FINANCE.

Waiapu Church Gazette, Volume 26, Issue 8, 1 August 1936, Page 5

FINANCE.

End of the Year. — Again we can sound a note of thankfulness, as the receipts this year are £358 m excess of last year's amount. We do "thank God and take courage," but we long for the time when a more distinct advance can be made, and we shall be able to "thrust forth labourers into the harvest" m co-operation with the Lord of the harvest.

The total budget money received was £14,852. Details will be found m the Reaper for July.

The sums we have been enabled to give to our various missions (with a comparison with last year) are as follows: — Melanesian receives £5974; last year £5728"; an increase of £246. The New Zealand Church Missionary Society receives' £4635 ; last year £4466; an increase of £169. Polynesia is given £781; last year £749; increase £32. The S.P.G. (North China) is given £653; last year £691. This shows one of the only two decreases, which is here £38. The reason is that last year this mission received a very large amount of "designationed" money, thereby exceeding its quota. It has done almost, but not quite, as well this year. The Jerusalem and the East Mission receives £455; last year £403; increase £52. And the Local Chinese Mission gets £45, as against £105 last year. The decrease here is seemingly heavy, but it was budgetted for at the be-

ginning of the year, as this small mission needed less. On the whole the result would appear to be encouraging, if one cannot say satisfactory. It is to be remembered that we are still very far short of the full provincial budget, which is £16,500. The shortage is £1648. It is also to be borne m mind that this is a reduced budget, cut down from £18,000 to meet the hard times! Now that we are well clear of the depression it is to be sincerely hoped that church people will give generously m the incoming year "and so let the cause of Christ's Mission share m the return to prosperity.