They have resolved, therefore, to adopt the following measures:—­First, they limit the staff of English missionaries to the number of men (thirteen) now left in the field.  They desire that steady efforts shall be made to place all the churches under the pastoral charge of suitable Native ministers.  They desire that all the local and incidental expenses of the mission shall be entirely defrayed by the Native Churches.  Lastly, they will limit their grants from England to the allowance of the English missionaries.

XIV.—­INCOME AND EXPENDITURE.

1.—­Receipts.

1.  Contributions for general purposes—­

  a.  Subscriptions, Donations, and pound. s. d. 
       Collections 56,685 2 11
  b.  Dividends 584 4 9
  c.  Australian Auxiliaries and Foreign
       Societies 3,191 6 10
  d.  Legacies 10,875 13 7
  e.  Fund for Widows and Orphans and
       Retired Missionaries 4,500 15 0
  f.  Mission Stations, English and Native
       Contributions, raised and
       appropriated 19,414 16 4
  g.  Ditto, additional from the South
       Seas, unappropriated 1,070 19 5
                                            ------------ 96,322 18 10

2.  Contributions for special objects—­

a.  For the Extension of Missions in China 552 12 10
b.  For the Extension of Missions in India 371 5 4
c.  For Madagascar Mission 1,521 7 11
d.  For Memorial Churches 1,267 17 0
e.  For Training Native Agents, other
than in India 1,000 0 0
f.  For Missionary Ship 253 19 0
g.  For Expenditure of 1867 and 1868 79 7 8
------------ 5,046 9 9
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Total Income 101,369 8 7

3.  Balance in hand, May, 1868 1,062 8 4
4.  Funded Property, Tasmania Bond, paid off 500 0 0
5.  Value of Stock transferred from Ship
     Account 2,432 0 0
6.  Rev. Dr. Tidman’s Testimonial Fund 3,483 18 11
                                             ----------- 7,478 7 3
          
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                                              108,847 15 10
          
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2.—­Expenditure.

1.  Foreign expenditure.