At the annual meeting of the members of St, Mark's Coureh, Te Aroha, tho Eev. F. G, Evans presiding, the report showed that even in the face of the large number who have left the Te Aroha district during the year, the attendances at St. Mark's were 765, and in the out-districts 1398 more than in 1890. The number Q.f attendances have been as follows :—St. Mapk?s for 1801, 7409, for 1890, 6734 ; Out-districts for 189,1, 598.2, for 1890, 4584; total increase of 1891 over 1890, 2163. The balance-sheet was also read. The General Fund §bowed tb T at the receipts from all sources amounted tp £162 12s Id, and, fcho expenditure £157 12s Bd. Tho aura of £4 I9s sci had been transferred to the Building Fund, leaving the General Fund to balance exactly. The Build ing Fund account showed that the receipts £roj# all sources, including tap $4 19.es 5d from fche General I''ond, was M 2& 12g sd, and after paying amounts due on this aocount, the sum of £10 remaining had been utilised, by the reduction of the debt on the Chuvoh. The whole debt now due by St, Mark's iii either fund was £70, being balance owing to £h§ Standing Committee for the loan made towards the eyeeftaa of the Church, The report and balance-sheet were adopted. Mr Theo. M. Lawlor was appointed by tho Incum bent, as his Warden, and Mr O. Ahier was unanimously re-elected the People's Warden, this being the euth time consecutively the latter has been elected for this position. The following were appointed the Ve3try for the ensuing year:—Messrs Clougb, Ingram,, J. B. Johnson, Marsden, Morrison, Smales, and Wild. The Ray. F. G. Bvanß ia deservedly esteemed by the membere of hia church, and, in fact, by all with whom he has come in con tact, as he makes himself one with the people, j visits them regularly, and is always exceedingly kind and thoughtful. Ha is a mast in a thou sand, and, what is more, the member* or St, M^tit'e know it, ■, ;'_■.;■■ ■1-:,,- ; ; ■',-.. ,

The London correspondent of the Auckland Star writes:—"lhear, on good authority, that several * absentees,' possessing consider able property in New Zealand, have already made arrangements to get rid of their respon sibilities in the colony. 