At a later date he writes: —The needs of the Canterbury district should be met when th-8 time comes !by the erection of a new Asylum somewhere in South Canterbury, just as the requirements of Otago and South land should be provided for by a new institu tion somewhere near Gore. The circum-, stances of New Zealand as well as tlie in terests of the patients require, in my opinion, that our asylums should be rclanned for not more ithan six hundred patients.
MEETINGS, ENTERTAIN MENTS, &c.
The audience a* the V.M.C.A. rooms last night, when Mr Isaac Selby lectured on "Britain, the Mother of Great Ruces," wa« not a large one. The talk was, how ever, very interest-ing, and the collection of limelight views of more than usual ex cellence. To-night Mr Selby lectures on "America. ,1

A meeting was held last night at St. Aloysius's Hall. Baaibadbes street, to con skler the question l of the formation of a Young Men's Catholic Club. His Lordship Bitihop Grimes presided, and there were also pment V«tv Rev. Farther Lβ Memwit de f!h.SMva ; .s, Vjp., Dean Foley, Fa*her Mc Donald, and Bro. Arthur, together with, a gocd attendance of the laity. It was tinanrMnously resolved dub should be formrd, to ha oalled the Chmtchurch Catholic Clob. A committee was appoint ed to work out the details and to bring np a, 'report at aaiotber general meeting to be called by ciicnlar.
READY! AYE, ALWAYS READY.
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