St. Mary's Cathedral Building Fund, Wellington

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXV, Issue 39, 26 September 1907, Page 15

St. Mary's Cathedral Building Fund, Wellington

(F.rom an occasional correspondent.) 16. ', The annual meeting of parishioners to receive the report and balance sheet from the trustees of the St Mary's Cathedral Building' Fund was held at the Presbytery, Boulcott street, on Sunday, September 15. There was a good attendance, Archbishop" Redwood presiding. The report stated that although it had beendecided not to make' a canvass for subscriptions during the year ended April 30, 1907,' yet £486 3s 3d had been- subscribed, this amount, together with the rent from portion of the site in Buckle street and interest on invested funds, brought the total receipts for 'the year- up to £1243 9s 7d. The amount now in hand was £12,500. The Archbishop, in speaking to the report, £iaid he had arranged for collections to be made throughout the archdiocese between this and the end of the year, and he anticipated a very successful result; a great effort was to be made to obtain £2500, which s was required to bring the funds up to £15,000. He was confident this could be done in about eighteen months' time, and then they could let a contract for and lay the foundation stone of the first- portion of the Cathedral, which was estimated to cost about £25,000, ..Reference was made at the meeting to the death of The Very Rev. Father Lewis, who was one of the trustees. The Very Rev. Father O'Shea, V.G., and Mr. Maurice O'Connor were elected trustees to fill vacancies, and Mr. W. H. Miller was re-elected auditor. ,

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