News and Notes.

Waiapu Church Gazette, Volume XIII, Issue 1, 1 July 1922, Page 390

News and Notes.

The publication of the "Gazette" is somewhat delayed this month m order to include the report of important business done by the Standing Committee and Chapter. - . The Editor thinks that subscribers will willingly wait a few days for their "Gazette"

rather than miss the reports: of meetings of great interest ahdimportance. The Bishop" had::some very perilous journeys on his recent.' tour in. -the Bay of ' Plenty. ' He visited Motiti Island m a launch, but on; his return to the mainland the bar !at Maketu was "found to be dangerous, .and the launch had to return . to Motiti Island.'' By : this time the breakers: at r.tlie Motiti landing place were .too heav;sS to bring m the launch and the Bishop* and the-ownerl-ofthe launch had to jump out of. the dinghy., into the breakers, arid at corisiderable risk had to drag the " dinghy; ashore. The Bishop was forced to reriiairi -five days on Motiti Island arid missed' his appointments at Whakatane. During: his trip m the Bay of Plenty district the Bishop fell over a cliff thirty feet high. Fortunately he fell into soft mud at the foot' of the cliff and was not irijured. ; The Rev. V. Bianchi, .who has been appointed temporarily to assist at Matawai, is m deacon's orders and was recently a student at Burgh Coir lege, England. The Dean of Christchurch, representing the clergy of that Diocese, has written to the Bishop inviting this .diocese, m common with the other dioceses of the province, to contribute to the cost of a Primatial Cross, to be presented to the Primate, Archbishop Julius. The Crosfi will be an official gift to be used by the Primate and his successors. The Standing Committee agreed that a subscription list be opened m this diocese. The quality of the Cross will depend upon the amount, of subscriptions received, and, as a permanent symbol to be used perhaps. for many generations, it should be as good as we can make it.' A minimum of forty pounds will be required as our share, but it is hoped to- raise considerably more m order that the Cross may be worthy of the purpose for which it is to be used -and of the Church of New Zealand, The' materials, as far as possible, will be of New Zealand origin, and we hope the Cross will be designed and manufactured m New Zealand. The Very Rev. the Dean was appointed by Standing Committee tb act as secretary and treasurer of the fund. He will gratefully acknowledge all contributions sent to him and will be glad of an early response. .