PRIESTS AND PARISHIONERS IN NEW ZEALAND.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume XVII, Issue 637, 12 July 1917, Page 3

PRIESTS AND PARISHIONERS IN NEW ZEALAND.

SOME IXTERESIEXG ■STATISTICS. Bishop llrudie, speaking:ml.Chrisichurch on Monday nights gave some liguries to (show the-small propmtic.ti of exemptions claimed by the Catholic body. The ’following iignres were compiled' for April 2 Rh : PRIESTS. X lll ni- -' r of priests ill Xcw Zealand 2TO Xumher <■ f military ngo 105 - Xumher unfit owing to e(feels of s. 'l imm illness, operaiions ... HI Chaplains wilh forces IT Chaplains discharged... A Rahime claiming exeinplhm oH THEOLOGICAL S’JTHEXTS. Toial number 30 RKLKIRM’S BROTHERS. Total number Td Over military age 0 Pnlil i-w in 4 i*i eliens of illness, 'ij-isatmes I Balame claiming m--;-enijilii’ii A”. TOTAL CLAIM AXIS poll KXKMPTIOX. Priests TA ’lhei•l< >oi; ■a i sindenis... AO I hauliers Tteate HO "pi sin 111 •'se iiiiiuh I rs I Amply, state nir e.a - - pur ihe work n n-ligion the Cal-holi. body, mind. -r----ill's 150.000, and'providing uv -r 1 O'Oi) soldiers, ask- '\em| lim fur lid |ni'soiis, a h'Vr work C s -iiij ;i 1. Tins is by no mean- a i exn hilani- !i r mire.asmahle retJU esi.”