DIOCESAN STANDING COMMITTEE.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 111, 3 February 1908, Page 8

DIOCESAN STANDING COMMITTEE.

:The Wellington Diocesan. Standing Committee' met on Friday evening, all the 1G members being'present. Bishop ■ Wallis presided.' The Bishop;,fncritibucd 'that ;free passes for tho Ean-Anglican Congress had been; granted to-, the. Rev... ,C- ~W. . L.'Maclaverty, ..assistant curate of St.'Peter's, - Wellington, -and- to Canon Still, one .of the Bishop's commissaries in-Englandl" ' .' —' A bequest of r^fiO'from-the Jate ;Mr. W. B." E. Brown, of Wellington,. to the Maori Mission was announced.: ; • ■ The\Bishop - stated; ; that .tho .Hov. • Iwiora TamaipareU, Maori' clergyman at Ot'aki, would return ' fo - -Waitotara, • iny accordance •> with' Native' custom, ..consequent -upon ;tho.death.of liis wife.' ; .It* was''reported : that • the "Church 1 Chronicle"', was in ,a satisfactory financial position, with •an'infcrea'sing'circulatiori: ; This being the •-last ■ meeting of-the- Committee to> be hold before the-Bishop leaves, for England to atteud the-Lambeth-Conference, Archdeacon'"Toogood, 'on : behalf' 9f the Committeo wished him and Mrs. Wallis. a, pleasant and satisfactory journey, and a safe, return.. Our , auction advertisements include a lengthy description;of the family-mansion and grounds, " Sayes Court," which Messrs. Macdonald, Wilson and Co. will submit to auction at their Exchange Land' Mart, on February 20, under instructions:from'tho executors in tho estate of the lato Mr. E. W. .Mills. The property is situated in Aurora Terraco, with a frontage also, to Clifton Terrace, and comprises over half an acre. This is beautifully laid, out in terraced lawns, shrubberies, and' flower gardon. The residence contains 18 rooms, while the outbuildings compriso coachhouse,'stable, loose boxes, harness room, etc.. The situation ct' the residence is a very fine' one, commanding- from its balcony and windows beautiful, views .'uf. tlie 'city and harbour. Arrangements can, be maile with tlift iinn to view the property'-at any time. am), illustrated lithographic liliuiß can b« obtained from the 'auctioneers. '