The Probinces. CANTERBURY.

Colonist, Volume II, Issue 189, 12 August 1859, Page 3

The Probinces. CANTERBURY.

The grant, of the Provincial Coi.ir.cU towards the -erection of places of worship, is already, beginning to hear fruit-in Christehnrch. •. A tender has, we ■understand, been accepted, for.the.erection of a »ew church on the north side of the Avon,, on one pi the reserves set. apart for the purposs-by the Canterbury Association. The existing church has also, by menus of some assistance from this grant, been enlarged to the extent of 100 additional sittings. Wo notice that on Sunday next. ■special collections are to be made towards the cost «of re-flooring the present church, an object towards which all persona who have been in the habit of worshipping within it. will no doubt willingly &tt.nbiite,-~*Btan(hrd 0 July 21.

'The Canterbury Militia—His Excellency the Governor has, by an order in Council, constituted a Militia District in this province, to be called by the name of Chmtehurcly the boundaries of which district is the circumference of a circle, the radius of which extends fifteen miles from the Land Office. The corps to be called a battalion. The battalion by the present order is to consist simply of volunteers; and the same Gazette contains the regulations to be in force with reference to the corps. . The same Gazette contains the appointment of Henry Arthur Scott, Esq., to he Captain of the Volunteer Corps of Canterbury Rifles.— Standard^ July 2 V