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1 -The regular Monthly Meeting of the Board of Stewards‘of Trinity 3

United Church was held in the Board Room Monday evening, January 8th. at :

7.30 B. M. The Chairman, Mr. . . Mutch, presided and the following

Stewards were present: Messrs. G.A.Hughes, Reg Taylor, Claude Smith,

Isaac Carter,SGordon Avard, 'm. R18. Res Bell. Gordon.Hnshe8. B y Gudmore. .

wm. MacLeod, Reuel LePage, Fred‘chappeli, E. 5. Chandler and Jack MacNaira 1

The Minutes of the last meeting were read and on motion adopted.

Mr. Carter reporting for the Fuel Committee stated that coal would advance 504 per ten the first of the year. He was given instructions by the Board to look into the matter and get the best price.available.

The following bills after being certified as correct were on motion ordered to be paid:

Maritime Electric 00., Ltd. $27.45 ; Water Taxes fleet quarter) 9.25 City Taxes 4th. installment) 21.23 Rix Grocery 2.60 Stanley, Shaw & Peardon .50 Scrubbing . 1.S0 MacDonald & Rowe, Ltd.. 2.58 George Williams 16.80 Bruce Stewart & Co., Ltd. a3.08 Guardian Publishing 00., Ltd. 6.82 Patriot Publishing Co., Ltd. 7.30

The following Financial Statement as compiled by the Financial Steward was then read to the Meeting by Mr. G. A. Hughes:

Cash received from Jan 1/39 to Jan s/uo

for the ear for the year 1938 V ' Decrease

Envelopes ' $7hg6.2g 7333.67' I Dec. env.11 s3fig.}e Loose Coll. 12 2. 1 . no. loose so .01 Total tseyngu' g9523.23 Total decrease R2327}?

; A special Thank Offering received November 12th. 1939 amounted to $509.87 ' ‘ making a grand total for 1939 of $9209.11. v

The Treasurer, Mr. Reg Taylor, announced to the Meeting that after the above named bills were paid there would be a Bank overdraft of $792.81.

Mr. Mutch reported to the Meeting that he had interviewed Mr. Higgs of the Trustee Board regarding any further financial assistance they could give to the Board of Stewards. '

Mr. Claude Smith, Chairman of Finance, reported on ways and means of cutting down wherever possible on expenditures, and asked the Meeting

for suggestions. This was followed by a general discussion regarding same.

The following seven Stewards just retiring from office, but eligible for re-election are:

Messrs. Hibbert Howatt, Gordon Hughes, Reg Taylor, Fred Chappell, William Rix, G. A. Hughes and Claude Smith. .

a The Collectors for the ensuing month to assist Mr. G. A. Hughes 1

in the counting of the Sunday collections are Messrs. Roy Cudmore and ; Reuel LePage. " »e

8 30 P Nothing further coming before theeBoard, the Meeting adjourned at i I I M.

f Passed /L '0

Chairman . 2 g M Secretary