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The Turn of the Century

On April 27th, 1900 the Churchwardens received written notice from

The Rev’d. T. H Hunt, Schoolmaster and Assistant Priest

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the Sexton at St. Peter’s that unless his salary be increased by $25.00 per year he would resign. This was taken under consideration by the congregation. A special note of thanks was conveyed by the Cathedral congre— ation to the Choir, especially to the Reverend T.H. Hunt, Mr. Parker Carvell, and Mr. Charles Earle, for their continued fine work d e s p i t e s o m e depletion of the ranks due to the departure

of some members for South Africa.

An estimated sum of $50.00 was approved for the painting of the Church font, but it w a s d e e m e d expedient by the Churchwardens and Trustees not to expend this amount as yet because it was