The annns! meeting of subscribers to Holy Trivity Cathedral was beld in the Cathedral School on Monday evening when there was a moderate attendance.
Mr. H. A.J. Macray proposed that Sir Pelham L. Warren x. 0. be the Chair. Tt ation. The Chairman was supported on the platform by the the Rer A.J. Walker, Dean, Revs, F. Perry and.J.F. Symons, Messrs R. B, Harry, uve. nae, W. A.C, Platt H.A.J. Macray, E. F. Batema Hide. Mr. E, L. Allen was appointed Secretary to the Meetiog.
Sir Pelham Warren then spoke s follows: before proceeding to the; basines of the meeting I propose to relate the ancient history of Cathedral. The first meeting:
the appointment of Trustees beld on December 16, 1848, General of the up to the present time, whea the Consal-General is not present (Langhter).
Tp 1850 H. M. Govern-went granted £1,060 towards the cost of bauding and maintenance of the first, charch aod subseqacotly made further grants up to the time of the building of the present charch towards the cost mich H. M, Government gave £2,000. In recognition of this the oew Frost Beheme provided that H. M. Consul-should always be considered a Mr. F. F. Bateman proposed that the Vestry's statement of accounts be taken as read, and he moved their adoption. Lient,-Col Barses seconded snd the meeting signified its approval The Rev A. J. Walker then introduoed the Vestry's Budget for 111 as printed in the report. He said that the estimated income was Tle. 4,400 from pew rents (it was Tle. 4,406 Inst year), subscriptions renewed Tie. 2,500 collections Tls. 1,800, Baptismal and other offerings Tls. 400. He explained that since 1907 there bad been practically no variation in the pew-rents; the receipts from pew-rents seemed to have reached high-water mark, There was 'a very great demand for the pews in the nave and io thetransept. The south aisle seata were fairly popular, bat the north isle was deserted. He did not know whether he should go into finance, bat he soggeated that the seats in the north aisle should be rather less than those in the south aisle, say Tls. 8 instead of Tie. 12. He also drew attention to the fact that the other sittings were Tle 18.75 and suggested that the round sum of Tis, 20 be charged instead, With regard to the renewal of subscriptions they had sent out " circular stating that unless seat-bolders notified that they did not want their state it would be understood that they required them. No one sent in such " notification bat they knew that some people were going home. The collections were put orna aa Tie. 1,000; leet year The. 1,662 wore received, bot the amount had boon pat a tile higher because more would be given from the communion alms, Mr, Platt moved that the rent of the pews in the nave should be altered from Tis, 1875 to Tls. 20 and that the subscriber and have a vote at the meeting. The history of the Charch from those days to now has been by no means. enchequered. bat withal shows progress. The report of the Trastees peake of many improvements made in the Ca dral io 1910, and the Christmas letter of the Dean tells of progress in other raatters, The ttle "by which. the Chaplain has been known has offered many changes. On his arrival he was appointed "Dean" by the Bishop. As a resalt of a Conference in London in 1908 be dropped the title, but now it has beea restored onder the new Trast Scheme. There is no need for me to say that the title was restored with the consent of the English Bishop and with due regard to the feelings of the American Bishop with whom we are on fexcelleat terms and for whom we have rent of the pews in the earth aisle be reduced from Tls 12 to Tls, 8—Mr. Hide seconded and the motion was carried.
Mr. Macray prepaved the adoption of the badger with the amendment made necessary by the previous resolation,—Carried.
On the ration of Mr. Hide, seconded by the Rev. A. J. Walker, Mr. Macray was again elected " Trastes.
On the motion of Mr. Platt, seconded by Mr. Macray, the subscribers appoint-od thei efx werdaoe aa ollowe:-—Bonere, L. Allen, E, F, Bateman, F. 8. de 8t. Croix, E. J. Corntoot, R. 8.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.