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34

B E R K S O F F IC IA L D IR E C T O R Y .

T h e E x p e n d i t u r e w a s as fo llo w s :
g e n e r a l expen ses.

B oro u gh F u n d A c c o u n t
................ £ 2 4 ,5 9 4
F r e e L ib r a r y and M u seu m
................
2 ,9 13
G e n e ra l D is t r ic t R a t e A c c o u n t
... 55 ,8 3 4
W a te r w o rk s A c c o u n t .............................. 10 ,476
T o ta ls

9 3 ,8 17

In c re a se . D e c re a se .
—
£286
£ 518
2 ,15 7
467
3 ,14 2

286

6 ,272
1,76 6
58
268

286

OTHER EXPENSES.

C o n trib u tio n s to E d u c a tio n Com m ittee
46,982
D e b t R e p a id and I n t e r e s t on D eb t ...
58 ,74 8
T r a m w a y s P a y m e n ts
............................ 19 ,8 36
F a rm E x p e n d itu r e
...
...
... 10 ,30 2

G ra n d T o ta l E x p e n d itu r e £ 2 2 9 ,6 8 5
£ 1 1 ,5 0 6
N e t in c r e a se on annual E x p e n d itu r e of £ 1 1 ,2 2 0 .
C a p ita l E x p e n d itu r e d u rin g y e a r
........................................

£286
£ 2 5 ,5 0 0 .

E D U C A T IO N C O M M I T T E E F I N A N C E , ending 31st day of March, 1913
ELEM EN TARY

EDUCATION.

Receipts.— T h e C o m m ittee com m enced 1 s t A p r il, 1 9 1 2 , w it h a b a la n c e
in han d on th e loan a c c o u n t of £ 9 9 7 , and a d e b it b a la n c e on th e re v e n u e
a c c o u n t of £ 2 4 5 ; an d th e r e c e ip ts (e x c lu s iv e
o f loans) w e r e
£ 7 3 ,8 1 6 , in c lu d in g g r a n ts from th e B o ard
o f E d u c a tio n and
fe e g r a n t of £ 3 3 ,2 6 3 . T h e R a t i n g A u t h o r it y (Corporation) co n trib u te d
£40 ,0 8 2 b e in g th e e q u iv a le n t fo r th e t w e lv e m onths of a r a te of
ab o u t I s . 9 |d . in th e £ (as estim a te d b y th e C o rp o ratio n au th o ritie s).
A n e w loan w a s ra ise d to th e am ount of £ 7 5 3 .
Expenditure.— T h e e x p e n d itu re fo r E le m e n ta ry E d u c a tio n w a s
£ 7 3 ,3 7 5 (b e in g an in c r e a s e on th e p re v io u s y e a r o f £ 6 ,19 4 ), a,nd
£ 8 8 2 w a s s p e n t on m eals fo r th e ch ild re n , £ 9 3 4 fo r m ed ical in sp e ctio n
an d d e n tis tr y , and S c h o o l T e a c h e r s ’ S a la r ie s am ounted to £ 4 2 ,6 3 5 .
T h e y e a r c lo se d w ith a b a la n c e in fa v o u r of th e Co m m ittee on
th e lo an a c c o u n t of £ 1 , 1 1 9 , an d £ 1 8 6 on th e r e v e n u e a c c o u n t.
H I G H E R E D U C A T IO N .
P ro v is io n fo r H ig h e r E d u c a tio n n ow in clu d e s R e a d in g Sch o o l and
th e K e n d r ic k S ch o o ls.
T h e r e c e ip t s w e r e £ 1 4 ,4 2 5 in clu d in g
£6,900, or a r a te o f 3 |d . in th e £ , from th e B o ro u gh F u n d and £ 1 , 5 5 1
e x c h e q u e r co n trib u tio n s.
T h e e x p e n d itu re w a s £ 1 4 ,3 3 9 , in c lu d in g
£ 1 ,2 0 5 g r a n ts to v a rio u s in stitu tio n s ; £ 3 5 6 fo r t r a in in g of T e a c h e rs ;
£ 1 , 1 7 3 E v e n in g Sch o o ls ; £ 4 4 3 E x h ib itio n s, £ 5 9 2 fo r A d m in istra tio n ,
a n d S e c o n d a r y Sch o o ls £ 8 ,2 5 1 . T h e y e a r en d ed w ith a b a la n c e in
hand of £ 6 7 6 on th e r e v e n u e a c c o u n t. T h e b a la n c e in han d b ro u g h t
f o r w a r d in r e s p e c t o f th e loan a c c o u n t w a s £ 6 7 . A n e w loan w a s
r a is e d to th e am ount of £ 1,000, and th e e x p e n d itu re d u rin g th e y e a r
w a s £ 2 ,2 8 4 . T h e y e a r c lo se d w it h a d e b it b a la n c e o f £ 1 ,2 2 7 .
B O A R D O F G U A R D I A N S ’ F I N A N C E , To Lady Day, 1913.
Receipts. — F o r P o o r L a w A d m in istra tio n th e common F u n d R e c e ip t s
in c lu d e co n trib u tio n s (under th e L o c a l G o vern m en t A c t o f 18 8 8 ), from
th e R e a d in g C o u n ty C o u n cil of £ 4 ,5 9 8 3s. 5d . T h e O v e r se e r s ’ (C .C .,
co n trib u tio n s am ounted to £25,9 0 0 and o th er Common F u n d R e c e ip t s '
am ounted to £ 2 ,8 2 2 1 5 s . 10 jd . T h e to ta l r e c e ip ts w e r e £ 3 3 ,3 2 0 , 19 s.
3 f d . w ith o u t ta k in g in to a c c o u n t p re v io u s b ala n ce s.