THE ANGLICAN SYNOD.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 3133, 18 April 1883, Page 2

THE ANGLICAN SYNOD.

A good deal of formal business was done yesterday. The Synod unanimously adopted a resolution expressive of regret at the deaths of Sir William Martin, Sir George Arney, the Rev. Mr Tanner, Archdeacon Willock, and others who had gone to their long home since the last meeting of the Synod. The Select Committee appointed to consider pensions of clergy presented a report, the chief recommendations of which were (I) That it is desirable to establish a general pension fund for the ecclesiastical province of New Zealand ; (2) that all accrued funds of the Diocesan Pensions Fund be left to the credit of the diocese, and that the increase of such funds should be limited to the interest on capital or special donations ; (3) that every parish should give one offertory yearly to the funds ; (4) that clergymen pay all surplus fees to the fund, but if such fees amount to ess than £6 in any parish the deficiency be made good by the diocese ; (6) that a clergyman pay £4 per annum to the fund; (6) that on the retirement or death of any clergyman he or his representatives be paid on an acturiul basjs; (7) the laity be invited to contribute to the fund.

The Committee appointed to consider the cost of the Incorporation Bill introduced into Parliament last session recommended that £57 17s 7d, the unexpended balance of the levy made on the diocese for the expense of the last Synod be appropriated to that purpose, the balance of £173 to be made up by a levy on the diocese in the following proportions :—Dunedin, £SC ; Auckland and Waiapu, £3O ; the other dioceses £2l each. These reports will probably give rise to warm discussions.