PRESENTATION TO THE VERY REV. FATHER MAHONEY.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XVI, Issue 12, 13 July 1888, Page 7

PRESENTATION TO THE VERY REV. FATHER MAHONEY.

(Nelson Colonist, July 6.)

TmE»B was quite a large gathering at the Presbytery last night, the occasion being the presentatiou of a birthday gift to the Bey. Father Mahoney. The birthday gift consisted of a remarkably strong, handsome, and well-made set of silver-mounted harness furnished to the order of the subscribers by Mr. F. N. Jones, of Trafalgar-street. Tbe following address was read to the Rev. Father by Master Hunt •— " To tne Bey. W. J. Maboney, S.M. " Reverend and Dear Father,— The anniversary of your birthday affords a suitable opportunity for expressing the feelings of high esteem and hearty respect in which you are held by man? friends, who, to mark their k sentiments, beg your acceptance of the'accompanying little birthday gift. It will be the more value! by you because it represents the feelings of so large a number of the congregation, the subscriptions having b.en purposely limited to quite a nominal sum, so that in these times of depression, all might join without inconvenience. Wishing you many happy returns of the day, and loag years of continued usefulness in your sacred calling, " We are etc, fSignatures.]" His Houonr Judge Broad said he had been requested to say a few words to supplement the address, amd he must first of all thank Master Hunt, who bad given much time, and taken a great deal of trouble, with much good nature, in collecting subscriptions. As for the harness, it was made on the spot, and waß in every way a credit to the maker, Mr Jonea. He hoped Nelson would be represented in this particular kind of manufacture at the Melbourne Exhibition for he was sure work could be turned out heie second to Done in this Colony. (Hear, hear.) Every loyal citizen should do hia utmost to promote the beßt interests of the place, and one way of doing that was by making its valuable industries widely known, and by encouraging them. Father Mahoney was a trne patriot in this respect — (applause) — all that he could possibly procure ia the way of local manutactures for the Industrial Schools he did, and what he could not get in Nelson was, if possible, obtained in the Colony, so that the money paid by the public for charitable aid found its way very speedily back again ioto the pockets of the Colonial manufacturers