Though it is 74 years since Canterbury was governed by its Provincial Council, the Provincial Buildings remain a landmark of Christchurch. This month’s cover, which has been reproduced from a natural-colour photograph by Sparrow Industrial Pictures Ltd., shows the impressive interior of the council chamber of the Provincial Council Buildings, which are in Gothic style. They were, designed by Benjamin Mountfort, Provincial Architect, who came to New Zealand in 1850. In Canterbury, which is now celebrating its centennial, farming developed rapidly from the earliest days of settlement and the province has always been the main cereal-producing district of New Zealand.

New Zealand Journal of Agriculture, Volume 81, Issue 5, 15 November 1950, Page 401

Though it is 74 years since Canterbury was governed by its Provincial Council, the Provincial Buildings remain a landmark of Christchurch. This month’s cover, which has been reproduced from a natural-colour photograph by Sparrow Industrial Pictures Ltd., shows the impressive interior of the council chamber of the Provincial Council Buildings, which are in Gothic style. They were, designed by Benjamin Mountfort, Provincial Architect, who came to New Zealand in 1850. In Canterbury, which is now celebrating its centennial, farming developed rapidly from the earliest days of settlement and the province has always been the main cereal-producing district of New Zealand.