CATHOLIC INTELLIGENCE.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume I, Issue 3, 17 May 1873, Page 6

CATHOLIC INTELLIGENCE.

We hear that Bishop Morau contemplates making the following offer to the Government : A new school being acknowledged as • necessity in town, he proposes that if the Government provide him with a suitable site in a central position, and aid in paying the salaries of the staff, he will undertake on the part of the Catholic community to spend £2000 on school buildings within two years. Chtjbch and School Sub, Dtoldik.-Ai the late sale of sections in South Dunedin, an acre of ground wa=, with thoughtful fore sight, purchased for L2OO as a site for a Catholic church and school. Oamabtt Enbbgt.-A well-built stone cottage, together with a site of half an acre of ground, has been acquired by the Catholic congregation of Oamaru, as a residence for their priest. The cost is New Missions.— Queenstown and Arrowtown districts have been erected into a separate mission, which has been confided to the care of the Rev John McKay. We learn it is in contemplation to shortly establish a new mission in the goldfields districts,- having its seat at Cioinwell. ° The Tokomairiro congregation is very anxious to have a resident priest, and it is not at all improbable, we understand, that arraneemerits will be made within no lengthened period to comply with ita W18uG8» t* THE Tr ReT Au S us . te Laforestier has been appointed assistant to Father Ecuyer, Christchurch; and Father Del Alonte, OSP has replaced Father Boibaux (who is returiug to Auckland) at Lyttelton. Papal Collections.— The following collections for the Pone which we have not yet published, were made on last Good Friday*— Wanganui, Ll2 ; Wellington (erroneously given in a previous issued L 23 13s ; Meanee Flat, Waipori, L 3 5s 6d; Timaru, L4ss ; Tari' Ottb Schools (continued).— There are, at Hokitika, a boys' a girls , and an infants' school. The two former are attended by 90 pupil?, and the infants' school by 35, making a total attendance of 125 scholars. The Catholic population of Hokitika is 920. The school building was erected at a cost of L4IO. The Hokitika church, it may be remembered, is a wooden building; but it is neatly finished, and has three very beautiful altars. The Catholic congregation of Boss (to the south of Hokitika) have recently built a fine school at a coat of L3OO. Two acres of ground are attached to the school, and the attendance, we believe, is about 60.