Standing Committee.

Waiapu Church Gazette, Volume XIII, Issue 1, 1 July 1922, Page 384

Standing Committee.

Ttie. Standing V Committee met On Monday, .evening, June 19th, arid discussed.; fihaiicial. business. The session was-, contiriued during the whole of Tuesday and was resumed on Wednesday morning.

In view pf the fact that' •the.' busk ness of : the Diocese is becoming ..t.pb. haavy for the, irregular . mbetirigs ? which can.be called: only, whilst the Bishop is. present m Napier, it was agreed that m future the committee meet reg-ularly on the second Thursday m each month. If the Bishop cannot be present the .minutes will be submitted to ,-him by post for his approval before resolutions can be effective. ...

Mr Turner Williams was congratulated on the success of ; his. .-year's work m the interests of the General Diocesan Fund.

The Bishop announced his desire to work Wairoa and the country district around it by establishing a Vicar and two colleagues at Wairoa. .The Rev. J. A. Shardlow, a. graduate of Keble College, Oxford, and lately Vicar of Hessle, near Leeds, will arrive soon from England to take charge of. the district. He will- be assisted by the Rev. Valentine Bianchi and the Rev. Bertram .-. Brierley. Mr Bianehi has already arrived and for the present is assisting the Rev. E. C. R. Beale at Matawai., Mr Brierley is expected to arrive before the end of June.

Th Standing Committee granted , a loan of £100 to the Waipawa vestry to partly repay a mortgage on the old vicarage, on condition that, when the mortgage has been repaid, • the property be vested m the Board of Diocesan Trustees.

It was decided to abolish parochial assessments. . This will be good news to all parish vestries. A great deal of misunderstanding has always existed with regard to this "tax" on parishes. The expenses of the Dio^ eesan Synod must be met and each parish should be responsible for its share, but, now that we have a General Diocesan Fund the diocese is able to relieve the parishes of the. burden. It is to be hoped , that, vestries', will duly appreciate this, and give -all the help, they can to Mr Turner Williams when he. visits the parishes to organise the Fund. The grants m aid of districts were- passed, for the year — nearly every grant was reduced 'by £5 . m pursuance of the policy that districts should , ultimately become entirely self-supporting. . The money thus saved is being applied to fur--thex;: extension m the forming of new districts..;.--' -ui-. ;.:.•; >_ " • 7

The contributions to. the Pension Fund have been assessed .On the parishes instead of each paying £10

per year. . The pensions of clergy - will thenceforth be £150 per year in^ stead of : £10.0. : Somec districts will pay a little more than hitherto but the abolition of the Diocesan Assessment will much: more.. than compensate for ,the. increased' contribution required towards the Pension Fund. The Standing Committee-agreed to the merging of the Wairoa district and its- country districts into- .one parish to be worked by three unmarried Clergy. The boundaries ■.'. of -the new district and of -other districts, not already defined, will be fixed at a future meeting. The Rev. A. Gilbert' Backhouse, 8.A;,; of Jesus College,. Oxford, will probably arrive shortly . to> • take charge of a new. district, m the Bay of Plenty! • The Dean and the Rev. F. A. Bennett were appointed -a subcommittee to arrange for a memorial I tablet m the. Cathedral m memory of the late Rev. Henare WeJDiha. It was: reported that the late Mr Newman had left provision m his will for a legacy of £300 to St. Mary's Home, and a legacy of £250 to the General Diocesan Fund — subject to the life interest of Mr Newmans widow. The Committee exjiressed its thanks to the trustees. It was decided to offer Bishopscotirt for sale, and that a new site be purchased "on which "to erect a more suitable residence. '• An application was received from Wairoa for authority to sell certain sections. It- was decided to apply to the Standing Committee : of ■ the province for power to act if necessary; It was reported that- Mr R. •W. Reynolds, of T'olaga Bay, had offered a section of 1 rood 37 perches as a site for a church, on condition that the site should be kept for this purpose and iiev?r be sold. The gift -was accepted with thanks. The Standing Committee passed a resolution formally admitting' its liability for the financial requirements of St. Winifred's School, Gisborne. All accounts m: connection with the school will 'in. -future. -be; submitted to the committee for approval. It was reported that-.. Mr- Oliver MeCutcheon, of Pakowhai, .had given a section of half. an. . acre at Qreeiir meadows as. a site for a church, as -a thankoffering for the. safe , return. of his sons from the war. The gift was accepted with thanks and a small committee "appointed to confer with Mr MeCutcheon as to the' site and extent of the .section-- . • ■--.- ■ . The Standing -Committee agreed to certain-proposals-.', vuth regard -_ to. the. building of a new church at Waipuk^rau. _„,... „ , ;il „, \^, t)i Mr ; A. ; Turner Williams . was appointed .Synodsman for the district of Te Puke,-.which had failed .'to elect . a representative.

A .l great < deal of . time was-sspent m, considering, certain asUL.to. the liability of .the:: Diocese .towards the Mfesibri ! TrtiSt Board m regard to the Te Rau ■ property,' and an ; offer from. a Gisbqrne client .to ;lease.-.ii. part oi. it;; The Dibcesain Secretary; and ._. Mr Turner .Williams were.yapr pointed. to: interview the /.Mission Trust; Board . and^placeiftef ore : : therii the position of the. Diocese m the matter. .:./'r:<vmc-:r.7 Messrs H, J. Bull land .T^ Halbert^ the Very Rev., the Dean, Mr T;uE> Crosse , arid Mr A. --E; ,. .T; Williams were appointed to vacaricies ori the Te Aute Trust Board. - •":—"?^ Archdeacon Williams, Mr Bernard Chambers/and, Mr F. ..; W7vWilliams we're appointed to the Bishojiric Endowment Trust. . - . Archdeacon Williams', Mr T. , ; Hair bert and - Mr E. H. : Maurfccwera appointed members of the Waerenga-a.-' liika Trust.. . v.- ,7 -^ A great deal of routine business not of general interest was trailsacted. -"""' ."'' : " '■; •;. ".."'.