Berkshire Chronicle Reading 06-1914

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WEDNESDAY: 24th, GREl:K ' PLAY '2 ,8
SATUXDAY, 27th, .

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'the Beading l'emperance Band pll\yed
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following selection in the Forbury <larProprietor: -J. H:UMPHR~~, on Saturday eV<lning :-March, "Brilwill ' l""v~
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Lincke); selection, "The Mikado"
THE LODGE HOTEL ' (crJ1ing &t G,P,O.);,
CHRISTIAN SClENqE S'OCIETY.
(l:ll1I1iva'u) ,; overture,_.. Poet .and Pee.sant"
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ERVICES'
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SUNDAYS
11,30
a.m. aDd '.- ',,,e - , .. fantasia, "Irish Emeralds" (John
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6,ro p.m .
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descriptive . g~lop, ' A Motor
WEDNESDAY. 24<t.h, 10.45 a,m.,
TES'l,'V!lONY MEETING.S . ..
ALDE,RMASTON, Etc ....
2
on the ~n.i. and Fourth Wednesdays in
WEI;>NESDAY,- 24th, 2,ro p,m .. ASH·
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ber of passengers who booked
I'=ORD
HILL, STRAWBEI\RY
Reading ~Jll.t>[>etl Daily 2 to 4• . OlEoopt
, the S .E. and C,R, Station
8&tunl"y... SAturdays 12 to 4; aloo Mon·
GARDENS .... " '" ' " ." ", ."
week W8l! above the average.
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day •. 7' to 9 ",.m. Free.
'l·HURSDAY. 25th
(EnRa"ed).
of nI>Bsellg,!rs! was 4,950.
Addr ... , 153,... FlI.IAR STREET, READ·
FRIDA/Y, 26t,h, 10,45 " ,m., SHERS.W.R. . CO. carried the [ollow·
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FIELD G~EN .. . . :. ".' ." ... ,,' 2
p~,,,o;~I~':~': On 1:uesday, 800; on Wed·
;FRIDAY, 26th, 2,ro p,m" EVERSLEY 2', ·
in addition to 800 excur·
o'n FridAY~ 750. On Thurs5,ro p,m.
p,m.
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and .C .R. ",Co. carried 1,300,
SATURDAY, 27th, 2.30 p.m, ASH·
• noo.K:BINpERS; PRINTERS.
EDlicATIONAL ASSOCIAFORD
HILL. STRAWBERRY.
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13UNDAV,-28th, 8.0 a'.m., SOUTHSEA 8 8
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On ;Wednesday .1' party Of the Worke;""
l'RJVATE PAR'I'IES ARRANGED FOR.
~CHlNE RULERS. '
&jucational Assoclati90, by lind permission of Lord R esiling; visited .Foxhill and
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MINST~R STREET.
apent an exc~dingly pleasant .~ime illspec$JOHN HU'MPHRIEs'.
in/! the ro~es and walkinrc in the gardens,
" PrintiD&'. Office: .18.. DUb Stree&.
The party thell: a.saembled on: the lawn,
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Miss AnlU!o MUllrO, who has worked
years ·in the 'Jf!l8t End of London,
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lIa")'e a. very instr1l<ltiy ~ ~nd ,educ'atlo!, &1 lec.
BO.A~ l.HJJJ..IlERS.
ture on ,. Sweated In<luBtrles," wh1ch was
followed by a good 4isclJ.8sion, Before ·Ieav.·
'& , so:~s Lr~ITffiD,
'ins th. party voiced their best thankB ' to
Lord a.nd Lady Reading for their kindnesa
BOTTLERS in
Slei>.m Llun.bo...nd Motor Bo .. t. for hire. BREWERS
throwing open their grounds to the e.s~oPrivate P.~Ue. Qnl,...
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Educational ·A!I8ociation· visitOO Foxhill on
Boa'., Punlo & Oallo.lfar HENLEY, );\OYAL'
JtEGATTA. . Bland as psr u·8D1oI · .~ HeDI.y.
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cO,!!In}tte". Mr. Lloyd George is dosThe following letter has b een addreeaed
bodies which, ne wa.s a.dmitted in
to Mr. Spalding by the sec retary·m alla~er
before t he D e partm ental
of the R.. F,C.:. ,
l,;~'mTnJtte" ha.ve d Olle their work w el l. d It
Dear Sir,-Your letter of yesterday'~
tact," the pamphlet prooeed!i, I I lhnt
date, addressed
our .haiIman, was duJy
!\ sin!!l" body h,," ever sought for Iho
br,?ught. belor:" my. board, They desire me
The.. ooly evidence in fnvnur of
to at-once convey to you th eir acceptance
nation,,1 ',*r.luati on is from thc chief
of yo~r . - ' ~:rx.oee diJ]gly · generous o ffe r ,..,·ith
chief of the L~ n<l ValuntiO Il
their verv hearty : thanks, Your kindly ;,n- D"D.,.ttment, and r r om t.he . Cfty As se~so r of

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Wedn...day •. June 2<\, Uh4.

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amount paid .in interest can . b e deduoted
from the ' linal repayment.
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I imag in 9 that · if your board accep~' tl,,;
wbork
once .EO lUI to
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e "ea-"on com.
meneeB . . There will be thio
advantage, that if there ' is a she lte r a wet.

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By the proposal, tho a uthors l'Itat.c. a ll
powers a.re taken aw:l.V from the local
assesame nt committee:; , "They a.re left with
nothing to do with th e direct v.luation of
any
whatev er,
All spec ial pro.
a.s railwaY8; caJHds J gn.s,
and electricity undertaking!"'! are
entirely out 01 their haIHt-, wh ile
or,pinary properties their ouly duty
afternoon ' will not interfere 50 much with
n cases where there is nn objection t o
decision of thc value r .a.nd the o', crThis
the 's urveyors "qi\Y, ,. is
cent groun. A: yway, T lOpe it wil be·
... ·"~".',I, '"~.. " ' t.hat it looks as if it were
com-e more a.nd more successful.
the purpose of di sarming
. Truly yours,
whi ch would be aroused by
(Signed) H. N, SPALDING,
~xttnet1on of th e a!-lS006SmeTlt' comi n de stroy ing tlle o,SReS 5'rHE BOARD'S THANKS .

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th~ee or four ye .. r. t he whole of the

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I wl',nt to ~ ~the' foo,t Simultaneously with the 8econa reading
or' two.ago;)t struck me of the 'Finance Bill in the House of Com~helter along the '!\luth mons on ' Monday there was published under
m ............. It· very disagreeable
the tiUe · " Local Ratinl(: More Govern.
ment Ofli-cials." 8. p£l,mph1et em bodyi ng tho
;;iY,'~l1~~lr't;;'~.~:t; 'that the man who
his conclusions of "A Body of Surv ~ yor8 ) "
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I el~.P~·la·t"liee·i~ ·j~~~~~Ot~e nr~!k ~I ~~e~c~~ wha t have exa.mined t.he proposal of the
is wet. It seems to' me
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it would be' a grMt improve. Dep&rttpontal Commit.tee on Local Taxn.ment to the ground and increase the enjoy· tion, adopted by Mr, Lloyd George ill his
Budget speech, that all ll.8.'iets8ments for rat,ment of many f~otbbJl , entl,IUsill6ts if tws ing should be' made' in the future not by
open spaoo could be covered in.
I 1- gather th.t the directors share thi8 the loeal a68essment committees, but by
Reading."
, but that their difficuRy has .been to the valuation staff of t he rnland · Revenue
find the necessary cash-about £500, I ...m Depa.rtm€nt., and thf\~ they ,slwuld be made
told, if the wall at the back is also to be annqally instead of fr om time t o tim e. The:
in hand, It, :w ould give me great pamphlet, which is· 'Publi shed by Messrs . .
11>lea.. u:re ir I oould help them to add to tlie P. S. King: and Son, price Hixpence net.
C)f those who enjoy a good ' match, cond emns the propoMl fiB un necessn.ry im:the ..,{ore , mi'. ,ke' the following sug. practicable and likely to, l)e m06t c""t)y.
£500 at once at
•'/I;'e" ,'OII,
AN UNWANTED CHANGE.

a.nd ha.ndsom ~ ~Da.noia.l assiBtn.Dce ·will
o makes .a s tipulat ion th nt. he
enable my- directors .1 to carry out 'a muc;-h
colleagues shou ld - be nbsorbcd in
needed improvement at Elm Park, which the Sf·Bfl'."
has been their very ~H\rnest d esire for some
FINDING EMPLOYMENT FOn
consider"ble time .
They feel quite Bure

that our 6d. supporters, the main stay of
OI?F I CIALS.
the club, will truly appreciate your e;x·
The objects of the I"'opoml, O, e sllr.
trcme kindncse... Moreover:, it ,will also
assure the clUb even in bad weather of a veyors think, arc t wo. The firs t i9 to prc4
good , " gAte,'~ . and. enabl,e our supporters se rye tho Land Valu ation Departmell t, t ho
to attend all mutches ,,,,d thus financially ' I great Governm ent deprtrtment," o..q Mr.
e.ssist the club. A.a. you suggest, the matter Lloyd Georgo called it in hilS letter to Sir
.will.:lJe put in hand at once so as to be Johll Kempe, \vhich was created fiolelv ill
complot""i before th~ ' commencement of order to carry Qilt t he nt.luation of the Bud~
of 1 ~ 1O, The ,ec[)lId is to make nos.
the season, and ,w e hope that upon tho
the , new ~lcmentarv edl1cu.tioH grants,
oee&,ion of your ~rst vis,t to ' a m,atch th~re ,
£14, 120,000, 11 11<1 h.,
you will find ' yourself 'fully sat,.flcd WIth which will nmolillt-the manner in which the various improve' £2,38~,OOO hU'ge r th II the existing grn.nt.e.
The new grant. at to be caleul. ted on
ments have b een carried out.. W
rateable '{a.lue. They will cone:;lst ot 369.
hardly ~dd that your liindn ~ss '
pe,
f child plu. 40 per cent. of t Ite cxpendisource of permanent he lp to the 'club, as
also II , great comfort to our s,u pportera. tu roO , Ulld less th-e produce of 1\ 7<1. rntc.
Again . heartily thanking you on behal! of .. Th e local authorities are to be deprived
of their rights," the pamphlet states,
the board, I am
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voluntary . locnl knowltdge is to be
Yours faithfully,
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local co qtrol made a ne gli gible
H . J , MA'rTHEws.
, and a bur~l\ UC rl.'tl c departme nt ~ t
Secretary-Manager: qua.
up nt a cost which will soon excced (an~l
COVER FOR NEARLY 10,000.
probaLly far excee d) n million Aterli ng
The specification. will ~ out 'hodly, l\1Illually, mainly to t\t\€tnPt to safeguard
and the work )Vill '00 commenced at once. that th43 ' Government ~hn.ll get e r-edit f or
Mr: J. R. Blimdfcini, wbo~e ,ractical: ':"_ the full yiel<1 of a 7<1. ratc, It is like r.
p.erience in these matters is 0 great ~1~- mountain being in lahour and produci1lg 0.
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nevi 5cneme ' for 6,000 s pecte.torS . . This ~in

'ing I!rouud up to nearly 10,000-thus Bur·
usual l'rioee. .'
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pas'lng: m()Bt 91 tlie Southern League
K. (R«LE :AlJ.E) at 15. Per ' 'fallon; t~~~;~:~~'~{.:
Mr.
grounds; ' !;"/ .
.•. . Aw."ded , Prize Medal · "llci: D'ploma il
. the men Oil parade at ,.the
A N~ AllATEUR BACK.
EXbibitioll, , 1912; {iva per ,
Recreation , Ground, There . were , .' . .
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PMsent ,tbe Chief Constable (Captain J. 8. ' :Reading ,b'ilVlI sig~led a:' an amateur
rrel.~ : Atenue 6310. S~.PClDor .. D,lS •. m. San 9.23& m •
browed . and
liendemon). Chief Inspector Lickley,tbree I G, M,lle rship, y ho '" leavmg the. oorvlce
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inspectors, 10 sergeC'nts, and 76 cODstabl66. \ yery shortly. He h,~s played In re.pres~ntl\, '.
ALE AND STOUT IN BOTTLE.
There' were altogether DO men on parade, tlv~ Nav)" matchcB, and call play at eIther
Prwell per:" dozen.
and they ,included two sergeants and ten left . or ,.nght bac~.
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Magnum. wRe botts. Sman men mounted, The men on foot were 'Put
Readmg are Btlll neg?t.: ating fo~ a first·
THE NEW PALAOE STEAllERS,
. (Reputed (Reputed" (Reputed
their drill by Chief Inspector Lick· 1 class left back, lind a~e III touch With threc
qts,)
pta,)
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mounted men by Sergeant Martin . .o~ lo~r players.
Indio Palo Ale...
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Ie" . 9d,
1110,!'","'" '/1 officer insDected the whole
Family Pale . Ale 48.
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c'<''''''.'I<. conslstinR: o( helmets,
T~ E. BAIiLOW;,
Stout ... ,: , ..... , ' . 4..
20. 6d.
1.. 6d.
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" Mr. Dunning
RO YS' T Itl TO ASC;O
Oaimeal"
Stout
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~tt.h:he. m,en 011 . their apJl<lar·
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Double' Stout ..• •~ .. . 3... Od.
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also UDon the manner in ' which
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8UF.I<'RAUIS'f ROBBED.

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AGENCIES:r
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:Thoma! Wethored and_Bolli, Ltd. (Mr. J.
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M. BurienDo\Iaw),-LCadi:
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S, ' Baker,' 17 a.nd 19, Chesterman

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After'w,ards
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at the pollee statlon, under the
sU'p ervision of InsJl'ic.to'f Staite, . were in.
speqt<!d, tIJe inspectpr .going into detail in
respect to the
,rcenerally, ;ae
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briT(~ t.he covered accommoda.tion of. R ead- surveyors severely crHicise the composition

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rema a
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I accordmg t,o whIch thre e boys robge d a
suffragette III
to go to Ascot races,
was told 011
..y. to . the
,Thames ' magi.trates, when :lj'rederlOk

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and Ilwthod, 'of the Land Valuation Dep,u't • .i
ment ,_
.. The valuation. now being made by tlt o
Valuation D ep" rtment, are," they Ray, "liS
concerns the great bulk of agricultm'al
land, made by ass istant va1l1erB, most or
whom are young men .. t saIlI rie. of £ 12P 10
£200 per annum. Th e grent mnjorityl of
the-w h",ve had no agricultural trainil1g

whatever. . . r MallY of them tlo not even
kilO,,' the diffe*nce between ley gra", 8ud

permanent pa hire, , , The valuation
that i. being MI. is of t he crudest !Xl"Rible character, and almost allY surveyor/"

ot experie nce can give num erous inst.n.nce s
in support of; thi •• l ..t.cmcnt, ' The d el'", t.
ment employ young men to pick up u certa.in amount of" informa ti ofJ alld get lo-

~i~~dr !i;i,e l~oeug;:t1:gu~;S ;vh,i~~lua~~~o~i!l;

no attempt i.
mllde
at " fi eldto·field
VAIMtioll ;
an d
they
thc n
relv on the na t \lral anxiety of the
owner to come to an
t ha n
face the o"pen::, of fightlll!;. B
department. lhe grellt oqject appell's to

agl'e~ment ~ather
Govern~:"t

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e d 12 Frederick Haviley~ ~ 14 be to ru~h the vo.luR~,on thrOl~~h. A,ccura,cy
u en, a.g
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' and effic.lency are mll10r consJ(lera twn s.'
Rud H enry Lucas, 15, wer:e c1iarg,ed wlth
'I'llQ su rveyors give as an example of tho

cOll,cerned together In eteahng and way in which the vn l"ntioIt i. beillg done
from the , local offices of the the case of two cottages each let at £12

' Mr. .J. W, ' E:onew, 385,.. Oxford Roadl
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Social , and Political Union a. Q yeAr, In 1912 A provi!'lionn.l valuati on
~rStreet,
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Red Lion, SoilthamptOn:
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An enaagement ' is announced between purse-ba..g, conta.ining
tb £1 19B. ca.sh, a silver was received fixillg t he total va.lue of the
Mr. . H. Gi>ddard. O.borne Arm •• Grey- C\.a.ud ~ . St.~nl..y, :only son of Mr, Claude powder·box, Rni! _at er articles, tOfether cottages at £200 ench. - In 1913, althouf.h
friara Road.
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C~8rk, of Bedford, "and Yvonne, second valued 'at £~. lOs., the property 0 Miss no objectioj t~ th at v.d uc l1;f\d d~~ nll~h'

Mr. T.' Harv"y Marquis of Granby,

daughter of ~". "Anker Simmons, of . Hen- Ruby Nutha .

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Mr. R } Barthoiomew, Rose, Weidale St.
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MU;8 Nutnfloll said tha.t on Monda)," , morn- value of the cottages nt £100 each. ,),hi~
Mi. A. J. ' Fielding, Pond House, Oxford ley.on-Thames r ' . .
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An enR~gement is announced between be Ha.wley, ca.me to the front d oor of the valuation. It was a.nother original vaIua-

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Mr. , W. H. Kincfell, Eldon Arms,
Terrace., "
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Franc,is W'. Lindley ' Gull, Rifle Bri/!ade, offices and asked }lie time. After ehe had
eldest son of Sir W.
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Gull, Barb" told him \Ie went out, as she thought,
Berks, .and
abe' went to another roo'll. to get ..
<:laughter ,of
' Upon her rliturn a fe,w, ' se~onda
Barl., and
m~8s~ h~r"" purse-bag ,and its
Barochan~ ~Ou:stOD, 1~~~~~t~';lf~~r~o~m a . ~a;p!e" ne~r tbe doo"f-.
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tro.ce of
' informed. e police.
Dt,tective Faux sai,d t at b e fonnd the
. detafued 1at .t . ~ police ·.statt9ii,
told ·tlle " e .a~8.e. be said ;
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too\< ,the ·hag· apd LU91\f!
(OT' us ; ' We ~re .th,! . bag ~· up ".n d
ijt 'at th~ ba-bk o~ ''':'the ' library,"

" l~~OI~i!;,neR!',~iii:~s:

as elia COi800,no

tion; the. depalimen~ having valued the
cottages twice over.. The work, a'ppa re nt1)" was done by two
valuers, amI
th~ir opinion v ..ried by 100 per cent. , and
this in a, clasa of proper ty which is of the
simple st kind to va Jne,. So far from the
sta.ff of the Land ValuatIon Department b-eing, in' the words of the Dep~rtmcntal
Comm'ittee, " w~ll adapted for rating valuation~ which pr~sent eve~y ,degree of d,m·
cultl<,." It 15, III the ,OpinIOn of the "u:'
veyo .... , jnexpe~ie n ~l and meffic leJlt, ThiS
is the ~ody whIch It IS now proposed .hou1d.
prephre annua1 va)uf\hons of all the pro-

diff~rcnt

seen ':"'~~ hid . tu~.r-el?te,~"':',bouB~J 8&1~ ': pert.y ~n ·t h e kingdom for rntin~ purposes.
Wlth '
wh~n th'ey.. took It. Even If the pr.opo~a.] were c?nfirt€d t? .01'·.1J,OUBe• . H~wley dinary properties ,t would, III t·he op,",?n

.as 'he said he of thB surveyofs, be &b.,olu tely ,mprnotlC. went.'" To the able.
"I .
had'
:A. POSTPONEMENT,
:. Sinco ·the above arti~le Wa.'l written the
Governme nt ha.v~ postponed ' the Rating
Bill. till ne"t session, There is no chang&·
of policy; merely 8., postponeDilent'.

READING COUNTY
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.Mn:jor .Darby·Griffit b. and
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