Burns, Wright, 'f. Allen, H. Hertz, eto.
Mr. Wap proposed that Mr, Hughes, Her Majesty's Consul, should take the Chair.
Mr. Bewt said he had much pleasure in seconding the motion.
Mr. P. J. Hucues, in taking the chair, thanked the meeting for the honour th had done him. He commenced the pt coedings by reading the notice calling the meeting.
Mr. Warp then said—Me. Chairman, the report and accounts have been before the subscribers for some days, and I no doubt they have had their attention. It would perhaps be convenient that I should state what has been done in reference to Mr. Smith. Mr. Smith wrote to us in November last, offering his services as chaplain. We immediately made all a that we could respecting of those engniries being in ut very satisfactory, Wo asked him to come up for a few months and give place atrial, Mr, Smith wrote back to say that he had been nearly five yeara in Ohina; that after so long a period he
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