WELLINGTON.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXIII, Issue 45, 6 March 1896, Page 19

WELLINGTON.

(From oar own Correspondent.)

(February 29. 1896. I understand that there are now about ninety boarders and fifty day students at St Patrick's College, which is a very encouraging attendance for the first term, and shows that the Catholic parents of the Colony fully appreciate the superior education — education in its true sense too— which is imparted there. I hear that the Very Rev Dr Watters expectß to have over a hundred boarders by the beginning of the next term, Ihe University Senate, of which His Grace the Archbishop is a member, ie holding its annual session in Wellington this year. It is the intention of the Very Rev Dr Watters, Rector of St Patrick's College, to bold a conversazione at the college on Wednesday next in honour of the members, when it is expected there will be a distinguished gathering. Among the candidates who passed the senior Civil Service examination, the names of whom were published a few days since, I notice that Mas'er Fanning, of Ht Patrick's College, was among the successful ones, and also Messrs W. Organ and J. J. Burkr, two o'd boys of the instsitution. A deputation, headeJ by Mr Hogg M.H.R., presented a petition to the Premier during the week, from the people of Ekebahuna, neking that ex-Constable Neßtor, who had been Btationed there for mat.y yeais, and who retired from the force a few months ago, pending the hearing of an alleged charge of perjury, the bill for which was thrown out by the grand jary, be reinstated. Ibe Premier promised to place the matter before the new Minister cf Justice.