The annual public meeting of this Society was held in the Wesleyan Church, Durham street, last evening. There was a numerous attendance. Prayer was said by the Rev. J. W. Habens. The chair was occupied by Mr J. H. Twentyman. The chairman, in opening the proceedings, said he believed that missionary work, and the manner in which it bad been conducted, was a very great test of the spiritual life that existed in the church. The command of Christ was to preach the Gospel to every creature, and the Wesleyan Church had certainly engaged in the work in a moat hearty spirit. The report would show the amount of success that had attended the efforts of the Society during the year. A letter was read from the Very Rev. the Dean of Christchurch, begging to be excused for nou-attendance, in consequence of another meeting at which he was called upon to occupy the position of chairman. The Rev. J. Aldred read the annual re port, as follows :—, Annual Report of the Australasian Wesleyan Missionary Society, 1870, Christchurch Branch. The field of the Australasian Wesleyan Missionary Society embraces the Friendly Islands, Samoa, Fiji, and the Maori Churches in New Zealand. There is also a Chinese Mission in Victoria. Thu Friindlt Islands. The Frieudly Islands are divided into three circuits—Tongatabu, fiaabai, and Vavau. It is but little more than forty years ago since the glorious gospel of the blessed God was first preached to the natives of these beautiful Islands, and from year to year the labors, of God’s servants have been crowned with success ; but never, perhaps, has any former report of these missions been more etieering and encouraging than that of the past year. Every department of mission work seems to be in a very prosperous state. The general report speaks of extensive re viva'a. of the great liberality of the native Christians, and of the present high state of efllciency of the Tnbou College. The committee invite the attention of the friends of this society to the cheering report of Tubou College,Tongatabu. 