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Wednesday Evening.—The motion which the Synod adopted was dissented from (for reasons given) by the Rev. Messrs. Riley, Connor, page 48 Greig, Christie, Waters, M'Cosh Smith, and Alves; and by Messrs. G. Clark and G. M. Clark, elders.

Mr. Sutherland intimated his regret that he could not comply with the Synod's recommendation, for reasons stated to the Synod. After reasoning, it was resolved by the Synod—"That the Synod having already declared Mr. Sutherland to be mainly to blame for the present state of matters existing in the First Church, and having recommended Mr. Sutherland to resign in order to effect a settlement of the difficulties, and Mr. Sutherland having refused to comply with the recommendation, the Synod instructs the Presbytery of Dunedin to enjoin Mr. Sutherland to act in a more befitting and constitutional manner towards the Session and Deacon's Court. In the event of further difficulties arising requiring the intervention of the Synod, authorise the Moderator of the Synod, on the request of the Presbytery, to call a pro re nata meeting of Synod to dispose thereof.

The Report of the University Committee was given in, from which it appeared that the Knox Church Scholarship had been awarded to Mr. Ferguson, Tokomairiro. Thanks were awarded to the Committee, and it was remitted to them to make the necessary arrangements regarding the disposal of the scholarships, with a recommendation that the Lang scholarship should be offered to second-year students, and be tenable for two years.