All Saint's Church.

Manawatu Standard, Volume X, Issue 49, 25 July 1885, Page 3

All Saint's Church.

(Cpntinuation report annual meeting;.) V --Mr Skerman tuovod the adoption of the balance sheet "wljich was carried. Mr Copinger paid a high tribute to Mr Srielson m proposing his re-election as Warden, the assistance that Mr Snelsori -had rendered him .during the past year had been anvaluable. * - Mr Copinger suggested that the meetings c>f tho,Vestry should be^ held once a giiarterj being held ottener they were not sufficiently attended to get any business done. -Air Hankiris . proposed/ Mr Keeling ;A.iadit6r. Carried;. .» ' ' Mr Snolsoii "proposed that; the organist Mi- bo. voteil th«V honorarium oT for past years services, and highly coulpliiTionN'd Mr Sfcerntaii on l 4l» successful efforts he had put forth to improve the Church music, aiid fur the pains taken -generally iv this departi cu)cnt.o.f. i Cluirch work. :i '.. " : AJpng discussion took place over the ' iiiarter of pew rents aa to yrhether t)if ''p'VWeh'lr' charge shoiild be increase<l or the si I tings Wall freo. Dltimattjly Ml?Sri%lß6n':pr'oposfcd that the increased '.re'iitaltakea ph^ce froui the first of July, .iiid that the Vestry be roconunendiid to act p;i th« resolutiao.ipasß^d: at this meetiiiir, Bccoinled by Mr Patk.*;/ : Mr fiaultaii) proposed as. an aniend£ ,ment .that the rents remain as they are," " Jrpc6n'ded by M r Feasey (pro forma), the •motionwas declaerd [carried. ' ' j >■* \.Comiderable discussion also took place over; the matter of pewsbeiitg free after the service had. commenced, if not occupied, it was resolved to leave the matter to the. Vestry. . : Votes of thanks, to office bearors fpr th,etp>Bt year and to the Chairman of that, jieetjiig bionght the proceedings to Vclbsfc ' '': : : *■:'' "■ ■