Timaru

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXV, Issue 6, 7 February 1907, Page 15

Timaru

(From our own correspondent.) '"*'" February "4. ' The parochial schools have re-opened after the holidays, and special attention was directed at tha ALasses yesterday to the necessity of the regular and- punctual attendance of the children. Some- necessary repairs are now being made to the boys' school. An iron "fence Is being erected around the playground, aud the old outbuildings are being demolished and new ones erected in brick "in a more convenient position. (From an occasional correspondent.) The usual fortnightly meeting of the St. Mary's Branch of the H.A..C.8. Society was held on Monday, January 28, the president, Bro. Donovan, in the chair. Considering that the order paper for the triennial meeting, to be held -in Auckland in March next, was one of the items- of business for the evening, the attendance was small, only twenty-one members being Present. The chief, item of interest was the question .of transferring the District office to Wellington. The delegates, Messrs. Derinehy aud Fitzgerald, were elected by a largely attended- summoned, meeting, and their views as pronounced Aucklanders were well kngwn. Now they are in the anomalous position of being instructed by eleven members (the voting being 11 to 10), .out of a total" membership of 2C.0, to vote for Wellington. Objection was taken ~*at the informality of the meeting, as . it. was held that ah important meeting like that should be summoned, .but it is .questionable; whether any action will, be taken to.- get the opinion of\the bulk of the members of the^D.ranch, it being so hard to get the members to attend 'meet- • ings except they quarterly and half-yearly ones. The delegates purpose to leave for Auckland somewhere about March 9. .

(Owing to this communication being addressed personally to a member of our staff instexd of the elitor, as correspondents are repeatedly requested to do, it was, in accordance to custom, treated as a private letter, and remained unopenel until after we went to press with our last issue:— Ed. ' N.Z. Tablet.').