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Home » Publications » Free Presbyterian Magazine » 1934 » August 1934 » Abstract of the Public Accounts of the Free Presbyterian Church of Scotland, Year ending 31st March, 1934

Abstract of the Public Accounts of the Free Presbyterian Church of Scotland, Year ending 31st March, 1934

SUSTENTATION FUND.

INCOME.
Balance on Hand at 31st March, 1933 .. £8205 19 4

CREDITS—
1. Congregational Contributions £4754 7 8
2. Donations .. .. .. 134 4 10
3. Home Mission Fund—Balance Transferred .. .. .. 580 6 7
4. Interest on Deposit Receipts 89 15 2
5. Interest from Mackenzie Trust 7 7 10

5566 2 1

£13,772 1 5

EXPENDITURE.

DEBITS—
1. Payment to Ministers at
30th June, 1933 £1130 0 0
2. ” 30th Sept., 1933 1255 0 0
3. ” 31st Dec., 1933 1182 0 0
4. ” 31st March, 1934 1190 0 0
5. Payment to Missionaries at
30th June, 1933 £472 2 6
7. ” 30th Sept., 1933 470 2 6
8. ” 31st Dec., 1933 477 15 10
9. ” 31st March, 1934 515 7 6

1935 8 4
£6692 8 4

Payment to Publishers o/a
” History of F.P. Church ” £183 19 2
Paid to account from Sales of
” History of F.P. Church ” 83 19 2
100 0 0

Payment for supply of ” Confession of Faith ” Book .. £138 4 7
Paid to account from Sales of
” Confession of Faith ” Book 15 4 7
123 0 0

Payment to London Mission Fund .. .. .. 52 0 0
Cheque Books .. .. .. 6 0 0
Postages, Stationery, etc. .. .. .. 5 10 4

£6978 18 8
Balance on Hand as of 31st March, 1934 .. 6793 2 9

£13,772 1 5

COLONIAL MISSIONS FUND.

INCOME.

| Balance on Hand at 31st March, 1933 | £117 13 0 |
|————————————-|———–|
| 1. Donations | £1 5 0 |
| 2. Interest | 1 3 1 |
| | 2 8 1 |
| | £120 1 1 |

EXPENDITURE.

| Balance on Hand at 31st March, 1934 | £120 1 1 |
|————————————-|———-|
| | £120 1 1 |

COLLEGE FUND.

INCOME.

| Balance on Hand at 31st March, 1933 | £106 17 0 |
|————————————-|———–|
| 1. Congregational Contributions | £207 3 1 |
| 2. Donations | 2 3 0 |
| 3. From Organisation Fund | 20 0 0 |
| 4. Interest | 0 17 10 |
| | 230 3 11 |
| | £337 0 11 |

EXPENDITURE.

| 1. Paid Rev. D. Beaton, Theological Tutor | £30 0 0 |
|————————————————-|———–|
| 2. Do. Rev. D. A. Macfarlane, Theological Tutor | 30 0 0 |
| 3. Do. Grant for Books | 10 0 0 |
| 4. Do. Annual Grant to Students | 260 0 0 |
| 5. Postages, Stationery, etc. | 0 13 6 |
| | £330 13 6 |
| Balance on Hand at 31st March, 1934 | 6 7 5 |
| | £337 0 11 |

161

GENERAL BUILDING FUND.

INCOME.

| Balance on Hand at 31st March, 1933 | £34 8 0 |
|————————————-|———–|
| 1. Congregational Contributions | £125 12 1 |
| 2. Donations | 8 10 0 |
| 3. Interest | 0 5 1 |
| | 134 7 2 |
| | £168 15 2 |

EXPENDITURE.

| 1. Paid in reduction of Debt on Church and Manse Buildings | £137 12 0 |
|————————————————————|———–|
| 2. Postages, Stationery, etc. | 0 14 6 |
| | £138 6 6 |
| Balance on Hand at 31st March, 1934 | 30 8 8 |
| | £168 15 2 |

HOME MISSION FUND.

INCOME.

CREDITS—

| 1. Congregational Contributions | £691 16 4 |
|———————————————-|———–|
| 2. Donations | 11 18 3 |
| 3. From Sale of Rev. D. Macfarlane’s Memoirs | 1 14 0 |
| | £705 8 7 |
| | £705 8 7 |

EXPENDITURE.

DEBITS—

| 1. National Health, Pension and Unemployment Insurance | £122 15 4 |
|——————————————————–|———–|
| Stamps | 1 4 6 |
| 2. Printing, Stationery, &c. | 1 2 2 |
| 3. Postages, &c. | £125 2 0 |
| Balance transferred to Sustentation Fund | 580 6 7 |
| | £705 8 7 |

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

INCOME.

CREDITS—

| 1. Congregational Contributions | £164 19 0 |
|————————————-|————|
| 2. Donations | 3 5 0 |
| 3. Interest | 40 18 4 |
| 4. Interest on £300 H.P. Bond | 12 4 4 |
| 5. Payment in Reduction of Bond | 250 0 0 |
| 6. Income Tax Refunded | 6 10 8 |
| | £477 17 4 |
| Balance on Hand at 31st March, 1933 | 1836 1 11 |
| | £2313 19 3 |

EXPENDITURE.

DEBITS—

| 1. Paid Mrs. Sinclair, Glasgow | £50 0 0 |
|————————————————|————|
| 2. Do. Mrs. Mackenzie, Kames | 50 0 0 |
| 3. Do. Miss Graham, o/a Mrs. Graham (deceased) | 5 0 0 |
| 4. Printing, Postages, etc. | 0 13 7 |
| | £105 13 7 |
| Balance on Hand as at 31st March, 1934 | 2208 5 8 |
| | £2313 19 3 |

192

JEWISH AND FOREIGN MISSIONS—KAFFIR BIBLES FUND.

INCOME.

| Balance on Hand at 31st March, 1933 | £52 15 1 |
|————————————-|———-|
| Interest on Deposit Receipt | 0 9 11 |
| | £53 5 0 |

EXPENDITURE.

| Paid Rev. J. Tallach, o/a Kaffir Bibles | £12 0 0 |
|—————————————–|———|
| Balance on Hand at 31st March, 1934 | 41 5 0 |
| | £53 5 0 |

JEWISH AND FOREIGN MISSION FUND.

INCOME.

Balance on Hand as at 31st March, 1933 .. £2405 16 5

CREDITS—

| 1. Congregational Contributions | £428 8 3 |
|———————————————-|———–|
| 2. Donations | 237 17 7 |
| 3. Interest on £500 3½ per cent.
War Loan | 17 10 0 |
| 4. Interest on Deposit Receipts | 14 13 11 |
| 5. From Sale of Rev. N. Cameron’s
Memoirs | 251 16 10 |
| 6. Refunded o/a Government
Grants, 1932 | 103 15 2 |
| 7. Do. do. 1933 | 75 0 0 |
| | 1128 17 9 |

£3534 14 2

EXPENDITURE.

DEBITS—

| 1. Paid Rev. J. Tallach’s Salary | 31st March, 1934 | £250 0 0 |
|———————————————————|——————|———–|
| 2. Do. Rev. Dr. E. Macdonald do. | | 300 0 0 |
| 3. Do. Miss Nicolson do. | | 116 13 4 |
| 4. Do. Rev. D. J. Urquhart do. | | 104 3 4 |
| 5. Do. Mr. I. Reuter do. | | 78 0 0 |
| 6. Do. Mr. Edwin Radasi—
Maintenance | do. | 84 16 0 |
| | | £933 12 8 |
| 7. Do. Rev. J. Tallach’s Ex-
penses to South Africa | | £104 4 7 |
| 8. Do. Miss Nicolson’s do. | | 55 13 0 |
| 9. Do. Rev. D. J. Urquhart’s Ex-
penses to Jerusalem | | 23 2 6 |
| | | 183 0 1 |
| 10. Do. Rev. J. Tallach, Grant | | £70 0 0 |
| 11. Do. Upkeep of Mission | | 30 0 0 |
| 12. Do. o/a Missionary at Shangani | | 26 0 0 |
| 13. Do. o/a Miss M. Radasi | | 10 0 0 |
| 14. Do. o/a Mrs. Radasi | | 30 0 0 |
| 15. Do. o/a Paul Hlazo | | 10 0 0 |
| 16. Do. o/a Teachers’ Salaries | | 100 0 0 |
| 17. Do. o/a Sunday Mission Exps. | | 26 0 0 |
| 18. Do. o/a Donations | | 22 1 3 |
| 19. Do. o/a Teachers’ House and
Sundry Expenses | | 58 2 0 |
| 20. Do. o/a Grant — Hospital,
Drugs, etc. | | 30 0 0 |
| 21. Do. o/a Psalm Books (English) | | 1 7 9 |
| 22. Exchange and Commission on
Drafts | | 3 5 1 |
| 23. Postages, Stationery, etc. | | 3 12 8 |
| | | 420 8 9 |

| Balance on Hand at 31st March, 1934 | £1537 1 6 |
|————————————-|————|
| | 1997 12 8 |
| | £3534 14 2 |

KAFFIR BIBLE AND CLOTHING FUND.

INCOME.

| Received from the Executors of the late Rev. N. Cameron, being sum on Deposit with the Glasgow Savings Bank, with Interest thereon | £40 19 8 |
|————————————————————————————————————————————|———-|
| Interest to 31st March, 1934 | 0 5 0 |
| | £41 4 8 |

EXPENDITURE.

| Balance on Hand at 31st March, 1934 | £41 4 8 |
|————————————-|———|
| | £41 4 8 |

BEMBESI FAMINE AND CLOTHING FUND.

INCOME.

| Received from the Executors of the late Rev. N. Cameron, being sum deposited with the Glasgow Savings Bank with Interest thereon | £182 12 0 |
|———————————————————————————————————————————-|———–|
| Interest to 31st March, 1934 | 1 1 7 |
| | £183 13 7 |

EXPENDITURE.

| Paid Rev. J. Tallach, o/a of Native Needs | £20 0 0 |
|——————————————-|———–|
| Balance on Hand at 31st March, 1934 | 163 13 7 |
| | £183 13 7 |

194

SOUTH AFRICAN MISSION—CAR FUND.

INCOME.

| Received from Rev. J. Tallach, being sum of Collections received o/a of Car Fund | £218 11 8 |
|———————————————————————————-|———–|
| Interest on Deposit Receipt to 31st March, 1934 | 0 12 7 |
| | £219 4 3 |

EXPENDITURE.

| Paid Rev. J. Tallach, price of Car, etc. | £182 8 0 |
|————————————————|———-|
| Balance on Deposit Receipt at 31st March, 1934 | 36 16 3 |
| | £219 4 3 |

WINNIPEG CHURCH FUND.

INCOME.

| Donations | £4 5 0 |
|———–|——–|
| | £4 5 0 |

EXPENDITURE.

| Balance on Hand at 31st March, 1934 | £4 5 0 |
|————————————-|——–|
| | £4 5 0 |

LEGACY FUND.

LEGACIES RECEIVED.

| From the Executors of the late Mr. John Mackenzie, Retired Bank Agent, Beauly— | |
|——————————————————————————–|————-|
| Residue of Estate | £4522 14 4 |
| Interest thereon to 31st March, 1934 | 24 19 7 |
| | £4547 13 11 |

HOW DISPOSED OF.

| Deposited in Inverness Savings Bank o/a “Mackenzie Trust” | £500 0 0 |
|———————————————————–|————-|
| Do. do. to await instructions of Synod | 1013 16 8 |
| Do. Bank of Scotland do. do. | 3033 17 3 |
| | £4547 13 11 |

ORGANISATION FUND.

INCOME.

| Balance on Hand at 31st March, 1933 | £53 17 7 |
|————————————————-|———-|
| 1. Congregational Contributions | £193 6 7 |
| 2. Donations | 16 0 3 |
| 3. From Vancouver o/a Rev. F. McLeod’s Expenses | 80 0 0 |
| 4. From Sale of Collectors’ Books | 0 1 6 |
| 5. From Sale of Church Documents | 0 1 4 |
| 6. Interest | 0 7 4 |
| | 289 17 0 |

EXPENDITURE.

| 1. Paid Rev. D. Beaton, Salary as Clerk of Synod | £15 0 0 |
|—————————————————-|———–|
| 2. Do. Rev. M. Gillies, as Synod Clerk’s Assistant | 10 0 0 |
| 3. Do. do. (Year 1932-33) | 10 0 0 |
| 4. Synod Expenses at Inverness | 7 0 0 |
| 5. Printing Financial Statement in Magazine | 5 0 0 |
| 6. Expenses of Deputies to Raasay | 5 15 0 |
| 7. Deputy to Canada—Quota Visa Fee | 2 16 3 |
| 8. Do. Gaelic Mission at Wick | 5 0 0 |
| 9. Printing and Synod Expenses | 9 10 6 |
| 10. Sundry Expenses (Dunoon, etc.) | 1 18 6 |
| 11. Printing, Stationery and Postages | 9 17 6 |
| 12. Treasurer’s Salary | 86 0 0 |
| 13. Clerical Assistance | 9 5 0 |
| 14. Payment to College Fund | 20 0 0 |
| 15. Travelling Expenses to Synod at Inverness | 32 16 0 |
| | £229 18 9 |
| Balance on Hand at 31st March, 1934 | 113 15 10 |
| | £343 14 7 |

195

INVERNESS, 24th April, 1934.—Examined Vouchers of foregoing Accounts for year ending 31st March, 1934, and found same correct.

JOHN FRASER,
J. CAMPBELL, Auditors.

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