THE CITY MISSION.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20239, 26 April 1929, Page 16

THE CITY MISSION.

REVIEW OF-YEAR'S WORK. Tho annual meeting of the Auckland Citv Mission was held on Wednesday evening, the city missioner, Rev. Jasper Calder, presiding over a large attendance. It was stated that money raised by concerts, bazaars and tho shop was used to pay the mortgage on the building, but all donations and subscriptions were spent ill direct social work, such as food, vegetables. clothing, blankets, firing, children's camp, Police Com-, work and tho medical clinic. Just over £4OOO had been handled in this department and not one pennv had gone in salaries or overhead expenses. Since the purchaso ol the mission buildings nearly £4OOO had been

paid off. The missioner appointed Mr. Fred Cranch as his warden and Mr. F. Gutry •was elected people's warden. The following were elected ! to the executive for the ensuing yeai :—Messrs. Julius ITogben, E. Smith, B. Clarke. W. IlewiU, A. Lane. G Ilalsey Rignall, Kenneth Eady, W. Ellis and'the Rev. Charles Chandler. Ihe chairman announcod that a wellknown businoss man had promised £IOO for the winter appeal if foui dthers would donate the same amount. Of this £3OO had been promised, but difficulty had been experienced in raising the last £IOO The R-;v. Charles Chandler presented a report on his prison chaplaincy work. Apart, fro-n church services he visited the prison two or throo times a week and the number of interviews totalled just on 800 for the year. Mr Calclei* mentioned that callois at headquarters during the year totalled 12,659 The mission van had travelled 25,000 miles in two years collecting and delivering < lothen The income for tho year amounted to £6719 and the expenditure to £5339