TUAKAU.

New Zealand Tablet, 24 July 1913, Page 27

TUAKAU.

(From our own correspondent.) On Sunday, July 13, a meeting of Catholics in the parish of Tuakau was held for the purpose of forming a branch of the Catholic Federation. Mr. F. G. f. Temm, diocesan secretary of the Federation in Auckland, was present, and assisted in the establishing of the movement in this district. _ The Rev. Father Tigar, 0.P., presided, and explained the aims and objects of the" Federation, and the reasons why all Catholics should join in this movement. Mr. Temm, in supplementing the remarks of Father Tigar, showed how Catholics in other parts of the world had benefited by reason of their organising and forming themselves into one strong federation, and pointed out that the time was now opportune for Catholics in this Dominion to assert themselves and stand

united shoulder to shoulder in the interests of Catholicity. ',: , , Tho following were then elected to form the parish committee:—President, Rev. Father Tigar, 0.P.; vicepresidents, Messrs. J. J. Dromgool and M. Black; secretary, Mr. T. P. McGahan; treasurer, Mrs. B. G. Geragh'ty; delegates to diocesan council, Messrs. M. Black and 11. McGuire; committee—Messrs. M. Foley, F. McGuire, T. Murray, G. O'Connor, M. B. Geraghty) W. DeGoff, and J. McGahan, jun. ' :■■■ Correspondence was received from the diocesan council, exhorting all Catholics in. this district to energetically further the obtaining of signatures to Parliament to the petition now in circulation. It was decided to inaugurate a thorough canvass of the district in order to obtain members, and the committee intend, to leave no stone unturned until every Catholic in the parish is enrolled.