The Christchurch Meteorological Ob server makes the following remarks on the weather for July :—The temperature of the month 1.3 deg. lower than the average for the same month during the previous six years. The rainfall was not in excess of the average. The weather was, as a rule, very fine and calm to the 27th, when for two days it rained heavily, in part from the S.W., but mostly from the N.E. Daring these two days water fell to the depth of upwards of an inch and a half.
The opening of the new Hall in Manchester street, erected by the St Augustine Lodge, 609, E.C., took place on Aug. 10, in presence of a goodly muster of brethren, including many visitors from other lodges in the pro vince. Amongst those present were Brothers G. H. Wilson, W.M., 609; J. Baylee, W.M., 1048; P, W. Thiel, P.M., J. A. Bird, P.M., H. N. Nalder, W.M., Unanimity; W. Mills, &c., &c. The building consists of a very spacious lodge-room and two ante-rooms, together with all the accessories essential to a Freemasons’ hall.
