ARCHBISHOP DELANEY.

Press, Volume LXV, Issue 13609, 18 December 1909, Page 10

ARCHBISHOP DELANEY.

■ IMPEBSSIONS OP NEW ZEAtAWg*' , , Archbishop Delaney, of who is at present on a visit to church, had come interesting re to make last evening concerning! B§Ci*| Zealand and its affaire. if iffr"* 1 *! The Archbishop said that he t*HS*|r <j particular interest in New as least one reason—it was country with the possible esoe ß* , s§Jf|y| Belgium which had and economic legislation very _ a '*gf§§S parallel with the ideas of the k*»?§is| Catholic sociologists of to-day. JWgM garding the old age pension New Zealand had led the way, by her action compelled other coanttMjjgß to think seriously about • do P« a similar scheme. This w* one in -which New Zealand was eßtroe&Jllfß credit. He confessed that at one fe"f|H he felt sceptical in regard to thw *Jj?|g| ject, but he *was now convinced. *22|w the old ege pensions were the of relieving the infirm, unfortanafegjewi aged from poignant necessity. ~ TpffjjjlE again, New Zealand initiated the ne rci9| ment for settling people on the and the majority of people in ASeMJggs lian States felt that it was a ia inspiration, and that it wee aft ,«W jg portant duty of statesmen follow in the wake of e ?%mlswP land. The principle of ** ,r money to settlers was one that •ceggjgjg hardly be called into question < * political wisdom when they abundance of natural resouroes fejfcg ing "the application of human inuiidjS to turn them to account. most important that "pioneer turists should be helped with jncdtedifjs!; initial cajrital. '^^Jif^ Archbishop Delaney also paid biTte to the Arbitration Act, conclusion said that he was Very .&*¥}£&s that the Dominion was in so a condition. ■ "; : ?^y