VII.

Tuesday, 16th January.—A new Presbytery was formed, to be called the Oamaru Presbytery, and the Rev. Messrs. Christie of Waikouaiti, Baird of Hampden, Clark of Palmerston, Riley of Otepopo, Todd of Oamaru, and M'Cosh Smith of Naseby, were disjointed from Dunedin Presbytery and connected with it. The seat of the new Presbytery is fixed at Otepopo.

An overture was introduced by Mr. Geisow to the effect that ministers be recommended to address their congregations in the course of the year on the principles of the church, which was agreed to.

On the recommendation of the Presbytery of Clutha, authority was given by the Synod to sanction Waitahuna as an independent charge if the Presbytery should see fit to do so.