BACKBLOCK PRIESTS.
DIFFICULT PARISH CONDITIONS. Per Press Association. HAMILTON, July 2. Describing the conditions as a disgrace to the Church, several clerical members of the Waikato Diocesan Synod strongly criticised the conditions and stipends of hackblock priests. It was stated that several priests have virtually worked parishes on less than £2OO per annum and were expected to pay the costs of transport. The Synod referred the matter to_ the standing committee for investigation. The Vicar-General (Archdeacon flavin) stated that the attention of all Church people should be drawn to the state of affairs.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LVI, Issue 182, 3 July 1936, Page 16
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93BACKBLOCK PRIESTS. Manawatu Standard, Volume LVI, Issue 182, 3 July 1936, Page 16
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