DIOCESE OF AUCKLAND

New Zealand Tablet, 26 July 1906, Page 14

DIOCESE OF AUCKLAND

(From our own correspondent.) , -. appeared on the late Mr . MTchaS Ssh« A *"

a ,>,J5? a *i ? aflI S ure !ast Sunday the Bishop, who. w a s accompanied by Rev. Father Holbroolc, visited the grave of the late Rev. Father Benedict; O.P. It beinl the repoS'of his £ S oirt deith prayers wer6 ofiered «P f ° r the The last census returns show that the North Island has now passed the South Island in population and is increasing ai a much greater Tale. Greater Auckland too, exceeds m population any of the other centres in r*i<?,w /j 63,1 and. A thoroughly representative meeting of citizens waited^on his Worship the Mayor during the week and requested him to publicly receive Sir Joseph Ward on his arrival in Auckland at the end of this month by the San Francisco mail steamer. The Mayor acceded to the request, and a public address will be presented on the occasion from the citizens to Sir Joseph.