Lower Hutt

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXV, Issue 2, 10 January 1907, Page 13

Lower Hutt

(From an occasional correspondent.) December 28.

The annual picnic of the Hutt- parish was held,, as usual, in the -grounds attached to the Catholic presbytery. - There was a very line gathering, and the - reresults were most successful and satisfactory. The gross takings amounted to over £lUU," and the net proceeds towards the school funds amount to £84.

Amongst tine visitors were the Mayor of the Borough (Mr. McDonald), the local engineer (Mr. Kixtrall)," also Mr. McDonald, (manager oi the Bank of New South Wales, Wellington) and his son (Rev. Father McDonald). Father- Lane and his energetic and . popular assistant, Rev. Father Walsh, have every reason- to be proud of the happy results, and" desire to return their best thanks to Mr. P. Casey and his indefatigable commit- ' tee for their ellorts in a good cause. The , stall- - holders and their assistants deserve the greatest praise for their zeal and . 'enthusiasm. They wish .to thank the public generally for their very Mnd_ patronage.