SUSTENTATION FUND.
INCOME.
Balance on Hand at 31st March 1927 .. … £7276 17 2
CREDITS—
| 1. Congregational Contributions | £4403 | 8 | 9 |
|—|—|—|—|
| 2. Donations | 185 | 16 | 1 |
| 3. Home Mission Fund—Balance Transferred | 740 | 17 | 10 |
| 4. Legacies | 170 | 3 | 0 |
| 5. Interest | 187 | 12 | 5 |
5687 18 1
£12,964 15 3
EXPENDITURE.
DEBITS.
1. Payments to Ministers at
| 15th May 1927 | £1363 | 6 | 7 |
|—|—|—|—|
| 30th June, 1927 | 467 | 10 | 0 |
| 30th Sept. | 935 | 0 | 0 |
| 31st Dec. | 935 | 0 | 0 |
| 31st March 1928 | 945 | 5 | 6 |
£4646 2 1
Missionaries at
| 15th May 1927 | £327 | 5 | 0 |
|—|—|—|—|
| 30th June | 158 | 12 | 6 |
| 30th Sept. | 321 | 9 | 0 |
| 31st Dec. | 317 | 15 | 0 |
| 31st March | 333 | 6 | 6 |
1458 8 0
£6104 10 1
Payment to London Mission Fund
| Stationery, Printing, Postages, &c. | £40 | 0 | 0 |
|—|—|—|—|
| | 8 | 19 | 3 |
£6153 9 4
| Balance, on hand at 31st March 1928 | £811 | 5 | 11 |
|—|—|—|—|
| | £12,964 | 15 | 3 |
HOME MISSION FUND.
INCOME.
CREDITS—
| 1. Congregational Contributions | £673 | 8 | 0 |
|—|—|—|—|
| 2. Donations | 68 | 18 | 1 |
£742 6 1
£742 6 1
EXPENDITURE.
DEBITS.
| 1. Printing Circulars | £0 | 11 | 0 |
|—|—|—|—|
| 2. Postages, &c. | 0 | 17 | 3 |
| 3. Transferred to Sustentation Fund | 740 | 17 | 10 |
£742 6 1
£742 6 1
JEWISH AND FOREIGN MISSION FUND.
INCOME.
Balance at 31st March 1927, brought forward … … … … £1529 2 4
CREDITS—
| 1. Congregational Contributions… | £276 9 6 |
|—|—|
| 2. Do. East Williams Congregation, Ontario … | 4 13 11 |
| 3. Donations … | 208 7 0 |
| 4. Do. for Kaffir Bibles … | 103 0 0 |
| 5. Interest … | 34 4 1 |
626 14 6
£2155 16 10
EXPENDITURE.
DEBITS—
| 1. Paid Rev. J. Tallach—Salary for Year … | £220 0 0 |
|—|—|
| 2. Do. o/a Missionary at Shangani—Salary … | 26 0 0 |
| 3. Do. Teacher at Do. Do…. … | 12 0 0 |
| 4. Do. Teachers’ Salaries… | 49 0 0 |
| 5. Do. o/a Student at Lovedale … | 30 0 0 |
| 6. Do. Up-keep of Mission | 30 0 0 |
| 7. Do. Medical Outfit … | 5 0 0 |
| 8. Do. Fencing of Mission Ground … | 27 10 0 |
| 9. Do. Payment of Stove … | 6 0 0 |
| 10. Do. o/a Donations received | 5 12 0 |
| 11. Dr R. Macdonald, o/a Class Fees in Tropical Diseases … | 45 0 0 |
| 12. To Clothing Fund (Bembesi)—Donations received … | 4 9 1 |
| 13. To Deposit Receipt o/a for Kaffir Bibles … | £103 0 0 |
| 14. To Isidore Reuter, Missionary to the Jews (Glasgow)… | 26 0 0 |
| 15. Printing, Stationery, Postages, &c. | 2 8 8 |
£131 8 8
1563 17 1
£2155 16 10
JEWISH AND FOREIGN MISSIONS—KAFFIR BIBLES FUND.
INCOME.
| Balance on hand at 31st March 1927 | £220 11 10 |
|—|—|
| 1. Donations | £103 0 0 |
| 2. Interest | 7 3 11 |
| | 110 3 11 |
| | £330 15 9 |
EXPENDITURE.
| Balance at 31st March 1928 (on Deposit Receipt) | £330 15 9 |
|—|—|
| | £330 15 9 |
AGED AND INFIRM MINISTERS’ AND WIDOWS’ AND ORPHANS’ FUND.
INCOME.
| Balance at 31st March 1927 | £1440 16 0 |
|—|—|
| CREDITS— | |
| 1. Congregational Contributions | £179 4 9 |
| 2. Donations | 9 6 6 |
| 3. Discount on Foreign Draft | 0 7 0 |
| 4. Interest | 36 6 6 |
| | 225 4 9 |
| | £1666 0 9 |
EXPENDITURE.
| DEBITS— | |
|—|—|
| 1. Mrs Macfarlane (late of Dingwall) | £35 0 0 |
| 2. Mrs Graham, Shieldaig | 35 0 0 |
| 3. Mrs Scott, Australia | 20 0 0 |
| 4. Mrs Sinclair, Glasgow | 40 0 0 |
| 5. Mrs Radasi, and Children, Bembesi | 65 0 0 |
| | £195 0 0 |
| 6. Stationery, Printing, Postages, &c. | 0 14 4 |
| Balance on hand at 31st March 1928 | 1470 6 5 |
| | £1666 0 9 |
COLLEGE FUND.
INCOME.
| Balance on hand at 31st March 1927 | £59 7 7 |
|—|—|
| CREDITS— | |
| 1. Congregational Contributions | £162 3 9 |
| 2. Donations | 1 15 0 |
| 3. From Lochalsh Congregation, Ontario | 6 19 4 |
| 4. Interest | 1 18 0 |
| | 172 16 1 |
| | £232 3 8 |
EXPENDITURE
| DEBITS— | |
|—|—|
| 1. To Theological Tutor | £30 0 0 |
| 2. Grant to Do. for Books | 5 0 0 |
| 3. Grants in aid of Students | 70 0 0 |
| 4. Stationery, Printing, and Postages, &c. | 1 4 4 |
| | £106 4 4 |
| Balance at 31st March 1928 | 125 19 4 |
| | £232 3 8 |
GENERAL BUILDING FUND.
INCOME.
Balance on hand at 31st March 1927 … £18 11 0
CREDITS—
| 1. Congregational Contributions … | £111 17 4 |
|—|—|
| 2. Donations … | 7 15 0 |
| | 119 12 4 |
| | £138 3 4 |
EXPENDITURE.
DEBITS.
| 1. Paid in reduction of Debt on Churches and Manses … | £102 15 0 |
|—|—|
| 2. Postages, Printing, &c. … | 0 15 4 |
| | £103 10 4 |
| Balance on hand at 31st March 1928 … | 34 13 0 |
| | £138 3 4 |
ORGANISATION FUND.
INCOME.
Balance on hand at 31st March 1927 … £30 3 3
CREDITS—
| 1. Congregational Contributions … | £178 5 1 |
|—|—|
| 2. Do. Chesley Congregation, Ontario … | 6 16 1 |
| 3. Donations … | 6 10 5 |
| 4. Detroit Friend—For Supply … | 10 5 4 |
| 5. Received from Sale of Church Documents … | 0 2 8 |
| 6. Sale of Sustentation Collectors’ Books … | 0 10 1 |
| | 202 9 8 |
EXPENDITURE.
DEBITS—
| 1. Paid Synod Clerk—Salary … | £15 0 0 |
|—|—|
| 2. Synod Expenses at Inverness… | 7 0 0 |
| 3. Do. —Printing and Postages | 1 0 0 |
| 4. Travelling Expenses to Synod at Inverness—May, 1927 … | 11 0 0 |
| 5. Insurance of Missionaries … | 39 15 5 |
| 6. Printing Financial Statement in Magazine … | 5 0 0 |
| 7. Gaelic Mission Expenses to English Fishing Station … | 3 5 0 |
| 8. General Treasurer—Salary … | 86 0 0 |
| 9. Printing, Stationery, Postages, &c … | 3 11 6 |
| | 171 11 11 |
| Balance on hand at 31st March 1928 … | 61 1 0 |
|—|—|
| | £232 12 11 |
LEGACY FUND.
LEGACIES RECEIVED.
| From Executors of the late D. Campbell, Portree, less Legacy Duty | £135 0 0 |
|—|—|
| From Executors of the late Miss C. MacRae Lochinver | 10 3 0 |
| From Executors of the late David Bryden, Inverness | 25 0 0 |
| | £170 3 0 |
£170 3 0
HOW DISPOSED OF.
| Legacy from Executors of the late D. Campbell to Credit of Sustentation Fund | £135 0 |
|—|—|
| Legacy from Executors of the late Miss C. Macrae to credit of Sustentation Fund | 10 3 0 |
| Legacy from Executors of the late David Bryden, to credit of Sustentation Fund | 25 0 0 |
| | £170 3 0 |
£170 3 0
INVERNESS, 27th April 1928.—We have examined Vouchers of foregoing Accounts for year ending 31st March 1929, and have found all correct.
JAMES CAMPBELL,
JOHN FRASER, Auditors.