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H E A D IN G
O F F IC IA L
35
D IR E C T O R Y .
In th e C o rp o ratio n F in a n c ia l Y e a r B ook th e P o o r R a t e is e stim a te d ,
a t I s . 3d. b e in g th e sam e as th e p re v io n s y e a r.
The Expenditure fo r th e y e a r w a s £ 3 2 ,7 9 5 , b e in g an in c r e a s e o n th e
y e a r of £ 7 8 6 . T h e e x p e n d itu r e on in -m ain te n an ce w a s £ 6 ,3 4 6 ; on
th e S c a t t e r e d H om es £ 1 ,3 2 6 ; on ou td oor r e lie f £ 5 ,2 4 9 , w h ic h in clu d e s
£ 6 9 5 fo r c h ild re n [boarded b e yo n d th e U nion.
£ 1 6 w as s p e n t
on th e loan a c c o u n t d u rin g th e y e a r . S a la r ie s and w a g e s of o p e ra tiv e
w o rk m en c o s t £ 5 ,5 0 7 and lu n a tic s £ 5 ,0 6 5 .
T h e b a la n c e in hand on th e G e n e ra l A c c o u n t, a t th e end o f th e y e a r ,
in c lu d in g sto c k £ 2 7 (c a p ita l from D is t r ic t School), w a s £ 4 ,6 5 8 .
THE
PU BLIC
DEBT
OF T H E
TOWN.
T h e N e t D e b t o f th e to w n to L a d y D a y , 1 9 1 2 , w a s as fo llo w s
T o ta ls .
T h e R e a d in g C o r p o r a t io n ......................................................
£ 9 7 4,58 4
......................................................
go ova
E d u c a tio n C o m m ittee
B o a rd of G u a r d ia n s ...................................................................
3 2 ,2 7 4
T o ta l N e t t D e b t ............................................. £ 1,2 0 4 ,6 2 9
TH E ANNU AL CH ARG ES
To the town for the re-payment of principal & interest were as follows :
P r in c ip a l. In t e r e s t .
T o ta l.
C o rp o ra tio n
...
...
£ 17 ,6 0 4
£ 4 0 ,50 9
£ 5 8 ,11 3
E d u c a tio n C o m m ittee
6 ,54 3
7 ,4 3 4
1 3 ,9 7 7
G u a rd ia n s
1 ,5 5 6
1,12 9
2,685
T o ta ls
...
£ 2 5 ,7 0 3
£ 4 9 ,0 7 2
£ 7 4 ,7 7 5
P U B LIC COM PANIES.
Reading Gas Company.â C e n tra l Offices an d S h o w R o om s, 1 5 9
F r i a r S tr e e t. W o rk s ¡ â K in g âs R o a d . D ir e c to r s â M e s s r s . J . O k e y
T a y lo r, J .P . (chairm an), H. B . B la n d y , J .P . (d e p u ty ch airm an ), A . S .
C o o p er, H u gh H a w k in s, M .A ., S . H a y w a r d , T . E . H e w e tt, D r. J . B .
H u rry , M .A ., J .P ., G eo. P h ilb ric k , J .P ., and G . W . W e b b , J .P . A u d ito r s â
B. P .A lln a tt, A .C .A ., an d A . G . W e st, F.C .A . E n g in e e r and M a n a g e r â D.
H . H elp s, A .M .I.C .E .
S e c r e t a r y and A c c o u n ta n tâ A . B . S te d m an ,
A u th o ris e d C a p it a lâ £ 3 6 3 ,5 3 6 s to c k and sh a re c a p ita l, £ 9 6 ,8 4 4
d e b e n tu re s to c k .
C a p ita l c a lle d u p â £ 2 8 6 ,9 3 3 s to c k and sh a re
c a p ita l, £ 6 5 ,8 7 3 d e b e n tu re sto c k . A c c o u n ts m ade up y e a r ly to 3 1 s t
D ecem ber, an d su b m itte d in F e b r u a r y , th e d iv id e n d s b e in g p aid on
1 s t S e p te m b e r and 1 s t M a r c h . R e s e r v e fund 3 1 s t D ecem b er, 19 1 2 ,
£ 27,0 0 0 (maximum). N u m ber of co nsu m ers, 17,78 0 .
The Borough of Reading Steam Laundry Company, Limited .â
A u th o rise d s h a re c a p ita l, £8,000. S u b s c rib e d c a p ita l, £ 7 ,2 8 5 . D ir e c Â
to rs, M e s s r s . D ry la n d H aslam , ju n ., F .S .I., M em . S an . In st,, (chairm an ),
Ja m e s H ig g s , E d w a r d Ja c k s o n , R ic h a r d Ja m e s V e n n e r ; B a n k e rs,
Jo h n and C h a rle s Sim o n d s & Co., R e a d i n g ; S o lic it o r s , B ra in and
B ra in , F r ia r S t r e e t C h am bers, R e a d in g ; A u d ito r , B la k e P . A lln a t t ,
c h a r te re d a c c o u n ta n t, 2 , F o r b u r y R e a d in g ; S e c r e t a r y , A . T . H ig g s ;
R e g is te r e d Office, 280 L iv e r p o o l R o a d . R e c e iv in g O fficesâ W h it le y
L a u n d r y , 1 W h itle y S t r e e t i T u d o r L a u n d r y , 24 T u d o r R o a d ; B elm o n t