Waikiwi

New Zealand Tablet, 23 August 1917, Page 23

Waikiwi

At, the end of the financial year (writes an esteemed correspondent) a balance sheet was posted on the doors of the churches in this parish, from which it appears that in the first eight months of the existence of the separate district the sum of £1241 13s lid was raised, of which £7OO in jround numbers was yielded by the bazaar and art union, the rest by straight-out giving, concerts, etc. This does not include the sums donated for the purpose of providing the pastor with a motor car. It is gratifying to all to know how we stand, and how the money is expended. Improvements to churches and presbytery continue, our pastor’s motto apparently being, “Not to go forward is to go backward.’’ The next parish work will be the erection of a church in the Woodlands neighborhood. Mass is said in a schoolhouse in the meantime, and it is found very inconvenient. As this portion of the parish was taken over by our pastor to relieve the over-worked clergy of Invercargill, it is confidently expected that the Invercargill people will help in the erection of this church. Plans and specifications have been arranged, and approved by the people. It is probable that a sale of work will be undertaken shortly to provide funds for this most pressing need.