THE PRIMACY.

Te Aroha News, 15 February 1890, Page 4

THE PRIMACY.

LETTER FROM THE NELSON CLERGY. SYMPATHY WITH BISHOP SUTER. Nelson, February 11. The Primate has received a letter signed by the whole of the plergy pf the diocese,expressing sympathy with him in a position so unfair to him as that in which he has been placed by the action of others in reference to the Primacy. They regret that he is exposed to so much misunderstanding, and express appreciation of his sympathy, unselfishness, generosity, and kindly supervision. The address concludes as follows : “We feel deep satisfaction that the Church of the province of New Zealand will for the present be presided over by a Primate such as yourself, and we trust that the high office to which you have succeeded, you may long retain.” The Primate in reply says he is endeavouring to act according to the directions of the Church, and hopes to continue to do so, although it involves much of the annoyances alluded to n the addiess.

Land settlement is still booming in the Auckland provincial district. The number of selectors and the acreage of land selected for the month of January, 1890, shows that Auckland still leads by a long way, as she has been leading for several months past, greatly in advance of the other provinces. The following are the figures:—Auckland, 51 selectors for 11,434 acres; Tarapakl, '32, selectors for 1,761 pcrsa j Hawse's Bay, four selectors for 870 acres; Wellington, selectors for 2,754 acres 1 ; Nelson, three selectors for 440 ■ acres * Marlborough, two selectors' for, 731 acres ; Canterbury,. feyra selectors for 361 acres ; O.tagp, for 8,34.8 acres ; Sftqtfylantf, €sree; ’ selectors for 217 acres. ' ' * " •** v * ' V**---. *