Berkshire Chronicle Reading 07-1914

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of the trc!\lmr.nt c. ~
~ou.1~ b e in 8ub,,1ltU t lOIl o£
the grant receive 4 under th ~ IItliJhOU~
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Committee's
mingham

recom·mend~tioIlH.

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hag.' a1rea.dy undertaken h(' ,\\'\

)iabilities;,r elyinp; on the Hobbo ll ," g" "t',
th:e Chrmc'CllQr ()-t the Excheqll er \\ i:Hi I\ ... k
't? 6ta~ wh~ther it 1 WI\ S his IIIh~ II LJ('!I
to dJscontmue it. rilr. Lloyd George ropJiM: Th e Gov .

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ernm,nt do' not propose to su~pcllcl ti ll)'
existing grant..q from the Excheqprr til l,
local jautnbrities
&id of t hei r rXPC/Hl l, \
tura 011 t~ e treatment of
lubcrC'ulo-IS. ' I
The grants includ ed in Part I. o[ t Ii,

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aecond schedule to Itho Financ e B11!

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.p ublic he~lth and g ene ral . pllrpOR(,~ wil l \1
b e additio? o.l to , and not 111 flllb~tltutl \) ' 1

for, tho..q.e \ m en tioned

l\T (Jri'loO\ pr,

ShOWL

the Gove rnll\ent purpO-,e, ins Hlnl.d t" '
the Chandcllor of Ithe Ex uhf'rplr r III I 'l~ I
financ io,l statement on the 4th J\f ay , to) ,
:make l fllrthe.r

p rov i.qwfl

for l uhNCIII(j'.. j .
tit . ,

'1111's grant, estimat ed on

servioea.

fi'rat cO/llplcte YI'a r 10 amoll nt 10

I addition.
ferred to."
will be

£400 .1)(10.

to those nlrcad,\-

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"WHISKY MONEY" THREATEKE Il .
'I'he proposal

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n>c c lltly 1)('(' 11 m ad "

by the Kempe Commilt-ee
that
111,\
,. whis ky m one y," Ilrn n un t in g I ,L~ I ye nl lo
£807,260 alld hi therlo devol~'{1 to 11I gh . r
educat ion, s hould be withdrawli fr om th !"
local auth Iriti es, who lune be(,ll Idl ~ h\', d
to ex pe nd ~ ~ 'e ntire ly at the~r d' ''C l f'l lflIL
If the mO l'lCY we t'e withdrawn, til l' Inl.· ,\1
nu t h o ri t ie3 lwo utd receive in It~ p1.u·{ :\
s um of mop.ey not yet spoc ifk'<l . hu t "lIu l,1
n ot e njoy It h6 same freedom a s In It,~ (:-;
penditure.
r;r~e Cmmty C OUlH'd ", A ... !lI '
ciation d e mal1d r-- that n s u m no t I(· s' t hall

t hot
be

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of

i" whisky

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m()ll~y"

Hillillid

paid to the !\ u lhont j l!' ~. nlld I ha~
should 'I rcta ill t h e 5.1 m f" dl'(' l'f".

tioll as hefore.

I A stigg e~ l ion j ha!j h (,(, 11 mad .:: by offi('i ~ d l
o f the Bo ~rd of Edll ,'a.!1011 th,1t a SlIlIl

equal to the tola l amo unt uf tl, e "w hIS ky
money" gmllt ~ h oll lcl he gl VPIl t o the au ,
thoritlC::. (;n PI'{'cI "-t"ly Lil ;:> ".~ 1I1 ~ I III (' S lUi
pa.nol ~r8ctitioner witA regard to ' oortifica~ pla.oo s..)1}ply it but is r ecommende{l to at pr.c....,cnt ifor th e Jl{ )[ t fi\'t\ yl.'l\f~
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of. incapacity in the C?U6 '<of 8. me~ b?r oJ. the r BfterwB ds oo~~unicate with th~ d octor fea red. howev er , thnt (\rtcr th e fiv e )'{'!\ri'
aobiotyJ After. hcarmlh the pllrt.l'!,8 ~o eub-- with a \iew to ascertainin g if h o
anv had c1n1?!ie~1 1.I11~p.C('pt nhh~ co nd lt Hlll '" nllgh t
comm ,tte<! oon8,derod, , e! mattor wa. on,o iobjectioh to 'the supplyin~ of th e B .P .C. be attach ed t o the grant. ~nd til(' (" Hon ly
tbb~t ?"luld vet Yd lVlell ,1IO .t'~l~d by the P·~r~·I'equivalent. and that the Pnnel Committee Councils Associa l lOli has th. r"'or" 1',,"c,1
t eIllll9 yes, au t \0 'pr,c 1 lOner expresse 0 b e
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advise moclicnol me n to the foll o wln g r,c Hol u l,o Jl:,
the sult,oommittoo 'h18 Imin~n~ to givo tho
' (a ) Th at co.'c h of the local 1l 1l 1l,orILlc 't
oor~ificf'tG6 of IlIn088 as I r.cqUtred by J tho
should r eceive t' su m in gra.nt~ for l11 J.!ltl' "
against ' a panel practltibner
educatioll f u l1V i Cqll iv.u lc llt to t h{'
by l t:.n .insured ~ in rea~,t..of th o trpa~ • A
Inon ey ' and W'lt!\. n.o l es q fr eedo m n~ tn, It "I
men~ r~ndered. by the p r n<:tl hollcr was reo
le,xpenditllTc th~n m thil ,}~a,..~t., untl! 1 <'I I"
ceivcd !and a fte rwa.rds wlthdr8~n.
h Rme)lt othp i w~:;;.e oTd(':r~,
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SOME OON:I'RIBU:I'ORS' FUN S
EFFECT OF rilE REVENUE
131,L . tv Onof ,the
tlm l m on ey ~o lll i l1g m all l1l1lllty at
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EXHAUSr:r:ED. · ,
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tho freo discretion, a.s to II;,. eX IH' ll(ldur,' ,
A report "l tho DOP06,t Contr,buto", ISubA t te
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b Mr Proty- 01 the local ed ucotion Il nthont ie., t he h,l ·
Cornmi,t~eo statc.d : .
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ter have nused f loans for VICrlOUS pnrp o'll"'i
Dea:wI" Oertifica.toB'lTbe eub-oommittee man, M.P" on ' behalf of the Land Umon J 011 the !'I!:?qurjt.jr o f th nt l uud , w hlf' h !'i~ '
havo ' oonsidored tho following I l'cl!loiutlrul. DoS' t.O the 'moaning of CUmse 'I of I th~~ c urity wou ld bo .entire l y re moved i£ tit "r('
pusoo · t}y ' the Binning: am Insurance l C OJll· Revenue Bill. wl;11 ch is & sepa. rate p(\rt of were suhstituted for the fund .n gru nt I , I
nuttee and rooommood liM adoption, ' v iz : -, the Bu~g'ilt from die two Ao-call€d Finance , be given o,r withh eld at th e .11 ~i'l'dJ Oll (If
" :r~,&t INJpreBcllbatiOD& ~ made to tho ComI I n d f Ed t
I m"'flOnElrs tb.at provisiollo ~ made in the next !!ills, sboWB'li~w, every own-cr or occupier \ t lit ~~ll ~ r~m~~b~I~~d t haL III Read ing
blo
1 Abmo.nd\"1{ .BIlI ltod":''''h
'~~fiur~ per l!On8 to 01 land or 'bu1ld1Oga hIlS further expense the "whisky moncy" lS ',ll vca tl'<l '" [",.
10 tru.n naple" 0
cat Ican1 C~t.eB w hen Te ·
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quir<>d lor ,the p~rp05O' of the', Aol~ al II. re- an trou e 10 , a. ore.
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Under I the syLS€ of authOriZIng the
To Uni cr5tty Cr)lI.(>gr', n!'fHlill[~_ F OI'
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ClajOls.~Sinco thel laoat mee ting of the I CommissionerB of ' Inlnnd R eve nue to ob- e ven i n g C1a~Pfi.
£500 : (m' ll' !lll llll g
of '
(L:olI'liton Gub-co~~i~ee 178 c.lainllJ· for aickne8~1 benefit, bin" information
for 'th e valuation s on I t.etl-Chc rs , t~lId other p u q )O "l'fi, ((;no; t otld,
' of :which' 6 we re disallowed for varIOus rC8h' h ~
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R !\tin I Bill is to b e found - £1.100,
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I &one, hB.vO boon received, inakJri~' a tQtal of
l",C'
a. ~ u,:: - , f ~l
. fin e of £50
To the .!Join t Com mi U-t"e 'of Ulliv.cr:-;ily
8, d Or 9~:' a
207 during the ourre nt year.
Or the : 178, 98 bel 1t ,0
College and Lho W{)rkc r~' Ed lH! :d,lOfIi~1
were . itC~nti.rwation of pr~vt0u.a claims;. 80
ln~ lDf ur
y e o.~:. 1
I A,I) -jlllionl: [I'or t utorial c l n.s~es. £75,
, contrrb to" actually: ol&lmlDg; ali ola ,ms ,All o",ners and l oCcu~era of agrlCu t,:ra
T DC tI T I I
Slr~et Art Stuclios £50
' cou'ld n
be met in! whole owing ' to' the Jsnd or. l of . buil<J.ings, shoDs, ,fa ctories,
,0 \e ~O ll( on B 'a 1 1 (.If the 'VO'dH~l':-I:
I credit
th~ contrib?tora' fUJ1d be,ing 0%- h<ltels', ! theatres, I res ur.a.llts, , railw a.ys ,
1:0 tI,le R NL..d ll!S 1.,' C 1£20
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i haUBted~ ,Fifteen clauns, fOT mateTntty bene- d ocks, \wate r wor ks, g s works ,. marke ts . E(~ucatlon~~ 1~!,;soC~{~ ?'d " T ',,' ' I l l Bn'
fit, ?f ",fu.ch two :wero dlfHlllowed. ~av,e beer;a, and other oomm:er Cilll ~ndo rtaklOgs ~1I 8t
To t Ie
mg
Ire
1.\1111 g
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I'eOOl.VOO 9 of whioh h a.v~ boon paid In full, submit , to a document fLTy crQSs-eX(\mtnR- £ 10.
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UCATION
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.(n,akmg, ft. totatof 19 dam18 !or the yea r. tion far :more difficul t than the notor ious
GRAI';lIS li On EJ?
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S,x ' cla~m\ dd~1D1I
~'t riP'd
~~ Fol)rm [IV Particulars of all "improve - The E oara of Edu"~Lion I"c' lssucd reguO
1ltK ~.'t~ear
am°tru.nb~_s
e or Itly c oaSeu
·~1?08tJ0 m-ents " ~xecJted
within the last 50 yel\rs
lation.l:l nn~e Ir \\hic h thRccia.l
grant~
con
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roMide
the United Kingdom 'have :'hc-en mvst. be a;iven., sta.ting "the na.ture 0 .le , of certa,Jn , «?Cal au I. or~ les 111 r. 1,1p nil(
m ade and allowed,
Four olnbns in re~pect improve~ ept: ' ',I the da.te when carrIed and W nles iwill be paId 11\ 1914-10. 1 prn
of amounta eta.ndins: to the "credit of .. - de· out" C' the, area. and identity of ihe land/' vi sion is mr d C by Parliamen t 10(' the pur,
ceaeoo dCJ>(lsit oontrlbutora have also J>:een "the cOoSt of the .improv~meIltJ" and H the poso. ~
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FUN'E RATA)F MR. A.

STEVENR.
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T1je funeral "took 1>1&00 01' ·Friday . of
Mr_ Allred 'Stevens, of ' -Gq.u!ch . Farm;
Compton , the well=known I farmer and
breeder, 01 bloodstQck, who died somewhat
"suddenly .. t the age of 62.' The deoeaaed
. "'.a a son 01 the late Mr. T9m SteTen.,
Df Chilton who conducted a succeselul
lrainil?g establi8hment tbeM~ and: hi's ilons
(Mr. W. O. S~ven5, Mr. ·AIfred_.Steven.,
and - Mr. He nry A. Stevens) . all inherited
lhei r father's lo.e for the ·,turl. _ It WM,
however , quite

that

Mr.

throughout

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muoh aa an agr iculturist

Allred
B ,

Stevens

wide , area,

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known

He owned con~

eid.rable prpperty in . the ~mpto n and·
Ilsley di.tricla, and rented a Jorge holdlDg
from Lady' Wantage, of .Lockinge. ·, .In
public aITairs the d eceased took an &(ltlT"
Mare, ,beinl! a member of the Wantage
BOR~d l of (fuardlan a, . and he., was a J _P ,
lor . ~rkBhire, being appoi'lt ed in ~t'j95,
lIn

politics he was Conservative, ~Dd

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active supporte)' 01 the local babitatlon of
the Primroae ' League.
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lCompton P arva .. i1lage
,attired In'
III()Urrlulg on th_e oc?""I'on of t~e :I~!",ra!,
... bich tbok place in the ptettlly-sltuale!l
ob~byl..td, .quite close to ' hie - ....~ idence.

was

." Ph,u~oh ~Farm , where he had lived ~or

the , long p eri04 01 S5 _yell~8; Flags ,were
lJung ~~ hall-ml"'t ,frOID the ohurch !:ower
and above the v.iJlage S<lho.oi,s, The/ coffin,
Ilf ' pl~in poli.bed Oftk with . br'lIa8 Jitting. ,
..itoa pl a!oed on a hand-\>I~ r: .at the realo 4000e, and wheelejl the;,~e, by employOO!l
; fln the farm to tho entranoe of ·the churohi~bQre it was met by ·tbe offioiating
!l,lerfl)'-the ·Rev. J. - Brown (Rector 01
PldOo\ LaUd Rural Dean) .aTld the Rev:
·M. ~_ Joteham (oicllr . of OOIllPton).
!l'be .lirTlce in chul'Cn, ..... of the plainMt

.,.id,
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bhanoterl there ' being _no ,~.r;mn8,...,,~d as
oortege wended it.. way 1:;0 the -grave- !auPR!i6d: b)

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IJlde on the . 80utbe{n .ide ·ot ·the burial
' F.Du~.the organiat- (Mr_ T .. King) ' per-

Ibnned Mendel8sohn's . " 6

rest in

the

Lord, ~ ' while prior IÂ¥> ,tlie. lIrrini , of the

: tDou~e.rs he played . Ihe 'Marbhe ' Fu'nehl'<!
by Honther and Mendelasohn'. · Funerar
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, ·rb.,i I· mourner. 'incluood Mr.
Btn,,!!s (Reading) alid' M~. -George Bte~~n8
Bo,co\nbe), bt~ther~; ~r. W. Guy Btelena
" nePheW)~ .Â¥r_ F . Guy
H~a Eo
tevell8 DIMe) ,
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Boob. I, Mr.

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.reoei vM -during the ourrcnt ycar and(, al- un;'xhau~ted . value attributeble
lo'!oo.

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BIROPRIETARY
rroint Service8 '

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In P~rt ~ . of the reRllJ~ tion s it ,s stated Ii

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that authorities wh,leh re~'i!tved Bp eclI\l ,
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ND HOTELS
granLs in 1913- U W11l r e"" ,ve OM of tho
TpATRES A
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same amount, and in addi tion R.. Rum hy
I ~roprietors and leas,eea of th,-eat.res and which the 'a monnt In l'ales ~e xcee doo tho

limnrQv.eIbe nt."

hotels

W
l'Il done
'have

bU;ti.n-esa

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and

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partIculars

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of produce of a rote of 21d.

10

thot YCIl '·.

expc,ns.e.B. To a!uthortties whIch , <lid not
ref'tC1V\l
propri"t .ra of railway. and tramY'ays w,ll lapecial' gr.~ts in- 1913:14 th e BOArd. if
wOTking

have to give receipts from ~l\ . separate
souree, orking expenses, runmng. powers,
and l working agreements.
P roprietors .of
docks, ~ater works, gas works, electrJClty
po~er works,
sUp'ply ~ork8 ' hydraulic::
markets, to~ls , cemeteries" WIll ha.ve to
rende" articu lara 01 NlOOIP:S and work lng, expe eM.

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s.ti.fl<>d that the expenditure m~ t or to
be met by l "'t"" exceeded the produce of II
rote Jot Is_ 6d. in the pound , nlA y n"ko,
in n¥.it ion, to any other gra.n ts, l\ s peCial
Ii!ranl1 equf\ td one,hulf of the ('X r' (?o~"',
The gro ss otal of
grants is, .£498,5:'·1
1 OF

and lessees 01 minea will have

tte
(lORPORATIOJ-;S .

01

00 giv-e pa.rticulars of minerals workoo.
-extent 0 work1ll86 to,r three y ears" par~
ticul8.ra of way-loaves earned or p&ld,

Tithe owners, where tithe is separate- I'r'nrn~,;'.tAA
ly rateable. ' will havb ta re nder special
pllrtioula .. , including' amount !'f appor- l ld i."PJ)ointrriEm~
,tionmen t and identitY loi
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,Fin"l!y, un~e r section

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the Tr.eaeury may.

roope .'r'1n of this
, REVISING . ALL ~ SSESS;MEN~"S .
The . doola.r~
tion is to enable
tion Depa.rtment

T&luea ' of ' e'v-ery R"M'r~t"i,

d it..ament J "

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l!0rtinl! 'to retore'lent
tal va;I ue of
intended to

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