WAIRARAPA PRESBYTERY.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1882, 16 October 1913, Page 3

WAIRARAPA PRESBYTERY.

0 The Wairarapa Presbytery met yesterday at Masterton, the Rev. G. K. Stowell presiding. Tho Rev. A. Grant, of Dannevirke, was nominated as Moderator of Assembly for 1914 and 19115

The Revs. G. K. Stowell, M. B. Hairis, and A. T. Thompson (ministers), and Messrs. E. Feist, J. Wingatc, and Blonifield (elders) were appointed commissioners to tho General Assembly to meet iirChristchurch next month.

Tho Rev. L. Thompson gave in tho Evangelistic report, in which it was stated that Mr. James W. Kcndrick, Scotch Evangelist, had been engaged to conduct mission services throughout tho Presbytery. At Martinborough, where he now is conducting a mission, tho meetings were largely attended. Tho Rev. G. K. Stowell, convenor of tho Piresbyterial Visitations of Carterton and Masterton, respectively, submitted reports "and findings, which wero adopted, and ordered to be read to the congregations.

It was stated that /.-E220 had been contributed by tho congregations of Masterton, Carterton, Wairarapa South, Pahiatua, and l'ongaroa towards the "every member campaign." 'The guarantee fund, 011 behalf of. a missionary to be engaged by the Presbytery for the foreign field,' is making steady progress.

The Rev. G. K. Stowell was appointed to visit Eketahuna at an early date.

The Dunedin "Star" has submitted to certain tai'oring experts a question raised by tho cablegram from Perth as to clerks' wages and -cost of clothing, the o'ojcct being to learn what amount per year would bo fair to set aside for clothing a clerk in Dunedin. One answer rail thus: "1 think it would bo about tie thing to allow ton guineas a year, a suit for summer, and one for winter, each at five guineas. That amount should dress him well. If lio is not a very particular man ho could manage on less. I know of many men who wear suits, machine-mildo suits, for wliich they pay from 7os. to 80s. each, and they aro good suits too. But for a man who.has such a position that he has to be dressy, I should allow five guineas per suit." Another answer is to this eft'cct: "A man of avcrago figure and ordinary size can buy in Dunedin what aro called box suits of good material and make for from 70s. to 755., and depend on tliem for six or nine months' fair wear. Probably the clothing in Now' Zealand is a little dearer than in Australia, but the suits aro better and a buyer here gets more value for his money than in Australia. Tho material is better."

"You still doubt me?" inquired Aljjy. "Test my love. Bid ine attack wild beasts, defy savages, descend into a volcano—anything, no mutter what, I will do it." "Very well," replied tho donbting girl, "go and ask paiia."