ALL SAINTS PONSONBY.

Auckland Star, Volume XXVI, Issue 181, 31 July 1895, Page 5

ALL SAINTS PONSONBY.

Tho annual mooting of parishionera of "Alt Saints'' Anglican Church, Porisonby, was hold last evening, hfonon ICJalder presiding. "The reporb and balance^sheeb'were takeni'aa read: Ib was1 decided to rempva tho spire, which had been, damaged by' the late gale, 'arid to finish the bower, rbbfartd make ;it, eightly.; Thet thanks*?of etho parishioners were: accorded to. the< choir, collectors, Sunday-school teachers and other officers of; the ') parish.:'' The/receipts' for the last six months were "£373'/'l4a 3d, and "the expenditure Ti£363 rWloa 4d, leaving a balance in bank of '-£10 3s lid. The report of the Sunday-school showed 590 scholars on the rolli 45 teachefa and-: officers'; receipts, £78 10s 7d./ Mr Oawald• 'was■ iibminated 'as ? minister's churchwarden r and Mr;.•'Ponsford,^waav elected people's churchwarden. The\following were elected ac the^vesbr^ :-iDr. Baynbnn, ? Messrs Gregoryj R. Wafcribdki Daw, O^le,,Taylor, Furby, White, Carder arid Cobb. Messrs A. BosrtlnbaV and R. A. Lusher were appointed auditors. A tender (£29) was accepted, for removing the'spiro and1 finishing the}'tower. -r--.vThe.' incoming vestry were empowered! to'• increase the accommodation for the Sundayschool; estimated cost £250^ and, to devifte means to ■■carry outibho work' without 'borrowings It was 'also'5 resolved^ to authorise the Bree memorial window ia the North aisle, the '"''historical' elibjecb depicted on the window to be "The Declaration of the Consbitutiqn; of 'the Church bf the" Prbviride of New Zealand." ST. PETER'S, TAKAPUNA. r'Tho annual meetin'p of pariahioners olSb. Peter's Church, Takapuna, was-held IMb; evening:. Rev. J.-Bates presided,1 ReivH. S. Davies bejng also present. TherepoTb of the vestryior the past eightoen. montha was.presented and adopted, and also sriifementof accounte, showinertotal receipts £200 - 9s Bd, and expenditure £194 183 Bd, leavirie a balance' in hand of £5 llsj the clergyman's stipend being one.month,in arreara;at'3|oth June. Mr T. W. Seaman was ?ae;ain:; a|>-; pointed mihister's warden, and Mr AV';DyM. McCalluhi/waß,.re-elected people's warden. . Messrs Hißrebt, K. • Kirk, A.H.; Wal|^:^ and S. Willetfcs were elected as vestrymeni andMr E; D. Ashton. auditor.''r: ■.The < .XJfiair« • man made feeling allusion to*, the retipval by death o.f"Mr/Seaman;.sen.v Bo*long,?ijon- '\ nected with the chufch. and:dißtricb,-;arfd also £o tßab of; Mr "Morris Douglas.'. iGbijj'i Biderable »dißCi^Sß?ori, toot place rconcerjairig' reduction of the debt so lorig^ standinp,^and" and offer was made in connection, therewith, a Committee consisting, of Messrs Kirk, McCallum, and Walker being!;ii^ippintedto confer wibh the parties to whbin the mohey is owing. . , t .• ,