NEW PRESBYTERY WESTPORT.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXVI, Issue 13, 5 August 1898, Page 18

NEW PRESBYTERY WESTPORT.

An account of tiie new presbytoiy at Westporfc appears in the j\cwß.^ It presents, says our contemporary, an imposing appearance m a view down Brougham street. The site is well chosen for drainago pnrpo«es, and the building, modelled more or less on the Hues of the Nelson presbytery, is a substantial structure, well adapted to withstand West Coast weather. With) a there is every evidence of the cosiest comfort, and an abundance of accommodation which will enable any visiting 1 clergymen to bo retained as guests. On entering, one is ushered into a spacious hall, and finds that there are no less than nine rooms on the ground floor, drawing room, Father Oostello's study, Father Walshes secondary study, a spacious dining room well lighted, and a bright cheerful apartment, etc., until the CU tT y dce P artment is reached, when it is found that, even to the washhouse, the domestic arrangements can be carried on without risking exposure to the weather. Upstairs there are five rooms, including bath room, with hot and cold water laid on. A charming room is Father Walshe'a study in front of the second story flat, and commanding- a view of Victoria Square, Tennis Ground, and indeed the best part of Westporfc, quite a pleasing- vista for the eye to rest u P° n - The views for the other upstairs' rooms have an equally refreshing range. There are two spare bedrooms in the house, and in congratulating- the good priests on the comfort of their new quarters, there is the additional pleasure that occasionally they may avail themselves of the company of their confreres. The building is marked throughout by faithful workmanship, aud reflects credit on the contractor, Mr. Jas. Scanlon, and on Mr. o 'Neil (painter") and Mi-. Sarsen (plumber).