November 4, 1926 Vestry Meeting
Minutes of Vestry Meeting held in Common Room of Parish Hall on Thursday evening 4 November 1926 (page 101-102)
Present: The Vicar (Rev. W Bullock) in chair, Churchwardens Hosking and Maunsell; Vestrymen Hale, Hyde, McCartney, Penistone, Smith, Briden, Green.
Apologies: Denbee, Morton.
Minutes
The Minutes of the meeting held on 30 September 1926 were read and confirmed.
Boy Scouts
The Hall Committee reported that they had granted the scouts the use of the side room of the old Parish Hall with certain stipulations.
Girls' Club
The Hall Committee reported having met the Girls' Club and that the attached eight points were presented by the Club to the Committee. The Committee's replies to some are also attached hereto. The Vestry passed the following resolution with regard to the points present.
Point 1: That the funding of the Hall Committee be satisfied. Vicar/Hyde
Point 2: That the Hall committee recommendation be approved Vicar/Hosking
Point 3; Be received favourably - Vicar/McCartney.
Point 4: The suggestion be carried out and they be written to and asked to provide? their own representatives to the Committee - Hal/McCartney.
Point 5: No recommendation to make.
Organ Repairs
It was reported that the matter was still in the Churchwardens' hands.
W H Beetham Bequest
It was resolved that this money be placed on term deposit with the Bank of New South Wales for 24 months.
Church cleaning
Mr Briden was authorised to get 3 electric points put in the Church for the purpose of vacuum cleaning at a cost of £7.15/- - Green/Hyde
Curate and organist
It was resolved that the matter of filling the vacancies caused by the removal of Mr Datson and the resignation of Mr Compton be left in the Vicar's hands - Smith/Hale.
Financial Statement
The financial statement as appearing on page 761 was adopted and accounts appearing thereon totalling £66.9.2 were passed for payment.
Hall insurance
It was resolved to insure the hall for £75 - Maunsell.
Window in Vicarage
The Vicar was authorised to get the window repaired that was damaged in the gale.
Offertories for CMS
The Treasurer was instructed to pay any expenses in connection with the CEMS conference out of the special offertories of the CEMS.
Repairs to choir window
Mr Hyde was authorised to get certain necessary repairs to those affected.
Offertories
The Churchwardens to take these up for the following month.
The meeting closed with the Grace.
Signed Wm Bullock, 25 November 1926.
Hall Committee minutes
Inserted between the pages of the November 4, 1926 vestry meeting were minutes of the Hall Committee and a meeting with the Girls' Club. These proved to be very difficult to transcribe. One page has not been transcribed. The pages may not be contiguous.
Hall Committee
Present: Vicar (chair); Datson, McCartney, Hyde and Green. (Dunderdale absent). (Page 1)
Vicar: That Hall Committee give permission to Scout Committee to remove the stage and generally clean up that end of the room, and also give power to ? to install gas fitting from new church. Seconded Green.
Re small room
Scouts given permission to use for individual instruction and examinations from 7 to 9 on Fridays and that the Scout Master be given a key who shall then be responsible for same. Seconded Mr McCartney.
The following appears to be points raised by the Girls' Club in respect of fundraising and hall management
Point I
In view of the fact that £1760 is still owing on the hall the Club object to paying out entirely for the interest and suggest that a sinking fund be created. Though the Club responded that the interest on the Parish Hall was to be the first charge on all monies raised, they do not feel they are called upon to give the entire proceeds of any venture to interest alone.
Point II
They notice that £93/3/- was the total amount in lettings during 1925-6. Of this £52 + £9/13/- was paid to the caretaker.
As this £93/3/- does not include amounts paid by our new church societies, (say £50 from outside lettings) is it worth letting at all? A caretaker must be maintained because of the lettings, otherwise a woman could do the necessary cleaning, probably in one half-day. Other church societies would do their own cleanups. If a caretaker is necessary in any case the church account might have to bear a greater proportion of this salary. We bring this forward only for discussion.
Point III
We think that rents from outside bodies should be kept separate from church societies (in balance sheet) in order to find out whether the lettings really were worthwhle.
Point IV
In view of the fact that the Girls' Club and Ladies' Guild are working entirely for the Parish Hall, we suggest that a representative from each body become a member of the Parish Hall committee, in order to discuss the paying off yearly of some amount of the Principal.
Point V
Would not the Hall Committee run some ? to raise funds. NO! NO!
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