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and Government for Unjust Attitude to Permits for Churches and Schools
has the Housing Com- Churches are included in snatching from the home"We have borne patiently for the past 16 years conditions which during the What mission granted us but the the category of domestic less their chance of decent war were undoubtedly unavoidable, but which are now becoming intolerable. dubious honour of going buildings. Ask for a per- accommodation and being I sincerely hope that the official attitude on these matters will imprbve ,and heavily into debt for pro- mit to build a church and condemned by a governas an inthat this improvement will not be entirely unaffected by the opinions of a viding school accommoda- the shocked and pained ment department which would have to answer comes back that if terloper trying to purvey very large section of the voting public," said the Most Rev. L. J. Goody, Aux- tion unwanted luxury goods.. granted were in such a permit be provided somehow iliary Bishop to His Grace, at the annual distribution of prizes at St. Louis' any case? After repeated three or four families would "I daresay that mdch, the school, Claremont, last night. deferments, which in some be deprived of a home. If same are the conditions and of Bishop Goody said that the teaching of religion urbs of houses unless there oases have nearly doubled churches are considered the cost of the building, a any value to this Christian the feelings of the nonaccommodate all practical pur- are schools to the attitude of government should to excluded from the the children of the new few permits have been ex- community let them com- Catholic denominations.. but poses be bodies concerned with the education of a child whose area? Is the feeling in some tracted, and with reluctance pete for their priorities with speaking for ourselves, I for secondary can say that we have borne "reflected housing question parents are not prepared to quarters so strong that it is they permit us to do what new factoriesindustries, with patiently for the last 141 the preferred that there be no one would thought they and tertiary little credit on a govern- pay twice over for which durBe that school at all rather than should have been begging new shops, doctors' surger- years conditions ment which has had six child's education. and ing the war were undoubthouses, ies, or public them. children be given us to do for Catholic of The schools it may. as and plans its years to make but unavoidable, It seems edly not with homes. the State are overcrowded the opportunity to attend carry them out." Churches or Homes a horrible thing that a Ca- which now are becoming The Educa- Catholic schools? everywhere.
"In the matter of chur- tholic church, crowded as it intolerable. I sincerely hope After having congratulat- tion department is able to ches the position is even will be with worshippers that the official attitude on ed the students of St. Lcuis provide neither sufficient Patronage Deplored improve "And the patronising at- more difficult. Seventy per fulfilling their first and these matters will adeon their remarkable con- accommodation nor is encountered! cent of all building mater- greatest duty, that of _serv- and that this improvement titude that continuits for staffs quate uncert, the Bishop went on to ally increasing roll of The attitude that 'we have ials is ear -marked, I be- ing and honouring God, is will not be entirely by the opinions of say: notwithstanding a already granted you a few lieve, for house building, apparently considered as an affected pupils the of section large very a a in intruder "The Jesuit Fathers are truly staggering expendi- schools and here you are the rest for public utilities unwelcome suburb; an intruder voting public." to be congratulated on hav- ture on new schools-(I coming back for more.' and industrial development. new ing completed recently ad- was in Donnybrook last
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they are week, where ditions to their school ac- spending, I believe, £24,000 Congratu- on the enlargements to the commodation. lated particularly on having State school). been able to overcome after three years of frustration A Matter of Bias? so many difficulties, some of "Here, on the other hand, them greatly magnified by is the Catholic comniunity the attitude of the Housing already catering for one Commission. A word here, fifth of the children of the I think, is overdue about State in primary education, the great difficulties which and considerably more than surround any attempt to that in secondary education erect schools and churches. and its claims for reasonNo one denies that there is able expansion, all at no a great shortage of building cost to the public purse, are materials, but even this again and again refused by basic excuse used univer- the Housing Commission on sally in the refusing or re- the plea of shortage of mapeated deferment of build- terials. What is the good ing permits reflects little of building whole new subcredit on a government which has had six years to make its plans and carry The Church May be them out.
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roomed presbytery is being and others have responded built by H. Pemberton, of generously to their appeals. Pemberton, and Mr. Bernie Donations for the furnishGribben has, through a ing of the convent have almarvellous example of vol- ready been received from Secularist Advances untary labour and generos- E. Della, Mrs. Crowd, Mr. "In the matter of Cathoity, cut the cost of the six - and Mrs. Adam, Mrs. E. lic schools, there would room and sleepout convent Callegari, Mrs. Callegari, seem to be no valid excuse senr., and Mr. B. Gribben. to a minimum. in the refusing of building Italian residents of East- A statue of St. Joseph has permits even from the most brook cut and sawed the been received from Mrs. arrant secularists. We are timber for the fences, which Seimone, and a Missal for already catering for a fifth have been erected by the the church from Miss Nora of all the school children of Pemberton parishioners Collins, and one for the Western Australia at no who have also conducted convent from Mr. and Mrs. of The humble spud will play a glorious part in the building cost whatever to the public beautifi- D. Bendotti. bees for the busy Two crops cation of the grounds. purse and, under protest a new convent, school, and presbytery at Pemberton. Two The Rev. S. Kelly, parish for what we consider a and a block priest, hopes that the Pema bazaar, of balls, section grave injustice, we are pre- of potatoes planted by the parishioners of the Eastbrook rehave been collection berton busy bees will conThe first sponsible for the raising of tinue with pared to continue this truly the parish will, when harvested, bring in about £700. their good work enormous educational effort. amount of and have a considerable the convent The buildings will be weatherboard, the school It is a matter of prin- crop will be ready for liftcolgrounds Enthusiastic in shape prior to money. chil60 accommodate will the Grace by His ciple; we consider it tragic- ing in December, and the opened the done the have arrival of lectors the three Sis.by built dren. It is being 3, 1952, Feb. on Archbishop planted be ally farcical that in an al- second crop will and will cost an estimated Contractor A. H. Peirl, of rounds of the Pemberton ters of St. Joseph in Janulegedly Christian country immediately afterwards. ary. mill huts Protestants and three The Bridge. Canning of local Built £7,000.
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