4 of the trusts committee wafive to sales and exchanges of trust pro- printed, with the proceedings oiiue General Synod." The motion was carried, and the Synod «w -went into committee to consider pro posals for conferring certain powers on church ™otto»e were under coruideraKon , ™ we evening adjournment was taken On resuming at half-past 7 o'clock,

The Ten. Archdeacon Harper moved the second reading of a Bill entituled a Statute for Establishing Diocesan Boards. The text of the etatute wai v folbwe :— « Preamble—Whereas it ie expedient that Diocesan Councils be established for the par pose of considering the general fitness for the ministry of persons who may derire to be come candidates for deacons' orders: Be it therefore resolved by the Bishops, clergy, and laity of the Ohuroh of the Province of ITew Zealand, commonly called the Church of England, in General Synod assembled, as follows:—That for the purpose of con sidering the general fitness for the ministry of persons who may derire to become candi dates for deacons' orders, there shall be estab lished in each diocese a council to be called the Diocesaa Council, such council to consist of two clergymen and two laymen, to be ap pointed by the Bishop annually at the annual session of the Diocesan Synod. Every appli cation to be allowed t j become a candidate for deacon's orders shall be made to the Bishop of the diocese, who shall then lay the applica tion before the Diocesan Council. If the Council shall be satisfied that the applicant is generally fitted for the work ef the ministry, they shall certify tho same to the Bishop in writing, in each manner as may seem to them most. desirable. If the Council shall be unable to make 'euch recommendation in favor of the applicant, they shall certify the same in writing to the Bishop. Provided that no thing herein contained shall be held to oblige the Bishop to ordain any applicant whose general fitness shall have been so certified as aforesaid, or to affect the power of the Bishop to require any special standard of qualification he may deem necessary for candi dates for Holy O/ders." The Rev. Canon Cotterill seconded the motion. 