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St John's Church, Upper Hutt
1882 Jul 27	Annual meeting of parishioners
1883 Jan 18	Tenders for enlargement of the church
1883 Jun 22	Sale of work in aid of St John's


Annual meeting of parishioners
Evening Post Thursday 27 Jul 1882

The annual meeting of the parishioners of St John's, Upper Hutt,
was held in the Sunday schoolroom on Tuesday evening. The chairman,
(the Rev. J. Blackburne), in the course of a short address, referred
to the satisfactory financial position of the parish. The balance
sheet showed that the total receipts for the year amounted to
48 pounds 9s 6d, and the expenditure (which includes a sum of
7 pounds 6s paid to the general church (fund) to the same amount.
It appeared that the parish is entirely free of debt, and the church
and Sunday school buildings are both in a good state of repair.
The accounts, as read, were passed. The Curate informed the meeting
that he had nominated Mr A. Cruickshank as his churchwarden. Mr
Unsworth was unanimously elected as parishioner's churchwarden. The
following gentlemen were elected as vestrymen:- Messrs John Barton,
S. Hall, J. D. Cruickshank, E. Foden and J. Dowing. Messrs Bayliss
and Barber were elected as auditors. A hearty and unanimous vote of
thanks was accorded to Miss Lizzie Barber, who has so cheerfully
given her services as organist at the church during the past nine
months. The usual vote of thanks to the chairman brought the meeting
to a close.
Tenders for enlargement of the church
Evening Post Thursday 18 Jan 1883

A well-attended meeting of the parishioners [sic] of St John's
Church, Upper Hutt, was held in the Sunday-schoolroom last
Tuesday evening, to receive and open fresh tenders for the
enlargement of the church. Only two tenders were received, viz.,
from Mr MACDONALD, builder, Mungaroa, 98 pounds; and Mr
REYNOLDS, builder, Lower Hutt, 95 pounds. It was unanimously
resolved to accept the tender of Mr REYNOLDS. A start is to be
made with the work almost immediately, and it will probably be
completed in about two months. The vestry received tenders for
the same work about a week ago, but with one exception they
were so far in excess of the architect's estimate, that it was
thought advisable to return them and call for fresh tenders. The
new tenders, as will be seen, although slightly in excess of the
architect's estimate, are very much lower than those first
received.

Sale of work in aid of St John's
Evening Post Friday 22 Jun 1883

A sale of work in aid of St John's Church, Upper Hutt, was held
at the Odd Fellows Hall, Trentham, on Tuesday last, which, in
spite of the inclemency of the weather, was most numerously
attended, and quite realised the expectations of its promoters.
The local brass band contributed appropriate music, and the
proceedings terminated with a dance. During the intervals the
Trentham Philharmonic Society contributed some excellent glees
and pieces, under the leadership of Mr W. BARBER.

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