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Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3097, 1 June 1881, Page 4

CHURCH OF S. FAITH, LAKE KOTORUA. KO TE WHARE O TE WHAKAPONO TAPU. THE REV IHAIA TE AHU (who has etedfastly labored amidst many discouragements as an ordained Clergyman of tho Church of H.ngland since IS6O amongst liis countrymen, the loyal tribe of the A-awa) is very desirous of erectiug a Church at Ohinemutu, where he now res-ides. He feels the great want of a suitable building in which the people may assemble for public worship, and he believes that the erection of a Church will conduce to the restoration of that decent observance of the Lord's Day and of other ordinances of religion, which has of late years fallen into too much neglect For this sad state of things the natives are not alone to blame. And now that an effort is being made) amongst themselves to check drunkenness and other flagrant vices, and to return to the Faith, there is "every renson that they should bo cneo-traged and assisted in this much needed reformation. I would therefore very earnestly appeal to the English residents, and to the many visitor and tourists who for pleasure or health frequent the3e beautiful lakes, to contribute towards the building of a comnvidious and suitable Church, such as wilt be an ornament to the new township The Maoris will five a site In a commanding position on the shores of the lake, and as the building will be available for English services as well as Maori, it will be of benefit to the whole community Subscriptions will be thankfully received by the Rev. Ihaia te Ahu Ohinemutu ; the Venerable Archdeacon Brown, C.M.S., Tauranga; and the Right Rev. the Bishop of Waiapu, Napier; or may be paid to the account of the " Maori Church, Ohinemutu," at the Bank of New Zealand, Tauranga EDWARD 0. WAIAPU, Bishop. Lake Rotorua, 15th May, 1851. Subscription List to 18th May, 1881. & S d Collected at Maori services by the Rev. Ihaia te Ahu, Ohinemutu .. ..1100 Box at Morrison's Hotel, Ohinemutu .. 4 15 Collection at Lake House Hotel after service by the Bishop of Waiapu, May 15 3 8 6 Collection at St. Barnabas' Church, Norfolk Island, through Bishop Selwyn of the Molanasian mission .. .. 5 0 0 The Bishop of Waiapu 10 0 0 The Rev. K. W, Young, N.S.W 5 0 0 A Friend, Tarawera .. 10 0 A Visitor, Lake House 0 5 0 J. R. Tucket. Meluourno 110 A. S. Goold, Edinburgh 5 0 0 W; H. Grace 110 J. C. R Burt 110 Archdeacon Brown 5 0 0 Mrs Maedonald, Auckland 0 10 0 Mrs <;hamberlaybe 010 0 Collected at Taupo, May 25— T. B. Noble 10 0 John Gage, Waikato 0 5 0 G. P. Donnelly 5 5 0 Topia Turoa 550 £66 12 11

ANNUAL PLOUGHING MATCH. IN consequence of the continued dry weather tho Annual Ploughing Match advertised to be hold on the 24th instant, will be Postponed until further notice. By order of the Committee, F. D. LUCKIE, Secretary, H.B. Agricultural and Pastoral Society. Napier, 18th May, 1881. tales by Mr iioutledge W. ROUT LEDGE. AUCTIONEER, COMMISSION, CUSTOMS, AND KOaWARDUsG AGENT. Auctions held in town and country. Offices : At Mr Richardson's. Napier, Oth May, 1880. Wardrop & Co. JOEL'S SPARKLING TTVUNIDIN ALES SOLE AGENTS, HAWKE'S BAT, WUDBOP AND 00