St. Mary's Cathedral, Wellington

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXIII, Issue 34, 24 August 1905, Page 3

St. Mary's Cathedral, Wellington

At St. Patrick's Hall, Boulcott street, Wellington, on Sunday afternoon, August 13 (says the ' New Zealand Timesi') there was a large and representative attendance at the annual meeting of parishioners to receive the report ami balance sheet of the trustees of the St. Mary's Catholic Cathedral Building Fund. His Grace Archbishop Redwood presided. The balance sheet for the year ending April 30, 190&, was read. It showed funds in hand at that date of £8894 6s B>d, being an increase for the year of £2123 4s Id, which was derived from subscriptions and interest on invested funds. The trustees reported that with the subscriptions and interest since received the total funds now in their hands amounted to £9522 15s 2d, all of which was , bearing interest at an average rate of 5 per cent per annum. His Grace, in speaking to the report, mentioned that it was now his intention not to proceed with the erection of more than about half of the edifice of the proposed Cathedral, as a commencement, ana that he desired to have in hand three-fourths of the sum required for the erection of such portion before actually entering on the work. It was anticipated, he said, that the fund would increase by at least £2000 a year by means of collections throughout the archdiocese, and

the interest on the investment of the funds, and at that rate of increase there was reasonable hope that the portion of the Caehedral he referred to would be commenced at no very distant date. His Grace concluded by saying that they had to thank Mr. Martin Kennedy for his very generous offer to vest in, 1 the trustees, as a portion of the Cathedral site, a property in Buckle street, when they had £10,000 in hand, which would, he hoped, be by the end of the present year. The property,- when acquired, would bring in about £150 a year, anil that wouJd further help to augment the funds. The meeting re-elected Messrs. R. J. Collins and R. O'Connor (tflie retiring trustees). The hon. treasurers (Rev. Father O'Shea and Mr. R. O'Connor), the hon, auditor (Mr. W. J. Mailer), and the secretary (Mr. B. J. Devine) were also re-elecfed.