CANTERBURY PROVINCE.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CIII, Issue 12242, 30 June 1900, Page 11

CANTERBURY PROVINCE.

I"'- -'"' —— ' r ' ■" ■ CIGJiBRATION OF THE JUBILEE. ’ v. iIEKTING'-OF RESIDENTS. 'T ’ XJsw was a large attendance at a nrefitipjr ill tie City Council Chambers yestcrafternoon, to consider the best means cftlfcbiating tie Jubilee of the province of (interimy. Among those present were iWHity of the early pioneers, and the gathering, ■which included several ladies, was a I thoro ughly’representative one. .The Mayor of Christchurch (Mr W. ..ReO-Vf presided, and was greeted with ap'ptouse when he took his seat. He read apo- , logics for absence from the Hons, C. C. JROwen and E. C. J. Stevens, Bishop Julius, Canon Knowles, the Eev J. Elmslie, and ' Messrs S. Weetman, E. C. Brown, T. Y. . Waldrop, J. Gould, T. S. Weston, R. C. P. Selig, E. Macdonald, J. Ander-Ms,'A^H-Turnbull, A. Kaye, H. Wynn'WstliamV G.-March, J. A. Frostick, M. Sandrtiin, W. Boag J. T. Smith, G. Humfhreys and the-Mayor of Woolston. The Ch;drman then said that the work of the meetings was to affirm that something mt/at celebrate the jubilee of Canterbury. He thought - of ceremonials might lb* -lift to IJwjjjarious committees, buti that they something to establish a permanent memorial. His own views on the subject were'that that might, be done in the (deep, appreciation in some permanent form .•f.the great benefits they had received owing .to their residence-in a British colony, and tile success and prosperity which had been „ achieved tinder the rule of our Gracious Queen; (2) by perpetuating the memory the men who were the pioneers of.the 'province, and to whose foresight and industry the present generation owed so 'much; (3) by setting aside a piece of suita- . hki laud, for preference, native bush, as ; Sear the city as possible, to form a haven of liMfbge.- for native birds, and where there ceuM be collected all the varieties -of New i~Zeabnd.trees,, shrubs, and flowers; (4) by tweeting some suitable work of- art, in Jjjsjnje" •jtnd'.'.jslone, as a-tribute to’those isources of the sacces-i of the Canterbmy pro'idase, the agricultural,- pastoral, and- in-' .dust-rial industries. It would be possible to ocinbine the whole four, ideas in one",- but SB any .case the united action of the pro-TOBt-oWop.!:! be required. He felt sure that 1 tptMlst in -. ordinary matters they admired .those, who toot a pride in their own towns, it would be realised that in that instance Christchurch was, the capital city, and that hearty effort would be made to raise such «, memorial as would stand for all time, 'theming -their, thankfulness for fifty years t£ peace and prosperity. He proposed that « committee should be set up to search out all old colonists, and gather them together lor the Jubilee. Then they needed an Entertainment Committee to entertain those .colonists and other distinguished visitors, and a Ceremonial Committee, for the management of ail processions and ceremonials. He also, thought that the school children of Canterbury might be brought together, as ■fcsd been o happily done in Sydney, and the Athletic Association might fitly take charge of that part of the business. There Wtm.also the question of getting some Maoris down from the North. Island to perform Ikjaka* and other dances. They would also ineoi a’Flnance Committee. He did not o«k .them to consider the matter as settled in *ny.way, but had merely sketched out a piia ■which it. was for the meeting to adopt B 1 :er- ’ Mr Reeoe then moved—“ That the ee f the. Canterbury Province be celed in a manner'worthy of the occasion, an* sat tiv? necessary committees to attain sii jtd be appointed.” 'j-TKr W. it, Cooper seconded the motion, jfelSh was carried unanimously. ffiec. some discussion, Mr 6. G. Stead WjltejSfd—“ That all present, - with those from mm§r~ apologies had been received, should into a General Committee, with H||mF to add' to their number.” Hpfw Graham , seconded the. motion, ,i yas'carried, , BpiJ?!- H. J. Beswicfc moved—“ That the lyMjipr, with four others, should be appointthe purpose of selecting the various BfeSnuttoea to carry out the work.” HSjjgr Syiaes seconded the motion. KSitr R. M. Macdonald moved, and Mr H. BHiAiidrews .seconded, as an amendment— HaKhat the list of committees as arranged HKthe Chairman, should be adhered to.” Bxstflr P, Way mouth spoke in favour of the BBpaiSnent,’ which was carried, with the adBj&dn s£ the words “ with power to add to ■P? number.” Hffiibc Chairman said that he would like to mSmtv. anevpresrion, of opinion from the BBticg as to what constituted an old BB>ai£ti” Some thought that the line should Hrl drawn at the first four ships, while others. ■fought, it should be stretched further. ■ .Mr A.! W. Eeaven suggested that, the line j ■bould he drawn at those who arrived prior Bj tb-i opening of the first section of the Bhriatchureh-Lyttelton railway. ■ Xhv Kon J. T. Peacock suggested that the ■-rot should include all those who had arBrifd- prior to the inauguration of the PjoCouncil in 1854, ■ M if hbyat moved- That the line bo ai those who ■ were here prior to Itt*. -18&0.” Tliis, he said would give wire hid been here forty years the to 1 be called “ old colonists.” Gilbert Anderson seconded the moArchdeacon Cbolmondeley agreed Hi; reply to the Chairman, Mr Joynt bora in the-colony prior to Dec. 31, K. i W. Hobbs objected to any people in the previnee being called “old to entertain the real “ old colonists.” J. M. Heywood said that it was unconfine the Canterbury Pilgrims to -who came out in the first foui- ships those ships brought only the first instalsettlers. .0: R. ~ Hurt said that the “ old should really date np -to 1853, which time the settlement had been Bb! F. de C. Malet said he thought' matter should be referred-to the to settle, or bring it np for conat another meeting. He moved m&at effect, and after Archdeacon Cholhad suggested that the line should those people who came out in chartered by the Canterbury AsAir Mulct’s amendment was Ckurman asked if the meeting would sub-committee, which had been apto report on the question of a memorial, and it was decided committee ehould do so. proceedings terminated with a vote - to the chairman. THE COMMITTEES, following are the members of the committees, as proposed by the accepted by the meeting: ’Cplonists’ Committee—Tlxe: Hon C. Archdeacon Cholmondeley, and C. Bishop, D. M’Parlane, W. G T>. Meares, R. S H. , Fisher, G.’ and -W. Piatt. Committee Messrs W. Cl; ''Humphreys, A. H, Tumbull, IfeperJ F. ' Waymoutb, \..W. RG- -Palmer, Q. Harper, T. Maude. President of the Trades and Labour Committee—Dr Jennings, , Dr Moorhouse, and Messrs P. G. Bonnington, C. Louisson, A. P. C. Raphael, G. R. Hart, R. W. and R. W. England, junr. Committee —The Hon J. T. and Messrs H. Cotterill, A. D. Han-is, A. Ferguson, R. M. W. Turner, H. F. Wigram, J. L. Scott, T. I. Joynt and and Chairmen of County CounBoard's, members , of muni-

cipal bodies, and the nsanbers of the House of Representatives.

■ Finance'-Committee —Messrs G. G.- Stead, W. ChiystaJl, J. .Goulid,- F.„ .Graham, I. Gibbs, G. N. Blackwell, ~H. J. Beswick, W. D. Wood, A. W- Beaven ; and T. Gapes. - ’ ' : ■ General 1 Committee—Meßdames Whitmore, Wells, Chisnall and Sorensen, the Hons C. C. Bowen'and J, T. Peaceck, Bishop Julius, Bishop Grimes, Archdeacon Cholmondeley, Canon Knowles, Dr Elmslie, the Rev W. Baumber, Dr Thacker, Dr Nedwill, Dr Irving, Captain ATClatcliie, and Messrs J. Anderson-, A. H. Turnbull, A. Kaye, H. Wynn-Williams, J. E. Ma.rcli, J. A Frostick, M, Sandstein, J. T. Ford, W. Boag, J. T. Smith, S. Weetman, T. Y. Wardrop, E. C. Brown, J. Gould, T. S. Weston, R. C. Bishop, P. Selig, S. Hurst Seager, G. Capper, F. .Fraham, F.. Hcbbs, R. D. Thomas, . WM). Wood, J. M. Heywood, J. Allen, H. J. Beswick, H., P. Murray-Aynsley, W. H. Daw, T. ■ Maude, G. G. Stead, G. Dunnage, G.. Anderson, E. S. Harley, C. A. C. Cunningham, R. Allan, E. Gunderson, J. Collins, C. CuS, ■ W. D. Meares, S. .Manning, J. Connal, F. ; Waymouth, T. Gapes, W. Wills, A. W. Beaven, .H, ;0; D. , Meares, R. M. Alacdonald, T. I. Joynt,, E. D. Andrews, E. Macdonald, ,H. Watkins, F. C. Hall, H- B. Sorensen, W. Actoh-Adaros, G. T. Chisnall, H. Friedlander, C. S. Howard, E. Dobson, W., Harris,. G. T. Weston, J. R. Triggs, R. J. S. Harman, F. de C.,Malet, W. H. Codper,. W. . iPnidhpe, G,; Collier, P. A, Archer,-G. F., Martin, G- Pitcher,.J. and P. Duncan, J. R. Hayward, G. Mountfort, J. J. Collins, P. Campbell, H. Hinge, T. H. Green, H P- Hiii, W. H. Glen, C. T. Dudley, E. G. Staveley, A. L. Parsons, A. Molynenx, E.' W. Seager, H. J. C. Jekyll, E. C. Mouldey, J. . B. Fisher, G. H. Elliot,- A. H. Hancock, J. MTntosb, W. Pratt, ’ S. ■ Haskett-, J. F. Barker, H. Little, G. 11, Blackwell, G. Robertson, 1 J. Lough, A Appleby, W. E. Samuels, A. Walker, W. Jacques, S. D. Barker, C. Ccbhain , W. Baliantyne, G. F; Day, J. H. Newylny-S. C. Farr and E. Smart, and ill members 'erf sub-committees.,