PALMERSTON NORTH.
(from our own correspondent. ) July 16. The annual meeting of parishioners was held last evening in the vestry of AllSaints’ Church; clie Rev H. B. Harvey presiding. The churchwardens’ report for the past year disclosed a very satisfactory state of affairs. The total offertories of the year amounted to over L 166. The handsome communion service now in use was the generous gift of Mrs Hirst. The sum of L2OO had. been spent on special work in the parish during the year. The balance-sheet showed receipts from general offertories, Ll5O 7s 5d ; special offertories, Ll 6 9s 4d ; cemetery trustees, Ll 4 ; E. J. Riddiford, share of fencing, L2 3s 9d ; Bank of Australasia, do, L 5 ; total, L 192 2% 6d. The expenditure amounted to LlB4 17s Id, of which Lll2 2s 3d was for church maintenance (including LlO 6s 6d for carpenter’s work, L394s 6d for painting church, &c., and L 22 4s for gas-fitting and plumbing) ; refund, Mr McKenna, L 3 Is; choir, L2l 14s 6d ; special offertories, Ll 6 9s 4d ; Synod assessment, LI 10s ; rental, curate. This left a credit balance of L 7 5s sd, and Mr Hankins stated that the only outstanding liability was a sum of 5s 3d. Mr F. Bryant was elected clergyman’s churchwarden, Mr R. J. Abraham was elected parishioners’ warden, and the following gentlemen were appointed vestrymen : —Messrs W. T. Wood, G. M. Snelson, A. Skerman, James Salmon, Gledhill, R. Horner, R. Relf. Mr|R. N. Keeling was elected auditor. An organ committee was appointed to take steps to provide a suitable instrument for the church.
It is reported here that the flax mill at Moutoa, belonging to Messrs Stewart and Jack, was destroyed by fire yesterday. This mill was one of the finest in the district.
July 17. I greatly regret having to report the death of Mr John Staples, of the firm of W. and J. Staples, boot manufacturers, of Wellington, which took place at Feilding last evening after a .very short illness. The deceased gentleman, who travelled as the representative of the firm of which he was a member, was well-known, and had many friends in the district.
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New Zealand Mail, Issue 907, 19 July 1889, Page 11
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