Title: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Wellington Provincial District]

Author: Cyclopedia Company Limited

Publication details: The Cyclopedia Company, Limited, 1897, Wellington

Part of: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand

License: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 New Zealand Licence

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Jerusalem Foundling Home was established in 1886 by Mother Mary Joseph Aubert, a member of the Roman Catholic Mission, and Superior of the Order of Our Lady of Compassion. Receiving outcast infants from any part of New Zealand, at the time of writing some thirty of these infants were housed in a comfortable home and attended by the lady superintendent and fifteen Sisters of her order. The home is maintained from the proceeds of a 700 acre farm and orchard, owned by Mother Mary Joseph Aubert, and from the sale of her well-known herbal remedies. Gifts of money or cast-off clothing are, however, thankfully accepted from charitably-disposed people, visitors being welcomed at all times. The children are well cared for, and educated when old enough for instruction.