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8 JUNE, 1892.
to give any explanation which the Vestry may require, but
your Committee do not consider that that necessarily makes
the Petty Cash Book subject to their examination alone.
Your Committee having fully considered the matter, beg to
report that it has not been the custom for large sums of
money to be paid out of petty cash, and that the case quoted
in the reference was such an exceptional one, and not likely to
recur, that your Committee do not think it necessary to
recommend any amendment in the existing practice.
Signed
O. W. PEACOCK.
HENRY CUSHEN.
R. KEMP.
It being past nine o'clock it was resolved as a matter of
emergency—That the Report be considered.
Moved by Mr. Peacock seconded by Mr. Chidgey and
resolved —That the Report be received.
Resolved—That it be considered seriatim.
PAYMENT OF CHEOUES.
Moved by Mr. Peacock, seconded and resolved—That the
several cheques recommended for payment be drawn and paid,
and it was resolved accordingly.
GRANT TO MRS. LESHAW.
Moved by Mr. Peacock, seconded and resolved—That that
part of the Report be adopted.
A division was taken and upon such division there were
In favour of the motion Messrs. Allen, Andrews,
A. M. Bell, Birks, Bull, Calnan, T. Cook, Cushen, Dorras,
Furness, A. Howe, E. Kemp, G. King, J. W. King,
S. W. Ludbrook, Manchee, Mardorf, Marshall, Robertson,
Seigenberg, T. J. Smith, Toye, Upton, Wood, and Mr. Coker.
—25 votes.
Against the motion—Messrs. Baxter, Blowey, Booth,
Boyden, Brown, Browning, Catmur, Collett, A. Druitt,
J.Druitt, Hancock, Harris, Hicks, C. Howe, Lacey, E.Lloyd,
Loach, Lynch (Dr.), Moffatt, J. J. Musto, Ockelford,
Richardson, W. J. Smith, Steadman.—24 votes. .
The Chairman declared it carried.
Moved by Mr. Richardson seconded by Mr. Booth as an
amendment—That that part of the Report be amended by
making the gratuity equal to one quarter's salary of the late
Mr. Henry Leshaw.
The amendment was put and carried unanimously, and was
then submitted as a substantive motion and declared carried,
and it was resolved accordingly.