The Bishop of Peterborough, speaking at Lutterworrh Visitation, said he believed, nnder proper caution and reserve the opening of reading-rooms on Sunday would do a great deal of good. He could go to his library on Sunday and read, and why m the name of commonsenae should it be wicked and mischievous for a poor man to da m his library at the pub' lie reading-room what was harmless m private rooms? He saw more than ene good reason for Sunday reading-rooms. Although the new Volunteer regula tions were' gazetted to come into force on the Ist instant, they really do qojb talc* effect until the last day of" the' present month, the authorities hating granted 31, days' grace.| .
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Manawatu Standard, Volume 3, Issue 39, 11 January 1883, Page 2
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119Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 Manawatu Standard, Volume 3, Issue 39, 11 January 1883, Page 2
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