Interprovincial

New Zealand Tablet, 25 October 1906, Page 24

Interprovincial

On and after November 1, 190,6, the postage on letters and letter-cards for places ' within New Zealand will be one penny for each four ounces or fraction thereof. A large influx of tourists to the Southern Alps is expected during the coming season, and the Government has approved of a scheme to erect an annexe to the Mount Cook Hermitage to provide sleeping accommodation for 24 persons m view of the anticipated extra tourist traffic. The extension is to be completed at, the ea-rliest possible moment.

In the House of Representatives on Friday evening the Public Works Statement was laid on the table The total amount proposed to be appropriated this year is £2,48-1,858, as compared, with £2,602,156 last year. Some £884,025 is to be devoted to railways", and £50,000 is set down for the Otago Central Railway £20,000 for the Lawrence-Roxburgh line, and £20,000 for the Catiins-WaimahaA-a line. The Speaker of the House of Representatives (the Hon. A. R. Guinness) has given notice to ask the Premier whether he will, before the session concludes propose a motion for an address to be presented to his Majesty the King in similar terms to the address adopted by the House of Representatives* of the Commonwealth of Australia urging that Home Rule should be granted to Ireland. The Premier has received a cablegram from the Postmaster-General of the United States announcing that New Zealand letters prepaid Id would be delivered in the United States without surcharge after November 1. Sir Joseph Ward, on making this known in the House of Representatives, said that he s had replied thanking the Postmaster-General, and congratulating him on the establishment of penny postage between the United States and New Zealand; He hoped the day would soori arrive when penny postage would ' be established throughout the world. Rarely, if ever (writes our Wellington correspondent) have the beauty and impressive nature of our Church ceremonial and-Mie-st/rdng faith of our people been so strikingly manifested in this city as they were on Sunday morning at St. Joseph's Church. The early Masses .were largely attended, and great numbers of men approached the Holy Table. The Mass at 730 was celebrated by, the Rev. Father MacDermott, C.SS.R., the.twq officers of the college .cadets acting as acolytes. The church, Tilled in every, part with, worshippers, including members of "the Permanent Artillery local volunteers, and college cadets, in full-dress ami- • form, presented a solemn spectacle,' the effect at ' the -Consecration as the bugler sounded the royal salute being particularly impressive. . The .sight of nearly the whole congregation of men receiving Holy Communion was indeed a most encouraging .'one, and the source' ofr keen satisfaction' to . the Rederhptorist Fathers . who have labored so hard during, the past week At the conclusion of Mass the Very Rev. Father Clune delivered a stirring address to the men, ,. in, wMch "he -exhorted them to be .faithful to the resolution's they tiad made, and to hold fast to the practice of their re-lißion.-^On' Sunday next .the Hibernians- are to receive ,Holy romtounion in a body,. v The mission will be solemnly closed on • Sunday night *