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The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Otago & Southland Provincial Districts]

“The New Zealand Tablet”

The New Zealand Tablet was founded in 1873 by the late Bishop Moran, with the object, as stated in the first number issued on the 3rd of May of that year, “of supplying good reading matter to the Catholios of New Zealand, and to defend Catholic principles and Catholic interests generally.” Whilst putting religious interests in the first place, the “Tablet” does not neglect or overlook the interests of civil society, and, not being allied to any political party, it has at all times been free to discuss political principles and measures. The paper, which is the only organ of the Catholic body in New Zealand, has a circulation throughout every part of the colony, and its views, as expressed in the editorial columns, are accepted by the general public as the expression of the opinions of the Catholic community, which forms over one-seventh of the population. The late Bishop Moran, who was a brilliant and incisive writer, took a lending part in the editing of the paper for a number of years. The Rev. H. W. Cleary has been editor since January, 1898. The “Tablet” is owned by a limited liability company, consisting of the Bishop, clergy, and laity. It is page 233 a 36-page weekly, and is printed and published at the company's offices in the Octagon, Dunedin.