." We are, sir, Yours respectfully, Signed by 62 ratepayers. To W. Wilson, H. Sawtell, R. Wilkin, L. E. Nathan, C. W. Turner, Henry Matson, and the 56 other gentlemen signing the above requisition:— Gentlemen, — I have much pleasure in acceding to your wishes, and hereby convene a PUBLIC MEETING, To be held at the MUSIC HALL, IN CATHEDRAL SQUARE, ON WEDNESDAY NEXT, the 7th inst, At 7 p.m. I am, gentlemen, youis very obediently, FJIED, HOBBF, Mftyor.