Carterton

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXIII, Issue 11, 16 March 1905, Page 5

Carterton

On Sunday, Marcli 7, In St. Mary's lOhuirdhV Caiterton, after Mass, the Rev. Father Cahill, who is leaving for Great Britain, was presented with a putsd of sovereigns. Ttie presentation (says the ' Wairatapa Leaded') was made by<Mr. W. J. Berrill, on TjetiaHS of the Carterton anid Greytown parishioners. Mr. Berrill alluded to the arduous work by Father Cahill! during his three years in the Wairarapa. The parisfi was a large one, and all would recognise the selfsacrificing spirit which had been displayed by their, pastor. All Roped sincerely tnat Father Cahill would benefit by his trip to the Old Country. The Rev, Father thanked the parishioners for the kind thought, fulness which had prompted the gift, and also for the" very nice words which had been spoken by Mr. Berrill v He wisheld tihe Wairarapa parish every measure of swc-i celss in tlhe future.

In the co/urse of an address to the oougregation Rev. Father Cahill gave the parishioners a general outline of the financial condition of St. Mary's church during the three years of his administration. The furnishing and repairs to St. Mary's presibytery amounted to about £IC2 10s. This amount was raised by subscriptions, and the proceeds of three enter taiinments, two of which were held at Carterton, and one at Greytown, and which realised £31, £18, and £30 respectively. The next undertaking was the purchase of a new church site in Queen street. Mr. J. A, Du.db.ou generously donated the corner site a quarter of an acre, on which the church now stands, and other live quarter acie sections cost, on an a,\eiage £46 each, or £230. The expenses in connection with the removal of the church were very heavy, owing to a series of unfortunate complications. ' The hire of the trad ion engine alone was £34. The cost of dealing with the telegraph wines was £16 18s, and other expenses were in proportion. It was perhaps one of the most difficult undertakings ever carried out in the Wairarapa. The cost was about £230. The total outlay on the new church site to date, including fencing, stabling, and planting, had been about £500. The new iron were the gift of Mr. 11. O'Leary, blacksmlith, of Masterton, and the gaste posts were the gift of Mr. M. Riley, of Carterton. How was the money raised ? The bazaar last year, which unjdou'btedly held the record for Carterton, realised £315. The reopening ceremony was responsible for £12. Three entertiainmetatS last year— at Carterton, £16 8S ; Greytown, £28 ; ajid Martinborough, £24 7s— realised aboiit £69, besides generous donations from some of the nowCatlholics of the district. The total indebtedness at present on St. Mary's Church is £110 3s lid, which about represents the cost of two sections, the fencing and planting of the same, and the water service connection at the church and presbytery, which amounted to £10 16s.