Mount Carmel Convent, Milford, Auckland

New Zealand Tablet, 30 March 1922, Page 37

Mount Carmel Convent, Milford, Auckland

LATEST INSTITUTION OF THE SISTERS OF MERCY. The Sisters of Mercy of Auckland have lately purchased the beautiful property of Mrs. Shakespere, at Milford, near Takapuua, a growing suburb across the harbor from Auckland City, for the (purpose of establishing a holiday hostel for single women/ business girls, and others who may feel the need of a restful home, and for those who, after illness or hospital treatment, require attention during convalescence. Besides its ideal situation, the new institution possesses two notable features —its inclusion of a flower farm, and immediate proximity to the extensive Milford beach. The property also adjoins the Sisters’ farmlands, which were given to the Order nearly 20 years ago by Mrs. Shea, the daughter of the late Thomas Poynton, the Catholic pioneer of the Dominion. The Sisters also intend to establish a school of music, and, as soon as the necessary buildings are erected, the usual educational work of their Order. The central building—a handsome brick structure—has a frontage to Shakespere Road on the Lake Takapuna tram system. This newest institution to be established for the benefit of Catholic girls completes the chain of the works of the Order of Our Lady of Mercy in the Diocese of Auckland, including schools and colleges, orphanages, and hospitals, all of which the Sisters have made notable successes. It is hoped to have the new institution in working order shortly after Easter.