ANNUAL CONGREGATIONAL MEETING OF THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH INVERCARGILL.

Southland Times, Issue 638, 1 March 1867, Page 2

ANNUAL CONGREGATIONAL MEETING OF THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH INVERCARGILL.

The Annual Congregational meeting of the Presbyterian Church was held on Monday last, at 7 p.m. Rev. A. H. Stobo in the chair. After devotional 6xercises the Chairman briefly reviewed the various departments of Christian effort in which the congregation had been engaged, during the past year. Thereafter the Treasurer read the accompanying financial statement : — Statement of the Revenue and Expenditure of the Presbyterian Church Invercargill, from 20th February, to 31st December, 1866. REVENUE.

£ s. a. By Sustentation Fund 210 0 0 „ Seat Rents 238 7 6 „ Church Door Collections ... 235 19 2 „ Proclamation Fees ... ... 16 5 0 „ Proceeds of Soiree ... ... 6 13 0 , „ Further proceeds of Bazaar ... 5 2 6 Total ...* ... ...£712 7 2 EXPENDITURE. £ s. d. To Mr. Stobo— Sustentation Fund... 210 0 0 „ Mr. Stobo — Supplement exclusive of £10 Is. 2d. paid by General Treasurer direct to Mr. Stobo on account of equal dividend 79 18 10 „ Special Collections 37 0 9 „ Promissory Note to Bank of BT. Z. 100 0 0 „ Advanced for the purchase of Books, &c, for Sunday School, and Tracts for Presbytery ... 15 1 6 „ Interest on Loan and procuration fee to Loan Co 67 10 0 „ Cost of Soiree 13 8 6 „ Repairs, £2 15s ; Advertising, £3 Is ; Printing, Kerosene &c, £7 3s ; Sundries, £5 15s 6d. ... 18 14 6 „ Insurance on Church and Manse 10 10 0 „ Filling up and ploughing Church sections ... ... ... ... 7 10 0 „ Ladies' Benevolent Society — Collections on Fast day ... ... 8 18 11 „ Precentor ... 20 0 0 „ Beadle from 15th April, 1865, to loth January, 1867, 48 10 0 „ Treasurer, being balance due him 20th February, 1866 21 12 2 658 15 2 Balance in hands of Treasurer ... 53 12 0 Total £712 7 2 Total Debt ox th c Church Pbopebtt, £500