REPORT OF RECESS COMMITTEE ON FIRE INSURANCE.

Waiapu Church Gazette, Volume V, Issue 6, 1 December 1914, Page 14 (Supplement)

REPORT OF RECESS COMMITTEE ON FIRE INSURANCE.

Members.— Mr, J. H. Sheath, Mr. W. M. Beckett and Archdeacon Ruddock. Your Committee has had the question of Diocesan Self-Insurance against fire under further consideration and as the present time is not favourable for the consideration of schemes which involve financial outlay, asks leave to bring the matter forward through the same Committee at the next Session of Synod. DAVID RUDDOCK, Chairman. REPORT OF THE RECESS COMMITTEE APPOINTED TO CONSIDER AND REPORT ON PAYMENT OF STIPEND TO CLERGY THROUGH THE CENTRAL OFFICE. Members. — Yen. Archd. H. W. Williams, Yen. Archd. D. Ruddock, Mr. F. W. Williams, Mr. J. A. McLean, Mr. J. P. Williamson, and Mr. George Ebbett. In the report presented to Synod at its last session your Committee stated that the disuse of the present system involves" a complete change from a mode of procedure which has been followed since the establishment of the Diocese and is of opinion that if is desirable to obtain both from Clergy and Vestries a written statement regarding the Dlan proposed. The Committee accordingly issued a letter to the Clergy of the Diocese asking that the matter might be brought before their several vestries and that answers to the following questions might be given. 1 . If such a system of payment of Stipends through the Diocesan Office would meet with the approval of the Vestry? 2. Whether the Vestry would be prepared to give or arrange for personal guarantees to the Diocesan Treasurer when advances were required to meet. the necessary payments for Stipends. . 3. In view of the almost united expression of opinion by the Vestries against a change m the present system of payment of Stipends of the Clergy your Committee recommends that no action be taken at present. FRED. W. WILLIAMS, Chairman. September 2nd 19 14. .