u.ful town, aui M«»»rs H'>a«jcic «d 1 ."jinclair, the contrac tors, werd showing evtd-uc 3 of their i;ood workmanship in r» erection. They mast aluo not furget the skilled hands, and the cause they had to be thinkfnl for th» work th-Jt had a% yes gone on without injury to life or health. It seemed Almost incredible that within so short a time they should harj risen, a* it were out (A nothing, to such an appearance of raa'erial prosperity. Qariny alladrd to th^ spiritual obligation* of the nawly. formed congregation, Dr Macgregor went on to siy that it was one of the happy coi"cideiices of their bis'ory that th« gentleman up>n whom be would call to l*y the foundation atone of the ennrch was the chief uugis'rate of th • enterpris ing commuuity of their beau ifnl town ; and *!»<> that he had personally ahowa eagernes* to pay attention to them that th^y ought not to forget. A member of the building comnntt»e wo-j!d in due course return thanks to Mr Pr cter, W.M. of tho Ljd^e Waitak*, and who was alto repreiert : ng th" Lt'^«? KiUinning ; and, in tbe aiea:Him", m chsirmio of that committee, he c-jlltd np<jn 2lr Procter to pr<c<»t>fl with the ceremony. Mr Procter repii^d as f <jiiows : " Ladies and gentlemen, worthy and worshipful p^s' masters, officers and brethren t>f the Wai^aki and Kii winning lo'igw, and brother freemas-)r<s. we are assembled here ' t»-rfay in compliance wi f h nnd at the re qu*»»t of the C>ln uh\ Cbnrch c >mmitte<>, to l»y the corner a;nr. .« of » bedding f oho derated to thepnrpoi-* ofdirine worship. • I hare b en wkel to lay thi* stone wit*i your as^i?fance -n my dual capacity if. Mt»ter of the Waifaki Loige and Mayor of this roiru. and can assure yon that no iac* « f mine during my miforalty will mike so laitir.^ in impression on me a* ' th-vt of performing thi? pleasing d«'y, wb'fh is one tha» fil'i to t*n» 1)* of »o feY — h».t of lariu^ the found-^ioT atone of a ! church, — and frcm the found ition lail i this d*y may yj r»is» a supeMtra^turj perfect in all its pa'^u, anJ honorable t<> I the buil'ler. 