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READING OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.

T he E x p e n d i t u r e w a s as fo llo w s :
general

ex pen se s.

Borough F und A cco u n t
£25,652
F re e L ib ra r y and M useum
2,537
G en eral D is tr ic t R a te A cco u n t
. .. 62,432
W a terw o rk s A c c o u n t ............................. 11,254
T o ta ls

101,875

In<#ease. D ecrease.
—
£403
£62
—
5,416
—
573
—
6,051

403

—
993
790
—

586
—
—
1,576

OTHER EXPENSES.

C o n trib u tio n s to E d u catio n C om m ittee
D ebt R e p aid and I n te re s t on D e b t
...
Tram w ays P aym en ts
Farm E x p en d itu re

46,757
60,635
20,918
8,509

G rand T o ta l E x p en d itu re £238,694
£7,834
N e t in c re a se on annual E x p en d itu re o f £5,269.
C a p ita l E x p en d itu re d u rin g y e a r
........................................
ED U CATIO N C O M M IT T E E F IN A N C E ,

£2,565
£22,871

e n d in g 3 1 s t d a y o f M a rc h , 1915.

E LEM EN TARY EDUCATION.

R e c e ip ts .— T he Com m ittee com m enced 1 s t A p ril, 1914, w ith a balan ce
in hand on th e loan a cco u n t o f £901, and on th e re v e n u e
a cco u n t of £1,165 ; and th e re c e ip ts (e x clu s iv e o f loans) w e re
£75,376, in clu d in g g ra n ts from th e Board o f E d u catio n and
fee g ra n t o f £34,251. T h e R a tin g A u th o r ity (Corporation) co n trib u te d
£39,565 b e in g th e e q u iv a le n t fo r th e tw e lv e m onths of a r a te o f
a b ou t Is. 9d. in th e £ (as estim a ted b y th e C o rporation au th orities).
E x p e n d itu r e .— T h e e x p e n d itu re fo r E lem en tary E d ucation w as
£75,590 (bein g an in crease on th e p revio u s y e a r o f £778), and
£2,726 w as sp en t on m eals fo r th e ch ild ren , £929 for m edical in spection
and d e n tis try , and School T e a ch e rs’ S a la rie s am ounted to £42,075.
Th e y e a r clo sed w ith a b a lan ce in fav o u r o f th e Com m ittee on
th e loan a cco u n t o f £860, and £952 on th e re v en u e account.
H IG H E R ED U CATION.
P ro vision fo r H igh er E d u catio n now in clu d es R e a d in g Sch ool and
th e K en d rick Schools. T he re c e ip ts w e r e £15,209 in clu d in g
£7,192, or a ra te of 3|d. in th e £, from th e B orough Fund and £1,510
ex ch eq u er co n trib u tion s. The e x p en d itu re w as £15,386, in c lu d in g
£1,305 g ra n ts to vario u s in stitu tio n s ; £623 fo r tr a in in g of T ea ch ers ;
£1,474 E v e n in g Sch o o ls; £413 E x h ib itio n s, £598 for A d m in istratio n ,
and S eco nd ary Sch ools £8,590. Th e y e a r ended w ith a b a lan ce in
hand of £1,365 on th e rev e n u e acco u n t. T he b a lan ce due to T re a su re r
b ro u g h t fo rw ard in r e s p e c t o f th e loan a cco u n t w as £1,213. A n ew
loan was raised to th e am ount o f £1,448, and th e e x p e n d itu re d u rin g
th e y e a r w a s £9. T he y e a r clo se d w ith a b a lan ce o f £353.
BO ARD O F G U A R D IA N S’ FIN AN CE , T o L a d y D a y , 1915.
R e c e ip ts .— F or Poor Law A d m in istratio n th e common Fund R e c e ip ts
in clu d e co n trib u tion s (unqer th e L ocal G overnm ent A c t of 1888), from
th e R ea d in g C oun ty C ouncil of £4,747 0s. 5d. T he O v e rs e e rs ’ (C.C.)
co n trib u tion s am ounted to £28,250 and o th er Common Fund R e c e ip ts
am ounted to £2,732 3s. 7|d. Th e to ta l re c e ip ts w e re £35,729, 4s. 0£d.
w ith o u t ta k in g in to acco u n t p revio u s balan ces.