MELANESIAN MISSION.
WORK IN SOUTH SEA ISLANDS HAMPERED BY LACK OF FUNDS (Special to Dailt Times.) . . AUCKLAND, August 19. , An increase in income of at least £2OOO a year is required by the Melanesian Mission Finance Board if its work in the South Sea Islands is pot to be hampered. In pointing out this in its annual report, the board stated that it was faced with constant demands for supplies but although there was no evidence of extravagance, the funds for those supplies were U6t forthcoming. In response to Orders for "rigid economy” the board bad endeavoured to keep down expenses and had actually cut down orders for Island schools, with the result that native lads must be turned away from the teachings of the faith and all that that meant. The accounts showed that the excess of expenditure over income for the year ended June 30 was £IOB6. The income for the year was £33,567, Of which £16,887 was collected in England. £13,144 contributed by New Zealand, and £1237 by Australia. The balance came from various funds arid other sources.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 20800, 20 August 1929, Page 10
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