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New Zealand Tablet, 22 August 1912, Page 45

At a recent meeting of the Australian Catholic Federation in the Cathedral Hall, Melbourne, ,t was decided that the correspondence, in the controversy with the Grand Master of the Orange Society be printed in pamphlet form, and circulated- to the extent of 100,000 all over Australia. The Federation. is still making good progress, in opening up branches. .There are now in existence 86 parish councils and 226 district sub-committees, making in all 312' branches in Victoria. _ As recommended by. the Immigrant Aid SubCommittee, Mr. N. J. Walsh was appointed representative of the federation in rendering assistance to Catholic immigrants. His duties will be to keep a register of the names of Cat'holic immigrants, locality of birth, residence before arrival and destination, and to supply information relative to lands, and where employment is to be obtained. The headquarters will be known as the Catholic Immigrant Aid Bureau, Flinders Buildings, Flinders street, Melbourne. %