ABSTRACT of the PUBLIC ACCOUNTS of the FREE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF SCOTLAND FOR YEAR ENDING 31st March, 1931

SUSTENTATION FUND.

| INCOME. | |
|————————————-|—————–|
| Balance on Hand at 31st March, 1930 | .. £8124 5 9 |
| CREDITS— | |
| 1. Congregational Contributions | £4666 12 3 |
| 2. Donations .. .. . | 258 5 5 |
| 3. Home Mission Fund—Balance | |
| Transferred .. .. . | 948 17 9 |
| 4. Legacies .. .. . | 170 0 0 |
| 5. Interest .. .. . | 113 12 1 |
| | 6157 7 6 |
| | £14,281 13 3 |

| EXPENDITURE. | |
|————————————–|———————|
| DEBITS— | |
| 1. Payments to Ministers at | |
| 30th June, 1930 | £990 0 0 |
| 2. ” 30th Sept., 1930 | 990 0 0 |
| 3. ” 31st Dec., 1930 | 935 0 0 |
| 4. ” 31st March, 1931 | 1110 0 0 |
| | £4025 0 0 |
| 5. Payments to Missionaries at | |
| 30th June, 1930 | £364 0 0 |
| 6. ” 30th Sept., 1930 | 365 0 0 |
| 7. ” 31st Dec., 1930 | 376 18 0 |
| 8. ” 31st March, 1931 | 374 12 6 |
| | 1480 10 6 |
| | £5505 10 6 |
| Payments to London Mission Fund .. | .. 52 0 0 |
| Loan to Organisation Fund .. | .. 100 0 0 |
| Stationery, Printing and Postages .. | .. 5 19 4 |
| | £5663 9 10 |
| Balance on hand at 31st March, 1931 | .. 8618 3 5 |
| | £14,281 13 3 |

145

HOME MISSION FUND.

| INCOME. | |
|———————————|——————|
| 1. Congregational Contributions | £681 3 8 |
| 2. Donations .. .. . | 114 17 6 |
| 3. Profit on Sale of Rev. D. | |
| Macfarlane’s Memoirs .. | 154 0 0 |
| 4. From Sale of Memoirs .. | 0 17 6 |
| | £950 18 8 |
| | £950 18 8 |

| EXPENDITURE. | |
|———————————–|——————|
| 1. Postages, Printing, etc. .. | £2 0 11 |
| 2. Balance transferred to Susten- | |
| tation Fund .. .. . | 948 17 9 |
| | £950 18 8 |
| | £950 18 8 |

JEWISH AND FOREIGN MISSION FUND.

INCOME.

| | | | | |
|—————————————-|——|————-|—-|—|
| Balance on Hand at 31st March, 1930 | .. | £2334 | 6 | 7 |
| 1. Congregational Contributions | £361 | 14 | 0 | |
| 2. Donations .. | 550 | 1 | 4 | |
| 3. Donations for Kaffir Bibles .. | 101 | 19 | 1 | |
| 4. Interest .. | 24 | 6 | 7 | |
| 5. Interest on 5 per cent. War Loan .. | 25 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6. Legacies .. | 205 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7. Discount on Foreign Drafts .. | 1 | 14 | 5 | |
| | | 1269 | 15 | 5 |

£3604 2 0

EXPENDITURE.

| | | | | |
|—————————————————————|——|————–|—-|—-|
| 1. Paid Rev. J. Tallach, Salary to 31st March, 1931 .. | £220 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2. Do. Donations and Sundry Expenses .. | 70 | 5 | 10 | |
| 3. Do. Sinking of Well at Mission .. | 80 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4. Do. o/a Three extra Teachers | 47 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5. Do. o/a Paul Hlazo | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6. Do. o/a Mr. J. Udiyama-bombo, Missionary at Shangani .. | 26 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7. Do. o/a Teacher at Shangani | 12 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8. Do. Upkeep of Mission .. | 30 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9. Do. Erection of Store .. | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10. Do. Boy at Lovedale .. | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11. Do. Teachers Salaries .. | 49 | 0 | 0 | |
| | | £560 | 5 | 10 |
| 12. Rev. Dr. R. Macdonald—Salary to 31st March, 1931 | £150 | 0 | 0 | |
| 13. Do. Donations .. | 67 | 3 | 7 | |
| 14. Do. For Hospital Beds .. | 25 | 0 | 0 | |
| 15. Do. For Hospital, Medicine, etc. | 38 | 8 | 3 | |
| | | 280 | 11 | 10 |
| 16. Rev. D. J. Urquhart, Palestine—Salary to 31st March, 1931 | £220 | 0 | 0 | |
| 17. Do. Donations .. | 56 | 10 | 0 | |
| | | 276 | 10 | 0 |
| 18. Mr. Isidore Reuter, Glasgow—Missionary to the Jews .. | 78 | 0 | 0 | |
| 19. To Deposit Receipt for Kaffir Bibles .. | 101 | 19 | 1 | |
| 20. Postages, Printing, etc. .. | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| | | £1300 | 9 | 2 |
| Balance on Hand at 31st March, 1931 | .. | 2303 | 12 | 10 |
| | | £3604 | 2 | 0 |

146

JEWISH AND FOREIGN MISSIONS—KAFFIR BIBLES FUND.

| INCOME. | | | EXPENDITURE. | | |
|————————————-|—-|———–|————————————————|—-|———-|
| Balance on Hand at 31st March, 1930 | .. | £450 14 3 | Balance on Deposit Receipt at 31st March, 1931 | .. | £559 1 7 |
| 1. Donations | .. | £101 19 1 | | | |
| 2. Interest | .. | 6 8 3 | | | |
| | | 108 7 4 | | | |
| | | £559 1 7 | | | £559 1 7 |

COLONIAL MISSIONS FUND.

| INCOME. | | | EXPENDITURE. | | |
|———–|—-|———-|————————————————|—-|———-|
| Donations | .. | £77 16 7 | Balance on Deposit Receipt at 31st March, 1931 | .. | £77 16 7 |
| | | £77 16 7 | | | £77 16 7 |

AGED AND INFIRM MINISTERS’ AND WIDOWS’ AND ORPHANS’ FUND.

| INCOME. | | | EXPENDITURE. | | |
|————————————-|——|————|————————————-|—-|————|
| Balance on Hand at 31st March, 1930 | .. | £1600 5 4 | Paid Mrs Graham, Glasgow | .. | £40 0 0 |
| 1. Congregational Contributions | £158 | 4 4 | Do. Mrs Sinclair, Glasgow | .. | 40 0 0 |
| 2. Donations | .. | 51 4 0 | Do. Mrs. MacKenzie, Kames | .. | 20 0 0 |
| 3. Interest | .. | 48 4 3 | Do. Mrs. Radasi, S. Africa | .. | 58 0 0 |
| 4. Income Tax Refunded | .. | 8 11 0 | | | £158 0 0 |
| 5. Part Payment of Bond on Kerr | | | Do. Postages, Printing, etc. | .. | 0 14 9 |
| Street Property | .. | 350 0 0 | | | £158 14 9 |
| 6. Discount on Foreign Draft | .. | 0 3 7 | Balance on Hand at 31st March, 1931 | .. | 2057 17 9 |
| | | 616 7 2 | | | £2216 12 6 |
| | | £2216 12 6 | | | £2216 12 6 |

GENERAL BUILDING FUND.

| INCOME. | | | EXPENDITURE. | | |
|————————————-|——|———–|————————————-|—-|————|
| Balance on Hand at 31st March, 1930 | .. | £38 13 6 | Paid in reduction of Debt on | | |
| 1. Congregational Contributions | £112 | 17 9 | Churches and Manses | .. | £144 15 9 |
| 2. Donations | .. | 56 15 0 | Do. Postages, Printing, etc. | .. | 0 15 1 |
| 3. Interest | .. | 0 14 7 | | | £145 10 10 |
| | | 170 7 4 | Balance on Hand at 31st March, 1931 | .. | 63 10 0 |
| | | £209 0 10 | | | £209 0 10 |

COLLEGE FUND.

INCOME.

| | |
|—————————————-|—————–|
| Balance on Hand at 31st March, 1930 .. | £148 19 5 |
| 1. Congregational Contributions .. | £185 9 9 |
| 2. Donations .. .. .. | 51 15 0 |
| 3. Interest .. .. .. | 3 0 7 |
| | 240 5 4 |
| | £389 4 9 |

EXPENDITURE.

| | |
|——————————————————————————-|——————|
| 1. Paid Rev. D. Beaton, Theological Tutor, Salary to 31st March 1931 .. .. .. | £30 0 0 |
| 2. Do. do. Grant for Books .. .. .. | 5 0 0 |
| | £35 0 0 |
| 3. Do. Grant in aid of Students .. .. .. | 150 0 0 |
| 4. Postages, Printing, etc. .. .. .. | 0 15 1 |
| | £185 15 1 |
| Balance on Hand at 31st March, 1931 .. | 203 9 8 |
| | £389 4 9 |

LEGACY FUND.

LEGACIES RECEIVED.

| | |
|———————————————————————|——————|
| From Executors of the late Mr. D. Sutherland, Castletown, Thurso .. | £25 0 0 |
| Do. Mr. Wm. Ralph, Helmsdale .. | 130 0 0 |
| Do. Mr. Malcolm McLeod, Raasay .. | 100 0 0 |
| Do. Mr. Donald Gillies, Ardincaskan .. .. | 100 0 0 |
| Do. Miss Jane C. Morrison, Dingwall .. .. | 20 0 0 |
| Do. Miss Jane Munro, Tain .. .. | 2 16 9 |
| | £377 16 9 |
| | £377 16 9 |

HOW DISPOSED OF.

| | |
|—————————————————————————————–|——————|
| Legacy from Executors of late Mr. D. Sutherland to Jewish and Foreign Missions’ Fund .. | £25 0 0 |
| Do. Mr. Wm. Ralph to Jewish and Foreign Missions’ Fund .. | 30 0 0 |
| Do. Mr. Wm. Ralph to Sustentation Fund .. .. .. | 100 0 0 |
| Do. Mr. Malcolm McLeod to Jewish and Foreign Missions’ Fund .. | 100 0 0 |
| Do. Mr. Donald Gillies to Jewish and Foreign Missions’ Fund .. | 50 0 0 |
| Do. Mr. Donald Gillies to Sustentation Fund .. .. .. | 50 0 0 |
| Do. Miss Jane C. Morrison to Sustentation Fund .. .. | 20 0 0 |
| Do. Miss Jane Munro to Tain Congregational General Funds .. | 2 16 9 |
| | £377 16 9 |
| | £377 16 9 |

ORGANISATION FUND.

| | INCOME. | EXPENDITURE. |
|—————————————————————|——————|—————————————————————————————-|
| Balance on Hand at 31st March, 1930 | £15 9 6 | |
| 1. Congregational Contributions | £186 4 5 | |
| 2. Donations | 52 10 6 | |
| 3. Balance of Rev. F. McLeod’s
Exps. to Vancouver—Refunded | 12 10 0 | |
| 4. Deputy to Yarmouth Gaelic
Mission, Expenses Refunded | 8 0 0 | |
| 5. From Sale of Church Documents | 0 1 4 | |
| 6. Loan from Sustentation Fund | 100 0 0 | |
| | 359 6 3 | |
| | | 1. Paid Rev. D. Beaton, Clerk of
Synod, Salary to 31st
March, 1931 |
| | | £15 0 0 |
| | | 2. Do. Printing and Synod
Expenses |
| | | 1 14 6 |
| | | 3. Do. Synod Expenses at Glasgow |
| | | 7 0 0 |
| | | 4. Do. Travelling Expenses to
Synod at Glasgow |
| | | 38 18 6 |
| | | 5. Do. Deputies Expenses to Uig
Congregation |
| | | 15 11 0 |
| | | 6. Do. Insurance of Missionaries |
| | | 38 8 2 |
| | | 7. Do. Expenses of Deputy to
Yarmouth Gaelic Mission |
| | | 8 0 0 |
| | | 8. Do. Supply at Glendale during
Rev. Jas. McLeod’s absence
in Canada (Refunded) |
| | | 7 0 0 |
| | | 9. Do. Printing Financial State-
ment in Magazine |
| | | 5 0 0 |
| | | 10. Do. Grant to Church Deputies
to Canada (three) |
| | | 30 0 0 |
| | | 11. Do. Rev. E. Macqueen’s Ex-
penses to Vancouver |
| | | 91 4 8 |
| | | 12. Do. Treasurer’s Salary to 31st
March, 1931 |
| | | 86 0 0 |
| | | 13. Do. Printing, Stationery and
Postages |
| | | 5 16 2 |
| | | £349 13 0 |
| Balance on Hand at 31st March, 1931 | | 25 2 9 |
| | £374 15 9 | £374 15 9 |

INVERNESS, 1st May, 1931.—We have examined Vouchers of foregoing Accounts for year ending 31st March, 1931, and have found all correct.

JAMES CAMPBELL,
JOHN FRASER,

} Auditors.