CONFIRMATIONS.

Waiapu Church Gazette, Volume 32, Issue 1, 1 March 1941, Page 9

CONFIRMATIONS.

Confirmations were conducted by the Bishop of Aotearoa during 1940 m the following centres as under: — / PAKEHA Apr. 6-^Taradale . . . . 2 May 29— St. Mary's Chapel Napier . . . . 1 June s—Otane5 — Otane at Hastings . . 1 - *•> 13 — Tauranga . . . • 9 > 24— St. John's Napier . . .1 Aug. 16— St. John's Napier . . .18 v 18 — Te Rehunga, Dannevirke 3 18 — Dannevirke , 25 22— St. Augustine's Napier 29 29 — Makotuku-, Ormondville '. . • . . . . 8 Oct. 17— W«iiroa , „. .. 27 27— Hastings . . . - . . 74 * 27 — Woodford House School 49 27— Havelock North . . 13 Nov. 24 — Gisborne . > . . 112 , 24 — Waerenga-a-hika . . 10 25 — Patutahi . < ... 14 26— Te Karaka .>.• .. 4 27 — Tokomaru Bay ... 6 29— Clive .. .. . . 11 Dec. B—Taradale8 — Taradale .. . v 16 By-Port Ahuriri . . . . 6 15 — Waipawa' . . ? . . . 23 15— Otane 5 Pakeha total . . '. . . . 467 MAORI Mar. 4 — Murupara . . . . 4 May 26 — Porang'ahau . . . . 6 June 12 — Wairoa, Tauranga „. 2 ' 14 — Hairini, Miss Burleys 7 July 21— Takapau . . . . 3 , Aug. 11 — Manutuke .. ..17 Sept. 4— Wairoa .. ..9 12 — Ohinemutu . . . . 6 15— Taupe .. .. 7 22— Paki Paki, H:B. . . 33 29— Te Aute College . ., 19 Oct. 10 — Hukarere College . . 15 18— Nuhaka . .. - ... 12 Nov. 26 — Hospital, Gisborne . . 1 . 27 — Hikurangi Pastorate i 2 27 — Tokomaru Bay .. 8, Dec. 27— Hick's Bay, Te Kaha 5 28— Potaka, Te Kaha • 8 29— Raukokore, Te Kalia ' 3 29— Torere, Te Kaha . . 15 Total . . . ' "192 Grand total . . . . ,659 .Archbishop Averill kindly took some Confirmation services m the ' Tauranga Archdeaconry ■ which should be added to the pakeha total for the Diocese.