Berkshire Chronicle Reading 05-1915

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BERKISHllRE UEG~E~T. .
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The .Town . Clerk submittect: . a ' letter frPIII
Lieutenant-Colonel ~. Br&y, . oonyey:ing . to . ,the

Mayor and -<lorporatlOll the- l!atta!ioii'" '. grat,itude '
lor all they h~ donel rendenng R~~ing ~ most
enjoyable s\&tion. :ij:e oon.~ud.,a by thanking !'ll
.th e sfficiala with whom he 11&<1' been broughv in
eontact. The ~own Clerk, }n aocJrmowl~gment"
wrote: .. It ' haa been Q ' ~t ple~ to ·all of
U9 to do the little we have been -able to do to
make the battalio.n 's ·6tay here .as conrlortaole M
possible, and \0 ehow on &pl'1'eCi&uoo- of.
ready respoljlse .. to i~' .~ qf , the~r ' KiDg!
oountry in til;" graTe natiOnal emeJ;geriey. I
scarcely 8ay that we 8h ..ll ·one· And ~Il tollow the
fortunes of the battalion-with great interest, and
that we wish ~hetb ~04-s?eed in ~oahyin~ out. aU
the \stern dntl:eS whlch lie ]>efo:ie them. '
The Mayo.. moved: •• That- , the council r ecords the pleMur!!' which the ' pr""~ce of the 7th
""d 8th ( Se~ice l Battal,ions of the Royal B~rk. shire Regiment h.as ·-affordlld to the commumty,
and do con.eY to tl>em tlwir best wiilh.es for .~he
BU{)CeS6eS 'Of both bo.t~a\i,ons in tJle :l,lrd\lOU8 duties
which they have ,¢ .dertak<0, ana th eir , RSsur'ance that I,hetie tiattlllions wIll ~~ltold th'e honeur
of thei r B;iilg. the,ir- ""uutry, and the, .. ,eountX
where ver th·ey mlLy be cnl1ed upon . to 6ene. '
The Mayor said he had .100 received ~ letter
from Colmlel Bray. It was extr!lmcly grntifying
to know of the excellent 'conduct of the trO'OpB,
who hRd beh aved like geDtle~~~Jl,
The Deputy·MByor eecon""", Bnd the '
position WIllS earned.
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THE · NFW ~A-r·ES.
ALDIj:RMAN }lARTI~f s "BUDGET"
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The counc:l then proCeElded to oollsi.der the ne'"
estiml1les i1lvolving an increase , i:n Ijhe rates of
2<1. in the £, M reported onl Page 9 . '
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Mr. Ro.bs·JU movod "Thlit.::- the recommenda·
tions with regard to the B<\rol'~~!'Ite , ~e I!ot
agreed to, and iJ.lat the ·co·u i1.9.jf r ~.•.now d .eolde
to make two half·yearly ...'tee of 16_ 6<1-•• each;
equl\l t-) 38. ill the £.','
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[This would h av., involVed) an lin<ll'e8se of a n- '
oUier IPeriny in the rate.'l / I IIi'
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Mr. 'R&boon 6ai.d that the COIllluHt.ees were ..nj.,'
mated ,wit~ the desire to 'keep the _expenses do~n.
but he was &frail ' tha1 there were CMes . wheN!
the pr<i~ , expenditure had been . under·
eetim&ted.j , He toough t ~ .. t to do j qstiee to the
le.rge 8~ ' of the Ed~ation Coml;lljtt~e--the
lower-paid, offi!,i~s--anotber £1,000 .. year . w·op.l~
.be nece86arv.
Mr. Quelch sooomled, saying it was beUer to
provide beforehand ·'!or ,a ny: emergency than. to
let the ratepayers go forward under' 0. fa18e lm-presBion .
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Mr. Rabson's Nl!!olution was lost, only
members r 0ting in 'fa1 0ur...
Ald ennali Martin then ' "1oVed the adoption ot
t.he committee'. report. .-1[6 said :
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In presenting the BudlJet fhr tlit> curn>nt :year let·
me Bay .. t tire I ouuct thai in view of tho ,lpooiol
eircumsta.nooe now exiAting in
of the
war, in heho.... UB all to 1>& v4II;r, cozeful with rep;a.ft\
to tho cstilllaf.e\o of tb;" year- j&oo . the Fin8.uoe Com,
miDtoo hue felt" that nqt:hjinll[...honld haV., boon
. included beyond wliu io aotbally -req.,uroo for the
. &dm!niatrat>ion of t~ . neeeBi!lo.ry ...-mok of tho cor·
poration. In faot tJie , Loc&J Go-.ernment · Bow
has ~iven th.. la.d in 'tb:ia ~n 'in, refu&n£" .to :
&anM.on IDe Io&ua for any worki 8X<Â¥lP-t th<>ee which '

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a. rc, of urgoJ.1t' nooeS6.ity, al!~ even ' in maHon.

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wh,eh ....notion to bocrow h ... &Ireo.dy been _tIoor"'<'<.\ tbe Board has ..t&~ Ulat the w-orks ohould
not be undeciBken .at. the p~t time. ' .
. The total amount rt)quirod , for rsles for tJ.le year
enoing 3Jet March, 1916, is £153,804 ~. r~., .... co!,,-:
pared WIt"" £146,r09 25: 4<1. IMt year, bemg nD m. ,
.....,."., of £7,l$J6 0.. 6d.
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The Beroug.h ' ;Fund re'ltW-<l8

Tho Dj"trict Fund rcqutr<>e -: . .