OAMARU.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXI, Issue 14, 3 August 1894, Page 27

O A M A R U.

(From an Occasional Correspondent.)

July 23, 1891. Afteb fiteen months work our new church is now ap; roaching completion, The masons have nearly tiniebed thpir part of the work, as also have the plumbers. The slate roof is ccmpleted, but the be.utiful panelled ceili-g will rot be include.! in ihia contract. Tne lack of funds, consequent on the bad times, will not allow of the whole contract being gono on with ; consequently the carviug in the interior on the pillarp, the erection of the tower*, and the architraves in the front will have to be deferred for the present. But notwithstanding this the church presents a very imposing appear■nee, and occupying, as it does, a splendid site, it may be Ten from all par's of the 'own, to which it is a decided ornam.nt. The opening will, I believe, take place before the end of the year, and that his Lordship, Bishop Moran may be preserved in health, co that he may perform the ceremonies in connection therewith, is the Bincere wish and praysr of his very maDy Oamaru friendß.

The half-yearly meeting of the local branch of the Hibernian Society was held in the schoolroom, Usk street, on Thursday evening, Jily 5. There was a good attendance of members, Bro Core-ran presiding;. The quarterly balance-sheet ehowed that financially the Bociety was in a very satisfactory position. Thongh or.ly little more than two years in existence, there are now over 50 members enrolled on the books of the Society and the value of asse's over labilities reaches nearly £120. Jne following officers were elected fir the eDßU ing terra :— President, Bro P. Corcoran (re-elected) ; vice-presi-dent, Bro J. P. Martin ; secretary, Bro P. J. Duggan (re-elected) ; treasurer, Bro Job Maxwell (re-elected) ; warden, Bro J. McMahon ; guardian, Bro J. Evans ; sick visitors, Bros A. Direen and D. O'Connor. Tne installation ceremony was inim» di .tely proceeded with and after a hearty vote of thanks to the retiring officers, the meeting was closed in the usual manner.