Annual Meeting
25 May 1920
Annual Meeting of Parishioners held in Tinui Hall Tuesday 25th May 1920.
Minutes
Minutes of the Annual Meeting & Special Meeting read & confirmed.
Present
Members of Vestry as per minutes of Vestry Meeting & 4 others.
Balance Sheet
The Balance Sheet was taken as read & adopted.
Election of Officers
In view of the work undertaken last year not yet being completed the Vicar expressed the wish that as far as possible the same officers should be elected. He announced that Mr T. Cripps had consented to act again as his Warden.
Mr Moore moved Mr Holdsworth seconded that Mr A.T. Hancock be re-elected Parishioners Warden.
The outgoing vestry – with the exception of Mr T. Dillon who wrote saying he was unable to stand again – was elected on the motion of the Vicar seconded by Mr Hancock. (Messrs G. Moore, H. B. Maunsell, H. Morrison, H. A. Nevins, D.H. Speedy, A.J. Speedy, H. G. Groves, S. Holdsworth & A.A. Cameron.)
Mr H. Bennett was elected to fill the 10th place.
Appreciation
The Vicar moved that this meeting places on record its hearty appreciation of the work carried on by the voluntary workers, not only in cleaning the Churches but all places of worship & also the work of the voluntary organists & pianists. Seconded by Mr Moore & Carried.
Subscriptions
Moved by Mr H. G. Groves & Seconded by Mr S. Holdsworth: that all subscriptions be made payable yearly on 30th June.
The meeting was then Closed.
B D Ashcroft
22/4/21
ABOUT A BATH.
CLAIM BY A VESTRY.
In the Magistrate's Court at Masterton yesterday afternoon, before Mr S.L.P. Free, S.M., a case was heard in which Arthur Albert Schofield, secretary of the Tinui Church Vestry, claimed from Rupert Walter Perry, of Tinui, the return of an enamel bath valued at ₤8 15s, and ₤5 damages for its detention.
Mr H.E. Hart appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr H R Biss for the defendant.
The evidence for the plaintiff went to show that a few years ago the Rev. B.D. Ashcroft, vicar of Tinui, devoted his Easter offerings to the purchase of a bath and articles of furniture for the vicarage.
He subsequently proceeded on active service.
The vestry of the church purchased the bath and had it installed.
On his return, the Rev. Ashcroft found that the vestry had sold the vicarage to Mr Perry. He resided there until the sale was completed, and when he left, desired to remove the bath, with other articles. Mr Perry refused to allow the bath to be removed, hence the present action.
The defence was that the bath was sold to the defendant with the house, and was a fixture.
After hearing evidence, His Worship ordered that the bath be returned to the plaintiff within fourteen days, in default a payment of ₤8 15s, with ₤2 damages, and costs.