The Rev. C. M. Nelson was thankful, he said, for the plain way in which those pre sent had spoken. The accounts were made to appear worse than they actually were owing to a large item which should have appeared in the balance-sheet of the pre vious year. He wanted good, energetic workers to help him. . The report and balance-sheet were then adopted. The following officers were elected for the ensuing year:—Minister's churchwarden, Mr W. S. Whitley ; people's church warden, Mr J. Gordon ; vestrymen, Messrs Wildman.Tisdall, Bull, Craig, Beale, Black man, Kidd, Sawkins, Chrystal, and Stan well ; auditors, Messrs Tennanfc and J. Coates.
The Chairman thought that the appoint ment of auditors was one of the gravest duties, considering that they had been so sadly shocked lately by what bad been re vealed in certain quarters.
A special vote of thanks was accorded to Mrs Nelson lor her efforts on behalf ot the church during the past year.
THE RIFLE MEETING.
