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B E A D IN G

O F F IC IA I,

D IR E C T O R Y .

The E x p e n d i t u r e w as as follo w s :
GENERAL e x p e n s e s .

Borough Fund A cco u n t
£26,624
F ree L ib ra ry and M useum
2,468
G enera] D istrict R a te A c co u n t
. .. 62,027
W a terw ork s A c c o u n t .............................. 13,920
Totals

............... 105,045

In crease. D ecrease.
—
£1,484
63
'___
—
3,900
795
’___
858

5,384

—
—
4,074
993

3,879
909
_
_

OTHER EXPENSES.

C on trib u tion s to E du cation Com m ittee 43,075
D ebt R ep a id and In terest on D ebt
... 62,5,15
Tram w ays Paym ents
27,128
Farm E xpen ditu re
..............................
9,757

Grand T ota l E xpen ditu re £247,520
£5,925
N et d ecrea se on annual E xpen ditu re o f £4,247
Capital E xpen ditu re du rin g y ea r
...
...
...
...

£10,172
£3,027

EDUCATION CO M M ITTE E FINANCE, e n d i n g 3 1 s t d a y o f M a r c h , 1 9 1 7 .
ELEMENTARY

EDUCATION.

R e c e i p t s . — The C om m ittee com m en ced 1st A pril, 1917, w ith a ba la n ce
in hand on th e loan a ccou n t o f £860, and on th e reven u e
a ccou n t o f £733 ; and th e re ce ip ts (ex clu siv e o f loans) w e re
£76,491, in clu d in g gra n ts from th e Board o f E du cation and
fe e gra n t o f £34,715. The R a tin g A u th ority (C orporation) con trib u ted
£36,832 b ein g th e equ iv alen t for th e tw e lv e months o f a ra te o f
about Is. 7Jd. in th e £ (as estim ated b y th e C orporation au th orities).
E x p e n d i t u r e — The ex p en d itu re fo r Elem entary E du cation w as
£75,545 (bein g an in crease on th e previou s year o f £542), and
£533 w as sp en t on meals for th e ch ildren , £1.080 fo r m ed ical in sp ection
and d en tistry, and S ch ool T ea ch ers’ Salaries am ounted to £44,779.
The year closed w ith a ba la n ce in fa v ou r o f th e C om m ittee on
the loan a ccou n t o f £733, and £1,699 on th e reven u e acoou nt.
H IG H ER EDUCATION.
P rovision fo r H igher E du cation n ow in clu des R ea d in g S ch ool and
th e K en drick S ch ools.
The r e ce ip ts w e re £15,957 in clu d in g
£6,243, or a rate o f S^d. in th e £ , from th e Borough Fund and £ 1 ,920ex ch eq u er con trib u tion s. The ex p en d itu re w as £18,693, in clu d in g
£1,230 grants to various in stitu tion s ; £1,688 E ven ing S ch ools ; £185
E xh ibition s, £335 for A dm in istration , and Secon dary S ch ools £11,955.
The year en ded w ith a d e b it ba la n ce o f £377 on th e reven u e a ccou n t.
The ba la n ce brou gh t forw a rd in r e s p e c t o f th e loan a ccou n t w as £161,
and the ex p en d itu re du ring th e year w as £33. Thé vear c lo se d w ith
a ba la n ce o f £128.
BO AR D

OF

G U ARDIAN S’

FINANCE,

To

Lady

D ay,

1917.

R e c e i p t s . — For P oor Law A dm in istration th ecom m on Fund R e c e ip t s
in clu d e con trib u tion s (under th e L ocal G overnm ent A ct o f 1888), from
th e R ea d in g County C ouncil o f £4,216, The O verseers’ (C.C.)
con trib u tion s am ounted to £29.000 and oth er Common Fund R e c e ip t s
am ounted to £2,817. The tota l re ce ip ts w ere £36,733 w ith ou t ta k in g
in to a ccou n t previous balances.