The need is greater than ever, and the importance of a central fund is demonstrated almost daily. Tho Church Society being 1 practically defunct, and a con siderablo deficiency exutiug in the accounts of tho Diocesan Treasuror, tho diocoae is not in a position to meet tho pressing claims of the parochial and mis sionary clergymen without some special effort. The Finance Commission hopea that the present raeolinff of fcynod will be mado use of to lanrely aug ment the fund, and that tho funds raised by his Lord ihip may be throwu mlo one common puree under tho control of tho Synod. It is proposed that a General Church Fund Bhr.ll take tho placo of the Church Society, and that all our efforts should be concentrated for tho present on tho augmentation of this ooe;fund. The proposals'mado in the report of tho bUndlng Committee tond toward this result, but tho details aro open to considerable modification. It may be, for instance, a question whethor it is advisable to invest the whole of the annual collections. If this is done, it would require a fund of over £6000 to produco £sfo per annum, which in itßelf a very small sum for the needs of tho whole diocese.
Wm. Ronaldson, Secretary to the Fiiuuco Commission, (in the absenco of tho Chairman). Dunedin, October 30th, 1879. THE ARCHDEACONATE.
