DIOCESE OF AUCKLAND.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXI, Issue 26, 25 June 1903, Page 6

DIOCESE OF AUCKLAND.

(From our own correspondent.)

June 11.

The Very Rev. Father Benedict, 0.P., is at present acting at the Sacrod Heart Church for the Very Rev. Dr Egan, during the latter 's visit to Sydney. The labor men here are agitated over the appointment of a labor M.L.C , saying that since Mr. Jenning's withdrawal from the Council, Auckland labor is not represented. A departure has been made at St Patrick's Cathedral on procession nights by having the girls and boys in the procession sing during its course. The change is both welcome and wise, because it is most inspiring to listen to the fresh, lusty young \oices raised to Him who said, ' Suffer little children to come unto Me.' His Lordship the Bishop has been invited by the prie&ts and laity to represent the diocese at the excursion in connection with the visit of his Eminence Cardinal Moran to the South Sea Islands. The Bishop's expenses for the trip were readily subscribed by those who considered he should tonn one of the Cardinal's distinguished party. His Lordship expects to leave by the inward 'Frisco mail boat for Sydnoy on July 13th. Our new Mayor contends that mnepence general rate is not sufficient to carry on in the city. There is much to support him, because there is now an overdraft of £15,000, and many works urgently crying out to be undertaken, while the streets are sadly neglected. The Mayor proposed applying the surplus of £13,000 odd lowards reducing the o\erdiaft. The estimated expenditure for tVie coming year by the city engineer is £22,000, but the Council says this must be reduced by £3000. ' An Old-time Bishop ' was the heading to a contribution by Hilda Keane in the ' Herald ' supplement of last Saturday The writer is a non-Catholic, and in a very impartial and generous spirit she eulogised the saintly character, and the many meritorious works of our first and dearly-beloved Bishop, Dr. Pompallier. The writer referred to his early trials and vicissitudes in the far North amongst the Maoris, who received him in the first place with positive aversion, but subsequently lo\ed and respected him when they discovered how entirely free from mercenary motives were his every action The writer draws a striking comparison between tho reception accorded the ' old-time Bishop ' and the reception .given recently in Auckland to 'our modern Bishop ' It is well to be reminded now and again of the noble deeds so heioically performed by heroes such as- the late Archbishop Pompallior really was. It rouses one's latent enthusiasm (This letter did not icach us until Friday morning of last week ) For Auckland letter, June 18, sec page 19.