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L. R. W h itley.
C lerk to th e M a g istra te s, M r. A . A . Jones. T h e
Q uarter Sessions a re ap poin ted , u nder th e M u n icip a l C orp ora tion s
A ct, b y th e R e c o rd e r, and are h eld a t such da tes as th e R e c o r d e r
may lix. R ecord er. A rth u r H ew ett Spokes, Esq.
B O R pU G H O FFIC E R S.
Tow n Clerk, C lerk t o th e Urban S a n ita ry A u th ority , C lerk o f
th e G overn ors o f R ea d in g S ch ool, and S o lic ito r to th e C orporation ,
W a lter S. C lu tterbu ck ; D epu ty Tow n Clerk, C. S. Johnson ; C lerk to
th e R ea d in g E d u cation C om m ittee, B e n ty T. Pugh ; C lerk o f th e
P eace, A rth u r II. Sh erw ood ; Coroner, J. L. M a r tin ; D ep u ty C oroner,
F W. M a r t in ; B orou gh T reasu rer, J. Sim onds ; H ead M a ster o f
R ea d in g Sch ool, M r. G eo. H aydn K eeton , M.A,; B orou gh A ccou n ta n t,
A ssist. T reasu rer and S u perin ten d en t A ssist. O verseer, H en ry Dund;
M ed ica l Officer o f H ealth, P u b lic A n alyst, Gas Exam iner, Exam ining
O ffice r'o f Canal B oats, In sp e c to r o f Common L od g in g Houses and
M ed ica l S u perin ten d en t o f Park H ospital, Dr. A s h b y ; M e d ic a l
O fficer to th e P o lice F orce, M r . P. W . M. H ow se, F . R . C . S . ; B orou gh
E n gineer and S u rvey or, John B ow en, a . m . i . C . e . ; M an ager o f W a ter­
w orks, L eslie C. W a lk e r; Farm Stew ard, Thomas C h ettle; Tram w ays
E n gineer and M anager, G. F. C raven ; Librarian , W . H. G reen h ough ;
S u perin ten d en t o f M useum and A rt G allery, M r. T. W. C o llie r ;
T u b ercu losis Officer, Dr. A, G. C a ld w e ll; In sp e c to r o f W eig h ts and
M easu res and Petroleum , H en ry W r ig h t ; C o lle cto r o f T olls at
W eig h brid g e, John B atty, St. M a ry ’s Butts ; In sp e c to r o f N u isan ces
and Canal Boats, James D o d d ; S ch ool M e d ic a l Officer, Dr. J. A. P.
P r ice ; M ed ical A tten d a n t at th e Park H ospital, M r. E. W. R ow la n d ,
M.R.e.S.; Head C onstable, Capt. J. S. H en derson ; C h ief O fficer o f th e
C orporation F ire B rigade, F re d e rick L. P on tin ; Sargean t-at-M aee,
James Cook ; Hall K eeper, J. W . G o s lin g ; C o lle cto r o f T olls in Corn
E xchange and M arkets, James S t e e d ; C o lle cto r o f T olls at F airs and
S u perin ten dent o f C a ttle M arket, H en ry L. D a n iels; B orou gh
A u ditors, Blake Pearman A lln a tt and Benjam in R u s s e ll; M atron o f
Park H ospital, M iss S. D. M elvin.
R E AD IN G BO AR D OF G U A R D IA N S— R e a d i n g U n io n .
The Board m eets m onthly on th e th ird Th ursday in ea ch m onth at
6.30 p.m. a t th e Board R oom o f th e G uardians Offices, T h orn S treet.
In pursuance o f an O rder o f th e L oca l G overn m en t B oard, da ted
O ctob er 7th, 1904, th e P arish es o f Sain t G iles, Saint M a ry and Saint
L aw ren ce have been am algam ated u n der th e nam e o f th e Parish o f
R ea din g, w h ich con sists of 10 W ards, viz., A b b e y (3 M em bers) B attle,
Castle, Church, East, K a tesgrove, M in ster, R edlan ds, V ic t o r ia and
W est (2 mem bers each)
Bv a p rovision a l ord e r o f th e Local G overnm ent Board, confirm ed
b y an A c t o f P arliam ent on th e 18th A u gust, 1911, p a rts o f th e P arish es
o f T ileh u rst & T h eale w ere added to th e e x is tin g parish o f R e a d in g
fo r P oor Law pu rposes, u nder the name o f th e T ileh u rst W a rd and
represen ted b y tw o Guardians.
By a fu rth er ord e r o f th e L oca l G overn m en t B oard, d a ted 3rd
M arch , 1914, th e Parish o f Caversham w as sep a ra ted from th e H en ley
Union and united w ith th e parish o f R ea d in g , t o form th e new
R ea d in g Union.
The Parish o f Caversham re p re s e n te d b y 5
Guardians, w as so d iv id e d in to tw o W ards, v i z . :— E ast W a rd 2
Guardians and W est W ard 3 G uardians.