For the Year from 31st March, 1907, to 31st March, 1908.
SUSTENTATION FUND.
CHARGE.
Balance of last Account ending 31st March, 1907, – £1158 18 3½
RECEIPTS—
- Congregational Contributions, – £1798 15 0½
- Donations, – 197 4 11
- Missionary and Cathechist Collection, – 128 6 10½
- Interest, – 18 9 3
- 2142 16 1
£3301 14 4½
DISCHARGE.
PAYMENTS—
- To Ministers at Whitsunday, – £726 15 4
” Martinmas, – 770 0 0 - £1496 15 4
- To Missionaries at Whitsunday, – £209 15 8
” Lammass, – 208 16 9
” Martinmas, – 204 11 0
” Candlemas, – 196 3 9 - 819 7 2
- Postage, Printing, Stationery, etc., – 3 4 0
- £2319 6 6
Balance at 31st March, 1908, – £982 7 10½
£3301 14 4½
JEWISH AND FOREIGN MISSIONS.
CHARGE.
Balance of last Account ending 31st March, 1907, – £461 17 5½
RECEIPTS—
- Congregational Collections, – £124 3 7½
- Donations, – 47 4 2
- Bushgrove, Grafton, N.S. Wales, – 10 19 11
- Repaid from Organisation Fund, – 30 0 0
- Interest, – 14 14 1
- 197 1 9½
£658 19 3
DISCHARGE.
PAYMENTS—
- Salary to Rev. J. B. Radasi (having previously received an advance of Quarter’s Salary), – £80 0 0
- Rent of Mission Site, – 1 0 0
- Two Gross Collecting Books and Labels, – 2 14 0
- Commission on Bank Drafts, – 0 6 7
- Postage, Printing, Stationery, etc., – 1 4 9
- £85 5 4
Balance at 31st March, 1908, – 573 13 11
£658 19 3
AGED AND INFIRM MINISTERS AND WIDOWS’ FUND.
CHARGE.
Balance of last Account ending 31st March, 1907, – £49 18 10½
RECEIPTS—
- Congregational Collections, – – £34 17 5½
- Interest, – – – 1 15 11
36 13 4½
£86 12 3
DISCHARGE.
PAYMENTS—
- Postage, Printing, Stationery, etc., – – – £0 10 9
- £0 10 9
Balance at 31st March, 1908, – – – 86 1 6
£86 12 3
ORGANISATION FUND.
CHARGE.
Balance of last Account ending 31st March, 1907, – £13 8 1
RECEIPTS—
- Congregational Collections, – – £63 10 5½
- Donations, – – – 8 11 9
72 2 2½
£85 10 3½
DISCHARGE.
PAYMENTS—
- Clerk of Synod and Editor of Magazine, – – – £10 0 0
- Repaid to Jewish and Foreign Missions, – – – 30 0 0
- Printing Financial Statement in Magazine, – – – 1 7 6
- Expenses to Deputy in Canada, from Ontario to Winnipeg, – – – 6 2 6
- Advertising Synod, – – – 0 1 6
- Postage, Printing, Stationery, etc., – – – 0 13 0
- £48 4 6
Balance at 31st March, 1908, – – – 37 5 9½
£85 10 3½
MISSIONARY AND CATECHIST COLLECTION.
CHARGE.
RECEIPTS—
1. Congregational Collections, – – – – £128 6 10½
£128 6 10½
DISCHARGE.
PAYMENTS—
- In behoof of Sustentation Fund, – – – £128 6 10½
- £128 6 10½
Balance at 31st March, 1908, – – – 0 0 0
£128 6 10½
STUDENTS’ AID FUND.
| CHARGE. | |
|————————————————–|———–|
| Balance of last Account ending 31st March, 1907, | £36 13 0 |
| RECEIPTS— | |
| 1. Congregational Collections, | £95 11 2½ |
| 2. Donations, | 1 7 6 |
| 3. Interest, | 0 13 0 |
| | 97 11 8½ |
| | £134 4 8½ |
DISCHARGE.
| PAYMENTS— | |
|—————————————-|———–|
| 1. To Students, | £110 0 0 |
| 2. Postage, Printing, Stationery, &c., | 0 15 6 |
| | £110 15 6 |
| Balance at 31st March, 1908, | 23 9 2½ |
| | £134 4 8½ |
BUILDING FUND.
| CHARGE. | |
|————————————————–|———–|
| Balance of last Account ending 31st March, 1907, | £36 9 1 |
| RECEIPTS— | |
| 1. Congregational Collections, | £51 12 9½ |
| 2. Interest, | 0 18 5 |
| | 52 11 2½ |
| | £89 0 3½ |
DISCHARGE.
| PAYMENTS— | |
|—————————————–|———-|
| 1. Shieldaig Building Fund, | £16 0 0 |
| 2. Raasay Building Fund, | 25 0 0 |
| 3. Postage, Printing, Stationery, etc., | 0 11 0 |
| | £41 11 0 |
| Balance at 31st March, 1908, | 47 9 3½ |
| | £89 0 3½ |
SHIELDAIG MANSE BUILDING FUND.
| Amount of Bond over Manse, at 31st March, 1907, | £333 0 0 | Paid from General Building Fund in reduction, | £16 0 0 |
|————————————————-|———-|———————————————–|———-|
| | | Balance at 31st March, 1908, | 317 0 0 |
| | £333 0 0 | | £333 0 0 |
We have examined and audited the Accounts of the Free Presbyterian Church of Scotland for the year ending 31st March, 1908, and we have found all the transactions properly vouched and instructed. We also certify that the balances brought out in the foregoing abstracts are correct.
F. MACIVER, } Auditors.
C. MACLEAN, }