DIOCESE OF DUNEDIN

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXIV, Issue 3, 18 January 1906, Page 19

DIOCESE OF DUNEDIN

Rev. Father Kerley, of Temuka, passed through Dunedin on Friday on his return from a trip to Central Otago and the Cold Lakes district. The annual retreat of the clergy of the diocese of Dunedin commences at Holy Cross " College on January 22, and will be conducted by the Very Rev. Father Clune, C.SS.R. We understand that Mr. W. F. Connor, son of Mr. J. J. Connor, of Dunedin, who has been in the employ of Messrs. Hallenstein Bros, for many years in Dunedin and Auckland, has received the appointment of manager of their retail business in Princes street, Dunedin. The many friends of Mr. Connor in Dunedin will be pleased to hear of his promotion, and to welcome him back to his native city. At the meeting on Sunday evening of the general committee in connection with the schools' annual picnic it was reported that the Dunedin Jockey Club had kindly granted the use of the Wingatui Racecourse for the holding of the gathering, and that arrangements had been completed with the railway authorities for a special train to leave about half-past nine for Wingatui, returnling at half-past six. The fares are to be : Junior pupils Bd, .senior Is, adults Is 3d. The ceremony of profession took 1 place at the donvent of Mercy, South Dunedin, on Friday morning. His Lordship the Bishop performed the ceremony, the priests present being the Very Rev. Father Keating, S.J. (Melbourne), Rev. Father kerley (Temuka), Rev. Father Howard, and Rev. Father Corcoran. The ladies professed were Sister M. St. Michael, Sister Mary Regis/ and Sister Monica. The Rev. Father Slattery, CM., of St. Stanislaus' College, Bathurst, who had been spending a holiday in New Zealand, left Dunedin for Melbourne by the ' Moeraki 'on Sunday. The Very Rev. Father Keating, S. J., of Melbourne, left on the return journey by the same steamer. Very Rev. Father Meredith, O.S.A. (Rochester, Victoria), and Rev. Fathers Hogan (Chiltern, Victoria), Murphy (Meredith, Victoria), and Hegarty, CM. (Malvern, Victoria), also passed through Dunedin during the week. The first business) meeting of the year of the H.A.C.B. Society took place on Tuesday evening, when there was a fair attendance. The balance sheet for the quarter was read and adopted, and the Government returns were read. From the latter we take the following interesting items : The benefit members at the beginning of l!) 05 totalled 205 ; admitted during the year, 41 ; defections, 22 ; net increase, 19 ; total at end of year 224, of which number 147 members were under 35 years of age. The sick fund increased during the year by £101, management fund by £47, and the benevolent fund by a small amount. The sick pay for the twelve months amounted to £212, and the medical attendance and medicine to a like sum. Investments bearing interest amount to £1700, the sum received from this ,source beling £7 6-. P.P. Bro. J. Casey installed, the following officers : President, Bro. P. McDermott ; vicepresident, Bro. P. McQuillan ; secretary, Bro. J. O'Connor ; treasurer, Bro. J. Hally ; warden, Bro. W. Butler ; guardian, Bro. W. Menton ; sick visitors, Bros. Saunders and McQuillan. Four candidates were proposed for membership.