ARCHDIOCESE OF WELLINGTON.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXIX, Issue 4, 24 January 1901, Page 18

ARCHDIOCESE OF WELLINGTON.

(From our own correspondent.) January 19. The Marist Brothers' retreat conclude! on Thursday morning Rev. bather Ainsworth returned from the West Coast on Thursday. Of the Sixth South African Contingent now in camp here 62 members paraded for Mass in St. Josephs Church last Sunday. Prominent on the list of New Zealanders who recently called on the Agent-General I notice the names of the Yen. Archdeacon Devoy and the Very Key. Dean Carew. The annual picnic given to the children of St. Joseph's Orphanage was held this year at Island Bay. The inmates were conveyed to the suburb in drags and spent a very pleasant day The arrangements in connection with the Marist Brothers' Old Boys Association picnic are oomplete and a satisfactory gathering is anticipated. Donations of trophies for the sports have been freely made by the members. Fathers Mahoney and O'Reilly returned from their tour in the Wanganui and New Plymouth districts on Wednesday. A considerable portion of their travels was accomplished on their bicycles, lathers Clancy and Bowden returned from the Marlborough Sounds last night. On their tour they were accompanied by Father Fay of Blenheim. Considerable time was lost by the pupils when the convent school was being re-built at Palmerston North last year and on that account the Bchool was re-opened after the Christmas holidays somewhat earlier than usual. Work was resumed on Monday last and the examination by the Government Inspector postponed from last year will be held next month. What was generally accepted as the decision of the Cathedral Committee re the site for the proposed new building was altered at a meeting held on Wednesday evening, and instead of erecting the cathedral in Buckle street the original proposal to build in Bouloott street will be adhered to. The architect, Mr. Petre, submitted plans suitable for the two sites, and after lengthy consideration the executive committee decided as stated. Necessary preliminaries for the laying of the foundation stone were begun on the following day. *