WEST HARBOUR PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 10239, 22 December 1894, Page 2

WEST HARBOUR PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.

A tea meating in connection with tho induction of the Rev. W. H. Ash and in connection with iie anminl meeting of the RavfiDsboume and St. Leonards Presbyterian Church congregations has jnst been miccesrfnlly held. Thoro was a large attendance, and a good supply of eatables was provided by the ladies of the congregation. The following report was read by Mr H. M'Culloch and adopted:—

Your committee have pleasure hi reporting that the year ISHS-94, like the year which preceded it, has been one. of quiet pro>p«rity. The attendance at both churches has been fully maintained. Ths income is greater by a few pounds than it was the previous year. Both Sunday schools have done steady, useful work. The Christian Band contiuues tii thrive, and the choir is as effective as over Withal, unbroken good feeling has pervaded both noiis-r»siitiono, and the work of the individual helpsrs lias been, as usual, most willingly and chfefirfhl!y done. Under these circumstauces, your committee think it unnecessary to preseat you with the usual long report. The most important event of the year has been the securing of the services of an ovdaiooci minister. Your committee's desire was that Mr Ash should stay among us, and to test the feelings of the congregation on the subject your committee arranged that the treasurer and secretary should visit the members and adherents at their homes and get an expression of opinion from them individually. This was done.and as the opinions expressed were almost unsmmom that Mr Ash should be asked to stay, your committee felt justified in making the proposal to him, and had the satisfaction of learning he was willing to continue with us. The Duuedin Presbytery, being nuproachsd upon the matt-.r, generously gave us a little special help, guaranteed for three years, and at the date of writing this report Mr Ash is here as our ordained minister. Your committee are sure you will all look upon this settlement with hope that, there is a bright future in prospect for both" churches. Your committee have pleasure in drawing your attention to the improvements that have been effected in connection with the churches and the grounds. These improvements—to the value of £20—have been generously carried out at the expense of members of the congregation, and your committee have already on your behalf thnnkftii tha ladies and gentlemen referred to, through Mr Ferguson, who was good enough to suggest and arrange for the work being doiw. Your committeo have great pleasure in again conveying their heartfelt thanks to Mr Jjittle and Miss Wi^e for their continued faithful services at tho organ of their respective churches, and also to Mrs M'Culloch, Miss Ferguson, and Kins Reid for their services as sustentafcion fund collectors.

The old committee were elected, and several new names were added.

During the evening the choir sang several anthems very nicely. The speakers wero Revs. Br Dunlop, W. M. Fell, and Rutherford Waddell. A number of votss of thanks were passed, on the motion of Mr Thomas Henderson.

— Twelve hundred toi;s of ostrich feathers have been exported from Cape Colony during toe last 30 j'e&ra.

ORDINARY MEETING,

An ordinary meeting of the council was then held, whun the councillors who attended tho installation of his Worship were present.

The Finnr.ce OonnuictiM) reported that the sum of .£lOl 185 fid had been lodged in the bank since list meeting, and recommended thnt £&) Ills Sd for genur.il accounts and £58 15s Sd for water supply be passed for pnymant. The committee luv! accepted the tender of Mr H. I!. I.ell for the supply of do» collars.—The report was adopted, and it was jesolvivl that the mayor be appointed to sign cheqiifs on behalf of tha borough in place of the retiring mayor; that tho council on rising adjourn until" January 17, IS5>5; aud th*t the I'inftuce Committee be empowered to pay the usual fortnightly accounts for wages, &c.

The Works and Baths Committee having con- j eidered the question of Gondall street, recommended tho council to instruct the inspector to i score tho usphstlt on the footpaths so as to make I them safe for pedestrians. —The report was] adopted. The Drainage, Water, and Sanitary Committee, reported that to take the water from Wilkie road to Mrs TonUiasou'a property would cost .£2l, the I revenue from same being £i TV.. Jie petition from Kockysi'lii —Th» committee reported that to j supply Hill street with water would cost £i 5 12s, anil'revenue being £2\ and to extend tho water to High strut:* un additional length of 10.V chains wouUi cost jC2!), the revenue being £2 10s. Total length 17 chains, cost .£44 12s, revenue £i W*. The commitre-i recommended that the council do the work. They had granted Mes/irs Stark and Shiel's onoUeation for water, and had decided to grant Mr 11. X Hurdy'sapplication for water to his property on the Jt'orbury road to the cud of the year at a cost of ,-£llos.—The report was adopted, and the inspector instructed to carry out the works. | CORRESPONDENCE. [ Mr 11. Pollen wrote by direction of the Colonial i Secretary requesting to be furnished with a | statement showing tho cost of the licensing election and local option poll in the year ISSN as compared with the cost of ths election and poll held find taken in March MM, under "The Alcoholic Liquors Sale Control Act 1893."—The May>r statsd that the cost of the poll in IS9I was £i 18s, and the cost of the recent election aud local option poll .£54 12s lOd, the difference between the two amounts buing .£49 14s.—The clerk was instructed to furnish the information as rcqueate-J. Mr Thomas M'Cluggage wrote offering to lease tho weighbridge for £B.— The offer was accepted. Mr H. Niud wrote asking the council to have the large drain hole in front of his property, in Norfolk street, tilled in, and a few loads of metal put on the road.—Referred to the Works Committee to report THE WEEKLY HALF-HOLIDAY COr.TRRP.NCR. Or ilimiEi'.i'oiiD moved—"That the mayor be appointed a delegate to the conference to bs held for tha purpose of deciding on which day of the week shop 3 should be closed in the district in accordance with ' The Shop and Shop Assistants Act IS1.)!."'

The motion was agreed to. Or M'Laiien subsequently moved—' day be the half-holiday."

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The motion was seconded by Cr Rutherford, but was lost in favour of an amendment in the direction of giving the delegate a free hand in regard to voting on the question.

UPTON'S TEAS.