REPORT OF THE SESSIONAL COMMITTEE ON- RETURNS AND ACCOUNTS.

Waiapu Church Gazette, Volume V, Issue 6, 1 December 1914, Page 17 (Supplement)

REPORT OF THE SESSIONAL COMMITTEE ON- RETURNS AND ACCOUNTS.

Members.— Rev. Canon C. L. Tuke, Rev. F. W. Chatterton, Rev. T. Fisher, Messrs. J. H. Sheath, and J. A. McLean. • Your Committee begs to report as follows: — 1. No returns have been sent m from Opotiki Parochial District, nor from Tauranga, Rotorua, Whakatane, Opotiki, Ruatoki and Urawera Maori Districts. 2. No Roll of Communicants appears to have been kept by Port Ahuriri and Waipiro. 3 . The Returns of Baptisms are very small, indicating either a falling off m Church population, neglect of the Baptismal Sacrament, or failure to return. 4. There is no record of the Pension Fund being complied with by the Otane and Puketapu Parochial Districts; the same applies to Takapau .Parochial District, but we learn that m this case this has now been remedied. 5. The Returns from the Porangahau Parish are deficient m many details, and no liome Mission Fund offertories were received from Gisborne, Waipawa and Porangahau. 6. The District of Weber is to be commended for its contribution of £18 15s. to the Home Mission Fund. . " . 7. Your Committee respectfully recommends the Standing Committee to revise the headings of the Statistical Returns Sheet.

8. Your Committee once more calls the attention of the Synod to the need of having a simpler form of return for Maori districts, which the Maori Clergy themselves should be able to fill m. The amount raised by Maori congregations towards stipend and other objects should be included. Signed on behalf of the Committee, C. LAWRENCE TUKE, Chairman. REPORT ON DIOCESAN CHURCH GAZETTE. The Diocesan Gazette has completed its fifth year of existence and the financial year has ended with a small credit balance. It will be necessary since the Diocese has taken over the financial responsibility of the Gazette to make adequate provision for the same. DAVID RUDDOCK, Editor and Manager.